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

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RAPPIN ' . Juniors Brad Wisncr, Russ Phillips, and Robby Wells beat, boxed, and rapped the junior class float to a first overall prize in the float competition with help from other spirit raisers. NOIIUNIINC. Senior Melissa Wren practices letter location and strengthens finger muscles while typing to prepare for future term papers, and gain Ull, typing practice. Edited by Ashley Gotten | ] ■t) HONORABLE MENTIOnIU U

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Club awards mean as much as a Going for the gold, the blue and first place finishes yielded its own satisfaction in medals, ribbons and trophies in contests ranging from practical math to abstract float design. Academic and extracurricular skills put members to the test as they col- lected more than shelf decorations. POSTURE, EYE-CONTACT AND THEN SONG earned the neccesary points from the state ACDA judges March 12-14 when the choir traveled to San Antonio for auditions. Five Madrigals proved their talents in performance earning the honor of All-State rank. TOP IN TEXAS HONORS for the Featherduster and four top individual awards resulted from journalists who competed in the ILPC journalism contests at the University of Texas. Publications retained its respected position in high school journalism with top yearbook and newspaper division honors. SETTING THE STAGE at the Homecoming parade, the Junior Class unleashed their musical float with rapping and singing by Russ Phillips and Brad Wisncr coupled with the beat-box David Schmidt to the music of Prince. Hard work paid off as the juniors won Best Class and Best Overall Float. HIRING RESULTS FROM A GOOD RESUME, but for Vocational Office Education contestants entered the March 7 area competition, it qualified them to travel to state. Skills in bookkeeping, job application and prepared speeches, qualified senior Chrissic Deaton and junior Denise Miller for state. AREA TO STATE TO NATIONALS qualified 14, then nine and finally, a remaining four participants in the DECA con- tests in marketing-related topics that focused on studies in class. Three winners of the nine state competitors, determined May 9, traveled to New Orleans to compete in Nationals . ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE. Odds, evens and primes marked April 20 math contest at Austin High as approximately 50 mathematicians competed in contests cov- ering Algebra I through calculus. Math representatives com- bined their skills to win second place in sweepstakes. I Take Your Pick ORGANIZATIONS

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Centerstage, waiting for the By the sands in Hawaii, centerstage in the Fine Arts Facihty and at state competition set the scenarios for high-kick perfor- mances, jazz concerts and dramatic por- trayals. For individuals willing to invest the hours to bring the shows to the stage, ap- plause for perfection justified the effort. ACTING OUT THE ADVENTURES of Tom Jones, senior Jonathan Knight plays the starring role in the French comedy about a kid taken in by his so-called uncle played by Dane Reese. From January 8-10, the cast of 20 members worked their way to nightly stage performances. THE TROJAN WOMEN A special one-act play that led 12 actors and actresses and three crew members to many firsts in competitions and eventually to state contest. The results of one month of intense practice ended with three actresses honored as All-Star Cast members. SURPRISE! Zenith ' s theme previewed the talent and acts accurately as Hylinc brought the show to the Fine Arts Facility April 2-4 to bring its season to a climax. As the last show of the year, this annual event signalled the inevitable auditions for the 1987-88 dance team. FIRST CHAIR THROUGH THIRTEENTH chair revealed the order of things on November 14-15 as the Orchestra Region Concert formed itself from previous blind auditions. Celloist and senior Barbara Paddock, from auditions for region, re-tained first chair qualifying for district and state orchestra. JAZZY. Whether a 20-25 person band or a 5-6 person combo, the 2A, 4A and 5A musicians April 25 at the Jazz Band Fes-tival demonstrated the distinct rhythm of jazz. From 8 a.m. until 11 p.m., bands from across the state played for com- petition and critique in the first and hopefully annual event. PRACTICING TILL 10 P.M. Wccknights brought recog- nition to 130 Bye Bye Birdie cast members from Febuary 25 -28 in a two-hour show while attracting crowds of over 800 each night. Theme songs including Got a lot of livin , One last kiss and Sincere drew the hoped-for audience applause. 1111 Take Your Pick ORGANIZATIONS