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

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Facelift transforms foyer, improves first impressions He moved through the foyer, not believing his eyes. After all, less than a year ago he was one of those students sitting over by the wall talking to his friends. But now, only seven months after graduation, Haltom seemed like a different school. The kids sat in chairs instead of on wooden benches, walked across carpet, not tile, and watched cars go by on Car- son Street through floor-to-ceiling plate glass instead of small windowpanes. On the way to pick up books for his younger brother, he glanced toward what used to be the on-campus suspension room. On the door hung a sign that said, Principal - Mr. Tommy Hays. A new office had been built for a new prin- cipal. lt appeared that remodeling was not the only change Haltom had undergone. Digging in the messy locker for the right book, he figured that certain aspects of Haltom would never change. Yet as he left the building, he overheard a conversation that raised some doubt in his mind. Two girls happily discussed the junior varsi- ty football game that won the district title for the team. This sure was not the school he remembered. What had happened? l-laltom broke away from its old reputation of being the inferior school, and built up a new image of dignity and respect. The transformation originated when administrators decided that something had to be done to increase l-laltom's dropping enrollment. They, along with faculty and staff members, devised a long-range plan to upgrade physical appearance and facilities, and instill school spirit and a sense of pride back into Haltom. lj Senior Ray Clark entertains classmates while pretending to read in Mrs. Thelma Hill's developmental reading class. At the homecoming game against Burleson, varsity football players burst out of the breakthrough drawn by senior Byron West. BREAK AWAY

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Where to find . . pg 210 ACADEMICS .,... , . . . . . 6 Computers, speakers, field tripsl p lasses ACTIVITIES ..... . . . 48 Wide variety ofactivityi t pt d ly utine CLLIBS ..... ,..,,,. 9 6 New spirit Clubs att t f t st and attention SPORTS .... . .... 144 Athletes' pride and t y g ment PEOPLE .... ........ 1 88 FACULTY ......4.... SOPHOMORES ..,........... JLINIORS ......,.,,....... SENIORS .ii,..4,......,,. ADVERTISEMENTS INDEX ........... ,,..,.....19O .....2OO ,....216 ...A232 ...,.....256 .........268 BREAK AWAY HALTOM HIGH SCHOOL 312OC Haltom sri I EPSON ree City, Texas 76117 Volume 41 BREAK AWAY

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Working as fourth period office assis- tant, senior Kathy Womack answers calls and collects assignments for students in OCS. Junior Becky Parker wears her spirit to a pep rally while juniors Adam Har- rison and Billy Holcomb watch cheerleaders perform. S 1' :I- Y 'K WF x A A f L 1 In fourth period science- flction class, senior Cary Blocker listens to Mrs. Mickle Peterson's opinion during a discussion of dragons like the one on her desk. BREAK AWAY