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

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, ' 'TXQQ f Junior Rosie Aguirre and Sophomore Bridget Baldwin perform a novelty act to The Wonder- ful Thing About 'l'iggers. Sophomore Gary Hart plays the base guitar and drums for the rock group O'Siris. JROTC sponsored a show by the U.S. Army to show skills of jumping from helicopters using ropes and correct landing techniques. At the performance of the Magic Show, Seniors Paul Bramlett and Willy Henderson, and Sophomore Doug Bridges seal up a box in an ef- fort to perform a disappearing trick. First Lieutenant Candace Aiken and Junior Melissa Boss coordinate a dance with a Spanish theme to the song Rio. .,....q X Shows f Programs 31

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First Lieutenant Candace Aiken and her squad perform n jazz routine to Wind Up in the Highstepper Show. A way to get out of school work was the shows and programs. They provided a Break from school life The bell rings and everyone makes a mad dash for the auditorium. Push, shove, crowd is the name of the game. Everyone wants to get as close to the front as possible. The many shows and programs provided a break from everyday school life. Students paid almost any price to get out of class. No matter what it was, I usually went. Some of the shows really got to me, though. But thatls okay, I always got a good nap, ex- cept when 'O'Siris, came, Sophomore Ricky Card commented. If students could not raise the money for the cost of show tickets there was an alter- native. On the days of scheduled programs, early dismissals were common. lt got unreal. There were about 200 students in 30 Shows f Programs the main office, and they wanted their dismissals all at the same time, Senior Rhonda Sills, an office employee, stated. '4Some friends and I used our time to go to the mall and look at the new styles. We even used it as a longer lunch period, Sophomore Lisa Emery remembers. A few of the shows presented were Stampede, a three screen slide presenta- tion, i'Raiders of the Lost Ark, sponsored by Student Councilg Star Wars, sponsored by Student Council, 'LThe Song Remains the Same, also sponsored by Student Councilg the Highstepper Show, musical previews of 'iSouth Pacific and The Fantastiksff and many other programs presented by the community.

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Clubs extended services out of class to find valuable lessons not taught in school as they Learned about giving Sometimes learning activities extended outside the school. Services for the com- munity were good for both students and residents. The Cosmetology department gave hair- cuts, manicures and pedicures less expen- sively than local salons, and many senior citizens took advantage of this service. Vocational Health Occupational Educa- tion students gave routine blood pressure checks at shopping malls in the area, and held one at school. They also donated blood to a local blood bank. But perhaps the busiest club was the Future Homemakers of America. For the Birdville Elementary children, they gave a Halloween party and a Thanksgiving party. Also for Thanksgiving the members fixed up a basket of food for a family whose daughter died of cancer. The FHA gave a Christmas party for the faculty, and babysat children of PTA members during meetings. FHA also periodically visited nursing homes and special education children. The nursing home people enjoyed our visits very much, and got a big kick out of talking to young people, Mrs. Billie Somermeyer, FHA sponsor, said. Selected art students spent several days painting a wall mural at North Hills Mall. Sophomore Clark Gray admires the painting. 32 Service ww Senior Wayne Ross takes a break from being Na- tional Honor Society president. NHS prepared phone directories of students for the community. Mr. Dee Tucker, band director, organized a com- puter class for band directors in the Birdville district after school was out.