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

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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

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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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Counselors fill void “Our goal is to help the students help themselves,” says South House counselor Dick Whatley. Elsik’s counseling system consists of six qualified men and women, all working to help Elsik students with problems ranging from educational to personal. For instance, in the North House, John Hall counsels students A-G, Charlene Baker is in charge of students H-O. and Charlotte Thornton counsels students P-Z. In the South House, Dick Whatley helps students A-E and U-Z, Carolyn Clark counsels students F-MI and Ginger Jones is in charge of students MO-T. “There’s somethinggoingon all the time,” say Elsik counselors. They keep busy by monitoring tests like the SAT, ACT, PSAT and TABS and helping students with individual problems. The counselors can use the testing information in helping the students with personal or educa- tional problems. They may not always have the solutions but they do have the referral systems. That in itself is pretty time consuming. But this doesn’t include the many weeks spent on class schedules and the individual meetings between each student, parent, and counselor. Counselors fill a certain void for the students. “We’re not teachers and we’re not administrators. We’re in the middle,’’ says Dick Whatley. by Kim Von DerAu Ginger Jones - South Carolyn Clark - South Dick Whatley - South 224 Administration