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

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French teacher Beryl Hogshead explains the test over a student's la vine (wine) report. Photo by A. Miles Ms. Hogshead listens to a government oral presentation. Photo by A. Miles In between reports, Ms. Hogshead reviews the last oral presentation. Photo by A. Miles Junior Christiana Nguyen Ba watches attentively as Senior Quan Nguyen gives his French Government presentation. Photo by A. Miles Ms. Hogshead Leads Teachers and Students Beryl Hogshead, French teacher, was chosen president of the Alief Education Association. A.E.A. is the local teachers organization which belongs to the Texas State Teachers As- sociation. She has been a member for seven years and an active member for three years. Ms. Hogshead has been divorced for seven years and has two grown children. Her daughter, Elizabeth, graduated from Texas A M University and is now teaching the hand- icapped. She also has a twenty-one year old son who is in his junior year at Stephen F. Austin University. Besides being actively involved in A.E.A. and in teaching. Beryl Hogshead finds the time to travel extensively. Her most recent trip was one to Senegal, Africa. She went the summer of '82 for one week to attend a convention for the American Association of Teachers of French. During the summer of '81, she went to the Negev Desert in Israel to help excavatea tel (dirt mound) called Tel Halif. Another exciting trip was one to Belfort, France located near Germany. Since Ms. Hogshead uses French as a second language, she was invited to become an exchange student and spend the summer in Belfort with a French family. She believes that, a person who has not traveled, is just not a well-educated nor a well- rounded person. Being the president of A.E.A., Ms. Hogshead has several responsibilities. She must keep Alief teachers and the school board informed of any probU or news in the teach' profession. There are mont meetings which are held different schools through Alief. The purpose of th meetings is to raise the leve educational concern by gett teachers and residents volved, stated Ms. Hogshe She also said, teachers neec be actively involved in tl professional lives in order raise the level of professional in teaching. By Ericka F 96 Lcarning Special Feature

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it Club Sponsor Mrs. Harris and lomore David Svoren and other ibers of the Latin Club help the or Class with stadium clean-up the Hastings game. Photo by S. Lackey Mrs. Lee instructs her fourth period AP Biology class on the proper techniques for growing bacteria cultures. Photo by S. Lackey homores Kevin Reagan and Philip cy give their classa presentation on ?k Mythology in Mrs. Brown's lish class. Photo by G. Brown Junior Blair Allen and Senior Anne McHugh discuss the educational benefits of Office Aide class during fourth period. Photo by R. Law Learning 95

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She Has Love and Dedication laving a job dealing with h an assortment of pressing ies with administrators, rhers, and students, took teone with dedication and s for education. Marilyn mp was hired seven years when Elsik grew large ugh to require a full time endance Clerk. She moved n the attendance office to kkeeper and then, to her rent position, as Mrs. ling's secretary in the North House. Mrs. Crump not only had to type letters, master schedules, make copies and other sec- retarial duties but also guide students and teachers and answer their many questions. She filed an enormous amount of mail, and kept up with teachers to make sure that substitutes were where they needed to be. Math teacher Betsy Lancaster said, She's nice to us. Journalism adviser Karen Ritter commented, The jour- nalism department could not have survived without Mrs. Crump's help. Along with this busy schedule, Mrs. Crump and her husband LeRoy, AISD Athletic Director, spent time together in between each of their busy schedules. Her oldest daughter Sheryl was a Sophomore at Hastings and was active in volleyball and golf. Her youngest daughter Carol, who also played volleyball, attended Holub Middle School. As a native Houstonian, Mrs. Crump majored in Business and minored in History at Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas and received her B.S. Degree in Secretarial Science. Mrs. Crump really loves her job and, according to Mrs. Keeling, does an outstanding one. By Kerri Nipper, Faculty Editor Secretary Marilyn Crump comfortably relaxes on her kitchen counter at home with her family after a long day at school. Marilyn Crump relaxes on the back porch with her family, Sheryl, Carol, and husband LcKoy. As Mrs. Keeling's secretary, Mrs. Crump has daily responsibilities such as typing and filing which keep her very busy. Photo by S. Lackey Special Pea ture Learning 97