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

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High School the focal point of their lives. At the time many students expected to be spending approximately five days a week, four weeks per month, and nine months of the • 79 80 school year to learn reading, riting. and 'rithmatic. As some of the students walked from the crowded halls into their homerooms, they realized how quickly the ninety days of summer had pasted. Would the next 180 days pass as quickly? the coming year of 1979-1980. (Bottom right) Flags and Captains attend camp in Houston. to it during summer practice. State was another way to spend the summer.

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When Westlake High opened its locked doors September 4, 1979 to the unsuspecting students, little did the students know what the next nine months had in store for them. Everyone was not quite sure what it took to make Westlake Westlake High School awaits (Far Left) Cheerleaders show spirit at Lamar. June 10-14. Carl Pierce’s car has a new look

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r (Far Left) Cheerleaders show great form. SUMMERTIME . . . the ending is the beginning I Even though a few inactive students were bored just sitting around and not doing anything during the summer months, many students expended their restless energy by becoming involved with the active dubs and organizations of school. A fine example of this never-ending energy was when the rah-rah girts attended cheerleader camp at Lamar University. These spirited and dedicated young ladies brought home the spirit stick, as well as an outstanding collection of new cheers. The summer of 79 also gave an opportunity for other organized groups to attend summer camps. These included the semi-tough football players, those involved in the annual paper chase, the flying flagers, the bouncing basketball players, the courageous captains, the rippling rifles, the rum-pa-pa-pum drummers, the strutting drum majors and others. Little did these hardworking campers realize that they had already contributed to the second addend which equalled more than a hundred and eighty days. Realizing that the always-welcomed summer months had passed quickly, the students tried to prepare for the memorable times ahead. Even though we spent minutes, which lead into hours, in the classrooms we found that the responsibilities did not just end there.