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

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WEST. . .LAKE . . .HIGH. For the last time as a whole, seniors interlock pinkies to sing the school alma mater. 1t AT THE TOP. Mrs. Lynn Fran- zen pins Monica Rowletfs cap on mak ing sure it is parallel to the ground. Both baccalaureate and commencment exercises were held in the new gym facility. DEDICATION. For the Class with Class. senior Erica Peterson and Ken Luna with Steve Perry on piano perform Hook at us now, a song writ- ten by Ken. The three sang the num- bet for Zenith as well as Baccalaureate magmawm SENIOR TRIP . Returning from the coast, senior Leslie Bruhl transfers her bags from one car to an- other in the school parking lot. Ale though not school-sponsored, about 148 70 seniors met in Port Amnsas the week before graduation. Other seniors traveled to South Padre Island, Gale veston and Hunt. Texas. Student Life w x w, :1 V'W-sv'wm woe 9v . , brim mm mz-C'x

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lore ork. runu 5, hney had 3 FAR REACH.1nIhe spirit of the UT Centennial. senior Kathy Quick paints the front sign of the Westlake entry in the anniversary parade. Senv iorJenny Dedrick volunteers her time to work on the project. ALL WET. Two volunteer firemen including senior Thomas Terbm fire a brush fire, the result of extended drV weather; Student volunteera were rer senhed special parking places for those unexpected callsh HIGH STEPPIN'. Mcmhcrs of the 'rmardmlnning Hyline Damn Team step lix ch 35 they perform in the University of Texas Centennial Pav radc. Other performances included athletic events and Zenith w: 147 Volunteer Work

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eniors 1984 BUT I AM REALLY EXCITED Tl ttIiVE ENJOYED MY YEARS AT WESTLAKE, ABOUT GETTING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. 335:: Pm Hundreds Of proud parents and friends poured in through the nar' row gym doors, beginning their search for a prime seat. Members of the band warmed up for the tradi' tional songs, uPomp and Cirv cumstance and God of Our Fathers, while administrators organized the plants, banners and diplomas in preparation for the ap' proaching ceremony. And as the slightly nervous but mostly excited senior turned around on May 30 to glance one last time at his 296 classmates, he thought back to the four years which brought him to this point, scanning the mass of navy blue gowns for the friends and acquaintances he had made - some of which he may never see again. Hl may be sentimental about the occasion of graduation and the friends Ilm leaving behind, but this is a once'in'a'lifetime thing a it doesn't happen every day, Margaret Holck said. Margaret, who attended Texas ASLM after graduation, was anxious to be on her own but felt somewhat uneasy about leaving the school she attended for four years. UI will miss the security of high school,H she said, uI feel that Westlake was one big unit. It wont be the same when I get to college. Although she thoroughly enjoyed being a senior, Margaret experienced feelings of sadness and sentimentali' ty at some of her last'l events. For instance, she performed in the flag corps for three years and when she performed at Homecoming, she realized it would be the last one in which she would be directly in; volved. ULisa lHorvnthl and l were sitting out on the football field during halftime and we looked at each other and started crying because we knew it would be our last homecom' ing, she said. Matt Wetzel was uexcited about going out into the real world, but he said he would miss some of the ceremony of high school as well. uThe last school dance, the last football game, the last prom a they meant something to me, he said. For Matt, the thought of going to school in Lubbock was not as fear; some as the thought of leaving old friends from Westlake behindi uI grew up here and got to know a lot of people that I might never see again, he said. Like Margaret and Matt, John Nate said he would miss his friends, but he looked back on high school with nostalgia rather than with regret. NI think Westlake was a great high school - the people are pretty nice and the teachers really care. There's opportunity here for a great educa' tion unlike some high schools, he said. HI will surely miss the competiv tion of track and my friends, but Ilve been looking forward to gradua' tion for so many years. Many seniors agreed that gradua' tion had been a long time in com; ing. But after 13 years, seniors felt a bond and a strong unity which has accompanied the label of llseniors. uEveryone dropped their biases this year, Margaret said. uWye final; ly matured into a senior lclass' - a unit. Jeff Astbury, Valedictorian Beth Lowe, Salutatorian CONGRATULATIONS. Wednesday night, senior David Pool receives a congratulatory handshake from superintendent Don Rogers after being awarded his diploma by Mr. Al Geis, school board president. - '-- 149 Graduation