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

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'ix QW-. W2 get s. X he Art Club took to the task of reinstilling pride into the massive form. Restoration also took place in the school building itself. Painting occurred throughout the building and all door locks were replaced. An outdoor walkway connecting the north and south wings was extended several feet to prevent flooding during rain. Likewise, construction of a new athletic facility began, to accom- modate the football team, while the Haltom gymnasts utilized the new gymnastics facility. Thus, survival marked the beginning of a long line of changes in store for Haltom. In the case of the 19th century buffalo, survival was based on numbers. Endangered by their own small and declining numbers, they faced extinction. In a similar case, numbers have become a problem with Halrom. In a district with only two high schools and no attendance boundaries, Haltom has been con- fronted with declining numbers and the underdog syndrome. Irs graduating class contained only 395 members, a decline of more than a hundred from the year before. What's more, Haltom students numbered nearly a thousand less than its neighborhood competitor, Richland. Thus, the administration, as well as the student body and facul- ty, became concerned with the sur- vival of Haltom. And it was this con- cern that provided the spark of hope that was needed to initiate the comeback the comeback of the buffalo . . . a saga of survival. Seniors john McPherson and Tim Coleman find humor at the end of an early morning practice during two-a-days in August. Seniors Wayne Stringfellow, jan Strange, and Greg Huff find that pep rallies aren't only spirited, but enjoyable as well. junior Mark Newman applies the finishing touches to the German Club booth at Novembervest. The Heidi Haus won first place in competition. P

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f Academics Mathematics instructor Alline Payne, explaining logarithms to her fourth period elementary analysis class, completes her sixteenth year at Haltom. A Baylor University representative gives seniors Mike Willoughby, Cory Hawkins, and Mark Newman school literature at College Day, December 5. 510' an -- g m-... Senior Mark Hoop practices rifle-throwing skills during an early morning September ROTC drill team practice.