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

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Sweeping up broken glass probably seems like a habit to head custodian Mr. Tom Hamlin. Try again, thinks sophomore Eddie Kim- brough. Getting a line out made one think how telephoning might be a habit. Can't eat or watch just one Most everyone gets munchies or gossips on Mondays Since habits are not like glass and cannot easily be broken, one has to be constantly reminded to rid himself of the bad ones and to accept the good ones. Most common habits, classroom related, would have to be students eating or drinke ing. The potato chip or Coke addict cannot survive an hour without a bag of chips or a canned drink. Or could it be that he didnlt eat breakfast? The bubble gum addict tries to hide gum, but usually gets caught. Evidence: look under the desks, Summer days were most often filled with food, relaxation and the entertainment of daytime soap operas. Starting school meant leaving all those things behind. The traumatic change didn't affect everyone as some devised a plan where they could rush home for lunch to see one episode of their favorite show. Watching these shows was HABITS like eating potato chips, a viewer couldnit watch just onel Perhaps the most aggravating of habits was to sit in a car with someone who changed the station in the middle of a song, or to listen to someone who tapped their pen while others tried to study or take a test. Gossip, the most popular habit, was something that everyone participated in. Every Monday morning especially, students would gather either in the lunchroom or the foyer to talk over what they did over the weekend, whom they saw, or what their next weekend plans included. Smoking in the bathrooms, an age-old problem, was a habit that not only urged students to write letters to the editor of the school newspaper, but also sent many to OCS. Cutting class also drew a negative response, as did dipping snuff.. 1 7 tie. Senior Cindy Borbolla munches on treats, provided by Mrs. Mickie Peterson to entice her English students to get to class on time. 4x Wt . i , F ! W f 'ff I i QQ Si V

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Eg ,, was fn :F :L- s -..M.-.-M....,.wnsqA. 13. 1 3 3 S. g Helping Michelle Maxwell relax, Tim Martin massages her headache away with Cathy Ander- son watching. Riding the bus was a necessary habit for Dina White if she wanted a way home. N - l ,Lap-if' xl' as--f Coke and chips add life to class for senior Sherri Osmon. The foyer went without formal furniture most of the year, but Doug McMillan and Chris Morris make do with chairs from the cafeteria. HABITS