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

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Ram Tough. Ram Tough was brewing in WHS students weeks before the actual school year began. It started in the summer of 1980, as students went to camps, practices, seminars, and summer programs that would help them assist Westlake High in attaining greater heights during 1980-1981. It was that drive that kept the desire to achieve spiraling upward, and the goals high. Westlake High began the school year with a new touch in the administrative department. Mr. Billy Callens became Principal, and Mr. Gary Anderson, a WHS alumni, filled the role of Assistant-Principal. Ram Tough was just beginning. Football season was the first time we really heard of Westlake's Ram Tough, even though its presence was already making a break-through. Ram Tough became our motto, whether we won or lost. It led us through the glorious victory over St. Louis, and the agony of a comeback defeat from Washington Ram Tough was pride at seeing our Ramettes and Ram Band perform for the hundreds of fans, and watching them go out-of-town to compete and win. It made us proud of ourselves, our school, and our community. It was Ram Tough that enabled us to memorize all those formulas for that Physics test, and to keep plodding on to finish our research paper. Ram Tough kept driving us. It drove our great Ram Basketball team to a smashing victory over Sam Houston, and provided encouragement when we faced defeat. It kept WHS students continually striving forward, never being satisfied with second best . We studied, we learned, we had fun! We went to proms, parties, and on trips. When it was time to have fun, we celebrated, but we knew when work had to be done. We competed. We competed on individual levels for All-District Football, Basketball, Honor Band, Honor Chorus, Literary Rally, club conferences, Solo Ensemble, essay contests, and in the Science Fair. We achieved, and moved to state competition, in rally, All-State Football, state club conferences, and AU-State Chorus. We worked hard. Ram Tough kept us doing our homework when school became monotonous in the spring months. It gave us victory, and helped us face defeat at the State Track Meet. It led us through a year of books, homework, and practices. It gave us strength and power to succeed on final tests and for some, to live through graduation. It gave us faith, determination, pride, power, dedication, and stamina. It kept us going, competing, achieving, and succeeding Ram Tough. Ram Tough 3 I