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

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icers included President T. Patel, Co-President K. Goppcrt, Vice-President B. Ill, Social Chairman D. Hund, Secretary Treasurer C. Wells, Photographer M. c. Photo by R. Law Augezeichnet Excellent I want German Club to be the best foreign language club ever. And also for my students to learn more about the German culture through the opportunities available, said Mrs. Whitlock. German Club has participated in a lot of activities such as the Renaissance Festival, a softball game against the Latin Club and eating in a German restaurant. German Club is rapidly growing. They now have approximately 40 members. You really get a feel for what Germany is like said Darel Orsak. All the parties, games and trips make this club the best club around, said Chris Theofanidis. Front: S. Patel, P. Pearson, A. Lan, C. Wells, D. Tsai, C. Lengyel, B. Kohl, Sponsor, Mrs. Whitlock. 2nd: T. Bannwart, E. Henry, W. Lei, M. J. Montes, V. Pai, J. David, D. Billman. Back: M. Lore, D. Alford, T. Patel, C. Theofanidis, D. Orsak, J. Salvatore, L. Koch. Photo by R. Law Amo Espanol I Love Spanish Senior and Spanish Club member, Lora Holsopple re- vealed, It's really a good club because you can see different aspects of Spanish life like food, literature, and culture. Spanish Club participated in the Renaissance Festival, played volleyball with other foreign language clubs, ate at a Mexican Restaurant and had a picnic at Amity Park. I enjoy participating in the acitvities in which the Spanish Club is involved. I also like the people involved in the club. I joined the club to learn more about the culture and language of Spanish people said Vice- President Terri Packard. The officers are: President Lisa Kruse, Vice-President Terri Packard, Secretary Shelly Rogers, Treasurer Heather Jackson. nt: A. Joshi, M. Lochicl, H. Jackson, L. Kruse, P. Mann, M. MacDowell, T. kard, M. Hogan, Sponsor Mrs. Mcndal. Photo by S. Lackey German and Spanish Club Participation 135

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Joie de Vivre Enjoy Life French Club, a very active club, had one activity per month including a visit to the Renaissance Festival and the French movie Z in October, selling creams puffs in November, a Christmas party in December, ice skating in Jan- uary, making crepes in Feb- ruary, a picnic at Amity Park in March, a volleyball game in April and their banquet at a French Restaurant in May. French Club also participated in the National French Contest in March. Officers were President Von Tran, Vice-President Michelle Nguyen, Secretary Diane Ng Dang, Treasurer Ginger Smith, Historian Thanh Ho, and Publicity-Manager Mona Patel. Front: C. Doan, G. Thornton, Y. Nguyen, C. Narstrom, S. Jung, N. Patel; 2nd T. Hoang, K. Watson, M. Dozier, G. Winstead, P. Rose, M. Bjorling, R. Nagarkar, K. Morse; M. Dang, T. Scoular, S. Kim, J. Blackie, S. Knight, E. Chang,S. Knight, M. Abello, J. Bates, G. Smith, M. Kavadi, M. Ma, K. Narany, D. Dang, G. Oberoi, M. Patel. We have a lot of membersand they are very active and enth- usiastic. We likegetting together to do things, explained Mona Patel. I think it's great to have foreign languages. That way the students learn more about the other cultures and languages said Von Tran. M. Dozier, K. Watson, C. Narstrom, Mrs. Hogshead and G. Winstead display face paintings at the Renaissance Festival. Veni, Vidi Vici I wish Latin Club could have one activity per month related to the classics, says Sponsor Mrs. Harris. Latin Club's activities in- cluded stadium clean-up, vis- iting the Renaissance Festival and softball and volleyball games with the other language clubs. They also participated in the National Latin Exam which was held in March. President Tushar Patel ex- plained This year has been very exciting for me. I think everyone should take Latin. Officers were: President Tushar Patel, Vice-President Greg Welch, Secretaries Mani- sha Kavadi and Sandra Neilsen, and Treasurers David Svoren and David Nguyen. By Richard Packard Front: M. Nguyen, D. Nguyen, S. Nielsen, M. Kavadi; 2nd Sponsor Ms. Harris, W. Ng, C. Yang, E. Chang; Back: H. Pcde L. Jones, D. Svoren, T. Patel. Photo by S. La 134 Participation French and Latin Clubs

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JETS Member»: Front: R. Surat i, T. Nguyen, V. Tran, L. Nguyen, L. Wang, G. Thornton, M. Kavadi, A. Malaguilla, L. H; 2nd: L. Chang, B. John, M. Kuo, D. Pham, A. Lan, E. Boyer, S. Kim, J. Christ, Mrs. Pohla, L. Nguyen, Mr. Ruff;3rd: B. Raybi J. Rodgers, T. Pahm, R. Wcitzer, S. Shah, V. Rao, I. Lei; Back: H. Nguyen, K. Ward, D. Dufour Photo by R. 1 Senior Ava Lan displays her JETS scholarship from A M with pride. Photo by S. Lackey JETS Soar To The Top Students interested in engi- neering, science, and math careers found the Junior Engineering Technological Society to be a good introduction to any engineering fields, exclaimed Tracy Kagan. JliTS attended several competitions this year. Among them was the State JETS Tournament at Texas A M on March 9, in which Long Nguyen took second place in mathematics. They also par- ticipated in the tournament at Klein High School and the Inventational Olympiad at Robert E. Lee. Ava Lan, one of the forty-four students in the club, won a JETS scholarship to A M. Raxika Surati, a JETS member, ex- plained I like JETS because I feel that with the information I learn, it will help me to fulfill my engineering career. Although there have not been too many tournaments, they were a fun experience. By R. Nichols JETS sponsor Mr. Ruff gets the roster ready for the JETS tournament. Photo by S. Lackey Linda Wang, an enthusiastic member of JETS, speaks up during an aftern meeting in Mrs. Pohla's room. Photo by S. Lac JETS members Vijaya Rao and Ava Lan talk about up-coming events. Photo by S. Lacl 136 Participation JETS