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

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.7 .- uOIJI! The croisa sants were great Ms. Lillie Griffin helped our foods class learn the fine art of mak- ing pastries. That day we made hot, Haky, buttery and mouthvwatering croissants. -Jeff Cavanaugh, junior wfhe UIL ready writing contest is demandv ing and Iwas flattered that Mrs. Atwood asked me to compete. It's a two-hour ordeal . . .writr ing under pressure, but I feel my English back- ground prepared me for the contest, so I don't really get too nervoustJill Thompson, senior As the weather grew warmer, seniors began to feel those intense pains commonly known as Hsenioritis , and their affliction was evident to the rest of the school as honor students didnyt turn in homework, school leaders were given D'hall and others came into fifth period thirty minutes late with wet hair and smelling suspiciously like Barton Springs. Shorts hegzm to invade the classroom as the thermometer hit 80 degrees, and a feeling of laziness was in the air. Not everyone was lazy. Latin state competition in March drew crowds of students wishing to participate in Roman history, model building, drama and grammar contests. U.I.L. district academic competr tion neared, and early in Fehruary science students buried thenbelves in Scientific Americana, spellen received their booklets at 2,240 25 A + EDUCATION uSAXY. I was at Willie's for a jazz band per formance to raise money for the band to tour China and Hawaii in June. That month, Wilr lieis offered to give 20 per cent of their profit to us for the tour. It really helpe . -John Gray, sophomore words to memorize, journalism students practiced writing stories in 45 minutes and ready writers simply read, read and read. Two juniors were given the chance to compete in a national writeeoff, and for academically'minded seniors, four years at work, in many cases, began to pay off as scholarship Offers poured into the counselor's office. Springy hreak provided the highlight of many students' spring semester, and the atmosphere at school was never quite the same after it Somehow teachers began to yearn fur the sunshine and easiness of sum, mer tum, tmd everyone slowed down the pace. There were still tournaments to be plated, drama contests for which to prepare. reseiirch papers to write and tests to take, hut somehow they weren't ax Crllt Lil iii they might have heen,

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IIIVIINI DICTIONARY. We usually studt Iur Iht Ilnt part uf lunch, hut I work in xtudV nmc xthcnewr I amt When I study rm xuxrds Ho pagew u Ith 160 xmrds eachI. I urite them dmx n excn II It's during a class where nntes hare me. L'.I.I.I t'ompetltion is important to mefi-Dina Dempm, sophomore uCICIPSI I tnruut IU get Im hunk for third period. I um m smh a hum and m late that I was Iuckx lu gel to IIAxx hrturc I um countr ed late. Luckilx, nn tun her let me go hatk t0 mV locker. ilhhld BIIImcIcr. tunior ' I v HSLIIV FUN. Sophomore Stephanie Schotz,junior1eanie Haberman and I all con- ' vinced Ms. Carol Kulaciewicz in fifth period to let us sit on the grassy slope in front of school. We spent a perfect day In the sunshine sketching. -Mitzi Arnette, junior 24 IIBACKvTO'SCHOOL meetings with parents are the best. I appreciate parents who are so very interested in what their kids are doing. I showed parents a class just like I give their children. -Ivan Jameson, physical science teacher Academics

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IT'S FUN ek UXMES. h ah the use U! the mmpuur. lmrnmu u marc- fun than xmrlx. Mew Mumutrlghn am! I epenxl a lot of nme on the mmpuu r durumy mwune. I think of it more m .a muru wt rnlcrtmnmcnt. - Rm nulde Mum, wphunmn- LPChSINCv POLITICAL questions look a lot of thought, but it was really interest- ing asking Congressman JHJ Hake Pickle how and why he voted as he did on specific issues. It was one of the best parts of govern- mentlLMichele Michaels, senior KhIDASTHVG LIP the nexupaper frus- trates me sometimes because Mr. Cutsinger makes me do it over and over until it's per- fect. But the feeling of pride and fun with the staff make the long hours of wm'k worth itlL Mary Ann Harrison, junior HPICTURE THIS. In Jogrnalism 11, Ms. Hale gave us a formal pore Fran assignment. Junior Keith Eich held light- mg for me while I posed sophomore Michelle Roman for the final shot. The shadows were tricky, but it was a super assignment. -ZeZe Morgan, senior PhotOv k Academics