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

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End - of - the - year BASH Neither mud nor flood nor torrential rain could keep the seniors of ’83 from partying at the Schindler ranch on May 21. Laurie Boydstun, Nick Della Pcnna, and Mark Schindler threw one ‘hcckuva’’ party. We Seniors left the driving to Greyhound as the fun began on the way to Schulcnburg. Although nany other drivers were forced to pull over due to adverse weather :onditions, the two Greyhounds fearlessly drove onward loaded with their passengers who, by the way, were somewhat ignorant to the weather conditions outside due to the partying conditions inside. frying lo balance herself - Angela Meineckc. C. DuPlain jhoto We arrived to find a violent storm in progress - but as they say, a little water never hurt anybody. Overall, it was a wet morning, yet by early afternoon the sun appeared and more fun followed. People were pushed in the pool and many were thrown in the lake where seniors dove and flipped off a high dive, rowed around in a boat, or rode “the rapids” in innertubes. Some played shuffleboard, putt-putt, and basket- ball, while others went fishing. But, the “highlight” of the evening was the big mixed-doubles tennis match . Though Steve Budd and Smiling for (hecamera- Wayne LaPlantcand Kristen Hanst. S. Schindkr photo Friends Forever - Mindy Campbell. Cindy Bcnis. and Christy Mata. D. Schindler photo Cindy Benis put up a gallant fight, Derek Dunaway and Stephanie Kubecka took home the trophies. The food was fantastic and the music was even better. It blared throughout the party with great hits like Mark Schindler’s favorite song “Pussycat”. Why, we even heard our class song played for the first and only time this year. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the fun never stopped. Great food, more beverages, music, activities, friends, memories - what else could be expected from the awesome class of ’83! by Ruthie Garcia Pit) ing water basketball - Nick Della Pcnna. Mike Johnson, and Ken Martinez. C. DuPlain photo Hosting the party were Mark Schindler. Laurie Boydstun and Nick Della Penna. J. Della Pcnna Photo Schindler Party 33

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32 Classes “All this and money too” Senior class officers Julia Perry, president; Mike Johnson, vice president; Missi Steele, secretary and Diana Adams, treasurer helped contribute to a year of successful projects. Together they dedicated much time and effort in working for the Senior class by planning many money making projects. Doughnut and Christmas ornament sales, selling programs at football games, and Powder Puff were some of the biggest fundraisers. Diana Adamscommcnts, “We had a lot of help from the people in our class to achieve our goal for a great prom. We all appreciated it very much. Missi adds, “Without class participation we couldn't have done it.” by: Laurie Boyds tun Missi Steele C. Duplain photo Julia Perry C. Duplain photo

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Go To The Head Of The Clas: Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude. Everyone would like to receive these prestigious awards as they walk across the platform on graduation night. These seniors are the excellent students in our school; the academic achievers. But it’s not as easy as just wanting to graduate with honors. These students have spent endless hours reading, writing research papers, and studying, not to mention the homework, which they have done enough of in the past four years to last them a lifetime. They should be proud of themselves because they have strived for the A.I.S.D. goal of “Excellence in Education” and they have reached that goal. This year, there were nine Summa Cum Laudes, eighteen Magna Cum Laudes, and forty-nine Cum Laudes. In the Senior class, there were 507 students. The Summa Cum Laudes arc the top 1 %, the Magna Cum Laudes are the top 5 % and the Cum Laudes arc the top 15% of their class. At graduation ceremonies, each of these students will be wearing the prestigious chords of their particular sector of the class. by Debbie Strubc Eric Stamm - VALEDICTORIAN, Nancy Ordonez - SALUTATORIAN. SUMMA CUM LAUDES- Row 1: Helen Chang, Yui Choc, Sally Dipasupil. Row 2: Jeff Bryant, Nancy Ordonez, Atul Shah, E Stamm. 34 Seniors