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

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jUNIORS Pentecost - Rester Players rely on sets 'Volleyball helps me get along in a competitive way! The whistle blew. .Miss Teresa Price, volleyball coach, substituted junior Maria Rodela in to the setting position. The ball was served and a back row player passed the ball to Maria. She set it beautifully which set up a perfect hitfor the middle front player. The play was successful and they regained offend sive play, l ,lt.' ' e 'F P Varsity volleyball player, Maria Rodela ads mitted that she has always loved to play volleyball. She has been playing since the seventh grade. I like the excitement and l get to meer other peopie from other schools. l know how to relate with the other players on our team Maria commented. ' Maria was a starter last year on the junior varsity team. She was moved up to varsity this ear. Q Maria admitted that she had never been tempted to quit by saying il rn just going to have to work harder. To Maria the best thing about volleyball is winning by skillful playing. She added 'Winning by luck is not as fun as winning hy skill. ' . . 'The worst part of volleyball is when you practice and practice on something and then you do it wrong in a game Maria said. Last year it was more individually played. This year it wasn't so divided. lt was more together like a team should be Maria added. Maria who: would like to attend the University of Texas at Austin played back Q row and setter. A. p .K .ag I would like to play in college, but l'don't think l would make it because l am too short, Maria stated. When I am setting, I get very nervous before the game. I become relaxed though, before go in, Maria wiflmented. . Volleyball helps me get along in lalcom- petitiveway. You see how people work under pressure and it changes your opinion of them, Maria admitted. During the summer Maria kept up her volleyball sl-tills by practicing by herself, in ad- ditionito volleyball Maria has many' other delightful hobbies. Some being working at Colonial Cafeteria during the latter part of the week latch hook rugs tennis and cooking. I love crossword puzzles. I love all puzzles especiallyjigsaw puzzles K Maria added. 1 Matiaimakes all A snvtith the exceptionlof a few B s V ' 'I believe paying attention is the major aspect of achieving high grades Maria added. ' Maria s participation in the PSAT test prov- ecl to successful as she placed fifth in the school. ' Maria's schedule consists of science classes Honors English and trigonometry. She intends to major in Science and con- tinue on to be a biological scientist. V r Maria added l want to be successful no ' 3 matter what field I Pqfggg, I wang gucqggg Mafil Rcdell IBBDCBQS the SCI I0 the bitttf. Pentecost Del Perkins Lisa Perkins Tim Phifer Larry Phillips Kenneth Pickett julie Pierce Wade Poland Evelyn r Pollard Kelly Poole Kennilyn ' Porter Carol Powell Jacqueline 4 'l l 45 ,Yi 1 , '-1sf H l' -e'1ii . 1- -4 'ii , , Powell' Rhonda P i 1 ' i Preston, Parn 'll' ll illll Price, Cheri 5 'Pe il'li 1 Price, Donald ,M , I I-7 y -E1 Pruitt, Penny ' ' . V ' A ,, jf Y 'V.. Pultz,james e . f i e., Xl li 'V . y ,'V,, an A ZE, , g 55 3,5 ig l 5 ., gl XA I xl ll iii if 'ii 'P lf new ss?-fer Puma, Tony Queen, Gayle Quimby, Neal Ralph, Carma Ralph, Clifford Rester, Susan 'C cw' Z 1 is 1 r

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McCullough - Pemberton jUNIORS McCullough, Melinda McDowell, Kelly Mcliaddin, Linda McGahey, Pam McGee, Debbie McGee, Denise McGrew, Lonny McMahon, Renauda McMillan, Doug McMullin, Cindi McNutt, Shelly Meyers, Tim Miller, Angela Miller,-Iames Milligan, Robert Mings, Ginger Mitchell, Colt Mitchell,jay Mitchell, Michael Montgomery, Todd Moore, Mickey Moran, Marcy Moreno, Edith Morgan, Kym Morris, Chris Mouring, Kathy Murphy, Billy Murphy, Neil Murrell, Ronnie Mylius, Steve Nabors, Teresa Nance, Sam Newman, Mark Newsome, Ricky Nobles, Carrie North, Lynnita Nowell, Melanie Ogle, Kevin O'Hara, Mike O'Neal, Rhonda Onley, Chris Orrick, Dianna Ortiz, Dennis Osborn, Gary Osman, Sheri Overcash, Todd Pack, Tammy Parker, Darrell Partridge, Daren Patterson, Russell Patton, Donna Patton, Gary Pearson, Teresa Pemberton, Cindy t A i f PM ,aiu-X ,vi

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242 l r r ,, JUNIORS College prospects test then' knovvled e Ullman and Qurmby top scorers of PSAT' was Ns junxor Susan Raster, one of 95 students takmg the PSAT test, asks Sophomore counselorjxm Farmer for mstrucnons on the rest In the strllness of the Conference room at the Wrley G Thomas Cohseum on October 21 95 rumors and sophomores attempted to work the problems on the Pre Scholasrrc Ap trtude Test CPSATJ Pencrls tapped nervously on tables as students contemplated whtch minutes aprece to answer 65 verbal problems and 50 mathematrcal problems Top scorers were Pete Ullman placzng frrst Neal Qurmby second andjoan Goodrng and Randell Ferns tyrng for thrrcl Other top scorers consrsted of Mana Rodela fifth Kun Allen srxth julre Brown seventh Scott Darly erghth Barry Wrrght mnth and Lynnxta North tenth Three of the top scorers from last year were Darrell Anderson placing first, Cary Stegall second and Laura Greenfield thrrd Darrell and Cary were both chosen as semr iinalxsts and later became National Ment flnahsts Cary has been offered many scholarshrps as a result Most colleges offer a full four year scholarshrp and are recerved from numerous clrfferent colleges They represented half of one percent of the states senaor class Thus makes them eh :ble for a Mem Scholarshrp The PSAT NMSQT Tests the students abrltty to reason wrth facts and concepts and use thrs rnformatron gwen to them to work the problems Students takmg thrs test can End out how they rank among rumors and sophomores across the country rn verbal and mathemarncal skrlls The scores on thrs test wrll help deter mrne the student s potentral ahahty to do col lege work The PSAT test rs a prevrew of the Scholastrc Aptrtude test CSATJ Thrs test rs a qualrfymg test for students who wnsh to par trcrpate m the natxonwrde competrtron made by the Nattonal Merrt Scholarshrp and the Natxonal Achrevement Scholarshrp Program for Outstandrng Negro Students Qualxflers have a Chance to srtxcrpate mn the Student Search Servtce o the college board Materral from colleges grvtng rnforrna non about educarxonal and financral ard op porrunrtxes are received by these students A natxonal sample of hrgh school students rs used expenmentally to test the questxons on the test The PSAT rs adrntnrstered annually throuhout the United States and rn many other countnes Students who meet the specral re qurrements are consrdered rn the Natronal Merrt Scholarship Program and become ehgr hle for a Natronal Ment Scholarship The verbal and rnathemaucal skrlls on the test wrll be very useful rn prepanng for college work The test shows how successful a student can expect to be rn college just as well, rr rs a prevrew of the SAT and other college en trance tests Important consxderatxon should be taken rn thrs test srnce the majonty of most colleges requrre one of these tests for college entrance A, A ' A , V . L- . . - ' XL- T. T' A lr . , , T r -T . ' Q f -. T - tdtl 1 -- 1 . T ,-dl rttl - 1 s ,r-- TTT1TfplT'f1:iff5f-i- - , M5 . t T TT sivfeaiflt T ' I . I T -1 ffg . , , ' - T252 1' ' T, T T ' . x . ' TTS- s s I ,V - . D , , , U. M 1 1 . x 1 a . e T stll T TT Y T T T 4 79 9 K , I 1 ' . K K . K ' K' A t f X o . n - A T fl '. - ' sf 5 ' ' ' ' ' , is TT-pr. - A A - l - - I .. . Wynn :ws . tx 7, is ' D 4 . p 1 W ,lil s Q v 4 . . . K Q, . v . -r1' T --ppp ' , ' , ' ' ' ' . ,