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

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CAMPUS BUSINESS offer ser School sponsored businesses teach students to relate with customers and goin valuable Worl-t experience by Kim Allen . . . Smoked glass windows and a carpeted waiting area complete with leather bound chairs and a coffee table littered with the latest issues of Cosmopolitan . . . Chrome framed mirrors reflecting Sassoon School of Hair Design diplomas on the wall . . . Modular plastic shelves holding all types of hair styling appliances . . . Do all these things justify paying 5520 simply to get a haircut? If the answer is no, an alternative does exist. Cosmetology students have been cutting customers' hair at discount prices the entire 14 years Mrs. Marie Crafton, instructor, has been teaching here. Two dollars was all a haircut cost if it was done by a senior, but cuts were free if per- formed by a junior. Other prices ranged from 50 cents for a manicure without oil to a cold wave starting at 59. Bleaches, temporary color, permanent color, facials and pedicures were also offered at minimum charges. The prices were determined by the cost of the products used and the work that was re- quired. Profits, along with any tips the girls received, paid for purchasing new items and any excess funds benefited VICA, the Voca- tional Industrial Clubs of America. Regular customers were usually scheduled for Thursdays or Fridays, while drop-ins came on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Fridays. Mrs. Crafton supervised the girls when they worked on customers to insure against anything going wrong. It gives us experience working with peo- ple, and we will be working with people the rest of our lives, Lisa Barnett, junior, said. The future cosmetologists did gain ex- perience, and also the ability to handle a variety of situations. Customers like us to cut their hair because we go slower and do our best, and they don't have to pay as much. They really like our humor, too, Lori Talley, senior Cosmetology class treasurer, commented. The only catstrophy that occurred was a water nozzle slipping from a girl's hand as she washed a woman's hair, and spraying the entire room in a cold rain. Un-campus enterprises ices at low rates Senior Sheryl Thornhill helps junior Sheri Osmon as she practices bleaching small pieces of hair, so she will know how long to leave bleach on customer's hair to achieve the desired affects. Another memorable event took place when Senior Lynn Savolonis fulfilled a lifetime desire of a 90-year-old woman by piercing her ears. Myrtle Sullivan, the adopted grandmother of senior Sheryl Thor- nhill, stated, I've always wanted to have my ears pierced, but I've never had the chance until now. Lori related, In this class, you never do the same thing twice, each day is a different experience. Two other courses also offered services to the public at discount prices. Auto-body and auto-mechanics classes charged only the price of the parts and materials used for repairs. Profits were made by charging the retail value for parts that were bought wholesale for the school. This money paid for new tools and equipment in the shops, district convention expenses, and field trips. Auto-body students, taught by Mr. Charles Cauttrell, had worked on eight cars by the end ofthe first semester. We usually complete 25 to 65 cars a year, depending on the condition they are in. Most have been pretty bad off, bent frames, totals, et cetera, stated Mr. Cauttrell. Although no advertising was done, the students never lacked a supply of cars to work on. jeff Ott, senior, explained, I enrolled in this class because it's the only part of cars I don't know about, the body work, You never see shops advertising for in experienced body help, they don't have the time to train new people. So you have to get the experience in high school, or try to teach yourself and hope for the best, joe Ber- tholf, junior, explained. Auto-mechanics classes, taught by Mr. Harold Black, accepted any car that needed mechanical repairs. Most jobs took between three days and a week to finish, with 15 to 20 cars completed each month. Like auto-body, auto-mechanics always had plenty of cars to work on, though sometimes, while waiting for parts to come in, time was devoted to sweeping and clean- ing the shop. journalism department doughnut sales proved to be the most profitable enterprise on campus. Averaging 350 per week profits benefitted the newspaper staff by paying debts and supplying some extra money to use on equipment. It started when a man from LoneStar sat eight dozen doughnuts on the front seat of Senior Cary Stegall's car at 4 a.m. one morn- ing in October. Cary, according to the plan, took the doughnuts to school with him where newspaper staffers sold them. Priced at 25 cents for plain and 30 cents for cholcolate, the doughnuts were gone by homeroom. With such a good response from students, Mrs. jennifer Tomlinson, newspaper spon- sor, soon decided to raise the number to 12 dozen each day. Mrs. Tomlinson stated that as long as the doughnut sale remained profitable, she plan- ned to continue iris

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A SAGA OF SURVIVAL Seniors john McPherson, Frank North, and Darren Hooker tour the Bronze Age exhibit at the Kimhell Art Museum with the Honors English classes. s. it-M 11 1 Q, cademic survival was a real challenge for some students, all year long. To survive high school, one was required to keep up with the attendance policies set forth by the Birdville Independent School District. These required all students to make up any class hours over ten absences a semester, The policy also rewarded those who upheld good at- tendance and grades, through ex- emptions of semester exams. Students were also required to pass the required number of courses, to survive as a high school student. However, survival, academically, was not too difficult, especially for those who accepted the challenge, and were able to enjoy high school at the same time. ,ai 2 1 3 A f V , I 'laid' ? bf jg ahh During the journalism convention at UT at Austin, Kim Allen, Lindajacobs, Katrina Lewis, Sharon Pelzel. and Lisa Estill tour the state capitol building.

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CAMPUS BUSINESS fax Rory james and Kevin McCurry, both seniors, connect the cruise conxrol after installing an engine in auto-mechanics class Senior cosmetoiogy students Tammy Looney. Nancy Robertson, and Lori Talley demonstrate their :henry that five heads are better :han one.