Baker High School - Spartan Yearbook (Baker, MT)

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The annual Middle School Science Fair was held on March 21. As al- ways, there were many excellent and creative projects completed by the students involved. Superior winners for each division were: LIFE SCIENCE: Shawn Du- geon, Jay Rost, Trade Wheeler, Dan Bublitz, Robyn Pinnow, Jerod Schaffer; GENERAL SCIENCE: Rick Pool, Cheryl Niemerg, Mike Rath, Braden Buerkle, Grant Ferrel; PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Russ Mer- edith, Marty Setinc, Clinton Bondell, Arlin Shipstead. Grand prize ribbons were awarded to Shawn Dugeon “Does Alcohol Affect You Physical- seines FAIR Left: Marty Setinc displays the theme of his project that won 2nd place at the State Science Fair. ly?'’; Mike Rath, “Gyroscopes”; Clinton Bondell, “X Radiation”. Six of the 8th graders were selected to attend the State Fair in Missoula. These students were Shawn Dugeon, Russ Meredith, Jay Rost, Cheryl Niemerg, Rick Pool and Marty Se- tinc. These students placed very high at the State Fair. Shawn Dudgeon re- ceived a gold award for his project, as did Jay Rost. A silver award was giv- en to Cheryl Niemerg, and Rick Pool, Russ Meredith and Marty Setinc all were awarded bronze medals. In ad- dition, Marty Setinc received a sec- ond place award from the Montana Education Committee. Mr. Jones, middle school science teacher and coordinator of the Baker Fair, said that “I am proud of all the contestants who travelled to state, but especially proud of the way each stu- dent handled himself at the competi- tion.” Bottom left: Steph Rath anxiously waits her turn to give her presentation and be critiqued by the judges in her event. Bottom right: The top award winners from the Baker Science Fair are pictured here. Back, 1-r: Robyn Pinnow, Trade Wheeler, Shawn Du- geon, Russ Meredith, Clinton Bon- dell. Front, 1-r: Dan Bublitz, Marty Setinc, Grant Ferrel, Mike Rath, Jarod Schaffer, Jay Rost. Front: Cheryl Niemerg.

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Below, left: Clinton Bondell checks to make sure his project is in perfect running order. Below, right: Jaime Lantis displays her stuffed owl. Bottom left: Ryan Wang explains the purpose of his project to the judges. Bottom right: Dusten Koenig tries hard not to show his nervousness. 28 Science Fair

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USine ALL THEIR TRLEHTS On March 21. two high school teams and two middle school teams traveled to Miles City to compete in the annual Academic Olympics. Academic Olympics is a program designed to test students' overall knowledge and skill and to recognize students for their academic abilities and accomplishments. In order to become a member of the teams, all students took a test to de- termine if they qualified for a spot on the team. The Baker High School “A team, consisting of Dave Kirschten, Barbie Spriggs, Shawn Wang, Ryan Hecker, Jerome Halmans, and alternates Randy Wolenelz, Fred Hepperle, Cara Setinc and Kyle Newell, fin- ished in the top 8 out of 26 teams. The high school's B ‘ team, con- sisting of Tanya Gamrath, Jeremy Aaseng, David Orth, Julie Bubiitz, Harvey Tinnes, and alternates Shawn Rost and Nicole Brown, finished in the top 12. The middle school “A team, which consisted of Jessie Skogsberg, Jay Rost, Shelly Spriggs. Tim Dil- worth, Melissa Madler, alternates Trade Wheeler, Cheryl Niemerg, Lori Strangford and Melissa Mettler, finished in the top 16 in a field of 30 teams. The B team, consisting of Chad Hoyt, Paul ( innes, Russ Mer- edith, Clint Bonded. Jeff Wolcnetz, alternates Stuart Hurley, Marty Se- tinc, Anne Marie Larson and Kodi Koenig, finished 5th place overall. Individually, sophomores Ryan Hecker and Julie Bubiitz placed 4th and 5th in their division level. Right: Harvey Tinnes, member of the Academic Olympic team, relaxes after taking yet another test! The high school teams are coached by Mr. Sid Parini and Mr. Roger Grammond, while the middle school teams are coached by Mr. Sid Parini, Mr. Bob Curry, and Mr, Byron Wo- lenetz. 1989 ACADEMIC OLYMPICS: Back. 1-r: Fred Hepperle, David Orth, Kyle Newell, Ryan Hecker, Shawn Wang, Harvey Tinnes. Second row: Cara Setinc, Julie Bubiitz, Jerome Halmans, Jeremy Aaseng. Front row-: Barby Schucler, Dave Kirschten, Tanya Gamrath, Barbie Spriggs, Shawn Rost. Not pictured: Randy Wolenetz, Nicole Brown. - v 1989 MS ACADEMIC OLYMPICS. Back: Clint Bonded, Chad Hoyt, Tim Dilworth, Russ Meredith, Stuart Hurley, Ja Rost, Pauli Tinnes. Middle: Cher l Niemerg, Kodi Koenig, Melissa Madler. Front: Shelly Spriggs, Melissa Mettler. Anne Marie Larson. Not pictured: Jessie Skogsberg, Tracie Wheeler, Lori Strangford, Marty Setinc. 30 Academic Olympics