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

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Isbell-Jeffries Bryon Isbell Donna Jackson Donna Jackson Jimmie Jackson Lelaina James Rodney Jeffries Snr Q'1 T-shirts reveal students' thoughts Rock groups, advertisements, slogans sophomore favorites On the first day of school, most sophomores were slightly if not extremely nervous. When they entered Haltom for the first time, several doubted they would ever feel at ease. Walking down large corridors filled with so many strangers was enough to make most wonder if they would survive the first day. Looking for a friend, one sophomore caught sight of . . . could it really be? Yes, it was! A Journey t-shirt. At least someone in this place has good taste, he thought. Keeping an eye out for other familiar shirts, he found too many to count. There were Van Helen, Rolling Stones, Yamaha and Nike t-shirts as well as a few with college names on them. Realizing that the people wearing these shirts must not be too different from himself, the newcomer breathed a lot easier. After all, how bad could a person wearing a Pepsi shirt be anyway? Some t-shirts simply advertised merchan- dise, such as Adidas sportswear, while others seemed to be a sort of status symbol. Rock concert t-shirts, by far the most popular, let everyone know who went to each concert. fOr, whose older brother or sister went, then was conned out of his or her shirt.J I wear them because l want people to know which groups l like. Besides, they're the only kind live got, sophomore Perry Moore explained. Sophomore Donnie Lee simply stated, I want people to know that I'm a 'rocker'. Several students announced to anyone who cared which college they planned to go to. Future Aggies could be spotted by their Texas A8:M shirts. A few brave and perhaps foolish souls even wore Oklahoma University shirts around people wearing University of Texas shirts, or visa versa. Other t-shirts expressed an opinion or feel- ing of the wearer. Sophomore Stacy Fargo donned his shirt proclaiming I donit take defeat lightly, I wear it because itis true, Stacy said. Sophomore Julie De Luis wore a shirt with the request Be patient! God isn't finished with me yet, because she liked the saying. Sophomore Mark Borge summed up the reason he thought people wore various t-shirts. They show a person's character, stated Mark as he leaned back, tapped on his own tee, and grinned. His said, Athlete in train- ing. l f., .W nv. K. The Bobbsey Twins, played by juniors Sl Lovelady and Cindy Stegal, are proud to J their Journey shirts the day after the Nove concert. 1 1 . .J If 'ififlf r ,' 1 . ,- f ,,,s,smsw,g. , f ' ' Q, Q, Q' in t , . . X J' iffl 4l Qi? M ir? L l . 4 A r ..., ,. Y in V ', Q' - 4- ,.. Q I ' ' - ,,,,, V ' A . , , ii , 4 K, ..,. V7 I t 5 , A ff' 2 ' ! ,,'. 5? ff r-. A t ,'. sr Steven Wilson, sophomore, relaxes during class -'-r , rrr ' , ' in his Great Outdoors shirt which sarcastically ii A ' portrays the joys of camping. X1 , Sophomores Mark O'Neal and Mark Borge laugh 'Q . , V after Mark Borge claims his Adidas Shirt stands for All DayIDream About Suzuki. Q ff' I SOPHOMORES

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Hale-lronmonger uving completed his psychology assignments, ic Barnett, junior, flips through a magazine to lrile away the collected hours. Tardy excuses are a fine art The connoisseurs of this art are adept at sparring with teachers Tardy slips were always a pain. Whoever needed them? If someone received too many, that person wouldn't be eligible for test exemp- tions. People know that was a bummer, so they began inventing excuses to get them off the hook. Excuses became a game for some peo- ple - for others they were a way of life. In any case, excuses developed into a fine art. Those new to the game usually stuck with the practical excuses. I had a flat tire was definitely the most popular. Students also used, I couldn't get my locker open, I got the wrong book so I had to go back, I was with the band, The alarm didn't go off, My ride was late, and It was my sister's fault. Then there was the old, I had to talk with a teacher ploy. It was easy to explain how the other teacher must have forgotten to write a pass or didn't have the time. If a person was talented enough, he could get away with murder if he threw in an act along with his excuse. My boyfriend and I just broke up was very effective if one happened to be a girl with large, innocent eyes that threatened to spill a heavy burden of tears. A pale face, wobbly knees, and shallow breathing were necessary to pull off I was just sick in the bathroom. A large number of kids learned that, in most cases, a grunted monosyllable was sufficient. The key words were traffic and overslept. On the other hand, some kept talking, when being interrogated, in the hope that the teacher would tire of them and let them go. I was on the way to school, you see, when all of a sudden it dawned on me that I had left my housekey on the little table next to the couch. Now, my mom was fixing to leave so I had to hurry back, otherwise, I would have been locked outside until midnight. You wouldn't want that to happen, now would you? beseeched a sophomore. A small percentage, blessed with creativity, managed to come up with some originals. My mother gave me a note, but my dog ate it, explained a sophomore. A junior who was late to school, on account of her brother, revealed, He told me to say that on the way to school we were attacked by a band of wild Indians. Another sophomore came up with an im- aginative, but plausible, excuse when she said, I had an allergy attack. Of all the excuses students have used, the single most exasperating one to tell a teacher was short and sweet. I forgot. l to . Renee Hale Rickie Hale Q' Burl Hamilton S 5 X' Michele Hamm x fig, ' t i i f Timmy Harko ll L LaNita Harlow tstt , rf. , ...r - , W it ' M JF 1 B1 . Qui : 14 M i . - E-:- 3 I , Leonard Harrison A t a David Hart . is Ronnie Hassell Richard Hathcock Diana Hawkins . Machelle Heaton is el Terry Hennessee Stefanie Henry Lisa Hewell Jeff Hinds Renee Holster Ashley Holt Donna Holt Eddie Hooper Danny Horton Linda Huckabee Diana Hunt Johnny lronmonger SOPHOMORES 207

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