Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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proud of their awards, national council of teachers, shawn smit and teryl morse try this, it's good for you. says tami littletown a typical smart class... writin' when i read some of the rules for speaking and writing the english language correctly... i think any fool can make a rule and every fool will mind it.” henry d. thoreau even though this quote is realistic to many students while they are struggling to remember grammatical do’s and don’ts, the final results are beneficial not only in college but later on in one’s career, the elsik english department offers several courses focused on building better writing skills and a stronger vocabulary; however, there are also several courses designed to expand the uses of writing, such as creative writing, the more advanced literature classes are great for college bound students. 62 academics ... a typical rowdy class

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5. peter ku 6. robert alvarez seniors ranking in the top 15% of 1979-80 class: robert alvarez, donna barr, bennett benoit, john bolmanski, susan brown, lisa cam- eron, marc calvert, michel chang. christa coleman, gayla connaugh- ton, sara dailey, dewana dorsey, mike ernest, donn friedman, laura giese, ginger hall, carla howell, jen- ise jensen, peter ku, david law- rence, wei-ann lin, Charles lund- quist, greg maynard, kathy molloy, chris moore, teryl morse, Stephanie nelson, carmen osorio, bill papado- poulos, robin pavese, shannon payne, jenny peloquen, jeff phillips, donna powell, regina ransom, diana saiz, judy shafer, steve shrout, kelly shumate, cathy simms, anil sinha, shawn smith. 7. valerie summers 8. Charles lundquist 9. steve shrout 10. donn friedman scott smitherman, kirn spragins, michelle Stephens, valerie sum- mers, david tsen, tom vossman, david wall, mark wilkinson, karen williams, lisa wills, jodi wood, ken yawn, and insukyi. academics 61

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 i wonder if she'll notice, if i catch some winks. says missy mitchell. the history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter.” h. w. van loom the history department at elsik is one of the more active depart- ments. students learn about life styles of countries and nations as well as their politics, in american and world history there are many opportunities to taste foreign and early american foods, the classes also keep up to date on the current events to make students aware of the future, elsik seniors take government and economics to learn more about our government, also the stu- dents learn about the stock exchange and how to keep accurate records of their earnings. what did he say? asked amy bean. academics 63