Charles M Russell High School - Russellog Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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A trip to Ronnie Mac ' s to meet friends and hangout and a jammin ' time with loud music. w hether it be McDon- alds, Piz- za Hut or St. Luke dances, students al- ways seemed to find somethin ' to do on the weekends or after an exciting night in the blea- chers. Not too sur- prisingly, those gold- en arches of Ronnie Mac ' s took the num- Christine Richard ber one spot in favorite fast foods. There ' s always someone there that you know and you never know what to expect, said senior Pam Kougl. As ju- nior Kim Solven puts it, I think McDonalds is pretty much the hangout on the weekends — at least the meet- ing place. Other popular fast foods included Pizza Hut, Hardees, Burger King, Taco Treat, Arbys and Dag- woods. When there were no parties to go to and driving around got old, teens found a way to release their energy by gettin ' rowdy and jammin ' out to some good ol ' rock and roll. Students attended St. Luke dances throughout the year. Cou- ple Dave Sirak and Kim Gamble agreed to going because they like to dance to the loud music and to see who ' s there. Midnight Ride, a live band, played at the Homecoming dance. There was a bigger turnout than I expected, and I think it was because of the band, said senior Michelle Whittmyer. In addition to dances, students were treated early in the year to a live concert featuring Free Fare, a rock band from Florida, whose message was to say no to drugs. GIANT FAKER- sophomore Rachel Scott checks her ap- perance in the trick mirror at McDonalds only to find a biz- zare image of herself. SWINGING TO THE BEAT- moving their feet and having a great time are senior Tim Austin and junior Christy Robinson as they show their stuff during a St. Luke ' s dance. Christine Richard 24 DANCE

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Keeping on top of the waves SLIPPERY SLIDE- provides water fun for junior Christine Richard when she visited Wild Moun- tain waterslides near Minneapolis. CROSSING THE WAKE- on his first time water- skiing, junior Tony Samsel shows his beginner ' s luck as he skis on Seeley Lake. t ' s like I have the dis- • • ' Q ' ease. When senior Tami Ginnaty isn ' t water- skiing, chances are she ' s thinking about it. Concentrating on water-skiing helps her in more ways than one. For in- stance when she had to run a mile and half for the physical fitness test in gym she said she just concentrated on ski- ing because I never get tired when I ski. The challenge of water-skiing is why Ginnaty says she loves it. Ginnaty said she pushes herself in trying to stay better than the others. She was the first from Montana to qualify for nationals by receiving an EP (the number of points needed to qualify for nationals) at a tournament. Over 600 skiers from various parts of the country competed at West Palm Beach, Florida. According to Ginnaty they skied on a lake that was man made, especially for the tournament. It was a beautiful, sunny, blue sky day. It was 98 degrees with 95 percent humidity, said Ginnaty of the day she had her chance to perform. Unfortu- nately having pneumonia and both ears infected influenced that performance. She fell while skiing the course and said, My total will to live was gone. I wanted to let go and drown. Although nationals didn ' t work out the way she had hoped, Ginnaty still sees water-skiing in her future. Her cure for the ski fever is to ski until she drops. WATER SPORTS 23

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ISN ' T THIS GREAT?- junior Holly Royster with as they dance the night PLAYTIME FOR WENDY- junior Wendy Holt performs for her friends during a McDonalds senior dance partner Marc Grace exchange looks away. joins the circus with her spoon balancing act and gathering. ° McAllister J P WER ; ■ frf M chelle Whittmyer POWER ACTIVATOR- in charge of cranking the the laid back jockey look tunes and keeping it cool, senior Bruce Goetz has during a St. Luke ' s dance. ROCKERS SAY NO- this energetic group of mu- say no to drugs during an sicians take time to tell high school students to early fall concert. FAST FOODS 25