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

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OUTDOOR EDUCATION o oempouts at Bridgeport 'We paddled all day, sweoted blood and tears' By Rusty Biles They're adventurous. They're athletic and they're generous, The Woods and Waters Club. consisting of students in Outdoor Education, is the largest with 105 members. Outdoor Ed helps convey a greater apprecia- tion ofthe outdoors and how to care for it, Mr, Ron Frank, Outdoor Ed teacher, said, In order to produce more appreciation of the outdoors, Mr, Frank invited guest speakers to the classes, Two game wardens from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, The Fort Worth Zoo dem- onstrated an exhibition of snakes and paramedics from Richland Hills Eire Department instructed the students on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Mr. George Ott brought sky diving equipment and talked to the students about parachuting. Ile had so much equipment in here, that it stretched all the way across the roomf' Mr. Prank said. To familiarize the students with canoes and water safety, Outdoor Ed classes took two canoe trips, one down the Brazos River and the other at Lake Bridgeport, At the Brazos, we paddled all day, sweated blood and tears, dragged our canoes through shallow waters and all they had was light beer, Roger Proffitt said, When we went to Lake Bridgeport. we mud- wrestled, chased cows, went snake hunting, rap- pelling, snorkeling, and a lot of stuff besides canoeing and fishing, Sam Nance said. They also took two camping trips at Sid Rich- ardson Ranch at Lake Bridgeport. One of the campouts was a synopsis, where students were instructed on shooting, rappelling, archery. and how to use freeze dried food. Outdoor Ed students also visited Alpine Shoot- 'fi-vi, . iw A Holly Geer and Brad Gamble practice at the Alpine Shooting Range. During the Woods and Waters camping trip, seniorjay White and Todd Parker take a rest. ing Range to try their skill in Skeet and trap shooting. A four day fishing trip was taken by Outdoor lid II students at a private lake in Ath- ens. The students made their own fishing rods for the trip. Well, me and Chris Mcliittrick were the best fishermen of the group, We sat out there all day and caught 25 bass between us, Alan Hicks said. Although the club is into the outdoors, they dominated the school in the volleyball intramurals by defeating Girls' Volleyball, FBLA, and Art Club. We won because we had superior techniques and an everlasting urge to win big, said David Thomas. ln addition to making their own fishing rods, the members took up a collection and made a custom graphite rod for a little boy who lost his mother. Along with the rod, the club bought a reel and some lures, then inscribed it- Tojeffn, junior Robb White examines a snake of the Fort Worth Zoo's in Outdoor Ed. Senior Chris McKittrick rappels at Sid Richard- son. 5:-2 , 'vi 1.: -s X f ', , A , A: X -. Mi 1 J S ii W . . .T Q - Exxfsix W I ' iw p ...H 5 - -w5 2 ,S ' ET :yn Q sf-,1 f'5'.g .-Xa .. S TA- A J yr f-'P -te . at ' .5 X . Fi-5-'A B , J -f,.e-wi 5 my 'wg' ' Mgt ' rv-as Q as 'Ns t A 1 0- -41' its S fl .f, r f 35. xx S ri o' ., A 1 it jr ' ft t-. to - ' 'M' . ..-- r w T ' ia.-7'fl D 1 lv 'T .g3,.ggj ,, . N: ..-'9.rng,. ,..

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22 jnorc IRCDTC on probation Chopper rides over I-Ioltom City Mostly the junior Reserve Officer Training stu- dents are seen raising the flags in the mornings, shooting guns on the rifle range, or just running around the school on Tuesdays in their uniforms. But they are seldom noticed in helicopters over the school or seen making military maneuvers against each other at Eagle Mountain Lake. We went to Fort Hood, where huey transports were presented and helicopter rides from Fort Hood, over Haltom City, and back were given, Mark Hoop, lieutenant colonel, said. The students also went to Eagle Mountain Lake for Field Training Exercises. We camped out for three days, and had maneuvers, compass courses, and cross country hikes, Rod Ashmore, cadet major, said. The squad also visited the State Fair of Texas to observe the Army's Fife and Drum Corps, the Army's Drill Team, and the US Marine Corps' Silent Command Drill Team. On Armed Forces Day, the students took a trip to Fort Wolters. We had the opportunity to see a sophisticated military unit using extremely unique equipment. We also saw an airsliow of their newly designed fighters. lt was boring as heck, too, Mark said. In April, the program went through the Annual Formal Inspection. They were inspected by active military officers from Fort Riley, Kansas. They primarily inspect areas of administration, cadet knowledge, cadet proficiency, and proper maintenance of facilities. Then an in rank inspec- tion is conducted to test individual cadets on knowledge, appearance, and bearing, Sergeant Alvin Fowler,jROTC instructor, said. A parade was also held to test their capabilities in drill ceremonies, ability to follow commands and expertise in marching. Our overall rating for this year was 95.38, which was high enough that we could have been an honor unit if we had 100 cadets enrolled in the program, Sergeant Fowler stated proudly. Since they do not have 100 cadets, which is the minimum required enrollment, the program has been put on probation. If we don't enroll 100 students, then the year after next year, we will have to combine with Richland's program, said Colonel Frank Kor- ywchakm, junior Rodney Biggs takes his aim at a target on the rifle range. The JROTC Color Guard stands at attention while the national anthem is played at the Haltom-Richland ginle. 8 v ,,.t wg , p . g f-. - . W,,,,.... f Senior Tim Deister and sophomore Kent Hunsuckle rest on demonstration tank at Fort Wolters. l

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TRACK at the cewtsxs keeps Pikul RQYVYWRQYN , ff-t i'i!! s Herman Ayantmjohnny Ramirez andjimmy during hour junk! 'QQ-,.e!s V Herd tracks down season Scoring points ut every meet, distance runners strongest point By Christy Angle Thirteen records, some dating as far back as 1969 were erased from the school record books to make room for the '80-'81 pace set- ters. Leading the way were seniors Tony Landry and Gene Hensarling, junior Teresa Nabors, and sophomores Debra Richardson, who all qualified Tarrant County Best. Lan- dry was later named State Best in the high jump topping 6 foot, 8 inches. Both the girls and boys' track teams con- sisted mostly of sophomores and juniors. Boys' track coach jay Thompson stated, With such a large group of sophomores we took things from a new start. Girls' track coach Arthur Tribble also commented, If all the sophomores and juniors return, we should have an excellent team. Distance events prevailed as the strong point for both teams, who consistantly scored points at every meet. Although district left the girls in fifth place over all, individual efforts resulted in several ribbon winners. In the 3200 meter Richardson placed third and Darla Taylor managed to get sixth. Nabors brought home first in the 800 meter run and Carrie Hart fifth. Richardson and Nabors captured se- cond and fifth consecutively. Setting a new school record of 4:26, the 1600 meter relay team made up of Carla Taylor, Angela Davidson, Hart and Nabors placed fifth. joanna Hooker took first also in the high jump. Kathy Anderson gained a third place in the shot put, and Tammy Fargo placed fifth in the discus. In the Varsity boys division, Landry plac- ed first in the high jump, and Hensarling took third in the mile. Establishing a new school record of 9:33 Hensarling also achiev- ed a third in the two mile run. Tal Sanders managed a third place in the long jump. The junior varsity boys strutted their stuff as the relay team made up of Greg Avants, Wayon Hawkins, Brent Miller and Carmen Puma finished first. The boys total team score was not enough to place in the top three. Coach Thompson expressed, The boys did a good job.,