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

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NOOOOO, what a nice specimen, Mr. Ed Fulton tells Charles Hollowell and Susan Stringfellow. Dissecting worms occupies Kelly Tooman, Rhonda Slater and Bobby Chiles in a biology class. xv iw Weave-sei W1 Www -a 32 si, 441 7 Q , tg? 1... SCIENCE x Aw ,. I l ,qt 1' 3 3 .lax 'xx On a seining trip to Fossil Creek Emma Waite, Scott McCrory, Charles Hollowell, Susan Stringfellow and DeeDee McDade fun Mr. Fulton. Finding out their blood types, John Spivey and Alton Boerner watch a biology classmate get stuck. N x When Miss Doris Bridwell's student teacher left, the class gave a party. Mr. Chip Evans helps junior Joan Maretn- son set up a chemistry experiment. lb

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H l J . i Q w.t,MM ti Honors English class tough, some drop Grammar, vocabulary also taught in foreign language classes. In September, Honors English IV was almost to the point of being over- crowded, with close to 30 enrolled, yet after the first semester ended, the class contained only 12. Those who dropped the course simply didnlt have the time to write the compositions, read the classic novels by foreign authors, study the poetry, and learn the vocabulary at the pace at which it was required. Nevertheless, those who remained said that they enjoyed the class and were glad that they had stayed. Developmental reading classes and novel-short story classes concentrated on reading comprehension while the creative writing classes emphasized ability to compose different types of literary works. Courses in science-fiction and non- fiction offered students with either of those particular interests an oppor- tunity to study what they enjoyed reading. Yet English was not the only language taught on campus. When asked, Parlez-vous francais? students who took one of Mrs. Jeannie Fisher's French classes could honestly answer, Oui, je parle francais. In addition to learning grammar and building a vocabulary in another language, students who were enrolled in French, German, or Spanish also learned about the culture of the peo- Senior Kathy Womack, a German ll stu- dent, paints a panel of the booth that will be used at Novemberfest by the German Club. Mrs. Mary Peterson, teacher of Honors English ll, science-fiction, and non-fiction classes receives a gift from Paul Bramlett during a birthday party. ple who spoke the language. By studying maps, reading about the countries' artists, philosophers, and politicians, and discussing the mannerisms of the countries, students gained knowledge far beyond the language itself. In order to learn the language, students listened to tapes, wrote com- positions and read magazines in the language, practiced in conversations with friends, and listened to the teachers' explanations. Total immer- sion days, when no English could be spoken, helped students recall what they had learned but might have forgotten.l In addition to teaching junior English, Mrs. Donna Henson teaches classes at TCJC in astrology. She published a book also. FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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1 1: T Termites draw bug collectors Physicists measure canine tooth pressure on pizza Exploring the internal organs of frogs, sharks, crayfish and worms were on the list of things in the biology and oceanography classes. ln addition Mr. Ed Fulton's oceanography class took a trip to Port Aransas where they studied at the Univer- sity of Texas Marine and Science Institute with oceanographer Mr. Rick Tennin. I thought the trip was interesting, especially the boat ride we took, where we saw some porpoises swimming along side the boat, Mr. Fulton said. Collecting insects brought last minute biology students to the journalism room for termites. During class, Mr. Marvin Reed took the collectors on specimen hunts outside weather permitting. 'iThe insect collection was fun, but dissecting the frog was gross, junior Tracie Jones said. However in Mr. Reed's physics class they compared the shape and size of doughnuts and doughnut holes. We went to the Birdville Stadium and measured horse power. The students ran up and down the bleachers. We also measured the canine tooth pressure of humans on pizza, Mr. Reed remarked. Gas properties and chemical organics, and nuclear studies were conducted in chemistry classes. Most students take the class because they are interested in the different types of energy sources and organisms, Mr. Chip Evans, chemistry instructor, saidl SCIENCE