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

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cademucs o . Annsrk Fume For FIRE Adding a last touch of color, freshman Melissa Mosley enhances her fireplace prop. Technical Theatre classes produced the props for choir and drama performances. iPhoto by Staffj A, , ,f iz ' , + Avy? run! x , f 409' ff- MA Eve ON Science A needed diversion, senior Michael Ponton takesa break from a lab for a little experi- menting of his ovxm. Biology classes used microscopes often for close observation. iPhoto by Jennifer Caryl

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ACADEMICS THERE's ABSOLUTELY No WAY n the beginning no one, not even junior Brandy Simmons would have thought that by the second day of school teachers would obliterate even the hottest memmories of summer. But, with each 55-minute class period filled with lectures and lessons, data and deadlines and, worst of all, the horror ot homework came the realiza- tion that six, six weeks consti- tuted eternity. And, who would have thought thatstudentswhocomplained ot too much work would en- roll in a 7:45, early morning class or would take six and seven classes instead of five? And, who would have thought that classes would be bla med for award-winning teams and individuals? si ' ,4- WANT TO KNOL PW1 QP ,Q WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

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CATCHING SOME ZZZZZ Showing her excitement about English, sophomore Martha Doyle sleeps in class. Students commonly found ways to es- cape the reality of class through dreaming STUDENT TEACHER Standing ln front of her US history class, junior Christie Tiemann gives an oral report on the space race with the Soviet Union. Projects were a favorite teaching and daydreaming--with eyes opened or tool of teachers of academic classes. closed. iPhoto by Flandy Bellslel fPhoto by Sean Baumannl , ...sb-i' KNOW WHO'S WHO A Martha Adams: English 212. fm 1 W, 'lin Eva Lou Apel: Chemistry l, ZH. 1 f 7 ' fx -j' 412 Maurine Atwood: English 4, 4H, 1 -' 1 ' Literature. it 7 , 5 .Y 5 if , ' W Pax K Dale Baker: Art 2, 3. Ted Bartley: Stage Band 1. Elsa Benck: Spanish 1, 2. l : Ho Er Tm KNOW WHICH IS WHICH Martha Adams lived on a small farm in the middle of Flollingwood on which she and her husband grew all of the vegetables they ate. Maurlne Atwood collected giraffes 'because l've always admired people who stick their necks out and take risks. 'ln high school, I raised registered Duroc pigs for livestock shows. I made enough money to pay for college' -Eva Lou Apel l l 11 KNOW WHA rs WHAT