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

Newcomers learn to adjust The move from junior high to high school calls for courage. Sophomores had it rough, They had to make the difficult transition from junior high to high school. That was harder than most people realized. Imagine having been "topdog" at one school, only to be cast down from lofty perches and made the underdog of another. Upperclassmen had an abominable habit of treating sophomores as an infectious disease. When a sophomore proudly proclaimed himself as such, juniors and seniors rolled their eyes in horror and cried out, 'fls it catching?" Individual organizations had their own special initiations. Sophomore Highsteppers had to go to school in full dress uniform for a day. Other groups, such as band, had new members swear not to reveal initiation practices. 'fHigh school was pretty much what I im- agined it to be," confided sophomore Steven Wilson, Hexcept for the band initiation, which was a secret' It seemed as though some of the sophomores were expecting more trouble than they got, 'iIVIy older friends just called me 'little sophy'," admitted Jimmy Speer, sophomore. Sophomore Bill Erwin revealed much of the same thing, HIVIy older brother and his friends One of the best' runners, sophomore Debra Richardson wastes no time in adjusting to high school on the girls' varsity track team. With his lab partner calling off the directions, Kenny Evans, sophomore, delicately probes the anatomy of an earthworm. MOVING UP made 'sophomore' something to be ashamed of, but I never was." HI never had much trouble because no one messed with me," arrogantly bragged Walter Grow, sophomore, as he pounded his fist into the palm of his hand. Teasing from the older guys was not the on- ly thing that was waiting the sophomores' ar- rival. Haltom High School was gargantuan compared to their junior high schools. iiIVIy first day was really exciting, the school seemed so big I thought I'd never find my way around," laughed Amber Graff. "I also loved the freedom of having open campus for lunch." "You need a road map when you first get to this school," muttered Beth Burleson, sophomore. One poor soul, who preferred to remain anonymous, had only this to say, "I was sooo embarrassed when I went to the wrong homeroomf' However, the first day of school didn't last forever, thank goodness, and sophomores weren't sophomores for long. By the way, has anyone heard the joke about the sophomore?l K 'Nx m 1 :URL