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

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, - iff ' fmt ? ' d n W t N G QQ. l l l Q l l W ,V iui xag ROPE BURNS. Encouraging her squad at the Pedernales expedition, , senior Holly Pearson cheers loudly at 7 the last leg of the obstacle course. Peer counselors led the eighth graders on L the annual outdoor classroom started f A it av 'S if ' ' 7 gt . i...,5Z? 1 5 W' il E R, K we j .-QKS Q T J xlyftxwy -R 'nf M 4- ' -r if M ff' Wx 'x twelve years ago. iPhoto by staffl DECATHLON Tracy Amman: MAca- demic Decathlon was tons and tons of work and l was extremely nervous. but it paid off in the end when our team won fourth in regionals.' iPhoto by V l staffb CHOIR Sam Johnson: Fid- dler was a great success. lt was also sad, being my last high school musical. l'm ready for more. but not quite secure with my future.' CPhoto by staff? STUDENT COUNCIL Craig Dickey: I was voting for class offi- cers. Hopefully, our senior officers will be the best yet, leading us to leave an unfor- getable impression before graduation! iPhoto by staffb MIND OVER MATTER Edited by: H. Balcezak

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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

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. SPORTS ' RIGHT HERE BEFOREYQUR VERY EYES eats that amazed set the standard for ath- letes such as senior Mickeyllosewhoselthemark to be beat at the Chap Re- lays. Sporting a 7-3 season, Varsity Football team members missed seeing the play-offs by only one game, while both Varsily Soccer teams experi- enced the heat of competi- tive regional play. On an individual note, senior TrentStaats advanced to state in swimming while seniorErica Hughes went to Nationals for horseback riding. But, all the action didn't take place in the pools or playing tields. The band, Hyline, Cheerleaders, Hoop Goons and spectators did their part in the cheers and ieers of the art of big plays and big scores. PVYY' KNOW THE SCORE