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

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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

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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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Q 4. EW RD Six times a iii -:-'3.i:3:i i .i:f.-: -.3.1 year on report .sf2g?555E2E5EgEgEgiiE -1': ' ' 1'11?23555ii?fE2E2E2i52Q2g2 card da , stu- Qo Y O0 dents srlluck out to their mailbox, X hoping to catch ces whats the dreaded Comlng To You Piece Of PaPef .....,................................ that Could Cause .....,...,....,,.....,..,....,,,..,.,...1.,...,..,......,.,...,,,...,,.,. them to be grounded for life as a result of their performance. The unfortunate often managed to avoid trouble by forewarning their parents of their lapse into academic delinquency. I usually don't get bad grades, but ifl do, I tell the truth about why I got it, and I tend not to get in trouble, senior Susan Lorraine said. I've never been grounded for bad grades. Besides parental pressures, grade earners often found themselves mo- tivated by promises of monetary rewards, or extra privileges. Well, I get tons of money for A's and B's, but my parents take double the amount out of my bank account for fa! Vi' Q .1 u i J ag, X . ,,,, 1 ' 'avi f irr ' ' ' v . . f .,,': Q 1 ,. .' ,, X . t ,y M ,, ri: -, I , l I Lf . M I . .. Y . . 'FV X . d-,f V5.1 i 'aff' A , ,,.Qg57L,,, ,O ,f Y v.TZi,A4J.n'65 . , I. f J pl' 'W' . 4 I 4 tv-f 'J , ff. ' Q . . , ' teee I sse .f S? -ff: man ' tax- i 6 . u Vw :fl ' . , Egg. f . M, It 5 Q1 t QT? V . -'47 an ,U-,Q .FV ' 4 A 2, M 2 ' f . ' I, ' A f 4 ' I f . I' .f . M, .' ...I 4' . as I M222-.. rv Tv ,J . t Report cards,progress reports induce work, incentive anything below a C, junior jason Brice said. In the absence of benefits, responsible students found their own rewards in personal satisfaction and in pride of achievement. I think good grades in high school are important for personal satisfaction, but in college it will be different. Good grades will not only affect my GPA, but also my job and my entire future, senior Corby Logue said. In the end, anticipation of the future provided the motivation for superior grades as students, especially seniors, looked toward colleges, graduate schools and careers. I want good grades because I realize that each A will add another college to my list of possibilities. I figure that since I'm at school for seven hours anyway, I might as well give it l00'Z:, senior Mindi Stober said. Whatever the motivations for good grades, students always benefit- ted from them since A's looked great on transcripts, provided the ticket into college and pleased parents. Xl BONUS POINTS In search of extra credit, junior Ahab AI Nassar discusses his grades with his algebra teacher. Teachers often granted such opportunities to those who needed to pull up their averages. iPhoto by staffi PLEASURE BEFORE PAIN Six times a year, office secretary Mrs. Cynthia Arrington and registrar Mrs. Har- rlet Cavness compile report card mail- outs, which make or break students' plans for fun. iPhoto by staffi REPORT CARDS Edited By: Kim Hamilton