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

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Flag practice begins for Tammy Malone in August. The extra hours were worth itg the corps rated a one at contest. .- . ..gQ...... -- . fl X . Tuesday afternoons were practice times for the Whiz Quiz team including captain Pete Ullman. After workout Kirk Follis relaxes in the gymnastics gym that housed the Highsteppers, the trainers and the gym- nastics team after hours. Samnuea M. Nw-nf .mtmmwsy A AFTER HOURS

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-f- The peace and quiet of the Library make study- ing easy for Neil Murphy. Auto mechanics students Kenneth Hendricks, Kirby Stinson and Leslie Washington spend time in classroom as well as the shop. 55. fi' sv fy nl 1 4 My 4 ' Wd! 1 11 nn-Q .suv YZ it U NEW POLICY

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.wi .si Bus rides home for Glenda lce extended the school day. Putting off after school work until sum- mer, the yearbook staff checks deadlines with Editor Kim Allen, third from left. Overtime an investment Last bell signals practice, rehearsals, scrimrnages The 3:30 bell rang . . . students rushed out of classrooms and headed for their cars. Yet nearly two-fifths of the student body participated in activities that involved staying after school. Whiz Quiz, a newly organized club, held practices in the library Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30. They also participated in scrimmages against other area high schools. I think this is the most stimulating ac- tivity a student or teacher can par- ticipate inf' said Mrs. Jeannie Fisher, sponsor. The more we learn, the more we realize how much there is to learn. Students who participated in the sports program devoted anywhere from two to four hours after school. The varsity football team practiced Monday through Thursday, from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday after- noons, they scrimmaged. The junior varsity team practiced at the same time, except there was no Thursday practice because of games. Other sports that participated in after school activities included basketball, track, volleyball, gymnastics, tennis, and golf. The basketball team ran drills and scrimmaged from 5 to 7 each day. Daily workouts for track and cross country consisted of lifting weights or running every day except Friday. The gym- nastics team worked on their equipment and perfecting floor exercises from 2:30 to 4:30 daily. The volleyball team prac- ticed from 2:30 to 6 during the first semester. During the second semester, the baseball team sharpened their skills from 2:30 to 5. Also during the second semester, the tennis team worked until 4. The girls' basketball team drilled on fundamentals and scrimmaged until 5 and the golf team increased their skills from 3:30 to 5. Sixth period, the cheerleaders had a class for rehearsing cheers, and were often at school until 4:30. On Wednesdays, they made posters and run-throughs for the football games and pep rallies, sometimes staying as late as 7 p.m. to complete them. The Highsteppers worked on routines for games and pep rallies every day until 4:30 during football season. On the musical side of things, band and choir members put in their time as well. Band members had Tuesday night rehearsals from 4:30 until 6:30 during marching season. It is impossible to compete with larger and longer established bands without extra rehearsal, said Mr. Dee Tucker, head band director. Members of choir were involved in after hour activities such as all-district, all-region, all-state tryouts, and rehear- sals for special productions. According to the director, Mrs. Carol Pyle, 'iThey gain the ability to learn how to use time to accomplish a goalf' Another organization that put in over- time hours was the JROTC. The group spent Saturdays in preparation for or go- ing to competitions around the state. Ri- fle team members spent additional after- noons working on half-international com- petition at the rifle range. The newspaper ' and photography staffs dedicated afternoons and evenings to work on The Image. Every other Thursday, which was paste-up day, the two staffs could often be found at school until 8 or 9 in the evening. In addition to this, the photography staff spent hours following school taking pictures of the students at various activities. They are welcome at any clubis meetings or ac- tivities and often worked while everyone else had gone home. Those who were not involved in school activities after school usually spent their free time, according to senior Becky Smith, Going home and pigging out! Other students spent their time earn- ing money at jobs in the area as stated by junior Charles Hollowell, I greet women and infants as a blue-light boy at K-Mart. I A. nur' -...Mgt i.. AFTER HOURS