Westlake High School - Ram Ler Yearbook (Westlake, LA)

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Boys And Girls State Girls and Boys State is de- fined as learning politics through participation. To be considered for girls or boys state, one must have sent in a resume' to the American Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. A day at girls or boys state: 6:45 a.m.-had to be in your squad or city and march to breakfast which lasted until 8:00, 8:00-12:00 noon-elect city, parish, or state officials, 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.-700 people were fed lunch, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.-work on city and parish project, 5:00 p.m.g6:00 p.m.gsupper, 6:00 p.m.-12:00 midnight-state or parish party elec tions, ' After 12:00-work on projects assigned to do in free time, Bed-on average of 3:00 a.m. Boys State had more benefits with a band fin which Stuau't Landry participatedj, and two hours of sports each day. Boys State Band played for Girls State on the last day. The biggest and most exciting event of the week was the Boys and Girls State Dance since the opposite scx were not allowed to see each other all week long. Everyone at Boys and Girls State learned team work and pride in himself fhersclfj as well as their fellow citizens. Throughout the week everyone grew close as the pressure in- creased and tears were shed by both boys and girls as their eight days ended. Attending Boys State were Stuart Landry, Gary Fontea not, and Mike Cochran. Attending Girls State were Jane ' McManus and Melinda Koonce. K .-as:-nal-ssfav:.'xf5't2Lfisis:Gs 1f?sS:H?seiv,ntiaww:25i'w 'mbeeafarf

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Time Marches On . . . fftxx Lm.. gm ' 4 , ' I Q, i .., Time plays a big part in our lives at Westlake High School. It flies during the summer and begins to drag about March, especially for the seniors. Often time is something we must find-time to do homework, time to make banners and posters for the spirit committee, time to practice cheers, a speech, typing, marching, football, basketball, tennis-the list goes on and on. When the end ofa school year arrives, we hope we've used our time wisely for we realize that time is precious. We learn to use it, to plan it,i to anticipate it and sometimes, to regret its passing. One fact we learn early in life is that time spent never returns. ea FIRS T E and Lo an Association

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Students Talking Talking is the most widely used means of communication at Westlake High School. Stu- dents spent much of their time rapping with friends in the halls, in the classroom, and at the lunch table. Between classes, students stood around and gossiped. Students talked with teachers too. They talked about classes, books, and ideas. We shared dreams and fears. Telephones tied us to our friends after school. Hours were spent lying on the bed, phone glued to our ear and talking, talking, talking. V sr. ' in -i . Y'-QE? 'igkfgiiwfi A 5