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

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BOOK BUFF. Browzing in B. Dalton ' s bookstore in the mall, senior Tanya Gizelbach seeks out the latest best seller. Lonesome Dove, for something to read in her spare time. Students had a choice of three local bookstores to choose from. TICKET TIME. Purchasing his tickets at Hast- ing ' s in the mall, junior Reagan Williamson awaits Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ' upcoming concert. Record stores and department stores as well as UTTM ticket outlets were places to get tickets to concerts. ■flifl ' DISC DEOSIONS. Checking out the latest in compact discs, senior David Wright uses his expertise to help him decide between Bon Jovi ' s Slippery When Wet and Beastie Boy ' s Licensed to Kill. Regardless of medium, music pUyed a big role in student affairs. MOVIE VIEWS. After the long awaited Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home film, senior Sharon Lewis finally gels into the movie that sold out all over town for weeks. Star Trek IV, which came out during Thanksgiving, played on two screens at most every theater . i i Take it Easy STUDENT LIFE

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Mowers inc. To earn extra spending cash, senior Jason Nolle and junior Brady Ballard mow lawns and tend yards during the spring. Entrepreneurs included babysitters, house- keepers, and dog walkers as well as groun dskccpcrs. PAPER PLUS. Checking the prices of notebook paper at People ' s Pharmacy, sophomore Pat Brown tries to decide which brand is the best buy. Bargain hunters shopped around town when it came to spending their own hard- earned wages. Edited by Brent Hall I CASH FLOWl '

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hoices iS brine; out the closet critics for season ' s best worst ■ i:- ' c ritical consumers had a field day as Platoon drew moviegoers to the theater in record crowds, stunning them with the brutal but all too real portrayal of Vietnam and walking away with the Best Picture Award from the Academy. Prince formed record label Paisley Park to release his Sign o ' the Times, a commentary on 1987 social ills. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty sat on the New York Bestsellers list for months. One oohs. Another ahs. Yet one doesn ' t give a flip. Each person bran- dishes their own opinions about such events as the Bon Jovi concert, the movie Top Gun or the latest bestseller. Ratt was the best concerts I ' ve ever been to. The people 1 was with and the things we did made it memorable! so- phomore Mary Helen Norman said. While some preferred the sounds of a heavy metal band such as AC DC, others chose a quieter, more relaxed concert atmosphere. My favorite concert was Billy Joel. He is a really good entertainer with mu- sic that everyone enjoys, senior Missy Hudgins said. So-called serious students had in- tentions of doing homework, although at times they found themselves taking the easy way out and not doing it at all. The Great Gatsby would have been a great book if I had read it. Instead I just bought the Cliff Notes, junior Justin Waight said. As the week drew to an end, movie goers fleed to the Arbor Theatre to see the latest films. ' Platoon ' was a real eye-opener for me. I didn ' t know anything about Viet- nam. It was really sad, freshman Da- vid Ford said. What one liked, another loathed. CHALUPA CHOICE. After deciding on a restaurant, juniors John Meadows and Allison Patton await their lunch at Westlake ' s Las Palomos. When it came to choosing restaurants to fufill their hunger needs, students had a wide variety of all types of foods nearby. E ' lited by Ashley Gotten I ' CRITICS CHOICE ■ '