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

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S members Darla Briggs, Sophomore, and Sophomore Patti Schreiner help Special Olympic participants play in ratc Kathleen Geary's birthday. Photo by Mrs. Asnes. the Softball Olympics. Photo by Mrs. Asnes. m Lee tries to hit the pinata at the Halloween party, while Cinda Shine, Piera Sponsor Mrs. Asnes discusses an la and Mrs. Tovsen cheer her on. Photo by Mrs. Asnes. upcoming event with TARS members. Photo by Stacey Lackey Practicing Toward Olympics There's a club at our school that is just as or more active than other clubs, and they are the Teen Aides for Retarded Students (TARS).Sponsor Mrs. Asnes says, “TARS adds dedication, participation and excitement to the mentally and physically handicapped stu- dents through special occasion parties and Special Olympics. throughout the year, TARS members participated in Hal- loween, Christmas and Easter parties and individual birthday parties. Softball, basketball, track and field and bowling are the sports in which the kids get a chance to participate in through Special Olympics. “I plan to work with retarded children when I get out of school. Through TARS, I can build a better understanding of, and can become closer to the student. I just love it. says Junior Hollie Fowler. Junior Angie Malagiulla comments, “It's an opportunity to help the misfortunate. One can learn from them and they can learn from you. They have a lot of love to give. TARS club officers were President Wendy Pena, Vice- President Valerie Card, and Secretary Piera Piccola. By Richard Packard Special Olympic participants warm up for the Track and Field Events. Photo by Mrs. Asnes. Participation TARS 187

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Juniors Barbara Lopcr and Donna Reed keep very busy calculating. Get Down to Business The six officers of OEA were: President Denise Anderson, Vice President Sandy Petty, Secretary Laura Faulkner, Treasurer Melissa Guidroz, Historian Sylvia Martinez, and Reporter Bobby Smith. For the first time one of the Elsik's officers went on to become an Area V Region III OEA President; this person was Denise Anderson. Throughout the vear, OEA club members had fundraising activities such as bake sales and jewelry sales. The contests that they entered were Cluster and Non-Cluster contests. Cluster is a specific skill contest including typing, shorthand, etc. Non- cluster covers areas such as bulletin boards, and public speaking. VOE students won numerous awards for their achievements. In Information Communication I, Tammy Todd took 1st place; in Extempo- raneous Verbal Communica- tion, Barbara Loper won 1st place; in Accounting II, Melissa Guidry took 6th place; in Job Interview II, Laura Fernandez won 1st place; and in the area of Job Manuel, Theresa Smith took 1st place. Following business meetings VOE Members had refreshments and socialized. Some of the parties that were held included the Secret Pal party at Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Place, a Christmas Party at Mrs. Thomlinson's house, and the Annual Ap- preciation Luncheon held on May 10th. The purpose of the VOE Club was to give students the opportunity to get training in the field of office occupations. Marci Campbell performs an audit. Photo by S. Lac VOE Members: Front: A. Yung,T.Todd, J. Blades, S. Martinez, K. Waida, M. Campbell, B. Smith, M. Stevens. Back: Sponsor Mrs. Thomlinson, S. Petty, M. Guidroz, L. Faulkner, S. Guthrie, V. Wimpy, D. Anderson, K. Hutchins, S. Zaman, A. Guzman. Juniors Kim Waida and Laura Faulkner show off the VOE bulletin board that was entered in a contest. Photo by S. Lackey Mrs. Thomlinson keeps on smi during another day of lecturing. Photo by S. Lac 186 Participation VOE OEA

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Senior Brian Streck waits for his team to finish batting so he can get back on the pitching mound. Photo by S. Lackey COMPETITION 188 Competition