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

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ROLL DOUBLES. While waiting for his opponent. senior David Dorris takes time for a few practice moves. It gives me a chance to play in sports I cant ? aMatt Hoover, junior J ocks of all kinds While the new intramurals pro; gram has given non-athletic stUa dents an opportunity for competition, it has also given the schools lljocksl' another chance for a more friendly competition. ul think the intramurals program brings out the fun in competition, junior Matt Hoover explained. The program, designed to prO' mote more competition and fun in school, also provided students with a chance to get their minds off of school. lll use it as an outlet to get away from everything, freshman Barret Webb explained. ult is a chance to have fun and get away from school work for a little bit. One of the most successful events of the year was the soccer tournament. It was really a big success and loads of fun? Matt said. HI think more students will experience this fun and the pro! gram will continue to grow. The program also offered ath- letes a Chance to play in sporting events that they dont have time for. It gives me a chance to play in sports I cant play in because of golf? Matt concluded. V' xx LAST 30 MINUTES. Al the end of the lunch hour sophomores Chad lVil- liams and Kent Koen count htm mam Hhacks their team can complete in a limited time 51 lntramurals LLlNCH BREAK. During first lunch freshman Bill Pullxmghorn tom- petes In intramural pingepung singles in the cafeteria ulth future participants watching.

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COUNTRY CLUB R01 fur h mlu's AT THE START. Putting a back spin on the ball, sophomore John Lyons returns the ball to his opponent, 50ph04 more Jimbo Boyce. och AFTER SCHOOL. Teams of friends gathered together to play in- tramuml soccer. ORGANIZATION Intramurals Successful I thought the program was great. I knew it would take awhile to blossom, but as more students participated, it grew and became an important as- pect of school life. We did events as we got eqmpment for them, and next year there will he a more defi- nite schedule. ldid a similar program at the last school where l was and It was successful there and I thought it would he a good idea for Westlake, It's a program that 2ast m a student's day. It's a frlendly comr petition that gets their mmds away from the class room. Oscar Zepeda, intramurals sponsor FOOD FOR THOUGHT It gave us something to look forward to at lunch I like playing checkers be- cause it kept my mind offthe food at lunch. It's really good that there's an activity at lunchtime when you can be competitive and be with your friends It broke up the day and it was challenging. It was fun to do something different from school and it gave us some! thing to look forward to at lunch. Bob Keller, sophomore SO Countrv Club Sports

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MET ERS TALKING PLANS In a xpure mw ment, Coach Hank Masur entoumgcx freshman Shawn Moon and freshman Steve Vacalis with pointx of strategy FIRST YEAR. Running uith lhc crmx tuuntn team, frethan Shaun Moon pdrtlxipdtcd in max along ulth pnitticmg xx ith the team in Zilhcr Ilirk or at Ttm n Lake. Hit got kind of hard to xx'ake up at 6:30 and work out.n Maarten Bray, senior Early morning risers In the grav drizzle of an early morning, members of the cross country teams trudged into the gym, eyes sleepy. shorts covered with sweat pants and track shoes not yet laced. As the coach talked to the team, one runner creatively managed a few words onto her English paper. The clock on the wall hit 7:03, and runners slow 1y jogged out for their daily four miles. While the majority of the stu' dent body got to school by 8:44, members of the cross country teams were just leaving school after a full practice. uIt was hard to motivate myself to run when I stayed up some nights till eleven delock doing homework, senior Maar' ten Bray said. HIt got kind of hard to wake up at 6:30 and work outf' Through three months of practices to the state meet in November, cross country not only required members to train ogce or twice a day, but to spend weekends at meets that few other students ever attend, ed. P-O-l-N-T-S o F 1N T E R E s T BOYS CROSS COUNTRY McAllen Austin Invitational Gatesville Invitational McArthur Invitational Friday Mt. Classic Mestlake Meeti ASLM Consolidated District Meet Regional 1H Meet State Meet 3rd lst 3rd 3rd 2nd 5th lst 3rd 5th Junior Varsity District 1 s t Freshman District 1 s t HThe team really had to motivate each other because we didn,t have as much outside support as other sports, junior Valerie Tate said. The teams were selected early in the year with those who made varsity setting their goals high. HOf course, every girl wanted to make varsity, but after the teams were decided, each team supported the other, senior Karen Morehead said. As teams, the boys placed fifth at State and the girls, eighth. Senior Sheila Quigley placed first at the state meet, ending her high school cross country career. But what team members remembered most about the season was not their individual performances, but the support they gave each other. HIn other years we ran in small groups based on our run ning abilities, Valerie said. THE FIRST STEP. Sophomore Alr lissa Chambers, senior Renee Amos, sen- ior Sheila Quiqley and sophomore Debbie Hofvath participate in group stretching be fore the start of the Regional Meet. AT THE END. New to the team, freshman James Moorehead completes his race at the W'estlake Meet. TEAM SPIRIT. At the homecoming parade the cross country team members decorated a pick-up truck for the team to ride on.