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

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ek Regan, Jeanne Fifi and Blake Myers join together to pick out a Christmas which brightened up the Christmas of a needy family in Rosenberg. Photo by M. Spiller Student Congress members Jeanne Fifi, Patrick Regan and Michele Spiller help get the student body and faculty in the Christmas spirit. Photo by M. Spiller e Myers, Tracy Kagan, Shelley Rogers, Patrick Regan and Michele Spiller take ak from the district meetings which were held at the First Baptist Church. Photo by M. Spiller Senior Shelley Rogers and Junior Blake Myers go over notes at the district meeting sponsored by Northbrook High School. Photo by M. Spiller Student Congress Participation 131

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This is it This year was a new beginning. Student Congress tried some new activities with great success. We're becoming more active and expect much more in the future, stated Sponsor Chris Fairman. Student Congress sponsored many activities such as Spirit Week, Hall Decorating Contest, Drug Education Week, Talent Show, and Basketball Intra- murals. I think being in Student Congress is fun because you become more involved with school activities, commented Senior Bridget Pavlik. College T-Shirt, Slob Day, Sweat Shirt, Dress-up, and Blue and White were the different themes each day during spirit week. Each class was responsible for decorating specific halls for the Hastings game. The Soph- omores won, with the theme We're going on a bear hunt. During Drug Education Week, each member evaluated their classes and kept records on whether or not they felt it was Senior Pattic Manry is dressed to support the Student Council scrapbook theme Cause Celebre at their Amity Park picnic. Photo by M. Spiller • • Leaders for Today and Tomorrow successful. The overall opinion was that the week was success- ful although it was felt that some classes did not have presentations which were as good as others. Other activities included holding all auditions and re- hearsals for The Generic Talent Show and each week helping the swim team by timing their meets. Student directories were pub- lished for the first time in two years. Various members spent a lot of time alphabetizing and typing in order to get it to the printer on time. I've really enjoyed being a part of Student Congress. I'm looking forward to getting Student Congress more active and involved next year, said Junior Tracy Kagan, elected President for 84-85. Student Congress operates under a new point system used to identify most and least active members. The top members were awarded with a trip to the State Convention in Dallas. This is it. . . Leaders for Toe and Tomorrow was convention's theme. Memb attended different worksh such as School Spi Outstanding Student Counc Enthusiasm, and Involveme A political rally was held to el the school state officers for n year. Each school enters scrapbook of the year's activil judged on a scale of superi excellent, or average. Elsik v awarded an excellent rati which is the best they've e1 received. I liked being a representat because I got the chance to m and become friends with a of people at the differ, conventions, said Freshrr Jimmy Johnson. Student Congress is rea great because everyone wo together and we really get a accomplished for the schoc expressed Sophomore Murp Klasing. By Sandy Lawrei Participation Edi Front: Stacey Saenz, Anne McHugh, Lisa Sturm, Jennifer Spencer, Marie Aba Sponsor Mr. Fairman, Patrick Regan, Bridget Pavlik, Chas Stevenson, Colic Huffman, Dennis Cassidy, Jimmy Johnson. Second: Shelley Rogers, Lisa Loc Jenny Stinneford, Tracy Kagan, Blake Myers, Murphy Klasing, Swati Shah, L Fcdcrwisch, Michele Spiller, Rose Wcitzner. Back: Jeanne Fifi, Mona Patel, Me Shah, Paula Biddy, Ray Schmidt, Joe Salvatore, Jenny Hyum,Pattie Manry, Vale Card. Photo by M. Spil 130 Participation Student Congress

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NHS Busy With Community Work And Rewriting of The Constitution National Honor Society (NHS) chapter Nu Eta Sigma has a membership of 141. In order to be a member of NHS one must be a junior or senior, have an overall grade point average of 3.4 since the beginning of the 9th grade, have high moral character and service and leadership abilities plus be invited for membership by the Chapter Council. The members started off the year by bagging (242 dozen) homemade cookies for The Big Brother Christmas Party. At Christmas, they adpoted a poor family and provided a complete Christmas for the mother and children, sold Valentine car- nations, helped Sharpstown Humana Hospital by creating a playroom for the children's ward, sold 240 Gold C coupon books and tutored. They held their banquet at Pecan Grove Plantation and the Awards Assembly on May 7th. This year has been the most difficult because everyone had to participate in the rewriting of the constitution. The state of Texas is raising and making tougher its requirements for high school. Therefore the constitution had to be revised, said sponsor Mrs. Laawe. Changes included the restric- tion of no more than three teacherson theChapterCouncil, each of whom shall have been at Elsik a minimum of two years. Senior Amy Pierce gives a speech about leadership at the National Honor Society- Induction Ceremonies. Photo by R. Law one member from the guidance department, and one member of the administration. The officer's duties were strengthened as well as the duties of the members. Each member must maintain a 3.4 GPA and have satisfactory conduct grades. A copy of the member's report card, must be turned into the adviser every semester. Second semester, each member must exhibit the qualities upon which this organization was established. Members who are not present for at least 50% of a meeting will be counted absent after 7:10. Students who have made an F or U or P in conduct are not considered asa candidate for membership and mem must be enrolled in on-lev« above-level courses. S members were eliminated, sponsor Mrs. Laauwe. Junior Safa Saoud said, 1 privilege to be in Nati Honor Society. It's hard w but lots of fun. Mrs. Laauwe Ms. Frew are great sponso look forward in working ’ them and the members year. I feel that National He Society has been grt improved and strenghthc due to the new sponsors more activities through year, replied Junior !v Shah. By Richard Pac The new officers for 1984-85, President Tushar Patel, Vice-President Vik M Secretary Trade Rutherford, Treasurer Rose Weitzncr, Parliamentarian Laui Chang are inducted into their new positions at the annual banquet. Photo by T. Ruthe 132 NHS Participation