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

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Award-winning as always 'Beauty knows no pain, ' Rangerette organizer says And now Haltom High School proud- ly presents the award winning Highstep- persll' echoed through the stands at football halftimes as the Highsteppers marched onto the field. But no one ever explained just how many awards they had won. ln the 16 years of being organized, we have never gone to a drill team work shop in which we have not brought home top awards, Mrs. Dorothy Mize, Highstepper sponsor, proudly remarked. Attending drill team camp at Southern Methodist University, July 13- 17, helped the girls learn 12 new routines. After overall camp competition individual ribbons were received by Cindy Few, Laura Null, and Dee Dee McDade for pom-poms. Julie Wilson, Kim Kingsley, and Colleen Lynch re- ceived ribbons for Dance, and Sandi Harris, Shelly Evanisky and Kay Caldwell received ribbons in marching. The entire team earned the Gussie Nell Davis Award for participation. Ratings also included a fourth place in dance, third in marching and an outstanding in Creative Night. Prior to drill team camp, the officers attended a workshop at SMU. Michelle Maxwell, captain, was a three ribbon winner in dance, pom-pom, and march- ing, and Mary Trimble, senior officer, a two ribbon winner in dance and march- ing. Outstanding officer and superior squad awards were earned by Cindy, Mary, Sandi, Julie, Laura, Kim and Michelle. Michelle was then chosen to perform at the Dallas Maverick basketball game along with 54 other girls from the United States. Becoming a Highstepper requires coordination, rhythm, a good character, passing grades and time, but more than ficer, said. As a Highstepper the girls must endure pain such as a high kick in the cold weatherf' Michelle said. Breaking in a new pair of tennis shoes at camp was quite painful, Kennilyn Poole said. Although for other girls a painful mo- ment may have been experienced in another way, such as having a boyfriend who doesn't understand all the time and work of Highsteppers, Cynthia Buttrill said. Mrs. Mize explained the thought, Beauty knows no pain, which Gussie Nell Davis, ex-sponsor of the Kilgore Pangerettes, stressed to the girls. MTO be best in all they do, the Highsteppers must live by this quote, Mrs. Mize said. Other activities the Highsteppers par- ticipated in were the Oktoberfest and Senior Citizens Fair at Wiley G. Thomas Coliseum, the Highsteppers helped set up and carry the items. For a fund raiser the Highsteppers sold calendars, which helped to pay for their cubes, which they used for props. The closing of another year brought the annual spring show, entitled t'Gala of the Stars. The show began with the girls in evening gowns, carrying a carna- tion, with a formal introduction and pro- cession onto the stage. Skits, high kicks and tap dances all played a part of the show. The routines ranged from Surfin USA with beach balls to Private Eyes with guns and surprise eyerglasses. Each squad presented their own dance arrangement and costume. The 42nd Street Spectacular' brought out the finale with all the Highsteppers showing their high kicks. They really came through like troopers, Mrs. Mize said, Their timing couldn't have been any better. I anything hard work, Cindy, senior of- Left pyramid, first row: Lynn Maddox, Denise Simons, Cheryl Byrdg second row: Cheri Green, Janet Mason, Michelle Mays, Kay Caldwell, Deanna Thornburg, Tammy McLaughling third row: Pam Mailloux, Ann Baxter, Joy Kirchdorfer, Cheryl Avery, Kelli Tooman, Chris Cottomg fourth row: Karen Sanderson, Lisa Taylor, DeeDee McDade, Kim Avery, Diana McGill: fifth row: Kim Williamson, Dolly Weaver: center pyramid, first row: Laura Null, Mary Trimble, Cindy Few, Julie Wilson: second row: Kim Kingsley, Sandi Harris: third row: Michelle Maxwell: right pyramid, first row: Candace Aiken, Kathy Womack, Cynthia Buttrill, second row: Wendie Wright, Mona Shaw, Melissa Boss, Vickie Baldwin, Jill Choate, Colleen Lynchg third row: Marcy Kerr, Susan Stringfellow, Veronica Kennedy, Leesa Mobley, Shelly Evanitsky, Cathy Whittington, Devon Fagang third row: Tracy Dodson, Brenda Robertson, Leanne Ashley, Becky Kildow, Dena Swackhammerg fourth row: Kathy Palmer, Kennilyn Poole. HIGHSTEPPERS

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Performing the Gala of Stars annual Highstepper show Wendie Wright, Mary Trimble, Tammy McLughlin, Kay Caldwell, Karen Sanderson, Tracy Dod- son, Michelle Maxwell and Kathy Palmer dance to William Tell Overture. After making 1982-83 Highsteppers, first lieutenant Candace Aiken is con- gratulated by former captain Michelle Maxwell. Practicing at 7:30 a.m. the Highstepper officers prepare their pyramid routine on styrofoam boxes for the Richland football halftime. I-IIGHSTEPPERS 'i '51, , M ,.., . .4 'W s 3 3 Dancing as punk-rockers, the officers per- formed Whip lt at a pep-rally, Highstepper Show, Senior Show, and a junior high recruiting assembly. An embroidered blanket is presented by Cap- tain Michelle Maxwell, and Lieutenant Kim Kingsley as a Christmas gift to sponsor Mrs. Dorothy Mize. M

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. ii . ..... Major reviews the JROTC at the spring federal inspection. Numbers in enroll- ment may force the unit to close or to consolidate. Rain interferes with trips Cecilia Couch places second in Louisiana rifle meet Enticed by the military drills per- formed by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Army Fife and Drum Corps, the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps took off for the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in October. But rain ruined the day. The state fair was awful. When it started raining, everybody would run into the buildings. We ate our full of food samples though, Sergeant David Andrews commented. Rain ruined another field trip for the JROTC. 'Aggie for a Day, was fun, but it rained all day and since we were sup- posed to wear our uniforms, l felt that mine must have shrunk two sizes, cadet captain Chris Douglas, junior, said. On another trip the JROTC rode in a helicopter provided by the Grand Prairie Naval Air Station and flew over the school then back to the station. In November the rifle team competi- ROTC tions started with a meet in Wichita Falls. Placing seventh there, the rifle team took ninth at the University of Texas at Arlington match. At the Dallas County Invitational Rifle Meet in Irving, the team placed first in prone. In another shooting contest, the turkey shoots, Allen Boyer and Leticia Martinez won first place with Robert Essler, substitute teacher, winning the faculty category. Mrs. Jackie Slaughter and Mrs. Nataline Whitfield tied for first place in the female faculty category. At the Holiday in Dixie Festival in Shreveport, Louisiana, the rifle team placed second in overall performance out of 32 teams. Also junior Cecilia Couch placed second in individual shooting out of 186. I liked that trip more than any other, Cecilia said. But there was one trip we went on that came close -- that was the trip to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. l At the JROTC social event of the year, Connie Crouch and Stephen Cooke reign as queen and king.