Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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erBaZ of7ima1 Raising More Than A Little lYelll READY, OKAY. In perfect formation. junior AshleyJardine completes the movestoaspiritemising cheer at a fall football pep rally 1 junior Spirit. The cheerleaders exhibited it, the administration encouraged it, the newspaper did its annual editorial on it and the senior class decided to imv prove it, but by the end of school opinion was still divided over the is! sue: did Westlake lack spirit? uWe tried to be unique, to make ourselves remembered as a good Class,n senior Jenny Dedrick said of the senior class. HMaking a good im; pression was important to all of us. Early in the year, several seniors or! ganized the Senior Girls' Club, which sent notes and decorated lockers of those who competed in less publicized activities such as choir, academic competitions and volleyball as well as football and other team members. The seniors also had their own theme, The Class With Class , which they maintained troughout the homecoming pep rally, the spring sev mester and graduation. uAfter a year of apathy. our class was determined to raise the level of school pride and spirit, senior Traci Sade, man said. Many students felt school spririt had improved, from pep rallies to keeping the school grounds clean. Hl like all the skits they did at the llTRYING TO GET THE PEP RALLIES GOING AND GETTING THE STANDS FIRED UP 18 A REAL CHALLENGE? Wading pep rallies, they should do more, freshman Shawnee Stevenson said. But others still felt that the school lacked pride and a sense of unity. ul went to a school where every- body was like a brother or sister,n freshman Traci Harlin said. UHere, the only people who care about the pep rallies are a few people in a little group because the rest of us don't get anything out of it. Some felt growth hurt school spirit. uThe school is not as unified as it used to be, senior Leigh Northcutt said. There are more groups like drama, band and football. In the spring the senior class took an unofficial trip to Port Aransas after school ended while other students studied for finals. Student Council elections came and went and the Sttie dent Activities Coordinating Council proposed a plan to spread leadership positions around the school. But despite the controversy over school spirit that was renewed every year, some maintained that Westlake was not as bad as others had said. uFor the size of the school, the togetherness is there. junior Greg Upton, a moveain from Abilene. said. llln some large schools you dont have the spirit and togetherness that Wlesre lake has. 138 Student Life

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Val AFTER HOURS. While other students watch reruns of uLeave ItTo Beaver , members of the choir practice one of their Spring Revue numbers with the direction of Ms. Marsha Nelson. 137 Unroutines HILLSIDE BLUES. Ready to be out of the daily school routine, stu- dents take advantage of the early spring weather during the lunch hour on the slope in front of the main building. A WHAT'S THE DEAL? ltknot the normal tlavmnm attire nf thc Ger- man teachrr. but rather Herr Scott Gardner warming up for a pep assem' NV m lhc ncu Chap outfit donated by hk'twtlake National Bank. BREAK TUVHZ. Taking A timev out from munm amdemit artixiticx, Students unit the tardx hle before mm ing Into one at, tho purmhlcs. the rcxull of mrrcnmdcd x Iawmumx

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IN THE BAG. One of the many senior pep rally getvups and gimmicks, these unknown clowns create a sense of pride among those attending the football pep assembly before the Lampasas homecoming game. PAPER BOY. Wrapped and ready for homecoming, senior Marc Gian; zerojoins hundreds of students for an afternoon, parking lot pep rally. A full week of festivities promotes Crazy outfits and activities. SET IN STONE Tradition conv tinue: as senior Mark Smith dances the hat dame at the- first home game pep rally Each year. Ullt: senior foot ball player performs the dam: with rest: in teeth ROUTINE WVINNERS. With this choreographed dame routine, the varsity cheerleaderx mm first place in a Barton Creek Mallvspunwred um test inx 01x ing ALISIIH arm MI!U013 To prepare for tho ronhwi and m vnrcr tain studvnlx. thy dmcrlcaden per formed it during 4 pep mllx 139 Raising a Little Yell'