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

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OH-LA-LA. Putting on the last touches, junior Tiffi Gurkin paints sophomore Chris Pezold ' s nails to finish off his wild woman Halloween costume. Many students chose walking through the hallways and down Sixth Street as a way to express their creativity. TIP OF THE TONGUE. During the choir musrial Bye, Bye Birdie, junior Shelley Tonn awaits her cue as she plays one of the girls. Bye, Bye Birdie played three night and was only musical the choir put on this year but won rave reviews nonetheless. CHAP CHEER. Getting into the Christmas season spirit, juniorTod Connor joins senior Jay Lucas in dressing up as Santa Claus. The S antas of Westlakc visited children from all over the community at their schools, and community centers. BUNDLES OF JOY. Leading in the chorus of cheers, senior Joel Wetzel exposes his spirit at the Powder Puff game on May 12lh. The battle was brutal between the junior and senior girls but the senior girls pulled out in the end and kept the tradition of being winners going. A 4 W Take it Easy il ' -fl S - U D E N T LIFE

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FIGURE SUM. With the help of an adding machine, sophomore Tinscly Meadows adds up the bill at Jack Brown Cleaners where he works. Whether one was fond of math or not, it was an element found in all aspects of jobs, from waiting tables to running errands. SnriN ' Pretty. Pushing it to the limit, junior Jason Austin attempts to get that last sit-up in before the time is up. Many students found their bodies to be an asset to their health, so they tended to keep them in shape, toned to fitness. Edited by Tracy Moffett I ■]) '

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WANNA RIDE7 Cruising olim;;, i.i soni ' ir V.iI!y Reid ' s truck, seniors Justin Si ' ruill, Mji ». Gray, and Shar Carter hang on the senior float in the Homecoming parade. The parade went from Cedar Creek Elementary School to Wesllake ' s football stadium. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. Sporting the ' Top Gun look, senior Mark Bristol poses for the Featherduster . After the hit movie opened, many people chose the cool look of aviator glasses and bomber jackets. Mark chose Halloween to exhibit his regalia. ddicted to Activity I Homecoming, Halloween reshape f hairstyles, fashion styles, lifestyles From monsters to mums and candy to kick-offs, trick or treatcrs and exes adventured anywhere from 6th Street to the burning of the W. Students agreed Homecoming and Halloween provided fun, frolic, and the opportunity for fashion creativity. The best night definitely had to be Halloween. My brother had a huge par- ty and then we went and partied all night long on 6th Street, senior Wendy Grossman said. While some weeded their way down 6th Street admiring all the cos- tumes, others entered contests to ex- hibit their own ensembles until the wee hours of the night. I didn ' t know what I was gonna wear until the last minute. I just thought of something really creative and I ended up winning a contest at this party I went to, senior Rudy Yu said. Making their first appearances as exes, the Class of 1986 returned to fulfill the Homecoming tradition. I think Homecoming is a time for all the exes to come back and see ev- eryone they left behind. It is also a time for the football team to show everyone at home how good they really are, se- nior Scooter McCoullough said. The football spirit lived in the hearts of all and the feeling of returning as an ex lingered in the minds of a select few, and filled others with joy. I used to look forward to playing football but I guess next year it would be coming back to school and seeing everyone. senior Andy Locke said. Whether it was frightening little kids, tackling runningbacks, dressing up in creative costumes, or slipping into scmi-formals, the Halloween and HomLM:oming season always proved to be special to everyone in every way. fter hearing about the theme for the pep rally, some friends and I dressed up as hippies. We did tlie whole flow- er child bit -senior David Grey. Edited by Dena Gothard | | APPEARA NCESi W