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

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 ook Staff: Front: Photographers - S. Lackey, R. Law, A. Miles Bordonaro;2nd: nizations Editor S. Lawrence, Seniors Editor L. Locke, Editor-in-Chief M. :, Faculty Editor and Jr. Section K. Nippert, Asst. Editor R. Rabe; 3rd: Ads and ;s N. Miller, Ad Manager and Faculty E. I loss. Photographer M.Spiller, Sports r L. Baroski; 4th: Organizations R. Packard, Classes and Organizations R. dIs, Seniors and Faculty S. Saenz, Sports R. Denson. Not Pictured: Classes D. iot. Photo by R. Law Noelle Miller and Ahmed Sheikh relax af ter attendingclassesat the Interscholastic League Press Conference in Austin. Photo by R. Law Seniors Robbye Denson, Ericka Hoss and Sandy Lawrence exchange ideas about their next layout assignment. Photo by R. Law r Robyn Nichols and Senior Stacy Saenz socialize while working on layouts ioy candy hearts on Valentines Day. Photo by R. Law Adviser Karen Ritter finalizes the newspaper before handling it over to the printer. Photo by R. Law Publications Participat ion 177

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Getting Better . . . Ramblings and Rampage Strive for Improvements I feel this has been the best year ever for the Ramblings and the Rampage. Mrs. Ritter has really helped us improve a lot, commented Ramblings Assis- tant Editor Rae Rabe. Many new things were introduced such as weekly and deadline planners, beats, coverage journals, after school nights, and the lepper list. Goals for the year included getting everyone in the yearbook, not just the Popular People, and to give every sport, club, and class equal coverage. Inexperience caused the year to start out slow. The first semester was spent learning how to do layouts, write copy, and interview, whereas the newspaper staff was given story assignments the first week of school. There were many benefitsand drawbacks of being on staff. A lot of time is involved which meant sometimes missing some other activities because of a deadline. Rampage Reporter Susan Garvin revealed, It's a great feeling when after staying up all night writing a story, after three hours were spent interviewing only three people, and then, turning in the story without many mistakes, and finally having it done! Yearbook is the only class I have that can really alter my emotions. Most of the coaches and students are very helpful. With all of the team morale and fun times we've had together it all pays off, exclaimed Junior Lisa Baroski. Both yearbook and newspaper staffers attended two journalism conferences held at The University of Houston. Sessions were held to teach the staffs about copy writing, staff morale, choosing themes, caption writing, interviewing, and sell- ing ads. There was also a press conference held by Amanda Arnold of Channel 11. Staffers also attended the I.L.P.C. State Convention in Austin. Photo- grapher Randy Law and Ad Manager Ahmed (The Shiek) Sheikh were Division 5A state award winners. Randy captured 1st place for his photo essay of the Police and 3rd place for his feature photo of cheerleader Shawn Fields, while Ahmed won 1st place in advertising design. The Rampage staff will never forget when: Ahmed while selling an ad referred to his secretary as Karen, the first time they tried to figure out how to layout a paper and what an exacto knife was, or when Elliot surprised Mrs. Ritter with a new Gene Simmons paperweight for her desk, commented Rampage Reporter Tina Hansen. Ramblings Sports Editor Lisa Baroski said, I think the most difficult thing for me has been asserting myself. I have had to walk up to perfect strangers (some of whom very popular, big, scary football players) and engage in a interviewing conver- sation as though we'd known each other for years. Both staffs can never show their full appreciation to the dedicated photographers who were invaluable to each publication's success. Between work and yearbook, time seems non-existant, but in the end, all this work will have paid off greatly, remarked Photo- grapher Stacey Lackey. By S. Lawrence, Editor Dedicated Assistant Editor Rae Ral never without her typewriter Dominos pizza before a deadline. Photo by R. Feature Editor Audra Sanchez panii time runs short for correc newspaper errors at the prin Type-Rite Graphics. Photo by R. News Editor Elliot Segal finds a comfortable place to write interview questions. Photo by K. Groves Newspaper Staff: Front: Reporter Jill Nichols, News Editor Elliot Segal, Reporter Susan Garvin. Back: Reporter Lisa Tebbano, Feature Editor Audra Sanchez, Reporter Tina Hansen, Business Manager Ahmed Sheikh, Reporter Lea Ann Rushing. Not Pictured: Photographer Karen Groves. 176 Participation Publications

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Artists At Work The Art Club's new Hal- loween project, face painting, was a total success, said Mrs. Hook, one of the club sponsors. We raised more than $300. This was not only a money-making project but also a chance for the Art Club to practice their skills. Many custodians and faculty con- tributed to the Halloween face paintings. Mrs. Keeling had a Snoopy painted on her face and exclaimed it looked cute. Some other designs were stars, moons, tears, unicorns, dragons, and balloons. Art Club kept busy with various seasonal projects, making dough ornaments and pi natas. During Rodeo Season, 28 students entered their work in the Rodeo Art Contest. The judging started at Cummings Elementary School. Finalists, Nghia Chau and Ray Greene, winning Best of Show went on to the Astroarena to have their artwork exhibited by the Rodeo Association. Shelley Hopkins, Damian Hebert, and David Ripple had their work displayed ata downtown bank. A variety of works exhibited included sculpture, paintings, weavings, and drawings all depicting the Western theme. During October some Art Club members went to the 9th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival in Magnolia. This was just a leisure fieldtrip, but a chance for the students to observe different arts and crafts and enjoy themselves. Feasting and spirits included many different main dishes, desserts, and drinks. There was also various games such as fencing, archery, skittles, and bocce ball. The day was full and a tired crew arrived promptly back to the bus at the end of the day. . . everyone but, one very late student, David Barroiro. The ride home was much quieter. As 1 drank my ice tea to stay awake, 1 could feel the excitement that many tired Elsik art students had experienced during their day at the Renaissance Festival. I would get up early Saturday morning to do it all over again for them, says Ms. Graham. During second semester, the Art Club decided to make Valentine's Day extra special for someone besides close friends. They shared the day with the elderly at some nursing facilities. The Art Club made valentine cards, wall deco- rations, and some cookies. Then it came time for them to show a little of their Elsik football spirit. They made a large Elsik Rams sign and hung it in the athletic complex locker room. The Art Club was larger than any of the previous clubs and included sponsors Dr. Becker, Mr. Aber, Ms. Graham, and Mrs. Hook. The goals of this club is mainly enrichment, and to do things that are fun; that there isn't time to do in art class, says Mrs. Hook. Some students in the Art Club also want to have a career in art. At their Thursday meetings, they would plan seasonal projects and work on whatever artwork they liked. Furthermore they tied up the year welcoming anyone who isn't in arts-for fun! Traci Prest, Melinda Lozano, Lisa Farncy, Rachel Bullock, Prapatpong Pongwa and Kim Heimer eat while awaiting their final half of the day at Renaissance. Helen Park, Jessica Lee, and Chison Choi take a break at the Renaissance Fest held in Magnolia. Dr. Becker, Mrs. Graham, Raymond Heinrich, and Ron Crisostomo enjoy festivities. 178 Participation Art Club