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

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Mr. Webb. Senior Wil Clark, settles any doubt that his daughter Emily. Sophomore Shannon Collins, may have Taking time out of a busy Saturday afternoon. Drama teacher Carolyn Boone and Senior Shawn Fields demonstrate the camarade- about marrying George Gibbs. Junior Christopher Lundquist. Photo by Lee Cates rle. closeness, and fun shared by the members of a theatre company. Photo by Lee Cates. Ms. Boone prepares to pass the energy around the clrclo as cast and crew members Freshman Michelle McMahon. Junior Marco Landin, Sophomore Shannon Collins, and Freshman Heather Wolff. Seniors Jason Martinez. Wil Clark and Chris Everett, and Juniors Patti Parsons and DeDe Jefferson “circle up before the matinee performance. Photo by Lee Cates Junior Bobbie Wagner, Mrs. Gibbs, shares a secret with her neighbor Mrs. Webb. Senior Penni Siemens. Her plan Is to use some ext money to talk her husba into taking her to Paris. Phc by Loo Catos 16 Our Town

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Jiving the juniorsachance to erform, Senior Cheer- eaders Peter White, Tim Moore. Ray Schmidt. George Gonzales and Mike Posey oxhibit spirit even when sitting down. Photo by L. Cates Elsik's 2nd Annual Powder Puff King. George Craig, walks onto the field with his mother. Photo by L. Cates Powder Puff Appeals To A tall figure with ong blonde hair, vearing a skirt, walks nto the men's room. Jnusual? Not during 5owder Puff. The pep rally on November 29 saw a emporary role eversal in the juniors ind seniors. The enior cheerleaders tegan with S-R-S orever the Best , hen the juniors won he crowd with their ersion of Hey Go earn”. The moment veryone had been aiting for came when he infamous Blue lombers. Elsik's male nswer to the evelliers. marched in nder the supervision f their captain, enior Charles Grant, he routine to Jungle ove by The Time egan with the wave” motion. After i attempt to do The ird” from the movie urple Rain, the boys split into three circles to perform some kicks and ended the dance by falling into various poses. They show a lot of spirit and they worked hard. said Junior Coach Gary Ott of his girls, the Junior Bandits. They're gonna win. The Senior Class of '86 will always rule! Senior Citizens Coach George Craig had similar thoughts. We worked hard and we're hungry. There ain't nothing stopping us. Underclassmen had mixed thoughts. We want the juniors to win because we’re tired of the seniors winning, and we’re gonna beat the seniors next year when we're juniors! claimed Sophomore Chaula Gandhi. Powder Puff gives the girls a chance to play a so-called 'man’s game', and it's just a lot of fun, said Junior Mary Meredith. I was tired of sitting in the stands, commented Junior Alice Hsiao. I wanted to show my spirit by playing in the fields. Senior Teri Packard said, It's fun to see the temporary role reversal.” Junior DeDe Jefferson reflected. This game has brought unity in our class, and new friends that I never knew I had. Tracy Geise agreed. Everyone is so supportive - like a family. It’s my senior year and I wanted to get involved in some extracurricular activities. explained Richard Rennison. The Blue Bombers was the best one I could think of. Besides, for one day. we can fool around without getting in trouble!” Junior Tim Wardlow admitted that he especially liked being trained by the drill team! During Powder Puff, everyone can relax a bit.” commented Senior Jason Martinez. The Blue Bombers offer a release from school pressures and show us that we can be silly and humorous even here. Freshman Jimmy Harrison simply exclaimed. It's the best way I've started a Thursday morning! The game started at 7 p.m. on the side of the stands, the Blue Bombers could be seen (and heard) causing their usual uproar. “No food or drinks, you guys! reminded Senior Sue Lee. Remember, you're the drill team!” Belinda Tunon pleaded. Guys, please get into your lines! At All halftime, the candidates for Powder Puff King. George Craig. Shawn Forestall. Gary Neal. Doug Schaumburg, and Rusty Skinner were introduced. The winner. George Craig, was escorted onto the field by his mother. Then the Blue Bombers repeated their earlier routine. The game lasted a little under an hour and a half, with the seniors leading all the way to the final score of 16-6. A surprise came when Blue Bombers Alumni members Brian Sendell and Thomas Cochran arrived towards the end of the game, and at the conclusion of the night, stood up to sing the alma mater, along with everyone else, before going home. By Christi Yang. Reporter Powder Puff 15

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Our Town Sets An Unusual Stage On October 11, the opening night of Our Town, an empty stage greeted the audience in the Little Theatre. This production was different from past performances because the author. Thorntorn Wilder, required the players to pantomime a majority of the props. Scenery, also, was minimal. There's some scenery for those of you who feel you have to have it.” said Stage Manager Shawn Fields to the audience at one time. Despite the lack of :oncrete props, the audience was very receptive and the play a great success. The Theatre Department put a great deal of time and effort into the preparation of this play. Auditions were held August 30 and 31. Rehearsal began almost immediately afterwards, on September 4, and continued until the day before the performance. The last week was the most tiring. The students would stay as late as 8 p.m. sometimes. Everyone went a little crazy that week. There were a few problems with the light and sound crews which were straightened out as soon as possible. Technical Stage Manager Junior Patti Parsons probably experienced the most pressure being the only inquestionable authority next to Ms. Boone. But everything paid off on opening night. Backstage activities were hectic as the tension built. The time was 7:20. Circle up in five minutes.” Drama instructor Carolyn Boone suddenly announced. She was Inxlousfora lunch broak, the attandcrewsetuponemore imo for curtain call. There is only 45 minutes to buy food and eat before the final performance. Photo by Lee Cates. eshman Jody Ezernack poets his handiwork In the glng process. Junior Marco Landln makes a face as as an hour on make-up atone, he sings to himself. Some Photo by Lee Cates, cast members spent as much referring to a tradition in the Drama Department. Five minutes prior to a show, everyone who is involved in the play links hands in a circle while Ms. Boone offers words of encouragement and often some very personal messages. It ends with everyone whispering Break a leg! and dispersing the circle. The play is about how the little things in life matter. Junior Christopher Lundquist and Sophomore Shannon Collins played the main characters, George Gibbs and Emily Webb. The major supporting roles of George's and Emily’s parents were portrayed by Senior Chris Everett and Junior Bobbie Wagner as Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs, and Seniors Wil Clark and Penni Siemens as Mr. and Mrs. Webb. The most significant and most difficult role was Senior Shawn Fields' part as the Stage Manager, who served as a narrator for the story. The play was shown three times, opening on October 11 and performed again in both a matinee and night presentation on October 13. Closing night saw mixed emotions in the cast and crew. Tears of both joy and sadness were shed. I can't believe it’s over so soon.” said Freshman Claudia Jiminez. It’s so sad.” Sophomore Michele Krohn, a Townsperson, made sure Patti’s efforts did not go unrecognized. Wait, I want to say something,” she announced as the circle was beginning to break up. Before we go out there I just want to say Patti, please disregard any rude remarks, dirty looks or name-calling on our part because you did a great job as stage manager. Patti, who was already in tears, thanked everyone for being cooperative. Feelings of relief and satisfaction prevailed as the drama room was cleared. You won't believe this now. Christopher Lundquist said, but you're going to miss rehearsals. Next week, when you get home at three, you'll feel empty. You will. At 10:45 everyone headed out to Wil's to celebrate a job well done. As he walked out Freshman Jody Ezernack stated happily, This is the first thing I’ve been involved in at Elsik and it has been a wonderful first experience!” By C. Yang, Reporter Our Town 17