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

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ha! ha! he’s shooting at the wrong basket! if you watch a game, it’s fun. if you play a game, it's recreation.” bob hope physical education classes, an important part of the required curriculum, offered recreation in many ways for elsik students during the 1979- 1980 school year. the regular p.e. classes participated in many sports, among these were archery, badmitton, gymnastics, bowling, softball, basketball, track and field events, tennis and others, individual sports classes were elective courses in which students participated in off-campus sports, also, athletic p.e. classes were held during off-seasons for elsik ath- letes. these were used to keep the players in top physical and mental condition, while teaching them new skills. health, another required course at elsik, is only one quarter long and can be taken any grade level, concentration was placed on familiarization with drugs, alcohol, tobacco, diseases and disorders, sex education, personality development, according to mrs. contine, a teacher here since the opening of elsik, the purpose of the course is to teach stu- dents about physical, as well as mental problems that may occur to them throughout their lifetime.” so, as you can see, physical education and health are necessary parts of our curriculum. 68 academics to coach corb teaching also involves participation. pop goes his head, pat cherry and david lee

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 acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emo- tion. kate reid the drama department, led by mrs. leathers, helps aspiring actors and actresses to learn the necessary tricks of the trade, such as controlling stage fright, improvisation, and use of the imagination, drama la introduces students to all phases of the theater — stage makeup, costume, stage lighting, and set design, specialization comes in the following classes: 1b teaches character acting; 2a develops the stage voice; 2b centers in on the technical aspect of the theater; 3a teaches directing; and 3b helps students with putting together a portfolio and auditioning. speech classes, taught by mrs. starnes, involve many interest- ing as well as practical lessons for the student interested in speech making, speech 1 involves group discussions and public speaking, the groups research and try to find solutions to such major problems as abortion and the laws regulating it. other speech classes, which go through 4a, include lessons in parlia- mentary procedure, and interpretive reading (prose and poetry), and, of course, every student learns from experience, because everyone has to perform. performin' it's the mad hatter's tea party, allison nagel, noel price, and sherri smith play it again, jenme. speech 1 class to get your teeth the whitest, the bright- est, use ultra-brite. neena sinha i wish i was an elsik revellier; that is what i truly want to be e e. tammy pitts, olga aljure and mindy Campbell academics 67

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this caricature was debbie watts’ impression didn't you know my middle name is rembrandt?” asks laura robin- of coach kopetsky. son as lynda coats looks on. there is nothing new in art except tal- ent. anton chekhov art classes, located between elsik and hastings, are always popular elective courses for many students, besides being fun, art also proyides a future career for some young hopefuls, classes cover everything from a very general sur- vey of all aspects of art to specializing in different sections, art la-lb is a basic cov- the best part of this class is making paper dolls, david petersen and john leonard. erage of major topics, including drawing to painting, lettering to paper mach6, ceramics to textile drawing, with the sec- ond quarter geared more toward paint- ing and color theory, this course of study continues on through lla and lib. then with the promotion to art III, a variety of unique course selections is offered, included in these individualized classes are understanding and working with ceramics; textile design and techniques; drawing and painting with an assortment of materials; commercial artistry such as lettering, illustration, and cartoons; and finally, jewelry, but art isn’t just all learn- ing, it also involves competition in such events as the houston livestock show and rodeo art contest, the scholastic art awards contest, and the finger’s interior design contest. mighty mouse (sigh) — my hero, kathy molloy. academics 69