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

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DEAR SANTA. Bring- ing a smile to elementary kids' faces, seniors Cindy Ogletree, Sheila Hamilton, Mark Smith and Laura Man- gum, sophomore Alyson Cat sey, junior Hazel Adams and freshman Catherine Chap- man watch a boy receive the response to his letter to San- ta. HYLINE: Gront Rowt Staci Biggar, Kim Pinckard, Helen Comellos, Amy Bailey, Beth Bertin, Alice Corwin, Lynn Humphrey tBack Rowt Melissa Shone, Sydney Davidson, Jana Howard, Elizabeth Benson, Jill Davidson, Erica Monzero. HYLINE. tFront Rowt Holly Sepkowiu, Belinda Matteson, Kim Hoga, Leslie Linder, Leslie Martin tRow 2t Erica Peterson, Colleen O'Toole, Tracy Cohen, Laura Meadows, Tom Kay Gibson, Casey MC' Crearv, Leslie Dove tBack Rowt Kelly Ford, Laura Man I'm Molly Koock, Anna Bayardo, Caren Mcllhaney, Carol McLeland. Kelly Medley. PAINT POWER. To promote spirit, junior spirit club member Dayna Matysek paints a banner to hang Friday for the football YEARBOOKS HERE. Surprised by the unbelievat ble arrival of the '83 El Paisano, freshman April Pearson, sophomore Jenniv fer Vinson and freshman April Yett thumb through the yearbook The yearbook staff sponsored a dance dur- ing football season to celebrate the late ap- pearance of the books 73 Fridays team. The junior and senior girls arranged after school painting sessions every week during football season. A SERENADE. While sophomore Mike Morris listens, seninr Ken Luna sings a terse 0t t'All the Gold in Cahfnrnia at the fall cnn. cert performed in the com: mons area

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II' I!11 iiFootball games made Fridays hec- tic, with so much to do. -Freshman Kevin Buttery, Band member +- TGIF, Continued + Rewarding. HThursday was unrhusiestnight,hutFr1day Wm, the most fun because that wis the dax that the hmthili platen saw nur t a ix ? J- x. t : decorations. It was really nice to hear them say thank you, and even though the decorations took up a lot of time and energy, I think it was all worthwhile. We decorated their lockers, front yards, and rooms, made them food and gave them leis during pep rallies. -Nata1ie Cook, Senior girls Club member. Off-Stage' uTom Jones was a disaster from the start. There were just so many problems that the cast votr ed and unanimously decidv ed to cancel its production. Our biggest problems were with props and stage equip ment: the lights and costumes from New York never came, we lost one of our leads due to conflicts, we were forced to have rehersals rwer Christmas break which 77 Organizations were difficult to coordinate and then, our stage at Eanes School was iwatered downi when their pipes froze. They say bad luck comes in threesal guess we just had more than our share of ith Meg George, actress Blood Drives' uThe main reason that I gave blood was because I was old enough, and I was helping Others. It really makes me feel good in, side knowing that my blood could have already saved someone's life. Some said how much giving blood hurt, but I felt no pain what' soever. When they pricked my finger and gave me the numbing shot, it was a little uncomfortable, but as for pain, it didn't bother me at allr -Liz Sanford. blood donor

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RISKY BUSINESS. Let- ting loose in the senior boys dance at Zenith, Tommy Hines, Andy Johnson and + While some stu' dents chose to sleep in, lounge in the sun or tune into Saturr day morning care toons, others particiv pated in extravcurric' ular activities not only at school, but also outvofvtown. + Marching Contest 0 Our October 29 match ing contest was an event 1,11 never forget. It was a neat experience to per form in front of such a large audience, especially since we performed better than we ever had before. aCourtney Smith, Band member Weekend Picnic 0 uThe December 10 picnic was a blast. We all had lots of food and lots of fun; it really helped to build interest and we needed it since we are a new club this year. -Eric Rabbanian, Key Club president Shopping Trip 0 Weekends are a time for parties and picnics. What better way to meet people? -Sophomore Tracy Myers, New Addition Club member Mark Smith jump to the beat of HThat Old Time Rock And Roll. Zenith ran from Wednesday through Sunday. llLearning about the Spanish language was a lot more interesting after our trip to San Antonio in December. We had a great time Christmas shopping in the marketa places and messing around on the Riverwalk. It sure beat classroom 30 tivitiesfl -Apryl Zimmer, Spanish Club member Good Looks ollHaving a formal dance was a new twist for Westlake, but needless to say, it went over well and the students seemed to enjoy it. NHS and Mu Alpha Theta CO' sponsored the dance and did a good job. aSharon Rylander, National Honor Society member Dance Time 0 uThe em; phasis on the November dance was put on getting to know other students. It was a lot of fun for students who were new to Westlake. I feel really good about helping others to learn the ropes of going to school here and in helping them to make new friends. eAmy Bura ton, New Addition Club member Freeze Out ollI will never forget the Saturday that we planned the color shots for the front and back endsheets of the yearbook. After a couple of weekends of beautiful weather, we woke to drizzling rain and freezing temperatures. It was one of my best yearbook memories; everyone cooperated and the book is much better because of that miserable day.H -Carol Carpenter, El Paisano Editor 74 Organizations HOUSE CALLS. Play- ing hostess, seniors Kelly Medley and Leslie Martin welcome visitors in the Hyline's annual Christmas Pilgrimage.