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

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-so oy 1.35, XIV After attending a French club meeting, students enjoy the teeter-totters at Little Fossil Park. ,fr Sophomore Mark Borge practices motorcross racing, a dangerous but exciting sport enjoyed by several students. Tossing a frisbee passes the time for Mark Wood before school starts. RECREATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT

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Band director Dee Tucker monitors the sound during the Christmas choir concert over the system in the library. Resembling an audience at a major concert at Tarrant County Convention Center or Reunion Arena, students cheer for Rick Presley in the auditorium. Concert popularity exceeds price Tape decks, portable radios, concerts, and mini-headphones The instant the lights went out, thousands of lighters glittered in the darkness. The roar of the crowd subsided as everyone rushed to his seat. Suddenly an explosion of sound burst from the stacks of amps surrounding the stage. Colored spotlights illuminated members of the warmup band at a major concert. Although ticket prices continued to climb upward, usually costing between S10 and S15 each, concerts remained a popular form of entertainment. Country and soul concerts did occasional- ly take place, but rock concerts were by far the most prominent occurrences. With groups such as Rush, Journey, and ACXDC, The Police, Ozzy Osborne, Van Halen, Loverboy, Foreigner, and even the Rolling Stones appearing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, rock fans had plenty concerts to attend. Most students who went to these shows did so to see and hear the band in person, to buy T-shirts, stickers, and pins, and to be around other people who liked the same sort of music. Yet senior Lonnie lVlcGrew said, The only reason I go to concerts is to meet girls, have fun, and pass out. Many music fans went to every concert that came to town simply because they liked concerts, but a few expressed strong preference for one group. Tracy Hines, senior, emphatically declared, Led Zeppelin is the best! Attending concerts was not the only way students showed how much they enjoyed music. Anyone standing in front of the school before classes started, at lunch, or in the afternoons could have heard radios blar- ing the latest test tunes through windows of passing cars. Cassette and 8-track tape decks often ac- companied AM-FM radios in dashboards and home stereo systems. 'il buy albums to play at home, then record them on cassettes to listen to in my car, explained one senior. A few students couldn't survive without music even for a few hours, and thanks to a new product they didn't have to. Head- phones, with speakers no bigger than a quarter, wired to mini cassette players that could be clipped to the listener's belt debuted and soon became a common sight around school. It seemed that students had become ad- dicted to music, but sophomore Randy Sprinkle gave his explanation, relating, i'Listening to my favorite groups calms me down so I can get my work done. l

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N an. n gg. , 1, is wifi rm 13 tx 1 r an as is Eff? is 5 'A rs r 5 .,fH . ,asc-rt , ffjfkk 5 Af ez Exercise cures boredom Relaxation found in water, racquet, motor sports Not many students were bored during their high school years, With all the different ac- tivities there were to do, very few people found the time to get bored. During the warmer months, Twin Points on Eagle Mountain Lake was perhaps the most popular place for students to go to meet peo- ple from other schools. The area lakes offered places to swim, fish, waterski, or have a picnic. The reconstructed and renamed swimming pool across from Haltom High, Barnacle Bill's, and the new White Water Recreation Park provided more water activities for those who enjoyed fun in the sun. For the more competitive type of person, bowling, tennis, and racquetball offered challenge and excitement. For a more relaxed atmosphere, Putt'Putt golf was the answer. Each of the three courses, varying in difficulty, required a certain degree of concentration. Several of the fitness-minded students chose running for their sport. It took a lot of dedica- tion, but yielded not only strength and stamina, but victory ,at competitions such as the i Q u , 1 f - ,, 4 - 3+- Estimating the distance between the ball and the hole, senior Tara Schooler enjoys a game of Putt-Putt Golf. Cowtown Marathon. Thrillseekers who liked fast cars were at- tracted to Malibu Speedway to see if they could beat the best time around the track. On- ly those 18 years old or over could race unless a release form was signed by parents. Roller-skating was popular at both Holiday and Skateland rinks, but on hot Sunday after- noons, the ice-skating rink at the Tandy center was quite refreshing. Camping, a favorite weekend activity, gave students an opportunity to explore nature and see how long they could survive without TVs and air-conditioners. During the winter, when most outdoor ac- tivities were impossible, many students opted to travel to areas where extreme weather made snowskiing possible. Red River, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Crested Butte, and -Purgatory were popular with families and church youth groups. There, students could ride horses, ice-skate on frozen ponds, or .go snowmobiling, depending on the location, as well as risk their necks on the black slopesl .1 .Y-1... X .. ix if ' x,7 Clowning around at Crystals, senior Cheryl Goains aims at the six ball in a game of pool, a favorite past-time for many students. RECREATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT