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

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. Our School The girls and boys basketball players are a Part of our school. The football players are a Part of our school. The cheerleaders are a Part of our school. The Ram band is a Part of our school. Opening 5

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We’re Part Of ... “ ... we became proud of ... a very special place.” We also were part of the nervous stomachs that tensed when the office worker read the list of in-school suspension victims over the speaker. Immediately following that was either a sigh of relief or panic as one walked hesitantly down to assistant principal Mr. Gary Anderson’s office. Also, almost everyone was a victim of those heavy eyelids that were so hard to keep open during first hour. Many of us took part in the crazy and fun times when a friend was thrown into the locker room showers as a birthday present. Westlake students took part in gossip exchanged between classes, during classes (usually on scraps of paper). after school, on the phone, at Hardee’s, at the gameroom. and any other place friends usually met. Everyone felt the urge to look at a neighbor’s paper when the test was simply forgotten about the night before. We also felt ankles wet from dew on the grass at early morning practices. Mosquitoes always clung to these same wet ankles while the captain said. “You are at attention! Don’t you dare move!” The pain, sorrow, joy, laughter, accomplishments, and tears will linger in our minds as we remember the best years of our lives, years when we became proud of and part of a very special place. These memories will stay with us until we are but a memory ourselves. The ramettes are a Part of our The teachers are a Part of our school. school. The cafeteria workers are a Part of our school. 4 Opening

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The 1983 Ram-ler is dedicated to Mrs. Mickey Stoker, art teacher, who is an inspiration to her students, a friend to her fellow faculty members, and a teacher par excellence. Mary Frances “Mickey” Stoker is a 1966 graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana. She earned a Master of Education degree from McNeese State University in 1978. She is married to Blair Stoker and they are the parents of four children. Perhaps the most valid judgment of a teacher is to be found in the words of her own students: “I feel that Mrs. Stoker is about the best teacher a person could have who wanted to learn how to draw or paint. She is also a really sweet person and her class is never a bore,” Janet Abel, junior. “Mrs. Stoker is a very likable teacher. Along with that, her personality brings all the good out of everyone she teaches. She is the kind of person that you would want as a teacher, but she is also a friend. I would like to thank her for all her support,” Jennifer Charles, senior. “Its hard to describe Mrs. Stoker as an art teacher because she is so much more than that. She’s an artist, a great teacher, a counselor, and a friend all rolled up into one,” Shari Fontenot, senior. Mrs. Stoker gives helpful points to Melissa Harrell. “Mrs. Stoker is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. She knows how to relate to her students. In return the students can relate to her. She has the ability to know what kind of work you are capable of and how to make the best of it. I have really enjoyed having her for four years of art,” Melissa Harrell, senior. “Mrs. Stoker is to me the best teacher a student can have. She knows how to motivate students to get the best work out of them. Her classes never have a dull moment,” Melinda Harrell, senior. 6 Dedication