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

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nhs sponsor, mrs. malone, praises the graduat- candlelight illuminates the solemn faces of new member initiates, ing senior members. render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. romans, 13:7 — 13:8 on may 12, 1980, the annual awards asembly and national honor society (nhs) new member installation was held, it began with a candlelight ceremony to induct the new nhs officers and members, next, mrs. o’donnell presented honor collars to seniors who had kept their academic records up to the nhs standards, each depart- ment from elsik then gave awards (such as medals, certificates, and scholarships) to the students they considered outstanding, the teachers of the year were then announced: ninth grade — mrs. contine and mr. kapchin- ski; tenth grade — coach pless and coach cop- ley; eleventh grade — mrs. gattis and mrs. k. Stephenson; twelfth grade — mr. engel, mrs. graessle, and mrs. lowery. the ceremony was then concluded and a short receptipn followed. next year nhs officers are debbie foote, jeff pike, gretcher pfalzgraf, robyn scott, and scott cummings.

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on the count of three ... paula black reporfin' a news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what has color and life — what people are interested inG that's journalism. bruton rascoe journalism and mass media are active courses to take in high school, the journalism classes are fun learning classes, stu- dents write news and feature stories and learn the mechanical aspects of the school paper, the rampage, journalism also includes the production of the yearbook, ramblings. students sell ads, draw layouts, and meet deadlines, students also learn to use cameras and to develop pictures. in mass media students learn about public relations, they also learn all about the television industries, the news, movies and advertising, they learn how to draw animated cartoons, elsik students enjoy working in these classes and might even con- sider the media as a career. did you ever hear about the civil war soldier. .. peter urbanowiCz

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•teacher of the year, mr. engel, rises to all smiles, mike skinner, the sound of cheers. accepts his award. so where's the beer? debbie ladin, sherri luehr, lavonna mckinzie, and kathy molloy. the reception of honor collars was a moving event for most of the senior nhs members, doug behseresht and mrs. o'donnelL smiles and laughter were also part of the ceremony, michel chang, gayla con- naughton, and dewana dorsey but nobody told me to wear a dinner jacket. donn friedman awards 73