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

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Jeanie Jones, senior, polishes up on her first aid techniques. Rhonda McDonald, senior, makes a good patient. HOSA: Front row: Renee Holster, Jeanie Jones, Angie Parrigan, Diana McGill. Back row: Rhonda McDonald, Christy Baker, Dena Walker, Jessie Braddock, Diana Hawkins, Mrs. Lillian Porter. ' VHOE: Front row: Tracy Meier, Kevin Dicker- man, Jessica Taylor, Renee Holster, Cindy Walters. Second Row: Angie Crittenden, Gina Wallingford, Tracey Payne, Cindy Pfeifer, Pam Erxin, Deanna Tucker, Rhonda McDonald. Back row: Jessie Braddock, Kim Palms, Leticia Mar- tinez, Lillian Lanthrop, Vikki Dorris, Shari Johnson, Blong Lee, Leah Dvorak, Mrs. Lillian Porter. 92 vHoEfHosA

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With a change in curriculum, and maintaining a minimum enrollment through the year, we created A corps with class For the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, 1982-83 turned out to be a pivotal year. Starting in the fall on probation due to a previously low enrollment, the year ended with the Corps being removed from proba- tion by meeting the minimum enrollment of 100 cadets at the beginning of the year and maintaining this number throughout the year and especially during the Annual Formal Inspection. The success experienced in meeting the enrollment requirements was due in large part to a simple change in the conduct of the program. Until this school year, cadets from the junior high schools were required to come to Haltom Senior for the first period and then were bussed back to their respec- tive junior highs. This required a sacrifice on the part of both the cadets and their parents - getting up earlier lthe class started at 81151 and getting transportation to the school. To eliminate this detriment to enroll- ment, the program was conducted for the junior high cadets at their campus. Officers for the JROTC were chosen by the instructors, Sergeant Alvin Fowler and Colonel Frank Korychak. Those that were under consideration had to demonstrate a high degree of leadership potential, Sgt. Fowler said. We also look for high academics and outstanding conduct. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Chris Douglas was appointed Battalion Commander. His staff consisted of the Battalion Executive Of- ficer, Cadet Major Tim Smith, Adjutant Cadet Captain Cecilia Couch, Public Affairs The corps taught me discipline and leadership? - James Miller Officer Cadet Captain Travis Tenbergg Operations Officer Cadet Major James Miller, and Supply Officer Cadet Captain Walter Grow. Another activity participated in by the cadets other than the Annual Formal Inspec- tion was JROTC Field Day, conducted at Watauga Junior High. The cadets demonstrated fancy drill, pellet rifle firing, map reading, land navigation and orienteer- ing and first aid competition. The corps cadets stand at attention during their Annual Formal Inspection. JROTC 91

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Nzsgiifr 'Nm Training for a positive career while still in school gives Hope for tomorrow Going to school half a day and working half a day sounds like a lot of fun, and for 23 VHOE and HOSA students it was very beneficial. VHOE stands for Vocational Health Oc- cupations Education. HOSA is the club that goes along with VHOE, said Mrs. Lillian Porter, sponsor. VHOE taught students about understanding others, anatomy, medical ter- minology and how to take vital signs. All of the students involved in this class had a health-oriented occupation. This in- cluded nurse aide, doctor's and dentist's assistant, and lab assistant. VHOE is a two-year class. In the second year, most of the work is individual. Each student studies what they do in their field, Mrs. Porter said. You wouldn't study radia- tion if you worked in blood. Health Occupations Students of America is the club that goes along with VHOE. HOSA sponsored many contests for VHOE students. Along with these contests, HOSA also sponsored a blood drive. This drive was co-sponsored by the Carter Blood Bank. Laticia Martinez was the chairman of this project. It was held in January. This drive sxg 'Jr,. After a fake accident, Angle Crittenden, senior, is bandaged by a fellow student. Award winning artists Kevin Bates, junior, and Angle Rice, sophomore, are presented with bonds by representatives of the American Cancer Society. helped set up the Haltom blood bank, for students from our school who might have an accident, Mrs. Porter said. In order to par- ticipate, students had to be 17 or 18 and have their parents' permission to give blood. HOSA students had a project to check blood presres in local malls. The students have received awards for testing the most people for the last three years. Youth Against Cancer was sponsored by Mrs. Porter and the American Cancer Socie- ty. Youth Against Cancer sponsored the People will always be sick so there will always be jobs available, - Mrs. Lillian Porter Great American Smokeout in November. In connection with the smokeout there was a poster contest. Kevin Bates, junior, was presented with a S100 bond for his entry, and Angie Rice, sophomore, received a S50 bond. Shari Johnson, senior, waits patiently while Tracy Payne, senior, practices first ald in VHOE. vHoEfHosA 93