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

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Who's the best in the land, Alief Elsik Marching Band. P. Kuflle photo Revelliers in top formation at Foley's Thanksgiving Day Parade. P. Ruffle photo Dodge Trucks are Ram Tough ! C. DuPlain photo 120 Student Life

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PERFORMERS Jazz It Up Spotlights and audiences, glamour and praise. Performing is much more than that. Just ask those who know best - the entertainers! Freshman or Senior. North or South, nothing could matter less when the lights are blinding your eyes and nerves have overtaken your senses. Charles Stinneford speaks for the others when he says. “Performing is a way of expressing yourself without feeling many oftsidc pressures. It allows you to be yourself and feel good about what you're doing.’’Atul Shah adds that his involvement with the band “has been morethan worth theexpenseoflime and efTort. Gruelling practice and long hours of preparation arc. Plain and simple, hard work. But do these students mind? Ofeourse not!! As Debbie Strube puts it. Even though Revies is a lot of hard work, when you bring home a sweepstakes trophy, it’s worth it. A true performer can suffer months of getting ready for that one big chance. When the applause sounds or the award is received, they arc repaid for their efforts. Soon after, they arc revived from their exhaustion and arc ready to start all over again. Most would tell you it’s work disguised as fun. but we really know it’s the other way around. Laurie Boydstun comments that “cheer- leading is a lot of hard w ork and takes up a lot of time, but it’s also a lot of fun! by Debbie Strube i.aurie BovdM) n - Cheerleading Charles Stinneford - Drama and Speech Atul Shah - Ram Band Mindy Campbell and Leslie Lawless help fire up the football crowd. Fred Petersen and Carla Sorlcy practice their solos for the infamous Hastings game. Debbie Strube - Revellicrs Feature: Performers 119

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Alief on Parade Everyone loves a parade and Elsik students are no exception ! The Band, Revellicrs and Cheerleaders participated in the Alief Autumn Festival parade. The Alief Autumn Festival isan annual celebration held every October to announce the coming of Fall to Alief. It begins with the parade starting at Chancellor Elementary and ends at the Alief Athletic Complex. Participants in the parade arc various drill teams, bands, cheerleaders, dance companies, area merchants, congress- men, radio station DJ's. and area police and fire department personnel. The Festival itself takes place at Amity Park, the permanent location of the previous eight festivals. At Amity Park you can enjoy the many sights and sounds that go on all weekend, such as a variety of foods, merchants selling their wares and the country-western dance on Saturday night. The Festival proves to be a big success every year. The Foley's Thanksgiving Day Parade is also an annual parade that the Revics and Band perform in. The parade was televised on Channel 11 this year. This is an Honor for Elsik, because in order to perform in the parade one must be asked by invitation only. by Christy Mata Cheerleaders chant before the parade. C. DuPlain photo Camera Shy? Revies before the parade. C. Bell photo Fighting.against the wind to do her best in the Foley s Thanksgiving Day Parade is Karen Bauer. P. Kufile photo Parades 121