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

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he survival of old traditional student life activities was prevalent throughout the school year. During lunch-time, students found themselves at the Dairy Queen, Braum's, or the Brown- ing Heights Drugstore. New lunch- time hangouts included the chemistry room, Taco Rio, or Miss Price's classroom, where the volleyball team members enjoyed their mid-day soap operas. Evenings, students could be found at Saavy's or the Steak 'n Ale at Woodhaven. Or for games and billiards, the Buffalo Den Arcade was always there. In the fall and spring, students could be found at Six Flags on weekends. A winter recreation favorite for many was Colorado snow-skiingt Then in the summer, the gulf coast was a hot spot for beach bums. A SAGA OF SURVIVAL Lunch'time friendsjessi Dorris and Steve Mylius take ti i me me spoon-feeding each other in the school cafeteria. Wi . if ,ti Seniors Laurie Fostenjames Campbell, Laura Greenfield, Danny Howeth.john McPherson. Allen Payne. Paul Place, and Doug Renfro solemnly sing the National Anthem at the Recognition Assembly. 9

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J gf l l a R s 168 9 'ug Senior Steve Speer enjoys a game of frisbee, just prior to the German Club spring picnic. 'fe Qe .fi-ff X S--L Ronnie Rhine is given special recognition as senior class president from Terri Riehl during the senior prom at the Hyatt Regency. , 71,4 in sump. the '- junior Mark Newman tries to ring the hell on the German Club trip to Six Flags over Texas, May 25. The club earned enough money to pay for all expenses ofthe trip, as well as a club breakfast at Old South Pan- cake House that morning.

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NOSTALGIA A look at the past 'The kids toda are having fung that's good because the 're learning toc By Wfayne Trimble The kids now look better and dress bet- ter than in the late sixties and early seventies. That's probably been the biggest change. Kids then thought the thing to do was to be sloppy as possible. I mean, I like cotnfortable jeans myself. but if those kids took their jeans off. they'd stand up by themselves. reminisced Principal I.eon Ilagmann about his ten years as principal of llaltom High School. On August 1 he was to assume the position of Director of Purchasing and Busi- ness at the Ad Building. The kids now are muclt easier to talk to. In the early seventies. they couldnt accept anything. They wouldnt trust adults, and always suspected they were lying. for some reason. I guess it was a hangover from the sixties. They wouldnt accept no for an answer, no matter what the reason. In the mid-to-late sixties. we saw a gen- eral resentment of the 'Iistablishmentf which was anyone in authority. whether it was teachers. police. or parents. We saw the 'God is dead' movement and the hippies selling flowers - just any sort of rebellion. Hllowever. Vietnam was not the cause. Rebellion was the cause. Vietnam just helped to trigger this rebellion. assistant 5119-f - The man most responsible for the band's high rat- ings is Dee Tucker. He gives the members last- minute instructions just prior to a football game. principal Iid Logan added. The kids refused to be involved in school functions. If you complied with society. and the 'Establishmentf you were thought of as a 'squared Mr. Ilagrnann said. Dances never seemed to work. It hasnt been until the last few years that we even made money on dances. Of course. we've had poor turnouts since then. but it was because of bad weather or that we lost the football game. lint other than that, they've been good here recently. Crowds at all the school functions are better today. liven the teachers are beginning to come to the pep rallies and games. Ilsed to. a teacher couldnt come without having to put up with abuse from students. But now it's different. Mr. Logan also added. It all finally began to change six years ago. It began easing up, and students began having fun at school. The kids today are having fun. and that's good. because they're learning too. And I dont think drugs are as prominent today as they were in the early seventies. especially the hard drugs. lt all has tapered off recently. Mr. Ilagmann said. Another big change has been in the cur- riculum. More vocational programs have cropped up lately. lt wasnt until recently that we had courses like Calculus and Chem- istry II. Students usually had to go to Rich- land to take those courses. This wasnt fair because Haltom needed these students. though they were few. The last few years we've seen high school become secondary in the life of a student. More kids are out on their own these days and they need their jobs to support them- selves. And they are turning to the vocational programs to help them out. Talking about his most memorable moments, he said, One of my tnost Out-- standing memories was beating Richlandj four years in a row in football. Another wasj receiving the hat, boots. and the coat for my! birthday last year from the student body. Il could've broken down and cried. The year before that the band got a I in marchingjthe first year Tucker was here. It was the first I in I5 years. Then this years graduation was a real high point. It was one of our best years, since 1974-75. There have been some good ones recently. but this was one of our better vears. The kids today are better dressed than those in the early seventies - Except when it's Cyndi King and Laura Greenfield on the day of the senior-faculty basketball game, where they make it as punk rock cheer- leaders.