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

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AFTER GRADUATION f 53:7 F E 1 Q Q .. 1 Seniors Steven Speer, Glen Penrod,jay White, and Doug Standley check on information from Stephen F. Austin University. ' t Illvfiifl bl si is-1 juniors Kelley Lynch and Ruth Kennedy kill time before the PSAT begins. They were two of 100 juniors and sophomores that tried their hand at the test. For the second year, Professor Gustav Pertruz taught a college Freshman English class. A history class was also offered. 3 1'-si

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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

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PHYSICAL CHANGES Monster progressesg walls Collapse, rebuilt Thi? Thing aiilhrngs devoursg birds, beasts, trees, flowers. It gnaws iron, bites steel, grinds hard stones to meal . . . T-tg-cien - By Becky Stanfield Coming to mind is some sort of monster perhaps huge, ugly and strong. But that isn't what the thing is, Time is the Ogre . . . Time affects more than birds and flowers. It changes everything, walls, surroundings and even eating habits. A new wall was built between room 63 where Mr. Paul Strong taught American History, and room 64, where Mrs. Becky Shirley taught World History. Mr. Strong and Mr. Flavius Strickland taught as a team in these two adjoining rooms for the past five years. They mutually agreed that dividing their room would add flexibility to their schedules by letting them teach different subjects at different times. Built during the summer, a paneled wall added a touch of originality to the other white walls of the rooms. Any disadvantages? None,l' said Mr. Strong. Mr. Strickland became assistant prin- cipal at Haltom junior High. In December, dead grass was torn from the ground to expose bare, brown dirt. Smithfield Construction Company began building a locker room. The 3701171 budget included a solar water heating system, which was put on the roof directly over the showers in the boys new junior varsity locker room. The solar panels are 4 feet wide and 24 feet long. The entire locker room is 130 feet by 47 feet. In the new locker room the company built a weight room, shower room, and lockers, also some offices for the coaches and a meeting room. The training room doubled in size by taking out the corridor between the east gym and the gymnastics gym. The old physical education dressing rooms were renovated for girls athletics with new lockers, showers and another entrance. What was once the old weight room above now houses the girls coaches. The old A team and B team shower rooms under the Bull Pen we e outfitted with new showers, lockers and walls, and were given to the Highsteppers and PE. The cafeteria wasn't forgotten. Ivy in hanging planters and white curtains now grace the interior. The covered sidewalk out- side was widened so mud wouldn't wash on- to it in wet weather and students wouldn't have to wade through standing water. Due to a ruling by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, carbonated drinks were sold only after second lunch, or 1:30. That meant only things like grape soda and lemonade came out of the machines in the mornings unless a student got to school before the machines were adjusted. Total sales were down over 50 percent, according to Mr. Leon Hagmann, principal. Other than that there were no real problems. WET PAINT The warnings were posted in halls and suspended from doorways, admonishing people to take heed. A coat of cream paint was smoothed over dark green and orange. Doorways and window trims were covered in brown. Shiny gold locks were the style for doors. At the cost of 38,000g all the doors were out- fitted with new locks. Eventually the entire district will be using the new lock system, according to Mr. Edward Logan, assistant principal. It was decided to switch over because of several reasons. The entire school structure was built in different stages and each had locks according to when they were con- structed. The Homemaking wing had locks that used skeleton keys. Also because so many keys had been lost, found and duplicated that there was no telling who had keys to the building. Mr. Hagmann had to carry three key rings, with the new locks he carried only two keys. Each teacher can open just one door, but Mr. Hagmann can open any door in the building. The keys can't be duplicated because stamped on each one is a warning that such an act is unlawful. If a key is lost, the school must order a new one from the company. After the burning of the stage last year, new curtains and part of the floor was replaced. Although the orchestra pit wasn't repaired then, carpet was put in just before the musical, Guys and Dolls, to absorb the reverberation from the orchestra. The rail in front of the pit was removed several years ago to make room for a ramp to the used in beauty pageants. The ramp burned in the fire and neither the ramp nor the rail has been replaced. an