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

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Choices hard Life after school difficult to face For years, graduating seniors have had difficulty deciding which direction to head with their lives. There are some who chose to get jobs and start families and some who joined the Armed Forces. Still others chose to go to college to further their education. For those who chose to get married or go directly to work, ahead of them was 9 to 5 and the ambition of someday being rich. According to Kevin Dickerman, It's easier just to go im- mediately to work so by the time you're 30, you'll be used to it and maybe have a little money stuck back. There were those who chose to go into the Armed Forces. The first place to go was the recruitment office to speak with a recruiting officer. Then, if accepted, it was on to the physical, which was a vital part toward entrance. After the physical was passed the induction took place and the new soldier was sent to a skills school or an officer training school, which was a part of the basic training. There were other alternatives offered, such as the Armed Forces agreement to pay for four years of college with your agreement to pay them back with your ser- vice forthe following eight years. For the graduating seniors who chose to go to college, the first problem to be considered was acceptance. For accep- tance to a college of their choice, a transcript of their grades for the last four years of school was required. They also need- ed to send an application for enrollment, a fee for registration and a dormitory reservation fee. After these things were taken care of the seniors had to wait for word back from the college. When this was received the next thing to overcome was finances. There were many ways for seniors to get financial aid. There was the Pell Grant and the Supplemental Educa- tional Opportunity grant. These were the two grants received by most seniors from the government, according to colleges in this area. Also open to most students was a workfstudy pro- gram or a guaranteed student loan. According to some parents, College is worth the expense because of the career opportunities it opens up. To Susan Stringfellow, college meant, Enjoying fellowship and fun, while at the same time working hard to fulfill a goal of working with handicapped children. With many opportunities opening up to graduating seniors, the decisions of which direction to take their lives was easier. rw'- Joanna Hooker John Hopper Johnny Howard Rod Howie Luynell Hummer CD U1 Krista Hunter Rhonda Hunter David Isbell Linda Jacobs Donna Jenkins , fi: I5 REQ, K A as Life after high school for Senior Donald Hawkins meant a full time job at Oshmana in North East Mall. Seniors 197 W CD

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Tanya Green Rodney Greenlee DeeDee Griggers Jerry Griffis Michelle Guttierez Jayleen Gutowski Buddy Haga Lyndell Hahn Mark Hale Gene Hall Arnold Hamilton Karen Hammer Greg Harkins Cathy Harper Debi Harris Adam Harrison Bridgit Hartgraves Keith Harvey Ricky Harvick Laura Hatcher Don Hawkins Craig Helm William Henderson Susan Hendrix Jimmy Hernandez Tony Hester Selena Hicks Allison HiJazi Billy Holcomb Charles Hollowell Janet Holt Michelea Higginbotham Kuane Hoangsi Jennifer Honea Keith Honea 196 Seniors

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The traditional Haltom ring that most students bought had an orange stone and an H under it or on top. Rings are selected Students invest in precious memories Bright, shiny, lustrous metal accompanied by a gleaming stone sat fashionably upon the hand of most students. What's the story behind this piece of jewelry that every student must possess? Nobody thought about why they had one. They just do, Senior John Scott Davis said. Sophomores got inspired early. Rings were all students thought about after Balfour, the ring company, gave their presenta- tion of The Class Ringf' A class ring was nothing to be taken lightly. Those little pieces of meticulous art cost a large sum. You had to pay for the gold, which ran about 5130, or the precious metal substitutes which were con- siderably less. Then if you wanted a real diamond, you paid another S120 more. Once you paid for the base, most of the other things, like birthstones, permacrusting, and inscribed names were a nominal five dollar charge. My ring cost S18O, Senior Robert Blagg said. 'iwhich is pretty good compared to what most people pay. Even though rings were a lot of money, most students didn't think they'd wear theirs after high school. I plan to wear mine until I get a college ring,'l Junior Robert Bennett said. Sophomore Harold Hubert examines class rings at Norman's Jewelry Store as Junior Tia McCain assists him. S -as 3? Q is . 198 Seniors 'ii Keith Key