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

Page 34 text:

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.

Page 33 text:

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

Page 35 text:

SATURDAY SCHOOL , an ,an A .Q ' f -' H l ici. ' . 3 f fait mama. N l D D KM ,tgp X it t QX- K -5 M pail David Diaz, David Knapp and Randall Ferris study their assignments while making up their time. Sclturdo Sohool, the wool-fend fun Saturday School, the class for the week- end scholar. As bad as it may sound, Satur- day School was not all that it was put down to be. Before its existence, students who missed school on a regular basis were drop- ped from school and had to forfeit their icredits for the previous semester. This garoused the teachers' concern for the welfare fof the students. The Birdville Classroom Teachers Association appointed a committee to study the problem. From this research, they came up with Saturday School and the School Board accepted it. This allowed the students who were absent more than the allotted ten days to stay in school, not lose credit, and make up their time. There was one catch however. the students did not have all of their life to make up times, they had to do it within fifteen days after the completion ofthe previous semester, Saturday School could benefit students who wanted to stay in school. The work he had missed could be made up. If the teacher did not give him an assignment, he could catch up on reading or sleep. According tojoAnn Kelley, assistant prin- cipal, about 350 students attended Saturday School. This means that almost 25 percent of the student body spent their Saturdays in school. Of these 350, 75 percent of them were repeaters, and one grade had no more representatives than another. .. ffm '- rrvmxgffgf. K 4 'sim' . . iw , s - , .y hwy if . . . ps in rssgii at vi . .. , :M E M. E Susan Rester tries to catch up on some sleep that she missed out on the night before