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

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The perfect combination of grace. Above; Kay Smith demonstrates her skill on the uneven parallel bars. Right: It takes lots of balance and grace to perform on the bal- ance beam as demonstrated here by Connie Hiebert.

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Poetry in motion Gymnastics, the perfect combination of grace, beauty, power, skill, strength, and balance. This years Gyros had it all, as they represented the Haltom-Richland area in many meets all over the state of Texas. The Haltom High members of this years Gymnastics team were: Kyle Phelps (senior), Connie Hiebert (sopho- more), and Kay Smith (sophomore). The Gyros are coached by Robert Cowen. The following two pages show our Gyros in action. Above left: Kyle Phelps just flips over the Gyros. This difficult maneuver is performed by Kyle in the floor exercises. Bottom left; One must be very limber to perform on the balance beam. It helps to have graceful lines and good rhythm as Connie Hiebert, who is also a Highstep- per, certainly has. Middle: Coach Robert Cowen shows how it should be done. Be- sides coaching the Gyros he also teaches one gymnastics class a day at Haltom. Below: Kay Smith has concentra- tion written on her face at one of the strenuous Gyros practices. Kay also is a Highstepper.

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Power skilly strength Below: Kyle Phelps shows his superior strength on the even parallel bars.