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

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Theme terrifies Juniors suruiue paperwork There it was. lt just sat there staring up at you. It lay on the library table with only a thesis sentence. You'd already gotten your note cards, your rubber bands and typing paper. You've got five long, grueling weeks of research and writing ahead of you. Weren't you excited? Writing outlines and bibliography pages was just too fun. The teacher introduced it to you as your junior theme. You thought of it as torture. The junior theme was usually based on American authors. Teachers found all kinds of picky paperwork for you to do. The junior theme is a studentis first really formal paper they have to write, Mrs. Jan Edwards said. Mrs. Edwards was the junior Honors English teacher. Writing a theme was supposed to teach a student organization and research methods. Every junior wrote one. It was required by the State Board of Education. lf you clon't write a theme you'll probably fail junior English, Kevin Bates commented. Most people got pretty protective about their paperwork. Youid notice more locks on lockers and people carrying around more folders. t'You just didn't leave your English folder laying around dur- ing junior theme time, Greg Givens said. ln all things there was always the final day. Every junior awaited this day. It was called final draft due dayfl Teachers dreaded this day, as well as the students because they had to start grading. I had never been so relieved as when l handed in my final paper, Rosie Aquirre said. Mrs. Nataline Whitfield assists Junior Cindy Pfeifer on her theme in the library. if as i ' v., in lv fbw, lv v , V ' rfb? T' ? is ' f lor T if K' 3 . ,,. 2 4 a ,gg fix 4 'V j,j. , V s .iii ...s T 7 T .1'r tt' D . iiffsir V A ll V 7 ..,, , ,, . , E ,7,,, , Vkkrry Juniors Cyle Dickenson Jason Dickerson Rick Dickerson Jana Dilbeck Angela Dockery Keith Dodson Paul Dominquez Vicki Dorris Sinthonou Douangsavntt Mike Dusak Tim Dykes Dennis Eades Lisa Eakmain Christy Ellington

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Influences abound Family and friends affect life Influences came in all shapes, sounds, and sizes. We were influenced by the movies we saw, the television we watched, and by our friends and family. Many students were so addicted to television that it had a strong im- pact on their life. 'Square Pegs' is really influencing us with the valley girl styles, one junior said. Rock groups had a large influence on some students with their clothing and hair styles. These groups made popular the mini skirts, bright colors and punk hair cuts. Adults sometime feared that the effect would not be a good one. i'Concerts can influence people to get involv- ed with drugs, Kim Palms, junior, said. Movies were often the favorite form of entertainment. One student said E.T. was influencing in the fact that it showed a heart-warming family closeness and another student felt The Outsiders' influenced them against violence. Peer pressure was something that all students had to deal with. Friends could either have a good or bad impact on a person. My friends influence me to be like them and have fun, Donna Yeager, junior, said, For many students their peers influenced the way they dressed and the way they talked. This was especially evident when the valley girl, punk and preppie styles became popular. Beginning in the earliest years of onels life, friends were always an in- fluence, and became even more so during those last few high school years. Friends influenced one another in whether to study or goof off in school, what type of parties to go to, what type of language to use and how they treated each other and their teachers. Students were influenced by their teachers and family as well as their peers. My dad is an influence on me by the way he conducts himself, and coaches are also a big influence on my life, Cyle Dicken- son, junior, said. Although some students never realized it, their teachers were an in- fluence on them. Many times students spent as much or more time with teachers than they did their family. So the influence a teacher had on students was very important. Teachers have an awesome responsibili- ty because they have to realize their lifestyle could be copied by students, Mrs. Jeanie Fisher, French teacher, said. Cindy Gregory Lynette Greenfield Tony Griffin Walter Grow Jim Gruca Sonja Haas Tracey I-Iaga James Hahn Renee Hale Rick Hale Juniors 214 Q .,..,,.. . J W if ,sf When Coach Don Derryberry advises junior Mike Balderrama he in- fluences ns a coach and a friend. ' 3 ! E K. ,sf