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

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Game fit for a king The chess club had a very successful year at Elsik. With Ronnie Parks as a founder and president and Jack Ashmore as a sponsor, the club encouraged and developed critical thinking and strategic planning. Elsik is full of talent and chess club brings some of that talent out. The club competes at St. Cyril every Saturday, all day, which is four games. There are about twenty high schools (mostly private), and about seven junior high schools whom the students play. The students divide up into teams and those teams compete against teams of other schools. The chess club made it to the city finals in stiff competition. by Angie Shoemaker Ronnie Parks and Parish Patel concentrate on a tough Jack Ashmore, (sponsor) and Ronnie Parks, (founder and president). “Che strategy. is yet another way of displaying the mental superiority of Elsik” Quote 1 Ronnie Parks. Oliver Tse, Jocelyn Casiplc, Prancy Patel. Ronnie Parks, and Paresh Patel are really proud to take part in Joseph Protomartir playing ch( the chess club activities. fit for a king. 174 Clubs

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A side view of Mrs. Ness teaching Chorale. C. DuPlain photo Choir 173

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)nnie Parks and Ron isostomo take another look at cir beauties. Praney Patel and Monsor Kahn. Hmmmmm . . . T-H-I-N-K. The proud chess club and their awards. Chess 175