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

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All work and no play made jack a dull club member. Cover- ing all areas of school, four clubs in particular made it a point to reward themselves with parties and social-get-togethers. The Booster Club, a parent sponsored committee headed by Chuck and Mary Schmidt, planned and carried out various events, such as the Back to School Barbeque The French Club, sponsored K .3 y K - At UNEH THHNGS rench benefits mclucle social get-togethers for all by Madame Lucera, planned out- of-school activities. At Christ- mastime the club members had a pot-luck dinner, then sang Christ- mas carols. The club also spon- sored a cheese and fruit tasting party, coordinated by senior club member Alex Grossman. lt's neat to get together with other club members outside of the classroom environment and be French. lt's a certain attitude, Alex said. Proud of their service work, the Keywanettes also took pride in their carefully planned social outings, such as the retreat called Weekend of a Lifetime, where members met people from other Kiwanis clubs in Texas and built self-confidence. There are anywhere from 200 to 300 Kiwanis at a retreat and we get to know each other and learn how to be better leaders, vice-president Karlin Gose said. ,, Y KK IV. X E, QV. till f NO THERAPY NEEDED. A fun- draiser sponsored by the Student Council, Beyond Therapy lead singer jtmior Chris Grady sings and dances at the talent show. The group also per- formed at other hot spots in town with a local loyal following. iPhoto by staff! :fbi ' - . f 1-. V ,. t . Im ,iz .Q fi' 11 YUMMY! While at the senior ice cream social, seniors Kristy Estepp, Christie Moore, Monique Leer and Doug Pendergrass lick up their scrumptious dessert. Little get to- gethers like this one helped the sen- iors become closer. iPhoto by staff! A LOAD OFF VOUR M D IN Edited by: Louro Cooper

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MIN KEYWANETTE . e. in gn A if M Q, 5 X Brandi Clark: l'We had Keywonette lock-ins Throughout The year. They were fun forthe whole group: iT brought us Together and great relationships formed. ' Cphoto by stoffb NEW ADDITION CLUB ,- :-,gi-, - -,-gf. Carissa Baldwin: 'The New Addition Club Q , T partylborbeaue was xv? 1' A W- great! lwos new To ' ,gy ' A V,v' I The club and iT gave rf Z? lf. , u Q ,K i I me a chance To , 1 ' know other students ' involved in iT.' CPhoTo I 4' ' ' I, by staff? CHOIR Alice Spencer: 'tv1s. Cross and I were just 'shooting The breeze' between practice. ln The Time l've spent in choir Ms. Cross and I have become close.' iPhoto by staff? L I ll J 1 OLE! Flaunting her Seiorita style, junior Alicia Morris sports a sombrero and a rose at a Spanish club meeting. With members representing all class levels, Club Amistad flourished as one of the leading foreign language clubs. iPhoto by staffj CO WESTLAKE! Celebrating a touchdovsm, senior Tod Conner lifts junior Tracy Schnurr for the fight song. For the second year, male cheerleaders joined the squad adding new abilities to perform a variety of stunts. iPhoto by staffl T66 oReANlzATloNs MEETING OF THE IVIINDS

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9 1 vercommg fear, l?-EAL ElLF'lF'QHLlVS P com etitors fight it out In an unknown school, in an alien classroom with unfamilar yellow, postered walls, 32 stu- dents quietly and quickly men- tally psyche up for the event soon to begin. A trickle of sweat forms on the students' brows as the ex- citement and nervousness over- comes them. It's going to be a long hour. At the Latin contest, I took the Pentathlon test but some oth- ers competed in everything from Latin music to drama. Before the competition began everyone was nervous but, once it started, we were confident, sophomore Heather Balcezak said. Almost the entire Latin club competed in the Region competi- tion, but only a couple took part in the oral interpretation portion of the program. Only two of us competed in dramatic interpretation in Latin, both of us were from Westlake. I got the big second in a competi- tion of two, sophomore Blake Miller said. In a warm-up for the state decathlon competition, Westlake hosted and competed in the Re- gion V contest on campus with the highest honors going to individu- als on the team rather than to the entire squad. -1' mncumc BY INVITATION ONLY. Equipped with little more than an instrument and a prayer, band members from across the state gather at the Westlake Marching Festival. Over 200 schools competed in this annual event. iPhoto by staf0 PICTURE PERFECT. Like Picasso, art students work long hours to im- prove their artstic skills. Seniors jenn Folk, Stephaniejones, Susan Bradfute and Sharyrar Kavoussi put the finish- ing touches on their projects for the national art contest.lPhoto by stafO I learned a lot from being active in Academic Decathlon, and it has proven to be worth the time, effort and energy, junior Todd Coleman said. In all club competitions, win- ners won, losers lost, but all mem- bers gained insight into what it took to play the game. In the end, the hour didn't pass so slow after- all, and the survivors returned to school. WORDS OF WISDOM. Delivering a congratulatory speech for participat- ing in the academic decathlon, princi- pal Iohn Matysek holds a captive au- dience. Over 200 central Texas stu- dents ventured to Austin to compete. iPhoto by staffb I V, .... fn pp- 5 1 ' li' 5' O si,i. f - I . . ' ' we 4 ,ft . - l X 14,3 ORGANIZATIONS it MEETING OF THE MINDS