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

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Doin’ Time “I can’t. I gotta work”, has become a familiar phraseamong Elsik students. For some, working is a necessity. The money is needed to add extra income to the family’s budget. Fortunately, this is not the case for most of our working students. Most people find many ways to spend their well-earned money. Attending parties, dancing at clubs, seeing a movie or simply shopping on a Saturday afternoon can quickly drain any paycheck. Most adults work 9 to 5. but students work 5 to 9. The after-school or evening shifts can be found at a variety of places. Most are employed at retail stores such as Eckcrd Drugs, Target, or Foley’s. Grocery stores like Eagle and Randall’s also draw in students. Still there arc some that work in fast-food restaurants or even a doctors office. The minimum wage isS3.35an hour, with the average number of hours worked being 17-20 hrs. With school and other activities, students manage to keep pretty busy. Many feel it is a learning experience and really enjoy their jobs. The original Pizza Man. Art Mcnendez. Chuck E. Cheese’s. Photo C. DuPlain In Tune With Working “Wc get up early and wc work all day. We put a our time in cause we like to stay out all night long! - Eagles Workin' 9 to 5 - what a waytomakealivin. barely get tin’ by it 'sail taken and nogivin . . drive you crazy if you let it! ■ Dolly Parton “Work your lingers to the bone what do you get? Honey lingers! - Hoyt Ax ton 'Take this job and shove it! I ain 7 workin here no more. - Johnny Paycheck by Colleen Baker Debbie Strube Stel ig TT W?sTemiZe Wea PhoVo0110 ’ Taking an Eas,er brcak' Frcd Caldwcl1- Walgreens. Photo C. DuPlain DuPlain Working 139

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Working for the Weekends The one that got away. Justus Taylor, Long Johr Silver's, photo - C. Duplam I really don’t think that’s gonna fit. Penny Vczeos at the new Foley’s. Photo C. DuPlain Twenty dollars for a coke sounds fair to me!! Dec Dee Rocha, photo C. DuPlain Wanna chocolate chip cookie? Rae Ellen Rabe and Mary San Miguel. Chocolate Chip Cookie Company, photo C. DuPlain. My first charge card, what do I do? Theresa Drummond. Scars, photo C. Duplain 138 Student Life

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CLUBS for Everyone Almost every interest or hobby is represented in one of our clubs. From athletics to academics, there’s something for everyone. If it’s writing you like, join the Literary Club or the Rampage staff. If you want to learn about music, become a band or choir member. If math and science are your best subjects, join the math, sciene, computer science, or JETS club. If you enjoy being involved in school. Student Congress or National Honor Society is for you. II it’s performing you like, Revelliers or Drama and Speech is perfect. Foreign Languages may interest you, so don’t just take the class, join the club. And the list goes on. Most of the clubs don’t have a restricted membership like NHS or Ramblings staff. Usually anyone from any grade is welcome to participate. Of course it does mean attending meetings before and after school, but these can be handled by most students if they aren’t too frequent! The activities depend on the club. The French Club may dine at a fancy restaurant while the Christian Student Union visits nursing homes. Main events may travel downtown for a bit of culture while the Math club hosts a tournament. It really doesn’t matter as long as the club has a cause to work for. Whatever your interests arc, you’re bound to find a club. But if you’re really looking for a wild and crazy club that doesn’t mind being in debt and causing a ruckus, get on the yearbook staff and see how the school really runs. by Brcna Baumann Drama’s Chris Lundquist practices for his part as the Jester. C. photo CSU and Student Congress visit a nursing home. C. Bell photo 140 Clubs