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

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Listening to one of the two Russian imper- sonators, actually an area businessman, senior Raymond Barrett tests his knowledge of American history. Upset students and parents found out the next day the hoax from Colonel Korywchak. Following the NHS assembly senior Neal Quimby serves refreshments to parents, club members and faculty. ,ki.' Assisting in the library the first semester, sophomore Kellie D er atientl awaits WY P Y a customer. LIBRARY it ftssa My - ,,.. l x 'a f 1 4 ,, 551 ,, ' W? x l X EXW ,V ff X, Ya QQMAQQFNQ, EXQQQ 2 ,,, H w,,,:: H .. agp X f , ,.., M

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is x I ..f ' l M NN Lori Warnick, Glen Martin, and Wallingford, and junior Liz watch a Coca-Cola robot bet- classes. bus Juniors Dana Davin, Regina Kinnard, Quay Townsend, and Mike 0'hara work on their junior themes for Mrs. Natalie Whitfield'a third period English clan. Computers, speakers, field trips liven up classes Somewhere amidst the confusion of participation in extra- curricular school activities, athletic practices, part-time jobs, and household chores, every student found the time to attend the necessary, but often monotonous, classes. Yet Haltom broke away from the usual process of education in several ways. Computer programs offered a new learning tool to students who took chemistry, biology, or mathematics. In many classrooms, new desks, chairs, and tables provided the student with more comfort and a new atmosphere in which to learn. Guest speakers sparked interest and more field trips gave students a broader knowledge of the subjects they studied. , As a result of those improvements, the average SAT score of Haltom students proved to be higher than the Texas average, as well as the Birdville district average. Also, Haltom installed 67 members, one of the largest groups in Haltom's history, into the National Honor Society.- ACADEMICS

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I : MW, Unwrapping books like Christmas Library open at night for research work on junior themes. Opening the new books each fall is like Christmas for the whole school, Mrs. Cin- dy Edwards, librarian, said. Working as head librarian for the past two years, Mrs. Edwards said she loves selecting, ordering and purchasing new books and audio visual sets. Hired as a teacher's aide twelve years ago, Mrs. Pat Dyer, library assistant, said, They couldn't put me in a place I would love more. The library, with many uses, was an area for small assemblies, organizational meetings and classroom speakers. Representatives from the Spartan School of Aeronautics, Lincoln Institute, and Inter- nal .Revenue Service spoke to the voca- tional classes. Sponsored by the Reserve Officer Train- ing Corps, two Russian impersonators spoke to the government and American History classes on communistic philosophy. ' Using the library in another perspective, the school board and community leaders enjoyed a breakfast to honor Public Schools Week in March. Hosting an end of the year luncheon during both lunches, the Student Council revealed their year long secret pals. Immediately after the National Honor Society assembly all NHS members ac- companied by parents and teachers gathered in the library for cookies and punch. Organizing the Teenage Library Association Club provided a new ex- perience for the 23 library assistants. They chose Alice Moody as a district officer and local officers were James Blakely, presi- dent, Andy Coffey, vice-president, Alice, secretaryg and John Sutton, treasurer. At the district meeting in Everman, they received a second place in the poster con- test and chose Alice to represent the district as Miss TALA at the state meeting in Odessa. I like being around the books and get- ting a first selection to read the new ones, Alice said. s.,,- N1 - W.. . an-Q - -.. Each librarian has made good im- provements and everything changed has been to help the students, Mrs. Dyer said. Such changes as new shelves and a book charger used to check out books have made the library more efficient. More students have used the library - as well as more teachers, Mrs. Edwards commented. With improvements each year the library purchases S4-,000 worth of new books and 52,000 of AV materials. Working from 5:30 p.m. Kathy Brinkley, a student librarian, kept the library open twice a week for six weeks while juniors worked on their theme papers. TALA members sold 52.25 junior theme packets, consisting of such items as paper, index cards, and paper clips. During National Library Week the library assistants sponsored a Childrens Hour, in which they read books, sang, and provided refreshments for the second graders at Birdville Elementaryl Senior Executive Committee members Randy Lucas, Katrina Lewis and Christy Angle discuss senior prom plans with Mrs. LaDean Houck while looking over ballots for colors, flower and song. Usually used for research and studies the library affords a place of relaxation for junior Bridgett Hartgrave. I O-',, ...f ,V First row: Kristy Stewart, Michelle Farris, Alice Moody, Sandy Williams, Kathie Davies, second row: Mrs. Cindy Edwards, Amanda Phillips, James Blakely, James Pultz, Debra Finney, third row: Andy Cof- fey, Kenny Todd, John Sutton. LIBRARY