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

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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

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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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 it's alive!!! herald fisher and friends. look! there’s more letters than numbers. says robin scott and rick rawls figurin' “he's so cute” ... thinks roxanne durman mathematics — “a wonderful science, but it hasn’t yet come up with a way to divide one tricycle between three small boys.” she's still not catching on ... gwen hopkins and coach ihrer earl wilson this is an example of a problem that math doesn’t solve; however, in the math department students of all ages work diligently at trying to solve these types of prob- lems. one of the most frequently asked questions of the math students is why?” 64 academics how do you make this thing play games?” asks guy mclaren