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

Page 59 text:

Senior cheerleader Laura Hatcher cheers on the J.V. football team during one of their games. Senior member Kim Williamson clowns around in the football coaches' offlce. ? .S 4 . ' is ff Q s .4 ioss All through the year in numerous ways the cheerleaders successfully sparked up the spirit and Brought the crowds alive One of the most hard working and school supportive groups around would have to be the cheerleaders. These twelve girls did more than their share to support the student body and athletic teams. The busiest time of the year was football season. Hours were spent each evening painting spirit posters for the hallways and foyer. Buster posters, the huge signs used to spark the spirit of the football team, re- quired several girls painting for several hours just to complete one. Weekly pep rallies called for hours of planning and prac- ticing. As basketball season arrived, the pace slowed down. There was still practic- ing, but the after-school painting ended. They decorated lockers of the team members to help them fire up for their games. For this hard work, much apprecia- tion was received. Having twelve cheerleaders raised a few doubts about the need for this large number. Sometimes having so many can cause a lit- tle confusionfl Cheryl Brown, a senior mem- ber, commented. She went on to say, Little arguments can start over little stuff just because there are many different opinions - what to wear, what color to paint a poster, and other things like that. But when it comes down to cheering, any less than we have would really stretch us thin. All in all, this group did more than was ex- It's a lot of hard work, but worth it in the end. - Christy Robinson pected of them and received much approval from all groups affected. Cheerleaders 55

Page 58 text:

Before a pep rally, Co-captains Melinda White and Janice Kossbiel are seen buried in their pom pons. V7 x n,g?W i wil? , One of the most time-consuming tasks of cheerleading was painting buster posters. Junior cheerleader Christy Robinson helps out with one of these posters. Cheerleaders: Back row: Christy Robin- son, Jennifer Shertz, Julie Jolly, Anita Ed- monds, Quay Townsend, Second row: Kim Williamson, Janice Kossbiel, Kisa Kearney, Cheryl Brown. Front to Back Front row: Becky Kildow, Melinda White, Laura Hatcher, Debbie Wade. ln the cold of November,the attention turns to the Richland game. Janice Kossbiel, two-year member, watches for 54 Cheerleaders the next play. 5 Q n 4 lit' W fl E 6 Q is 4 W It Q Q 5 4 tif 9 5 Q fm! 1 if F 5 5 4 f ln- 4 8 9 Y Q 8 4 , C dk

Page 60 text:

At Homecoming and through the year, members supported school and led us to say Thank goodness for S.C. Recognition of outstanding students became the theme of the '82-'83 Student Council. Con- gratulatory notes were sent to parents of students who excelled in subjects ranging from athletics to the fine arts. Student Council was a service organization. Mrs. Jan Edwards, sponsor, said, Our goal is to support all school activitiesf' Money earned from the various SC fund raisers was spent on the student body. This year the SC seniors pur- chased patio furniture for the breezeway in front of the library. A major project of Student Council was the formation of Secret Pals. Members selected Student Council really made a difference in school for me. - Lisa Estill their Secret Pals from the faculty. Until mid- February many unmarked packages were delivered to unsuspecting teachers. November was declared HThank Goodness for Haltom' month by the Student Council. Members stressed the positive aspects of Haltom. Teachers were given goodies and school secretaries were sent flowers. Outstan- ding students won movie tickets. Christmas brought with it a great many projects. Members purchased and decorated a Christmas tree in a western theme, and a luncheon was held for the faculty. The movie 'iRaiders of the Lost Ark was shown to raise funds in mid-February. Despite the many pressures and responsibilities of Student Council, members seemed to feel the sacrifice was worth it. Student Council secretary Lisa Estill said, It KSCJ caused me to be more in- volved in school. It was my first year lin Student Council! and I felt I had a duty to fulfillf, Student Council president Billy Kemp added, L'We had some conflicts within our council, of course, show me one that doesn't. We realized that you couldn't have an active and productive council un- til our differences were resolved, which they were and that's why our council has been the best one yet. Sophomore Gina Parker was one of many members who helped show freshmen through the school. 56 Student Council 153. To keep spirit going, members helped make posters for the homecoming game. Junior Kim Needham was no exception.