Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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WB BAQ4, Q M... R To the cheers of the Richland pep rally au- dience, the True Bisons get tough with a Reb in their skit. Dressing the part, Mrs. Jackie Slaughter agreed to sponsor the Buff Backers along with Mrs. Mickie Peterson. --'illsu 1523 QTW 459' First Row: Sam Nance, Bo Brown, Troy Dean, Doug McMillan. Second row: Scott Daily, Don Gruca, Kayleen Logan, Roger Smith, Kirk Follis. Third row: Coach Don Derryberry, Keith Honehy, Mark Schertz, Bobby Covert. Oftentimes the Buff Backers lined up against the auditorium walls to encourage everyone to cheer. Cindy Pemberton gives the signal to Go, Buffs! TRUE BISONS

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Spirit builders 'back the pack' True Bisons, alias Morons, caretakers of Buffalo Bill-type school flag D Clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and chanting at the top of their voices, a new club formed that soon became the largest organized club in the school. The Buff Backers, with 110 members, whether they were lined up against the auditorium wall or occupying the back rows, made up the majority of the sound at each pep rally. Giving the athletes a feeling of support and backing the cheerleaders and Highsteppers for overall spirit became their purpose. Invitation was open to any boy or girl to join. Seniors Cindy Pemberton and Renauda McMahon both acted as co- founders and co-captains of the group. The response was tremendous and a surprise to the both of them, When we started the club, we wanted to have a relaxed situation where everybody could have fun, Cindy commented. Renauda added, UI personally think we picked up the overall morale of the school. Sponsors for the Backers, Mrs. Jackie Slaughter and Mrs. Mickie Peterson, both agreed to sponsor the organization. We back the pack was the slogan the club used to boost spirit in the school. The slogan was made up by Cindy and printed on the club shirts which were orange and black. They occasionally sat in a group at the games, but they would meet friends and boyfriends and the group would deteriorate. The majority of the club attended all the home games, but lack of adequate transportation resulted in a slimmer turn- out at away games. Earlier the group had two male members, but they both dropped out because other boys did not join the group. Next year the club plans to recruit more boys. They also plan to be better organized and plan ahead, the club was put together fast. There were no rules in the club, just to wear t-shirts to every game. Next year they will have rules and squad leaders. The leaders of these squads will report in- formation to members of upcoming events. Another group adding their share of spirit to pep rallies were the True Bisonsf' Numbered around twenty this organization underwent a few changes. They were given a sponsor, a new name lformally the Morons, with costumes to matchl, and respectability, so desperately wanted. Basketball coach Don Derryberry agreed to sponsor the group. He accepted the task as a challenge. Fired up and ready for every pep rally, this group served as a spark plug in the spirit department. Prior to this change the group had the reputation of being loud and blunt, and was considered just another group gaining attention of those who watch. The boys presented the new school flag at the Arlington-Lamar pep rally. They also car- ried the flag before the crowd at the Richland pep rally. School mascot Felicia Johnson added, i'What they do is okay to a certain extent, but sometimes they will get the crowd too involved that it gets our schedule messed up. i'This year we were not lacking in the spirit departmentf, Coach Derryberry commented. I see some good things happening in Haltom and the True Bisons are a part of that, he addedl lmitator Rick Presley enchants the au- dience by asking Troy Dean and Bo Brown to sing with him. First row: Lynnita North, Kiri Carrillo, Melanie Allen, Mrs. Jackie Slaughter, Renauda McMahons, Jacquie Barr, Kelley Dormier, Carolyn Glover. Second row: Evelyn Poland, Carma Ralph, Sylvia Campbell, Christine Speer, Cathy Sutton, Renee Davis, Deanna Orrick, Mar- cy Moran, B. J. Thatcher, Joanne Richardson, Teresa Nabors, Sydne Armstrong. Third row: Joan Martensen, Tana Hales, Monica Lowder- milk, Rosie Aguirre, Laura Glover, Donna Holt, Teresa Dyess, Theresa Hill, Pam Winchester, Debra Montgomery, Brenda Silva, Jeana Muncy, Kris LeBlanc. Fourth row: Susan Phillips, Darla Stout, Melanie Sanderson, Jeannie Wubs, April Stewart, Ronda Smith, Tammi Shelton, Jayleen Gutkowski, Carla Taylor, Debra Richardson, Darla Taylor, Cherri Paske, Pam Atkison, Gail Murphy. Fifth row: Christy Ellington, Rhonda Smith, Candi Murphy, Michelle Ross, Jackie Shelton, Lisa Frazier, Dina Kilpatrick, Sandy White, Debi Harris, Cindy Garcia, Michelle Fowler, Rene Cheek, Vicki Foote, Amanda Phillips, Joy Fisher. BUF F BACKERS il 5 sg ,. -mfr 4

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The cheerleaders form one of their pyramids for a pep-rally. Preceding the Richland basketball game the district regulated them against doing stunts more than two people high. Leading in the fight song, Amy Krupka participated in the Sam Houston pep-rally. CHEERLEADERS Displaying derbies instead of Reb hats and ties Felisha Johnson, Pam Rodriguez, and Cindi McMullin wish the JV luck before playing Richland. After performing the fight song and Alma Mater, the cheerleaders listen to the freshman orientation. 3 Y. Z