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

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Junior Cindy Walters works out a math problem on one of the school's Pet computers which of- fered various games as well as instructional aids. Playing electronic games at Buffalo Den is con- venient for junior Buddy Haga. Just across the street players could test their skills. Hi' 1 ffl as .fn ,mfg 3 was ,fm,,,w, 2 FWHM rw ,,45,,,., 1 io i Inq. ' VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT RR V GS i s Q. Q:Sl'f5? Q. Q If -iizgv N so . a-11 X y On an afternoon when neither had to work, seniors Danny Lewis and Steve Mylius check to see if any good movies are on cable TV. Two students enter the Belknap Drive-ln, a favorite among students for dollar night every Thursday. I ' f' fmwf., M JM :rf ,V uf .L I 'K ' ' , Ada!! 5 I 1 s H 'I 9 , 4

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Steppers work Colonial Golf Tourney Tandy, headbands, Kimo banners, fuzzies, sausage all money-makers fandy. Headbands. Sunglasses. Suntan lotion. ling items from A to Z, clubs profited from the 2 of objects used to cut down convention costs l the price of new equipment. Jne group that dealt with the sale of many items s the band. To attend a contest in Durango, Col- do, a student had to pay his way, which cost 'ut 5200. 'he majority was able to make the trip, but the z of sausage and cheese, cannisters, M and M's, I magazines made things easier since a member s able to make a 10 to 50 percent profit from the 'iey returned to Mr. Dee Tucker, band director. 'The students could have had car washes and ited house numbers to earn extra money, he l. ri order for an item to sell, it must be appealing . sell at the right time. Candy, such as M and M's . Reeses, sold the easiest as did things in pep ral- .eason such as Kimo buttons, banners, and fuz- , orange and black dolls, all sold by the Future qiness Leaders of America. The FBLA also sold head bands, Whoppers, chimes, and candy bars. The proceeds went to the state convention. By selling calendars and working at an Oc- toberfest booth and at the Colonial Invitational Tournament, the Highsteppers worked to replace pom poms burned in a fire. The funds will also be us- ed to replace stolen equipment, such as a tape recorder and exercise tapes, according to Mrs. Dorothy Mize, director. The journalism department sold white buffaloes and jewelry to cut down the cost of summer workshop and to replace stolen darkroom equipment. To set the mood for holidays, clubs issued various types of messages, like Turkey-grams and Valentine-grams for a quarter. Carnations and fake homecoming mums earned extra money for clubs. Suntan lotion was sold by male track members, and personalized sun glasses were sold by the PTA. A National Honor Society member had to sell six- ty dollars worth of ads in the Butt-Io-Down. is fr 3 5' fu W r 's Siu I x t Some students ran into problems while selling items and collecting money. I had a hard time selling calendars, said Highstepper Colleen Lynch, sophomore. Some people didn't pay when you gave them their order. I had nearly a hundred dollars stolen in the band hall, said band member Shellie Johnson, junior. Most of it was in checks, except for 320, which I had to pay myself. The checks were cancelled, and nobody ever seemed to cash them. We went 'into the hole' selling banners. We ran out! said Mrs. Thelma Hill, Senior Executive sponsor. Although students got tired of carrying M 8: M boxes or emptying their pockets when a new prow duct was seen, one student gained a lot by selling items for band. I won a S100 for selling the most cannistersf' Tracie Douglas, junior band member, said. Since I already had my trip paid for, it was just extra money to spend in Colorado, she added.- Selling buttons at the Texas Stadium garage sale and taking orders quickly paid for Business Management's machine. Danny Lewis and Karla Kittrell pick up a few sales at the Trade Fair. Denise Simons, senior, trims up another Business Management idea, laminated Kimo signs. For Valentine's 1200 camations were sold by VHOE. Kayleen Logan and Cheryl Goains fill out orders for Suzette Bridger and Pam Faulkner. MONEY-MAKING

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i i. 9 1 t 1 -'ii L4-A---44 5' , t. L 5 - .2 -5 i ' . ,Q 'ifffisfz J fr f-qn,: f 5'?2'f2 .5.,,,s,s:,,5ni-I J . . Cable, movies, TV steals time Johnny Write, an average young man, settles for HThe Twilight Zonefl Enter one Johnny Write, an average young man of average height, weight, and intellect. He made average grades, drove an average car, and wore average clothes. He was a jour- nalism student, assigned the task of writing an entertaining story on entertainment for his high school yearbook. Now Johnny had a very average social life. He saw the obligatory popular movies such as 'iPorky's, t'Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, in order to hold up his end of conversations on one of these topics at school. He subscribed to cable and enjoyed the cheerleader movies as much as any other average red-blooded American boy. His family bought a video tape recorder so that they could watch movies not yet shown on cable, i.e. Arthur He enjoyed the benefits of recording his favorite television shows - lVI'A'S'H', and i'The Hill Street Blues - while he was preoccupied by homework and social obligations. Johnny also owes much appreciation to the Belknap Drive- In for letting his underaged average self into countless R rated movies. But still his prob- lem was how to put all of these things creative- ly and ingeniously into a story. After two weeks Johnny didn't have a word written. His parents were pressuring him to get a job, and his teachers were failing him because he had not turned in his homework. It seemed he had spent too much time indulging in television, videocassettes, cable, and movies, and his whole average lifestyle was crumbling down around him. Since Johnny was such an average person, he came to a natural solution, for what average person has not con- templated suicide? Exit one Johnny Write, an average youth who was the product of his time. He will be missed, but don't feel too bad - if one ever wants to see Johnny again just turn on the TV, or watch next month's featured movie on cable, or go see the current blockbuster at the theater or Belknap Drive-In. The marquee will have the names of some average movie star- ring John Ellington Write, a young man who is a little happier, and a permanent resident in that shadowland known as 'The Twilight Zone. l A Q: ,Jr r ' .1 ' Max 1 A - I nt i ,f ii i i VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT , , 11 if , J 72-.fi asia C r Pr 'M' Q '