Haltom High School

Infobox School
name = Haltom High School


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caption = The Logo of Haltom High School
location = Haltom City, Texas
streetaddress = 5501 Haltom Road
region = North Texas
city = Haltom City
state = Texas
county = United States
zipcode = 76137
country = Tarrant County
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schoolnumber = 220902001
district = Birdville Independent School District(BISD)
authority =
superintendent = Dr. Stephen Waddell
principal = Mike Jasso
viceprincipal = Leonard Cousins, Crespin Cortez, Rick Mauderer, Holly McCanlies, Debbie Lindley, Michell Edwardson
ranking = Texas "Acceptable" Campus
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SAT = 990
ACT = 19.319
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enrolment = 2,631
grades = 9-12
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language = English
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campus = 001
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campus type = Secondary
Hours_in_Day = 7
athletics = 5AAAAA
slogan =
song = Haltom Alma Mater

Praise to our school we love so dear Close to our heart she'll always be nearEver her colors wave with prideOur Alma Mater Haltom High
fightsong = Haltom fight, Haltom fightAnd it's goodbye to...Haltom fight, Haltom fightLet's put over one more win!Haltom fight, Haltom fight!For it's Haltom that we love best.Hail, Hail, the gangs all hereAnd it's goodbye to all the rest!Yea Orange! Yea Black! Yea Buffs!Fight! Fight! Fight!Go Orange! Go Black! Go Buffs!Fight! Fight! Fight!H-A-L-T-O-M, Haltom High Buffalos!
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rival = Richland High School
mascot = Buffalo
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nickname = Buffs
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school_colors = Orange, Black, White
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feeders = North Oaks Middle School, Haltom Middle School, Watauga Middle School
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homepage = [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/index.htm Haltom High]

Haltom High School is a grade 9-12 high school located in Haltom City, Texas. It is home to over 2500 students. 53% of the student population is white, 31% is hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% African-American.

Three middle schools feed into Haltom High School: North Oaks Middle School, Watuaga Middle School, and Haltom Middle School. Haltom is the largest high school in the Birdville Independent School District, both in population and building size.The Haltom mascot is the Buffalo. School colors are Black, Orange, and White.

Haltom High School is planning an expansion over the next six years starting from 07'. The expansion will make room for another gym, blackbox theatre, a choir room, a band hall, percussion room, and color guard room, and more classrooms.

Fine Arts

Choir

The Haltom High School Choir is also known as the "Voice of Haltom". Which consists of many different choirs. The Voice of Haltom, previously under the direction of Amy Allibon and David Edmonds, is now under the direction of Christopher Thompson, Haley Baldwin, and the voice instructor Shirley Johnson. The A capella choir was chosen as the only 5A high school choir to attend TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) in 2008. Which is a very big honor for choirs in the state of Texas. This organization includes a total of eight choirs; which are, A capella, Varsity men & women, Beginning Buffs, Bel Canto, Adv Treble, JV men, Haltom Singers, and Haltom Harmony. 2008 isn't the only year that this organization has received prestigious awards and honors.

Current show

The POPS Concert (May 20, 2008)

Band

The Haltom High School Band, also known as the "Pride of Haltom" is under the direction of Greg Hull, Donnie Hull, and Ben Maughmer. Its Drum Majors are Mercedes Yanes, Catherine Poslusny, and Katie Ann Phelps. The Haltom High School Marching Band is a consistent recipient of the UIL Sweepstakes Award, was a Texas 5A State Marching Band Finalist in 2004, and has been a Bands of America Regional Finalist from 1995 to present.

Current Show

The Pride of Haltom is currently in the on-season.Show info is unavailable.

Theatre

The Theatre, the "Spirit" of Haltom High, is an award-winning program which specializes in large main stage productions. [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/Theatre/TheatreHome.htm]

Current Production

"Bang Bang You're Dead" by William Mastrosimone is the play currently in production. It will be directed by Seniors Richard Stutheit and Anthony Hernandez. [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/Theatre/TheatreHome.htm]

Teachers

*Mrs. Renee Norris, Acting Director [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/Staff/Norris_R/Norris_R.htm]
*Ms. Nichole Dampman, Technical Director [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/Staff/Dampman_N/Dampman_N.htm]
*Mr. Mike Wilson, Acting Director [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/Staff/Wilson_M/Wilson_M.htm]

Foreign Language

The State of Texas requires two years of a foreign language. The following are the languages and courses offered at Haltom: [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/Departments/Foreignlanguage.htm]
*French:French I, II, Pre-AP French II, III,IV
*Spanish: Spanish I, III, Pre-AP Spanish III, Spanish IV, AP Spanish IV, V, Heritage I
*German:German I, II, Pre-AP German II, III, IV, AP German
*Latin
*American Sign Language: ASL I, II, III

Technology

Family Access

Haltom High School and Birdville ISD is now allowing Family Access through Skyward [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/fa-piv.htm] .

Technology Classes

Haltom High School has many technology classes including those below:
*BCIS
*BIMM
*WBL
*CORD
*Web Mastering
*Comp. Applications
*Tech. System
*Research and Design

Off-Campus Classes

There are many off-campus classes available through Haltom High School. Most of these classes take place at the Shannon Learning Center, the original Haltom High School building. These classes include: [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/003/Programs.html]
*Automotive Technology [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/003/auto.HTML]
*Construction Technology [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/003/construct.HTML]
*Cosmetology [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/003/COSMO.HTML]
*Media Technology [http://www.bisdtv.com/]

ee also

*Birdville ISD
*Richland High School
*Birdville High School
*Shannon Learning Center

External links

* [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/ Birdville Homepage]
* [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schools/001/index.htm Haltom High]
* [http://www.bisdtv.com/ BISD-TV Channel 30]