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

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bravo! Seniors Lauren Cassell and Sharon Bcynon practice their lines for Crimes of the Heart. The first drama production of the year garnered rave reviews and a respectable audience size. CATCH THE WAVE! Freshmen Amy Pigg, Christina Digiacomo, and Jason Toothman rode the freshman float entry during the flomccoming parade decorated with the logo. BETTY CROCKER STYLE. Megan Drummond seeks help from a a prcpred mix for her goodies being made for the New Addition Club ' s bake sale held in the cafeteria, to raise funds. Take Your Pick ORGANIZAT

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Solo, individual, one of a kind • If one is the loneliest number , then that one had its benefits when hard work re- sulted in scholarships, state and district awards and other honorable mentions. Those willing to work, but more productive individually, found callings in solo com- petitions that demanded personal effort. CLASSES: ONE, TWO OR THREE. Ratings: one through six. Three contestants in the January 17 Orchestra Solo Contest decided their class and earned the ratings by instrumental skill as did freshman Sarah Shefelbine. Re- presenting the orchestra, all chose class one and rated a one and two two ' s. SIX DOLLARS EACH for wooden key chains carved into names or initials proved a financially rewarding fundraiser for Mu Alpha Theta members who were required to sell five but awarded prizes for more sales. With easy-selling merchandise, members raised $500 for senior scholarships. PRONOUNCING, DEFINING AND SPELLING over 2500 words out of a UIL written booklet, freshman Yun Chin Chu, sophomore Micheal Nelson, junior Stephanie Jones and alter- nate junior Melody Cautman spent each first semester after- noon preparing for the UIL spelling competition . AN ASSURED F for some, but for UIL science participants, the 60 questions covering biology, chemistry, and physics equalled a voluntary challange. One junior and three seniors took the test March 20 with junior Mike O ' Connor reaping first place in overall and in biology. ATHLETIC BANQUETS FOR ATHLETES and academic awards banquets for test-takers. On May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Barton Creek Country Club, Dr. Laura Williams extolled per- sonal virtues in her keynote address just before Director of Counseling Mrs. Toody Byrd announced award winners. CLEANING UP WITH AWARDS in the ILPC Individual Achievement Awards for yearbook sections, Westlake brought home winners in every individual category including two Tops in Texas in sports and club coverage. The yearbook also won a Pacemaker from NSPA making it one of the best in the nation. QLASTiNG Friendship q onorable mention BSelf-Satisfaction QSpecial Interest ub ' ' y, effort. Purely excit SELF S A Edited by Becky Lamed I ' tI ) (6 tisfactionIU U

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Members do it better in Two ' s company and three accomplishes more than two when seUing mylar balloons, catching the wave for homecoming or baking enough cupcakes to sell to the hungry masses at 8:25 a.m. The more the group ef- fort, the more the rewards and the more the merrier. TO CLAIM THEIR TERRITORY , seniors manufactured a traditional Homecoming skit that allowed them to tease bowheads and portray organizations as they pleased— with regards to rules. Rehearsed four times, the 20-minute skit ended with unintelligible lyrics and slides. SUCCESS! With a cast of determined actors and actresses. Crimes of the Heart became one of the best shows in which each had ever taken a role. Although the show ran in early September, rehearsals began in August and, by the time school started, the cast was already off script. DELICIOUS CAKES, COOKIES AND BROWNIES , sold by the New Addition Club in the cafeteria on the first two Wednesdays in F eburary provided $200 scholarships for two lucky graduates.The goodies, baked by the 30 members of the club, sold easily to late breakfast eaters. WASHING, SCRUBBING AND RINSING, over 20 Fel- lowship of Christian Athletes cleaned their way into money for spring retreat. In Safeway ' s parking lot on Bee Caves, services cost nothing but profits rolled in from voluntary donations as 120 washed cars equalled $300 in profits. OVER 500 CARNATIONS and 300 balloons answered the Vocational Office Education ' s question Febuary 14 on how to raise money. With all the members chipping in to work, flowers paid off to the tune of a $1.25 per flower and 50 cents per balloon for a handsome profit. CATCH THE WAVE , a popular logo, and Go Freshmen 87 graced the side as the theme of their entry as 15 freshman cruised in the Homecoming parade November 6. From Cedar Creek to Westlake, the decorated truck drove, but failed to place in the competition. JjJLASTiNG Friendship QHONORABLE MEm-|ON tJSELF-SATISFACTlON □Special Interest » :? . SELF Edited by Russ Phillips I ■ fl satisfaction! J