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

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202 PLACES TO REMEMBER Buffalo Den, 'The Iaok' popular Denton Highway Construction slows traffic lnterrupted only by near collisions or quick conversations ended with blaring honks, the flow of cars through the parking lot seldom ceased. Inside, games bleeped and dinged as pool balls clacked on green tables. Onlookers leaned against the walls watching the action or lack of it. Around the side of the building, two boys wrestled in the mud while three girls sat on the back ofa pickup. All this took place right at the Buffalo Den arcade next door to Bill's Billiards. A common meeting place on Friday and Satur- day nights, the Den also gave students an opportunity to play Asteroids or shoot a game of pool during lunch or after school. The Buffalo Den was just one of the places around Haltom City that brings to mind an assortment of memories. On Grapevine Highway, the jack-in-the Box parking lot provided a place for stu- dents to sit on cars, talk to friends, and find out where any parties were. On school days, The jack took care of hungry carloads at noon. When the weather was warm enough, the Belknap Drive-ln entertained movie-goers with features including The Fog, Bustin' Loose, and Friday the 15th, il. Malibu Speedway, on 820 behind Putt- Putt. drew Haltom as well as Richland crowds. Malibu offered row after row ofpin- ball machines. several skee-ball alleys and electronic games. and siyed-down racecars to amuse patrons. Anyone with a car will never forget Den- ton llighway with its roadblocks, surveyors flags. and construction crews. The process of widening the road from loop 820 to Belknap slowed progress of traffic each day for oyer three months. Places around the school - the foyer. back parking lot, auditorium, and front steps - hold memories for the students who spent time there. The foyer shuddered with the stomping of hundreds of feet during the impromptu pep rally before the Richland game. but usually just echoed the conversations of bench-sit- ters before school. after lunch, and during free periods. Except. of course. when senior rings, caps and gowns, graduation invita- tions, or personalized sunglasses were being ,yawn l d vig-dI'lCSd0'YKi:' Thursday. 5 ty The heart of the school, the foyer, attracts Susan Rester,joy Kirchdorfer, Mona Shaw and Lisa Taylor. The foyer was the center of activity sporting a flea market, Santa Claus pictures and an impromptu pep rally. sold. The back parking lot served the same pur- pose as the foyer benches. Students sat around talking to friends in their spare time. The auditorium withstood numerous pro- grams and assemblies throughout the year. including the riotous Rick Presley show. and the popular I lard Times presentation. On warm weekends. the lake attracted stu- dents who wanted to get away from it all. Twin Points or Barnes Park on Eagle Moun- tain Lake, Grapevine Lake, or Marshall Creek: it didn't matter, as long as there was a place to have fun and not be bothered by parents or police. The Leyiesf' behind the auto pound on Northside Drive turned out to be another place to remember. The dirt bike and dune buggy tracks served as a meeting and patty- ing location on several occasions, even though the parties were often broken up by police. Each of these places meant something dif- ferent to each person who went there. but everyone had their favorite places to remember. A Chris jones zaps space invaders at the Buffalo Den, a popular place before and after school.

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is LUNCH BREAK drama attracts lunch-time viewers Students watch soaps, do homework, sunbathe, or even eat during the lunch break By Kim Allen The ll:l5 hell rang, loudly' clattering the end of third periodhlulie Pickett, Marta liodela.f',arr1e Yohles. and Cheryl Wise scurried through the hustle of the halls to meet at their loc kers. Relieyed of the heayy hurden of hooks and folders, they proceed to the cafeteria where they' were faced with tremendous questions from witlnn. Should l get .1 tunaftsh or harheciue today' Does that harnhurger have mustard on it. or is that yellow stuff just thin cheese' Mayhe I hetter stic lc to french fries and an orange-air drink. Satisfied with the decisions made, hut still tempted hy the reinemhrance of the apple pie thove the fries, they leave the lunchline. Yet, unlike the common frequenters of the cafeteria, they do not merely' search for an unused chair, stealing if necessary, and take their place at a tahle. lhese four girls have a much more iinpor- t1nt matter at hand. They must find out if Shawn is going to dtscoyer Moniquc-'s real identity: Quickly they hurry down the hall, carrying their sustenance for the afternoon lliey make predictions ahont how long byhil s hafuy will stay in the hospital then file into Miss 'leresa Prices room, where they' catch the first so minutes of All My f.lIllLll'CIl.l At the heginning of the year, Coach Price fixed up her new room near the north gytn hy painting the storage rootn and decorating the walls aml ahinets with information concerning the yolleyhall team. She also placed tl shag rug on the .ww 8' 'hifi if I floor in the hack of the room. and added a tahlc and chairs to provide the yolleyhall girls with a place to work or relax hetween siso and the heginmng of gatnes. A radio. then a ty, added in- terest, and it wasnt long hefiore the rooin had become the cafe of the vyest hall for seyeral volleyhall players ancf their friends. 'l'he students who att: in the cafeteria may also have noticed additions to make eating at school a little more pleasant. Curtains graced thc- preyious- ly glaring vyindovy panes, and hanging pots con- taining artificial greenery added color to the walls ofthe room. It was through the initiative of Mrs. lahhy Conant. Youth Adyisory Council sponsor. that these items were placed in the lunchrootn YAC. memhers and lunchroom employees worl-ted at Six lflags last spring to raise the money needed to pay' for thetn. New YAC. memhers Katrina l.c-yyis, Sheri Drysdale, Kim Allen and l,eesa .Nlolsley yyent to a three day workshop at Sky lsanch in l.ast 'lic-xas, lietween canoeing and country dances, they at- tended classes where they learned ways to make the cafeteria a tnore appealing place to eat A yuke-hox, carpeting, .1 deli-type sandyyicli har were suggested. A YAI. memhers responsihility is In find out what students would like to change or add in order to improve the oyerall response to c-ating in the lunchroomf' the girls were tolcf Although the lunchroom was nearly fnil during first lunch, second lunch was not crowded at all, and a large portion of the student hody prefers to CHI elsewhere. jack-in-lhealiox, with its new yt- it 'Xa af' chicken supreme and ham-cheese supreme, llurger llut, llel Taco, Arhys, Grififs, and other fast food restaurants offered a wide variety' of food, and sometimes student discount coupons inthe school newspaper. laco Rio, a favorite of people who wanted to eat out hut didnt want to drive, closed shortly' after Christmas, hut reopened in late March with a new name ---' 'l'ac'o lnn. Another altetnatiye was to go hottie during lunchg or a friends home, of course. 'lihts had its ohvious advantage Y free foocf. 'lhat is, if there was anything leftover from the night hefiore, or Mom had recently' heen to the grocery' store. Other people who went home preferred to catch a nap, watch ty, or, uncfer threat of an ly pick up hooks or gym clothes forgotten that morning. In the spring, the lunch period was a life-saver to eleventh-graders who could not quite keep up with the planned schedules to work on note- cards, hihliographyAcards, outlines, and rough drafts for their junior themes. lt also saved the necks, or rather, grade-point averages, of some typing students who stminehow-or-other got hehind on assignments and were stricken with the curse of nor haying a typewriter at home to make up the work. 'l'hen there were the people who didnt do anything at all except slowly mosey on out to sit in their cars with a friend or two and listen to the radio, among otfier things iNt'XL'l ll1L'-lL'XS,lllS douhtfttl that anyone at all, yvhateyer their lunch period consisted of, would haye giyen it tip. In -x,,...., mg ss Q x A., . Q, .,s.n. ' Q . . he V uniors Barbara Hammons and Devuni Eitirgg, and Martha Gonzalas, sophomore. finish their combos heforevreturning to class. f , ' ' A' .i's A uve Z

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