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

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THE HEAD OF THE CLASS Number One and Two ol the senior class, Jennifer Bradley won accolades as salu- tatorian while Lisa Wells accumulated the highest grade point average for the vale- dictory honors. iPhoto by Tracy Collinsl PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT In the Fine Arts Facility, lunlor Kimberly Curl takes time out of her daily routlne schedule to labor over the practlce SAT. Counselors contributed to the event so juniors would be prepared for the test next year. iPhoto by Statfl IN THE NAVY While pondering careers In the navy, sen- Iors Charles Page and James Fenelon llsten to recruiter Robert Dlaz's presenta- tlon. The newly erected career center provlded students with information on various colleges. iPhoto by Brent Halll ., .., I .Maru ' L ,- Xi. WJ Prep courses, counseling s help to plan the future With college prep courses and the recently added career center, the 35.5 -Y.: university YO 3:1 fiijf minded were 5' I constantly reminded of .-., H- college as the next step towards their career after high school. Even though I am not a senior, I have become more aware of college and how important my grades are. I also plan on taking a course that will prepare me for college, sophomore Heather Browne said. While underclassman had only begun to prepare for college, the more experienced seniors began to actually select colleges. Before their senior year, most of the seniors had already narrowed their college choices down to two or three schools and had basically finished their preparation, but others had no idea, senior Kevin Cantrell said. I 36 KNOW WHA rs WHAT Also preparing college-bound stu- dents for their days after high school were speech courses, computer classes and advanced placement courses, like English, biology, computer science, calculus and chemistry, which were specifically developed to assist students with their future college and career choices. I've taken a speech class because I think it will help a lot when I give oral presentations and speeches during college, junior Monika Freedman said. lt is teaching me how to get up in front of groups. While wading through the maze of college prep courses, SAT's, applica- tions and deadlines, students kept from drowning in the effort to be ready for and get into the college of their choice, finding aid in the life rafts of counselors and the college center. THE OLD COLLEGE TRY On career day, juniors familiarized them- selves with universities throughout the country. Representatives greeted the students with everything from pamphlets to bumper stickers. iPhoto by Staffl if .nzzsfee ..,. 4 . i il 1 its ,R as Q' ' Wm! it + Q? ' i 'N i 1

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CLUBS UST WHEN YOU THQUGHT IT WAS SAFE eam teaching stu- dents took their class- room skills and put them to practical use, organ- izing themselves into role models for younger students on th e elementary and middle school levels. While these young educators faced these challenges, stu- dent council members con- fronted issues, sewing the best interests of their constituents. Keywanettes cleaned up their act, planting blue bonnets throughout the Westbank community. Speaking in tongues, lan- guage clubs brought culture and customs to lite for the entire student body. Not just a way to make the transcript look good, member- ship had its privileges. 5 L 2 WEWEWQ ' A WANT TO KNO FVYX-A MEETING OF THE MINDS