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

Work load equal, positive Hall checks for yellow passes deter noise at lunch Not only does the weather change in Texas, but also administration of school policy changes. Most noticeable was the shuffle of the assistant prin- cipals, responsibilities. "This was done so that the work load would be evenly distributed among us," Mrs. JoAnn Kelley said. Mrs. Kelley's new job included disciplining the seniors and overseeing assemblies, Saturday School and senior activities. Eventually she took over the hiring of substitutes. Mr. Tommy Watkins picked up new duties also - handling the juniors, the care and maintenance of the school and the University Interscholastic League forms. Mr. Jay Thompson, former track coach, dealt with sophomores, issuing textbooks and hiring subs during the first semester. He also saw that the re-worked marquee sported ap- propriate messages. "The best part is that the work is equally handled and we were not handling the negative part of the school all day," Mr. Watkins mentioned. Previously one assistant principal handled the discipline for the boys, another the girls. Suddenly towards the end of the year passes in halls were required. Students caught in the halls without passes received tickets. When a student accumulated three, he got three days of OCS. The most feared area of the school which students avoided was the Car- son Street wing. Hall noise and class disturbance were the reasons the pass rule was enforced. It was not having passes that bothered teachers but the type of pass. Many teachers already had passes made out for their students, needs, such as potty and locker passes, but they were not ac- cepted by the hall monitors. The passes had to be the yellow ones, the official passes given out by the office. I ATTENDANCE Sixth period Monty Martin, Gary Mc- Carley, Slade Manos, and Tara Schooler relax in the foyer.