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

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i i A -...M WHIP IT GOOD With determination, senior Chris Reed works to finish his recipe of strawberry shortcake. Students in Mrs. Pat Betzner's food classes cooked and consumed full course meals. iPhoto by Roy Horlockj RAPPING Discussing the events of their day, senior Chris Berry and third grade students relax after a trying day of school. Teen Teach- ing proved to be a learning experience for both parties. iPhoto by Staffj Q .L RE K- G T Laid-back moods- A relieve routines From Proving that academic classes gygl AEHVI running errands normally regarded as difficult could ' for the office to even be labeled as blow off classes, Q0 0 making choco- students told tales of normal courses late meringue with easier work, fun teachers, and pie in home- interesting projects. making, over- One day in Mr. Hardcast1e's 5 52 - worked biology class we made wine, sopho- students broke more Ginger Istas said. He even let their routines of us take it home! iii? i'i1i1ifi if: fif W 'ffiiiiiiifiiifiiiiififiliiifi1i fif'fi1f'if i1if'f if academics and In search ofa truly interesting responsibilities by taking courses that seemed easier and more exciting. Theatre arts class is a total blow- off, we don't do anything except put on a small acting project once in a while, junior Iason Brice said. In not all easy classes did students do nothing at all or even anything fun, as they were confronted with long worksheets, outside assignments, and activities designed to use up time. Sometimes in art class we do boring things like watch videos on acrylics, junior Dan Baumel said. They would n't be so bad except they don't teach you anything. and useful blow off class, some students managed to find the right combination of easy work, exciting days and information they could actually use. Meeting Modern problems is a great class because it's fun and what you learn you can really use, sopho- more Cray Butterfield said. With 6196 of students surveyed stating that they had taken at least one class for its reputation as easy, the overworked used classes regarded as blow off to balance long hours of outside responsibilities, English papers and large math assignments. BLOW OFFS Edited By: Sieve Pryor

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KNOW WHO'S WHO Connie High: English 'IE 1. Mark Hurst: Cross Country Boys, Art 1 Ceramics ' ' ' r Varsity Football, Track Boys. ' Keith jones: Band 1. ' , In X. w -, ' , . n . , WW' .. f A Elsa Hinojosa: U.S Gov't: Study Lab, Varsity Tennis. - , W ' ' R f , A , , Q? 4 H . W N N X jane Knudsen: Spanish 1, 2, 31-I. 'f ' I t ' I l LQ ' W X Deanne Kunz: Newspaper 1, Photojournalism A, B. V. -' I Iudy Landry: English 2, 3, 3E. jackie Lewis: U.S. as , n lk. . so A 0. 0 ,Q - fi' . ' 4 f ,, M. .f. f' , Government Resource, CMC, CLA IR. julie Lewis: , . A J Ti. , A? Y 4 Cross Country Girls, Physical Education 1- Recrea- , tional Sports, Track Girls. Don Lindley: Marketing -, Education 1. g z A ,- S , L , ' f l ,I , ., ., .. Sei! W e I 'hit I It 2 Judy Landry's most embarrassing to keep order in her classroom, flew off and struck a student in the head. my interests of guys, I was shipped oft to Germany, where I was enrolled in an all girls school' moment as a teacher occurred when the head of the gavel, which she used to use 'When I was 18 and at the height -Deanne Kunz KNOW WHICH IS WHICH Jane Knudsen was a radio broadcaster for KOWC in Iowa. She gathered and wrote news, weather, and sports. Connle High, when in high school won the 'Betty Crocker' award in homemaking, even though her meals always 'flopped' Julle Lewis came to Austin to go to UT from Canada. At UT, she was an All-American in track. She is still a Canadian citizen. ,we OOOO0O!!! For relaxation during MMP, lunlor Megan Drummond receives a massage from sophomore Kelly West. Backrubs served as a daily routine. iPhoto by Leon Havenj WE GO TOGETHER Rehearslng a dance choreographed to the finale of Grease, freshman Shondra Zinneker and sophomore Carissa Bald- wln move to the music. iPhoto By Staffl l 26 KNOW WHA rs WHAT

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KEEPING POSTED To meet deadlines and to get good grades, senlor Jennifer Tesch and sopho- more John McDaniel check the assign- ment board. iPhoto by staffj S - , l E it - ks iq , igalgigtfgr' -Q-sc. 5 f' Pulling her report card out of the mailbox before her parents get home, junior Tracy Waldrop hopes for all passing grades. QPhoto by Letty Vasquezl 'igw--me M. - it 9 .M W... ,, . . f A A Y as X .V sfs'is5.::,f1'wf2'j.iz w e g-sw -. 4 li . ' , sf 4 . as I .9 '- 9 . s gg, . ' :Q -sf if , if , 'f i 1- I: ' is it ' ' -. ' Sf S , s as : - T sz '- 3 fs fr wr , , Q Derek Long: Typing A, Public Business Management, Business Law, Varsity Football, Track Boys. : 2 Fl, Elizabeth Lucera: French 1, 2, 3H. Melanie McAllen: A: Q- ., fly, Cheerleader, Economics Free Enterprise, Study Lab. V ' 3, - K V Anita McCann: English 1, lE, 2E. Sam McCutchen: U.S. Y f History, Sports Boys-9, Soccer Boys. f I jim McGill: Geology. Karen McGill: Advanced Social Studies, Teen Teaching. K hy Carolyn McMeans: Geometry, Informal, Algebra l. ' is , e 5 S- '. Doug McKorey: Physical Science, Sports Boys-9, Track 3? V6 t ' , Marshall: Physical Science Resource, Content Q. 1 D , A Mastery Center. M Karen McGill and her husband Jim spent the summer of 1987 bicycing in , Europe for five weeks. Bicycles, their main source of transportation, enabled them to see the people and the countryside at close range. One of the things I like best about teaching is the three months of summer vacation, which I use to build my own home.' -Sam McCutchen KNOW WHICH IS WHICH Jim McGill has a large rock and fossil collection, which contains some specimens that are over a billion years old. Vivian Marshall taught deaf children for two years. They could read lips, so she helped them on improving their vocabulary. Melanie McAllen loves to watch old movies on weekends. Her favorites included Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Clark Gable. l2 KNOW WHA T'S WHA T SNEAK PREVIEW