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

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Chickenwire buff lucky Excellency prevails for 50 years -- perfect night proves it Switching from drenched clothing and a soggy clump of something earlier in the day considered to be a mum, a near perfect, clear football- weather night of 45 degrees made up for the previous year's mess. To make the theme, 50 Years of Excellence, complete, the night was topped off with a superb win of 20 to 6 over Burleson. Although the week began at a slow pace, by Wednesday, things were picking up. With a head start, the junior class began preparing a home for their six foot, chicken-wire, tissue paper buffalo in the foyer as soon as the 3:30 bell rang. Aided by Mrs. lla Osborne and junior class president Billy Kemp, in addition to the buffalo, 50 buffalos cut out of gold cardboard and strips of paper listing outstanding graduates and their occupations were placed on the cafeteria windows and assisted in carrying out the theme. A banner with the words SO Years of Excellence was also constructed by the class. This is the sixth homecoming that l've been here, and the junior class has decorations, superior to any that l've ever seen at this school, Mrs. Judy Griggers, shorthand teacher, exclaimed. Along with the junior decorations, the seniors, with student body president Robb White in charge, put the finishing touches on the birthday celebration with a cake. Three metal troughs were stacked on top of each other and covered with crepe paper. Candles made out of card- board were placed on top and buffalos, previous- ly constructed during their sophomore year out of plywood, surrounded the cake. The troughs re quired a S244 deposit, but it was redeemed due to the fact that no damage was done to them. The sophomores contributed by building a school house containing the history of Principal Mr. Tommy Hays' career inside. A cake booth was also constructed. Using a bale of hay and the buffalo as background scenery, students from Mrs. Osborne's business management class took pictures and then assembled them into key chains which were sold in the booth. As a new rule, Mr. Hays locked the foyer doors at 10 p.m., but by this time the foyer and front hall was covered with orange and black crepe paper. Through the rest of the week, the decora- tions received no damage. With an extended hour long pep rally game day morning, students gathered into the auditorium in anticipation of hearing the nominees for homecoming queen who were: Queen Pam Rodriguez, Sandi Harris and Mary Ann Richardson along with Junior princess Melin- da White and sophomore princess Brenda Silva. Other extracurricular activities included a dance to Whip lt by the Highsteppers. The Richland High student council officers and cheerleaders were also invited and did attend. Following the game, student council sponsored a party for ex-students which took place in the library, and a dance for anyone in the cafeteria. According to Mrs. Jan Edwards, student council sponsor, an estimated 100 people attended, and a few ex-students even wandered over to the dancel 41' 5 23' lxl s HOMECOMING ,g cog' ea W ' P f.Q'f:':- . Q 6' Doing their share to support the football team, buffbackers Renee Davis and Cindy Pemberton, seniors, sort through posters made by members. Surrounded by balloons and mums, SC president Rob White announces the winners of the homecoming festivities during the pep rally. Mrs. Hill's homeroom received a nacho party for the most unique door decoration, and Steve Staggs won a stuffed buffalo due to his decorated tnrck.

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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

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Ties and ribbons revealed their school spirit as juniors John Scott Davis and Tammi Shelton clown around before the homecoming pep rally. Rolling out the buster poster, senior Pam Rodriguez prepares for the entrance of the foot- ball team. Pam was later crowned homecoming queen. With an extra three pounds to carry around, senior Lorri Evistan is one of approximately one-third of the student body girls who received a mum. These mums ranged from S20 to 3100. Using weeds to create a pasture for the con- structed buffalo to roam, juniors Sue McDade, Billy Kemp, Kathy Anderson, Paul Bramlett, Ann Baxter and Quay Townsend arrange bou- quets of these weeds in addition to dried orange wild flowers around bales of hay. HOMECOMING