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

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Lunch munch... Stuck on cam- pus, sophomore Mark Christian gets lunch in the hot line. Featuring bur- gers, Wednes- day was most popular. Take the Hint My Country Tis ' ... Played by sophomore Emmett Johnson and Adele Beasley, Conrad and Rosie recite pledges in the spring musical cast withl20 choir members. Take Itie Hint CLOSING THAT THRILL Rows of jammed up vending machines. Student cars parked and ticketed in fire lanes. Uncommonly over-crowded common areas swarming with late students. Tattered spirit signs, splashed with paint, hanging lifelessly in the halls. All these presented themselves as typical situations in a not-so-typical school, because on the outside, Westlake looked like any other school. But looks aren ' t everything. i :

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Fish Bait p s: -5 - -- Zabaneh, Evdyn 175 Zabeneh, Jim 175 Zabeneh, Patrick 145 Zaidi, Omar 175 Zapalac, Briltanie 175 Zapalac, Jake 48, 98, 175 Zavala, Tony 8, 82, 175 Zenith 107 Zepeda, Oscar 52, 179 Zibilski, Tana 103,175 Zimmer, Apryl 145 Zombola, Jeff 145 Colophon Take Another Look Working in the shadow of the nationally ranked, NSPA Pacemaker 1986 El Paisano, the 1987 staff members set out to design a book in which they could take pride in as well as one which would be recognized in the community. Their ideas, some used, some wadded up and carefully filed away in the trash can, showed their desire to succeed for themselves as well as their audience. Specifications: 1200 volumes bound in a 9x12 inch book of 224 pages on 100 pound gloss paper. Printed by Jostens Publishing of Topeka Kansas, f)ersonally handled by Stan Butler and Mike Barnes. Copy type-set in Palatino on Microsoft 3.0 using Macintoshes with portions of graphics de- signed on PageMaker and all printed on the Apple LaserWriter Plus. All pages pasted up by staff under the guidance of adviser John Cutsin- ger. Cover colored bril- hantly in PMS 324 blue and occasional spot col- ors of varied degrees of 324. Portraits by George Gideon and Associates. Taken for a Ride Though many El Paisano staffers did not know what they were getting into at Walk- Through Registration last spring, (Oh, there ' s a short line...!) they soon were happily plugging away, trying to find a stronger verb for was , coming up with that extra quarter for donuts, and teasing the turtles (Go, you ' re free. Run, Run!) Their deternuna- tion to get that last draft in before the 3;45 bell proved their devotion. 1987 El Paisano staffers include Dena Gothard, Ashley Gotten, Robby Wells, Patrick Blanton, Tracy Moffett, Becky Lamed, Stephen Harrison, Eric Dreher, Lori Fellows, Christy Moody, Heather Morris, Greg Liisk, Billy Phenix, Blake Vackar, Rob Ck)ld- berg, Jennifer Bristol, Camille CXBriant, Elise Rasmussen, John Rubio, Kyle Lowke, Brian Steeg, Jackie DeLima, Tracy Knox, and Wendy Grossmzm. Take a Break Reporting to school faithfully at 6:45 and staying sometimes to 7:00, the section editors devoted their time and effort religiously to see that the book was done, knowing it meant giving up their weekends while their friends slept late, water skiied, ate non- pizza food and enjoyed the life of civilians. Sec- tion editors included; Academics- Wendy Wil- lis, Sports-Erin Craig, Individuals-Amara Win- ters and Canu Dato, In- dividuals Features- Kristine Frenk and Blake Miller, Lifestyle - Tracd Kriss, Community- Shane Carbonneau and Houston Ford, Qubs- Tracy Cooper and Pro- duction Editor Dane Reese. Photographers included Reagan Wil- liamson, Tanya Gizel- bach. Brent Hall, and Leon Haven. An extra award goes to the Photo- J class for their last minute help. Artists in- clude Mark Bristol, John Carrol and Russ Phillips. Alex Grossman, Editor-in-Chief Edited by Alex Grossman w-z

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JVIocked out... Straining to meet a deadline, junior Ash- ley Gotten and sophomore Becky Lamed : proof yearbook pages on an early Satur day morning. Publication members spent weekends finishing the book at the end Bear hug... After winning a clutch basketball game, seniors Brett Arable, Wally Reid and Jo die Gibson celebrate the victory. Varsity basketball team ended their year with an overall record of 15-17 and 4-12 in district Edited by Alex Grossman I LOOKS THAT THRILl|