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

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NEW SPONSORS we One of the first activities for the French Club was a dinner, Mrs.jeanie Fisher samples the food. E F L sri, fr, u Y al. 1 Mrs. Bettye Wright, cheerleader sponsor, wears her GO BUFFS pin to encourage her students to attend pep rallies and football games. She always found time to decorate her door in the spirit of orange and black. Q Q Wm 'it' ov' gif! S juniors Moncia Lowdermilk and Neal Quimby experiment with acid base titrations, Mr. Evans encouraged Chemistry Club participation. Bs-

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NEW CLASSES Spicy classes restrain Comas Aliens, hairy Critter share Common bond Dazed, glassy eyes, a droopy head and slouched shoulders, basically pictures a sleepy or uninterested person. This might convey the image ofa typical doldrum class. New courses might be the spice that would prevent the comas some students fall under in their blander classes. Science fic- tion, psychology and a new journalism I class were added subjects. Alien beings were topics studied in the science fiction class, instructed by Mrs. Mickie Peterson. Sci-Fi was offered to sen- iors as an English credit. If a student looked at a buffalo, they saw a large hairy critter resembling a bull. How- ever, that was only the exterior. juniors and seniors interested in what goes on in the interior signed up for the psychol- ogy class, instructed by Mrs. jackie Slaugh- ter. Specialized writing, reporting, advertising and graphics and layout replaced journalism I classes. Specialized writing taught students to write specific styles of stories, like news, edi- torials and feature stories. . Reporting informed students to have a nose for news and to conduct a good interview. Advertising students learned to sell, draw, lay out and paste up ads. Graphics and layout showed students how to lay out yearbook and newspaper pages. Some students had the chance for firsthand experience to lay out and write yearbook copy for the staff. What did FBLA, FTA, Student Council, French, chemistry and cheerleaders have in common? They gained new sponsors. Mrs. Judy Griggers replaced Mrs. Ila Osborne as the FBLA sponsor. Mrs, Jeannie Fisher was not even aware that there was a French Club but wanted to build it up. She replaced Mrs. Glenda Picha and Mrs. Bettye Wright as the Future Teachers of America sponsor. Chip Evans planned to build the chemistry program. He learned that even though an experiment had been done many times in a lab, the experiment didn't always work in a chemistry show. Mrs. Bettye Wright, cheerleader sponsor, returned after a five-year lapse. Mrs.jan Edwards, who helped Mrsjenni- fer Tomlinson sponsor Student Council last year, took over full reins. A Surprise, surprise, surprise! Carolyn Glover, Diana Standly, Carol Evans and Lisa Ahern look with surprise at the funny pictures in an old FBLA scrapbook.

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AFTER GRADUATION There is life after high school College Day, TCIC Classes, ond tests ready students About 250 seniors were gathered around tables listening intently to representatives from various insitutions of higher education. The decisions the students made that day could have affected their careers and their lives. Thirty-five Texas colleges and universities were represented by public relations persons December 3 at W. G. Thomas jr. Coliseum College Day. The counselors sponsored this event. Because of scheduling problems and basketball games, College Day was changed to a morning event and Richland was not in- cluded. lt had been an evening event in the past but it was moved to periods 1, 2 and 3. The event could not have been scheduled any other week because there is only one week in which it is available to all the schools in Texas. Each college and university set up a table. Pamphlets, embroidered patches, and stickers were used to attract the students. The representatives talked to the students about such subjects as enrollment, financial aid, and the degrees offered at each school. Mrs. Libby Conant, senior counselor, was very pleased with the results. About 110 more people attended College Day than at- tended College Night. I loved it and l'll do it again next year, said Mrs. Conant. The Scholastic Aptitude Test, an optional college entrance exam, was given at Arl- ington Heights, Castleberry, Paschal, and O. D. Wyatt between November 1 andjune 6. The SAT tests taken by four Haltom students were lost in the mail but were recovered before makerup tests could be scheduled. The scores from the SAT were made available to colleges andiif they saw a very high score, often they would contact that student about attending their campus. This practice was known as recruiting. The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, offered this year to sophomores in addition to juniors because of low junior participa- tion, was given at W. G. Thomas, jr. Col- iseum. This test was used to determine the semi-finalists eligible for a National Merit Scholarship. Two seniors, Cary Stegall and Darrell Anderson, qualified last year. They both went on to be finalists. This means they are eligible for more scholarships than if they hadn't scored so high. Most schools in this area such as North Texas State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Women's Univer- sity and Texas Christian University spon- sored a day where they invited seniors from the area high schools to come and tour the campus. Appointments were preferred but not necessary. TCJC offered classes to all seniors, one in history and one in English. The student received only college credit for these courses not credits towards high school graduation. A record number of seniors, 41, took part in this program said Mrs. Conant. A, During College Day at W. G. Thomasjr. Coliseum, senior Tracy Preston talks to a representative from McMurray College. 1, 73.1 . .arc-2-ew K fr eeer as V,-- .i . Ms WNFR- ,Jr My if 55 A... .. NDQNK eff- gg 3 was