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

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CUSTODIANS Keepin' its otless: Umfmmspaff Who was that man in the blue uniform? That man is either a custodian, janitor, or an air-conditioning man. They're always around. Well, almost always. They work every day during the summer in eight hour shifts. The head custodian, Tom Hamlin is an exception working nine hours a day. During the summer every piece of furniture in every room of the school is removed and all of the floors are stripped and waxed. After every dance, they stay after and com- pletely strip and wax the cafeteria. The fToors are in awful shape after the dances, all scuffed and just about anything else imaginable. said Mr. Hamlin. The general duties include repairing broken doors, windows, plumbing, electrical facilities and lighting switches. The new uniforms are the idea of the peo- ple down the hill CAdministration Buildingj. They thought of it and we have to pay for them out of our own salaries. custodian Ray Bain with a slight chuckle commented. The vacations that teachers and students get are not what the custodians get. For instance, at Christmas they get about four days off, whereas students and teachers get two weeks. Fringe benefits are at a minimum. A P of payment plan 1. ' Q W. T. Lurtrell is doing his daily sweeping duty. Pat Ceiber, Tom Hamlin, Ray Bain, Earl Chapman and Lou Dominguev take a break before school starts T X 1 if ' all ' V i ur' Q --in ff an I

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SUBS AW' ft Um Aykkryryr I K .xx fi 1-. Subs like changing routine: By Lisa Atturio The surprise of a substitute in a class is sometimes looked upon as a holiday. The shoe is rarely put on the other foot. The students seldom think of how the substitute feels, Most ofthe substitutes commented how much they like the difference in daily routine. I like the atmosphere and the people contact. I wouldnt like to be in the same routine every day. Mrs. JoAnn Farris commented. She continued to say that she wouldnt enjoy being a teacher. The same routine every day didnt interest her. I have been substituting at Haltorn for six yearsg this is the only school that I substitute at, she said. When students were asked if they liked having substitutes, comments came up such as these: Yes, cause then you dont have to do anything - Kelly Lynch Yes, it gives you time to do all the homework you didnt do - Kay Ford Yeah! Cause you dont have to do as much work - Kevin Reeves. A 1 Mrs. Ruth Metts, ex-chemistry teacher, crochets during her conference period. People contact, atmosphere make standing in fun .,..rw3m: ' ' Mrs. Aileen Payne's student teacher Beverly Stanford helps Darrell Anderson with his Calculus.

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ON CAMPUS SUSPENSION OCS, the oloss everyone dreods By Don Derrybetry On Campus Suspension -Q not a very enlightening thought, huh. Students who got awarded the privilege of getting OCS were in for a subtle change from last year's program. The students were moved into room 51. This provided for more isolation than when the students were placed in the office area. That allowed students to visit more freely with each other, whereas now in room 51, the stu- dents were spread apart. There was also a teacher, Mrs. Betty McEntyre, who super- vised them the whole day. Students could get placed on OCS for var- ious reasons. Excessive truancy, cutting class, smoking, using or possessing alcohol, fight- ing, foul and abusive language and chronic tardiness to class were among these reasons. To top that off, a student assigned OCS could not trade it for a paddling. Is OCS an effective deterrent to bad con- duct? Wheti assistant principal Tom Watkins was asked this question, he replied, Yes, this makes the students more aware of their bad behavior, and if they're smart, they will learn to control their actions and discipline themselves better. According to statistics, he is right, Only about Z1 percent of the stu- dent body spent time in OCS and out of that percentage, only about Z0 percent were repeaters. Of these repeaters, the majority were sophomores and juniors. r. in. Q Tir K L- A sr ,,,.- . as Debbie Kirby looks on while Ilka Ortiz studies her lessons as they both serve their time in OCS. Q . .e 'Exh- K--qm. .... .m A ., -:ef-We: - , st i ,. as f Ei. ef ..,... 545. ...... .......,, , ........... . . .M .. X - Y . 'N -- i 519 Gary Dickson spends OCS time in a carrel. OCS students were not allowed to talk to each other and were limited even on how many breaks they could take each day. . fx A ,nr an Betty McEntyre, OCS teacher, supervises the stu- dents.