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

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EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITIES. After school fun did not include filling out wreck reports for the police, but sen- iors Paige Phillips and Christine Loyd complete the task in a minor mishap. fPhoto by Reagan Williamsonl GODLINESS. With cleanliness just around the corner, junior Christie Tiemann rejects the hose method for the classic pail splash to ren- der her Cabriolet a spanking, almost-new white. fPhoto by Mai Villarreal! P . What cz wreck Drivers experience first dents, bruises 'Mom is going to kill me. And, if she doesn't, then I am sure that Dad will. Maybe, l'll just not tell them and they won't notice the bashed in headlights' Wrecks in and around the school campus posed a host of problems for students as heavier crowds of traffic had, at times, difficulty traveling to and from school in an orderly fashion. 'My wreck cost me 5650 fora little dent in the front of Heather Wertz's 28 THA T'S SO TYPICAL Mazda RX-7,' senior Jase Auby said. 'l've still got the red paint on my bumper to remind me of the incident! The first wreck proved the most im- pactful for parents and student drivers alike, butsafety came firstinthe minds of both followed quickly by refrains of 'I told you to be careful. Didn't lwarn you? Next time you'll Iisten. Drivers replied in silence, 'they'll never be a next time.' And there wasn't--until the next time. Though l haven't had any wrecks, l've hit the lightpost a couple of times trying to park in the upper parking lot . lt's really embarrassing It when someone sees you, but those spaces are so small and the lines aren't easily visible. Just don't tell Dad and l'm okay. junior Kristine Frenk C 3 5 I 1 5 t 1 i vf, Tx i ti so mb ?5'f?ff2. f i 'E P--: ffm, r' vi i . f ' f ,. UM , X . Sv ,, wi ' 4 ' 1 . '24

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ALONE AT LAST. Traversing thejunior hall at the end ofthe last day ot' his last year, senior Scott Sand- ers revels in the fact that he graduates Iune 3 while freshman Alysia Kerr rel- ishes three more years to walk down this same spot. iPhoto by Ashley Iohnsonb TRUNKIN' ir. Leaving campus for lunch sometimes meant extreme measures as sophomore Cindy Wilson escapes the ID checkers posted at parking lot exits laying in wait for escaping underclassmen. iPhoto by Ginger Garner! rg.. . Pass system fails et a pass from the teacher. Within one minute,and no more, exchange foratraveling pass from the at- tendance office. Time another one minute trip to the actual destination before the process and the one minute deadlines, then repeat. New pass policies proved unrea- sonable and the problem of just how to keep track of travelers evolved into just one more added problem that the new pass procedure provoked. 'From the beginning, it was doomed. Getting passes for everything was a hassle and it took too much time. lt's easier to just go without a pass,' freshman Julie Murphy said. From the obsolete system of a pass to a pass to a destination, travelers simply signed arrival and departure sheets at each of the offices. Accounting for bodies sorted itself out under the twice- changed policy and the lines to see the assistant principals halved for those called in to account for themselves. Do not pass go. Do not collect 3200. Rework policy at semester be- cause il doesn'l work. And so it goes, or so itwent. l'm used to 1yourrrifnewf1 f r policy because lt's it i s ' exactly as it was at my old school. I can't imag- ine who thought up your e r other system, it doesn't . .1 . even sound as if it would Q work. sophomore Sarah . Richardson TO GO Edited By: Trocy ooperil

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Means of getting from here to therea results in 1xat1on rom 25 year old vintage station wagons to 1988 BMW convertibles, stu- dents' found that automobiles reflected the uniqueness of their personality and sented as more than a means of trans- portation. 'My ultimate dream car isa Volvo 760 TURBO stationwagon, to a radar gun it is the same as a Porsche. Till I get it I must express myself in my red 1963 Dodge Dart wagon. This summer I hope to cut the top off of it with the torch so I can feel the wind in my hair as I attack the same jeep trails that my friends try, and fail, in their 4-wheel drives. I have to keep the roof on till summer though, because l'm chauffeuring Chris Grady to prom in it,' junior Leif Dove said. Though some students had aways to go in obtaining their dream car, others were relatively closer to being conrtented. 'My ultimate dream car is a red con- vertible BMW and lwould do anything to l g t My favorite auto in the R student parking lot is . t HUbl'tlk'S lWil1 iLlI'b0 SU- , burban with tan racing stripes, it's better than the 2 new convertibles. junior Buck1Breland j get one. Right now ldrive a red convert- t . s , I ible Rabbit so l'm close, my car is a con- vertible, and it' re ,and it's made in G r- many,' seniorirugi Donaldson said. e 7 w Though many students owned cars, some, especially freshmen, had to expe- rience the humiliating experience of mooching rides or following a set routine of transportation by siblings or school district vehicles, commonly euphamised as yellow limosines. 'Most of the time I find an older friend and follow them around and bothem them until they decide to take me home, fresh- man Elissa Comsudi said. Drivers found cars driven by their peers ass the ones more easily admired, if not envied, rather than the ones they just saw in an advertisement. Though not everyone may have gotten the car he or she wanted, most were content to have a means of transportation to make their year at a high-school a more pleasant one. Parking sticker Z costs spark Z driver reactions Z All student drivers who Z wanted to park on cam pus had Z to pay the price or suffer the Z consequences of having their f cars towed. Most chose the lesser of evils and paidup. 'I feel that the juniors and seniors shouldn't have to pay S15 fora parking permit. Ithink f if they're going to make you f Z pay thatmuch you ought to pay f S5 a year for three years and X Z get to park your senior year for Z free, as sort of a senior privi- f lege,' senior Lisa Morrow said. , , J I feel tinatijtniioisir I R 'stand f and seniors I it ti D Z ,shouIdn'thave to B pay S15 for a g parking permit... HS SOI'l of 8 senior 5 T privilege. if senior , gg Lisa Morrow YOU'VE GOT TO BE KlDDlNCl Arguing the technicalities of over and on the line parking jobs, senior Michael Scheffe demonstrates that his driving skills ended off the road. iPhoto by staff! CARS Edited By: Brion Pedcler