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

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English Strives for Excellence Who has the largest department with as many as 29 staff members? The English Department does with over half of these teachers having earned their Master's degree in English. This made them very qualified as they work very hard for long hours, described Department Chairperson Kay Moore. The curriculum consisted of basically the same elements as the year before. Freshmen worked on paragraph writings and grammar along with Antigone and Romeo and Juliet. Sophomores also studied paragraph writing, mythology. All Quiet on the Western Front, Julius Caesar and Animal Farm. The juniors' multi-paragraph research papers and American Literature added to their study of The Scarlet Letter and Huckleberry Finn. Seniors' paragraph writings and research papers helped them to become more oriented toward the world of work, stated Mrs. Moore. A dramatized version of Ulysses Return to I theca Aftei the Trojan War helped Mrs. Brown's sophomores to ease the end of the first semester. The students worked hard, had lots of fun, and everything was just great, said Mrs. Brown. The teachers spent their summer working on curriculum to fit the new standards requiring four years of English instead of the present three and a half year requirement. The English as a Second Language (ESL) program lead by Mrs. Burns has really helped many students of Hispanic, Vietnamese, and other cultures to learn despite the fact that they cannot speak fluent English. This class is of special im- portance because the language and cultural barriers of many bright students prevent or hinder them from commu- nicating their ideas and skills in English. By Debbie Figueras Waiting to pull out for a field trip on a school bus is Voices sponsor Wrotenbery. Photo by R. Vivian Viladevall takes a break from grading those endless amounts of pa Photo by R. Abrookin, L. Adams, P. Social Studies Science Aquil, J. Armstrong, K. Asnes, E. Autry, L. Beatley, S. Becker, F. Special Ed. Business Special Ed. Social Studies Special Ed. Art Bedford, G. Biasiolli, A. Bilbrey, B. Bodine, D. Bowers, C. Brandt, T. Bright, C. Broussard, B. Special Ed. Secretary Secretary P.E. Registrar Asst. Social Studies Math Science 98 English Learning

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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

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Instructing from her podium, Mrs. Silva shows her pearly whites. Photo by R. Law Resting on her podium, Carol Arp laughs during a lecture Photo by R. Law- Performing The Return of Ulysses are Sophomores Melissa Barge, Brett Jarrard, Greg Walls, Patti Bell and Shelly Coats in Browns IIA English class Photo by G. Brown Mrs. Pritchard drills grammar into her students' brains. Photo by R. Law Brown, G. English Brown, M. Counselor Bryant, W. P.E. Burns, D. Special Ed. Burns, J. Science Bush, C. Special Ed. Cann, B. Clark, C. Science Counselor Clark, D. Cochran, D. Contine, S. Copley, R. Math Attendance Clerk Health Drivers Ed. Corb, C. P.E. Cote, R. Crawford, J. Crummel, T. Librarian Attendance Band Learning English 99