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

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People at the top Although Elsik has three principals, Bobbie Porter is at the top of this chain of command. As far as business goes at Elsik, he has the final say. This applies to hiring teachers, evaluation of teachers and curriculum and most importantly budgeting for classes. Mr. Porter is the principal overall, but each house has its own principal. Elsie Keeling is North House principal and Charles Cothran is South House principal. Each principal has basically the same duties in their respective houses, but Mr. Porter sees that both houses work together. According to Mr. Porter, this first full year at the new Elsik has been one of Elsik’s better years. With the supervision of the administration and staff and the cooperation of the students the year has flown by smoothly. “Overall, it’s been a good year,” said Mr. Porter. by Kim VonDerAu Bobby Porter - Coordinating Principal 222 Administration Elsie Keeling - North House Principal Charles Cothran - South House Principal

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Kay Stephenson, I.inda Gracsslc, Susan Talley and Kerrnit. Setting examples Remember when teachers used to spend the norning yelling at you about homework, spelling ests, and those dear-to-our heart pop quizzes? Well, that’s changed (at least for the most part), rcachcrs now spend Friday mornings yelling WITH the students. Pep rallies have become one )f the biggest forms of spirit building for students ind teachers alike. It is not unusual to see the history department Iressed up with frogs (Kcrmit, no less) on their leads or the math teachers covered with Columbia due spirit buttons, ribbons, mums, etc. But, some teachers go even farther. Some of the riorc spirited teachers don't schedule tests and najor assignments on game days in order to get veryone to the game with the knowledge they on’t have to do their trig homework in jovemment class the next day. Or, if there is a test fter a game, some teachers clear their conscience y giving bonus points scaled on how many points ic Rams scored the night before. With teachers like these, one can be assured that pirit will never die at Elsik. by Allan Delukv Spirit will never die with Elsik teachers. Thomas. Phil Ind. Arts Thomlinson. Patricia VOF. Thompson, Dorothy English Underwood, Ruth Workroom Ward. Ray Science Warner. Judy Science Watson. Gene Swimming Watson, Phyllis Home Economics Whitlow. C arol English Whitt. C arol Workroom Williams. Joe Band Williams. William Science Woods. Donna Business Wrotenbcry, Julia English Faculty 221

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Frank Jarrctt - South Assist. Principal Gwen Tooke - South Assist. Principal .. and those second in command Believe it or not, Elsik Assistant rincipals don’t spend all their me sending students to deten- : n hall and IBS. They spend most of their time onitoring student activities, mdling discipline referrals, 'aluating and observing classes, lonitoring attendance of stu- snts and in the words of South ssistant Principal, Frank irrett, “any other duty as signed.” Dirk Engel - North Assist. Principal Gwen Tooke, South Assistant Principal for students A-M, is in charge of textbooks for South House, detention hall and teacher duty for South House. Mr. Jarrett oversees main- tenance for South House, all parking lots and permits and all students in South House N-Z. In the North House, Dirk Engel is responsible for disciplining North House students A-L, all maintenance for the North House, North lockers, bus duty and IBS. And last but not least. North House Assistant Principal Patsy Hoover monitors attendance of North House students M-Z, oversees detention hall for North House, shares textbook respon- sibilities with Mrs. Tooke, and prepares ballots and monitors any voting during the school year. by Kim VonDerAu Patsy Hoover - North Assist. Principal Principals 223