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

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STUDENT COUNCIL wig: + it Helm QI at in M . Q 4-'lf , it t 5 S Student Council representative Kennilyn Poole and parliamentarian Steve Mylius, who was point keeper for the council members delivers sing-a-grams for Valentine's Day. e wr ? I ' P s B X Q C H A pf . - -W M. , L. , i f S. f gui U fx t riff? Q is -ik ai, fs.. K1 E. K 5 at il tl 45 J x , ' 'l A di Lf 1 Q I Treasurer Danny Howeth gets ready to hand out One of the last projects ofthe year involved select- Student Council t-shirts at one of the first meet- ing a school flag. President Roger Watkins shows ings, the entries. fgf! Student Council vice-president Terri Riehl speaks on the new gymnastics facilities. Speaking at the '81-'81 elections for final time sec- retary jamie Brooks gives farevu ell speech and announces secretary candidates. 119

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STUDENT COUNCIL Career Day polled Complete suooess By Annie Estill In the past, those-running in an election had to wait, what seemed an eternity, to find out if they made it or not. A computer was introduced by Student Council and pur- chased by the school which speeded up the process by eight hours. Goals were set by the council officers, some accomplished and others not. A scrap- book ofthe year's events consisting of pic- tures and articles was going to be put together and entered in a Student Council contest in Austin. It proved to be just talk. Another project, originated by Student Council President Roger Watkins, was the painting of a mural on the new water tower located off Loop 820. A bid of 312,600 was given- to the council for a painted mural detailed by Wayne Trimble. That bid was too steep for the budget. A second bid of 38,000 was given for a different mural which was still too high because the officers had figured about a 552,000 expenditure. The new and final bid was 53,400 for a flat silhoutte Buffalo with Home of the Buffs printed. Newly elected President Robb White will undertake the matter now. Question was brought up to the Student Council by Head Coachjerry Sanders, about what the school's official flag and motto 8 fivdxxvaff Gritring her teeth, proving patience is a virtue, Stu- dent Council sponsor Mrs, Edwards oversees meet- Ing. Perspiration, pleasure balance scale was? They then realized there wasn't a tradi- tional flag and motto, so they immediately took action. The student body voted between three different flags and finally came up with an official flag with the Buf- falo Bill emblem prominent. Members of Student Council were the pri- mary souce of the financial responsibility for Homecoming decorations. Groups of Stu- dent Council members went into neighbor- hoods, door to door and sold their idea of spraying house numbers on the curbs of resi- dences who wanted to contribute to the dec- orating fund. Roger thought that painting curbs was a good idea and replied, We did it because it was a good money-making project and for three hours work for only one day, S65 was easy money. Kiss a witch, Can activity during Hallow- eenj, which was an act of the Student Coun- cil had so much participation throughout the student body that it took two hours to deliver the kisses and messages. Rusty Biles, Tommi Hall, Cindi King, and David Thorn- burg were just a few of the messengers that thoroughly enjoyed this activity but the overall help numbered approximately 200 students who contributed to the preparation. The Student Council co-sponsored a workshop at the coliseum along with Rich- land's Student Council, The purpose of this workshop was to exchange ideas and become better acquainted. They have also helped many needy people and organizations outside of school. A Christmas party was given for retarded children in which a decorated tree with pres- ents under it was given to all the children. The children were then served cookies and punch for refreshments. Ninth graders planning to attend Haltom had to be registeredg so the Student Council volunteered to go to the junior Highs and help the counselors. Help was offered for the Mayfest in which they went in groups of two and were placed in whatever booth needed extra help. An estimation of 15 council members offered their services to the Vocational Health Occupations Education in checking the blood pressure of both students and teachers. A couple of members per period helped by keeping the line moving and quiet. After the month of October, fewer flat tires were seen at school - that was if park- ing in the front lot, because the Student Council called the Administration Building and requested maintenance men to clean up all the glass. The task was completed by a tractor with a large sweeper attached to the rear. Student Council sponsored secret pals to let the teachers know they were appreciated. They also had a teacher match which was located in one of the showcases by the office. Several ofthe teachers brought a baby picture and a recent picture to be displayed for the students to guess who was who? QCoach jay Thompson, who has a twin brother, was a dead give-away.j One of the biggest projects brought forth by the Student Council was Career Day. They were in charge of calling the speakers and getting everything set up. A survey was taken to find out what everybody thought about Career Day and the majority opinion was that the speakers were better than before, leaving the program all-around suc- cessful. An assembly Hard Times was a multi- media program presented by the council as an educational program which consisted of slides projected on three separate screens with contemporary music which set the mood. On the contrary, Student Council did have requirements to fulfill in order to maintain their position as representatives, A point system was devised in 1979 to make sure that everybody was participating in not only the fun, but the work too. Points were more easily obtained than in the past, because they were given for attending any school activities plus getting out of class and going to the meetings. Mrsjan Edwards, who sponsored Student Council, felt that the point system would encourage the students because the top five students having the most points would get a chance to go to the state convention. Mrs. Edwards said, I have enjoyed work- ing with all of the students and will espe- cially miss the seniors. 1fI would've had all of them in my classes, I would've tried to flunk them, so we could keep them another year. A,

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FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA A Mrs. judy Griggers, new FBLA sponsor, directs the loading of the bus, which was two hours late, before the group goes to Houston. 120 .5 rr i E 4 i'e 4- ,A Qi , .f aa , sriii V ' Q At FTA Teaching Day junior Tara Schooler takes over for Mrs. Bradley, an elementary teacher at Browning Heights. Carnival attraction Members experience teaching firsthand Future Teachers of America members are offered various opportunities to develop their interests in the teaching profession. Club activities included the traditional teaching days at area elementary and jun- ior high schools. Members experienced first- hand what teaching is really like on the three scheduled teaching days. In addition to these days, they were left in charge of classes at Birdville Elementary while the faculty attended a luncheon. The Halloween spirit prevailed in October when members involved area children in a carnival. The kids enjoyed bobbing for apples, watching cartoons, and going to the booths. Prior to the carnival, members had sought donations of money and candy to help support the event. In February, eleven members attended the state convention in San Antonio. They entered the scrapbook competition after some anxious moments putting it together. According to Tammi Shelton, We were going to shellac the cover of the scrapbook, punch holes and write cut lines on the way. After putting it together, the paper stuck out half an inch from the cover. We went to three office supply stores before we found the right rings. When we reached the San Antonio Con- vention Center, we had five minutes to get the scrapbook to the judging room, but we couldn't find it. With a minute to spare, we made it only to find that the scrapbook had fallen apart. Member showed appreciation for teachers by putting apples and life savers in their boxes. They also placed baked goods in the teachers lounge. Each person has to be enthusiastic and make it fun or it won't be enjoyable, said President Kennilyn Poole. Other officers were Vice-President Melonie Nowell, Secre- tary Leeanne Ashley, Treasurer Terri Reihl, Parliamentarian Steve Mylius and Historian Wendy Wright. A,