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

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I--I ?' Procrastinators lose O 0 I.: sleep, grade points Whether students faced ee ee ee eee . . :f:Ii2E'E'EIE-ES. 122' ' 1 'AEIIIEIE-EIEIEIE-E-225.. long reading Mrs. Orell's U.S. , history class or research papers In in calculus, -2.1 procrastination affected almost ' ' everyone. Reasons for procrastination ranged from the need to watch The Cosby Show to socializing with boy or girl friends. Having something going on in my social life, I tend to put off my school work ifl feel like I'd be missing out on a good time, junior Lori Martin said. Besides having other things to do, students, especially seniors, procrasti- nated because they didn't feel that homework was important enough to spend time on. I feel homework is a waste of time. If the teachers took advantage of class time then all of the work could be .i5i5i?eiE5E5i2i5 ' Y O Alifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil. . . Q0 0 asegnmemsm X J 1 6 if, 4 5' .4 ff V done in class, senior Garet Kipe said. Others recognized the importance of schoolwork, but held other things as greater concerns, like jobs, shopping, or just being with friends or family instead of couped up alone in their room. School is important, but my first priorty is definitely being nice and meeting new people, senior Chris Clark said. Despite the potential for pro- crastination, the motivated avoided its grip by making schoolwork a top priorty. I always do my homework because I really feel that it does help you to follow up on what you may not have quite understood during that hour, junior Emily Classcock said. In spite of the consequences of not doing their work, students still found themselves putting off long English papers or biology projects and going to the football game or out with their friends rather than staying home in front of their desk and doing their schoolwork. Z, QUIET TIME In the solltude of the Ilbrary,sophomore John McDaniel studles for hls World Hls- tory flnal exam. During the flnal days before finals, students crammed to make sure they passed. iPhoto by Brent Hallj LUNCHTIME SLUMBERS Breaking from the events of the school day, sophomore Asia Stopher catches up on lost sleep. Students often used their lunch periods for doing homework or for sleeping. QPhoto By John Golinvauxj PUTIING 'OFF Edited By: Michel! Skeen

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ROCK 'N ROLL Opting to watch music videos rather than committo the routine ofhomework,junlor Ahab AlNassar contemplates whether to do his English, math or science home- work lirst. iPhoto By Brian Pedderj Susie Flatau: English 3, 3E. fr-Q , Lynn Frazen: World History. 1 A 1, xr i-'AA' jj T Paul Fulkerson: Geometry, ' ' Q if A Algebera l, 2. ' f-,ga X- ti 1, Scott Gardner: German 1, 2, 3H. Mary Kay Gee: Spanish 1, 2, 3l-l. ff' 4, i V Io Ami claim English 3, 3E, i if s' Advanced Reading, Study Lab. Q , x Q- ,K,,,M3, X tQ 'i f fi-' ' Chris Gorychka: Correlated Lan- guage Arts 3, Creative Writing, Ff 5 X English 3E. Frank Guttman: ' F. Health Education, Sports Boys-9, ,m Y -.Ae 2- Varsity Football. Vicki Hallman: A.. X' -ii ' I x Soccer Girls, Sports Girls-Varsity, ,ll ' ' J N R 1.- Health Education. 1 Ml X ll KNOW WHICH IS WHICH JoAnn Glanz used to go back packing in Colorado. She made quilts and taught quilt making. Paul Fulkerson loved the theatre and opera. He has travelled to Houston, New York and Dallas to see if various performers. ,Q 'Mickey Mouse is special to me i because he represents innocence and creativity and he is sensitive to others around him. --Susie F latau l 22 KNOW WHA rs WHAT ii

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Outcomes motivate NCENTIVE delinquent Students From ,,..,. ..,,. Seniors who t 'tto suffered from Q0 ff habifual irresponsibility Q to freshmen ii j3 'f who were ' ' , 3,3 athetically i i motivation to sgasg ,i.:,....,...... ...,....,...,....V. .,,,....1,..,.,..,,i....,1...:,.-:1:- d 0 Ornottodo affected all facets of academic life. I always perform well in class and have found it easy to motivate myself, valedictorian Lisa Wells said. I have really high academic expecta- tions and meet almost all of them. Contrasting with those who were highly motivated in their academics were those who were not so inclined and had totally different priorities. I'm motivated to do things other than homework after a day at school, where I do enough of that thinking stuff, junior jeremy Thompson said. With 2092 of students polled receiving benefits from their parents, students reaped financial as well as personal rewards for their motivation. For good grades I do get money from my dad, but I also do it for myself, junior Elizabeth Davis said. Procrastinators often incurred unfortunate circumstances when they failed to motivate themselves. One night I decided to blow off an algebra project and do it the next morning before class. But my locker was jammed and I was unable to finish. My parents were a bit despon- dent about this, sophomore Will Schutz said. With students dodging the pitfalls of academic life and at the same time competing with the compelling drive to procrastinate it came as no surprise that some fell prey to the seduction of laziness, but many others managed to keep their heads above water with varying motivational techniques. FRUITS OF STUDY Taking time out before a soccer match, junlor Jeff Martln relaxes on the bleachers and reads The Grapes of Wrath. Students participating In sports often had to look for extra time In which to study in order to remain eligible. tPhoto By Brian Pedderj I 211 KNOW WHA rs WHAT THE NIGHT SHIFT Senior Derek Kipe types out his ecomo- mics report on the nightbeforeitwas due. With ample time to com lete their ro P P I' ects, many procrastinators found them- selves finishing the day before the deadline. tSeIi Photo By Derek Kipej ,ff