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

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Freshmen Karen Speanburg and Jen- nifer Swann stand by with a Hastings student asTerri Thornton receives roses on the closing night. Photo by R. Law isie Gaitan takes a break with her alkman from the pressures of stage anaging. Photo by R. Law Summer Lovin' never sounded better than when sung by Junior Will Clark. Photo by R. Law After their dreamy reunion, Danny and Sandy take center stage during All Photo by R. Law Choked Up. ■ audience and Danny Zuko, Junior Will Clark, loved the finale as Sandy Dombrowski, Senior Lisa Boulware, made her jor personality transformation. Photo bv K. Law 67o.?se Good Times 13

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GREASE is The Word As the crowd packed into the Little Theater on October 22nd and 23rd, a special moment occurred backstage. The cast held handsasMiss Boonesaid 'I want to pass the magic now, and magic it was for the drama and chorale departments. Their first major musical production. Grease, became a huge success. Maybe the new drama teacher Carolyn Boone had something to do with it, or maybe the great amount of student support contributed to the show's pizazz. Perhaps the group that gathered every afternoon for hours of grueling practice constituted the main element of this exhibition of talent. Definitely a combina- tion of the three made the play a success. Senior Lisa Boulware and Junior Will Clark, portraying Sandy Dombrowski and Danny Zuko respectively, led the Grease cast and crew. Lisa has been involved in the theater since eighth grade playing Annie in her first role. I auditioned for every play in school and I wanted this part. I knew Sandy would be a challenge because she changes so drastically in the end, explained Lisa Boulware. A lot of people doubted Sandy just like a lot of people doubted me - but 1 did it. I just tried out for a part. I wanted to be in the play, described Will Clark. After learning that he had won the part of Danny Zuko, Will said, After the initial shock and excitement wore off, I started thin king about the character and how I could develop him. When the curtain had closed and the theater had emptied, Lisa Boulware had one final thought, I was higher keyed than I'd ever been, and I wanted to do it again and again and again. By Misty Bogle, Editor The weeks of practice finally paid off as Senior Terri Thornton, Rizo, touches the audience with her forceful singing. , . ° Photo by R. Law Seniors Amy Pierce, Chris Lundquist, and Jeff Montgomery get down to jammin song We Go Together. Photo by R. L Like the rest of the cast and crew. Seniors Amy Pierce and Chris Lundqui developed close bonds through weeks of long practice and performii pressures. Photo by R. La Freshman Michelle Wade and Junior Tangie Foxworth flash a smile for t crew backstage before the curtain opens. Photo by R. La

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The Places We Like To Go Walking through the halls on a Friday afternoon you're almost sure to hear the question, What are you doing tonight? You'll also hearsuch answers asChili's, Mr. Gatti's, Westheimer, a concert or Windchimes. The occasion for being at a particular hangout varied. The most popular reasons were partying after a football game, being out on a date or just something to do on a Friday night. Junior Chris Broussard explained, I just like to go out and see my friends somewhere else than at school. Another popular hangout was one of Alief's many well-known parties. A party could be found by asking someone or just driving around and finding a house with a lot of cars outside it. Concerts also proved a frequent hangout. Houston drew groups such as The Police, Lionel Richie, Yes, Duran Duran, Heart, Stray Cats, Alabama and Genesis. 1 like concerts because you get to see what you hear on the radio, said Junior Missy Brown. Then, the sand, the waves, the sun . . . our old friend, the beach. Senior Rita Talastas said, The beach is so much fun because you can just load up your car with friends and go. Favorite beaches included Galveston, Surfside and Corpus Christi. By Rae Rabe, Assist. Editor Senior Patti Manry hangs out at school for cross country and soccer practice. Photo by T. Smith Windchimes Cinema, located at Westheimer and Dairy Ashford, is the n common place to go for a movie. Terms of Endearment, Reckless, SHkwood, The Ifig Chill played to large student audiences. Photo by R. 1 14 Good Times Hangouts