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

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Town Meetings Seek Participants A small but oncerned group of arents gathered in ne South Cafeteria on anuary 24. Another own meeting was in rder. Carolyn Brown, rincipal of the ISC ndividualized Study enter) and ounselors Jeff Dye nd Peggy Bradfield ere largely jsponsible for the rganization of these )wn meetings. Past topics included hemical awareness id suicide. The topic iis night was jrviving adolescence, ain speaker Marty cEvoy was troduced by Vicki Fordyce. McEvoy is the assistant administrator at Spring Shadows Glen, a psychiatric rehabilitation center. The discussion began with McEvoy’s general definition of “adolescence. He then went on to discuss the early signs of this stage and ways to deal with the constantly changing behavioral patterns of a teenager. McEvoy mentioned that his 17-year-old daughter has given him great insight in this subject area. Through her. I now know that all the things that I thought were wonderful in college don't work. He opened the floor for questions at the conclusion of the lecture. McEvoy’s presentation was informative and entertaining, drawing laughter from the audience several times. Future projects? We wanted to do a poster contest this year but we were too late on getting approval on it. said McEvoy. We will definitely do it next year though. By C. Yang, Reporter Marty McEvoy pauses a lescence such as breaking moment before he discusses away from family de- some problems of ado- pendence. Photo by V. Pai ncerned parent Vicki troduction for speaker Marty dyce gives a brief in- McEvoy. Photo by V. Pai Town Meeting 53

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Sophomores Miriam Ma. Soo Kim, and Chau Doan examine some booklets on the university of their choice. Photo by M. Spiller Many Students Planning On U T On October 17. students and parents from Elsik and Hastings milled about in both cafeterias with intentions of planning for the future. Elsik has sponsored an annual college night ever since its first senior class. Representatives from institutions such as Princeton, Cornell, and UCLA come every year to “sell their schools by way of pamphlets, slides, and lectures. Though the purpose of this night was to review the options for further education, the students also socialized. An obvious interest in the University of Texas was expressed when both sessions of the UT lecture in the North LGI were filled to capacity. UT’s popularity was further expressed by students' comments. “I want to go to UT because of its capacity for a well-rounded education as well as an opportunity to meet a lot of people and have a great time. commented Junior Michael Veomett. “I plan to go to UT because they are (among the) top ten in the nation as far as education goes. said Senior Teri Packard. “I like the Plan II Liberal Arts Program. specified Senior John Christ. “There are special accelerated courses not normally offered. Other choices for college varied. Junior Mary Villareal wants to attend Oral Roberts University “because it is Christian.” Senior Kelly Fordyce plans to go to UCLA. “It offers a wide variety of programs and is in a different environment. Then, of course, she added, there's always the beaches and the guys! Some had more definite plans. “I know the whole SMU campus like the back of my hand.” explained Junior Shannon Wimmer adding that he used to live right across the street from it. I'm going to Rice. said Junior Noel Orsak. I want to be in the Senior Architecture Building. Then I want to go to an American college in Europe and study international business. I want to be a fashion buyer.” By C. Vang. Reporter During both sessions of the UT lecture, there was standing room only . The speaker discussed entrance requirements, tuition, ar boarding. Photo by f Spiller One of the few sophomores future earlier than mo present, Yves Paul plans his Photo by M. Spiller 52 College Night

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She-Bop, Bev Hills Cop, Material Girl Fans Follow Fads of Famous North House Attendance office aide. Senior Shelly Hopkins checks in with Office Clerk Mrs. Cochran wcari faded blues. Photo by Sides Gary are ready to bust the popular pep rally bears” wearing sun glasses. Photo by B. Mitchell blue jeans, and sweats • When I get up in the morning, I just put on whatever I feel like wearing. My clothes are not specifically punk, new wave or preppy. I just buy what is 'in',” said Senior Jill Edmunson. For new wavers, day glo, colors so bright that they glow by day, and black were the primary colors. Hair styles ranged from asymetrical and moussed to totally shaved. Large, wide belts that wrapped around once or twice emphasized waistlines. Popular clothing items included large, baggy sweaters, baggy and Guess jeans Toys R Us and Choose Life sweatshirts, colorful sunglasses and Swatch watches. Everywhere I turned, someone had a different Swatch. said Junior Shannon Pratt. Eddie Murphy hit it big and increased his popularity with Beverly Hills Cop. Breakfast Club managed to stereotype many teenagers though entertaining and popular with the young and old alike. Cyndi Lauper showed the world just how much fun she could have with her outrageous hairstyles and clothes. Madonna had many number one hits such as Like A Virgin and Material Girl. Prince and the Revolution had double hits with the album and the movie Purple Rain. Tina Turner made a comeback with her album Private Dancer which included hits What's Love Got To Do With It and Private Dancer. Also Christan Rock gained Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and sung by 43 recording artists, We Are the World was America's answer to Europe's Do They Know It's Christmas. Profits from both records were used to help relieve famine in Ethopla. Photo by L. Cates Sophomores Kristen Kline, Rayelynn Speer, Karen Speanburg and Cassondra popularity and acceptance with premier groups Petra. Resurrection Band and David Meece. Pappasitos. Chili’s. Chi Chi's and Fry's were among the most popular restaurants. Everyone wanted to go out to eat Fajitas. McDonalds. Del Taco. Burger King. Arby's and Pancho's were favorite lunch spots of seniors who continued to enjoy off-campus lunch privileges. I don't think I've ever been so tired of McDonalds in my life - we eat there several times a week. The food isn't great but I usually only spend about two dollars a day, said Senior Shelly Hopkins. By Rae Rabe. Editor-in-Chief. 54 Fads and Fashions