Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

Text from Pages 1 - 127 of the 1981 volume:

BIG SANDY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL STAFF PRESENTS THE 1981 PIONEER TABLE OF CONTENTS: GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS pp. 3-10 JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS pp. 11-21 SENIORS pp. 22-33 STAFF, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION pp. 34-48 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS pp. 49-67 SPORTS pp. 68-83 ACTIVITIES, ADVERTISING, ARTICLES, AND ACADEMICS pp. 84-128 FOREWORD A traveler driving north on Highway 87 might notice the attractive location and physical characteristics of Big Sandy, but he likely would just slow down for the speed sign, take a glance up Main Street as he passed its highway intersection, and continue on his way. However, if a person happens to be from Montana, he has probably heard of Big Sandy, so when he approaches our town, he likely reflects a little more about the place and wonders what kind of people we are. But, the individual who has seen our students compete academically, intellectually, and athletically will definitely wonder about this little city and its school system. What makes the Pioneers so successful and special9 We know! We are unique because our school is unique. It isn’t just another small town high school. It’s an institution where standards are proudly maintained and where most of us really Care about participating, performing, competing, and learning well. Look at the copy and pictures in this, the 1981 Pioneer; and if you look closely, some of uniqueness will shine through. DEDICATION One of the factors contributing to the winning combination which makes our school successful is efficiency. For the past fourteen years Boyd Romine has been effeciently fulfilling the duties of Big Sandy Schools’ Superintendent from his office in the north end of the high school. Mr. Romine was born and raised in Rugby, North Dakota. He attended Silva High School and then Minot State College in North Dakota. He received additional education at Colorado State College in Greely and the University of Montana. A well-educated man, Mr. Romine decided in 1957 to marry a beautiful wife by the name of Judy. He considers getting married one of the high points in his life. He also gains satisfaction from his family’s participation in high school activities Another high point was when he was given the opportunity to serve as superintendent of Big Sandy School. His two sons have both graduated from Big Sandy High School — Bill in 1977 and Andy in 1978. Jodi, his only daughter, will graduate in 1982. Between the time he went to college and the time he became our superinten- dent, Mr. Romine racked up six years of teaching experience in North Dakota and became Outlook’s Superintendent for five years. He also was in the U.S. Army for two years stationed in Alabama and Okinawa. His wife also taught school for six years after they were married and then self-taught herself upholstering. Mr. Romine commented, “She finds it rewarding renovating things and seeing the finished products. Also, it’s more enjoyable than sitting in the house.” During the summer, Mr. and Mrs. Romine and their daughter and sons enjoy camping, waterskiing, boating and fishing, when he is not busy working at the school. Other hobbies include hunting, carpentry, and of course, specta- tor sports. Over the years Mr. Romine has shown outstanding devotion to education and the youth of our community. Because he has used this affection to serve our school and the public, it seems only fitting to dedicate the 1981 Pioneer to Mr. Boyd Romine. Greeting the public with a smile is part of the public relations duties of a superintendent. Mr. Romine demonstrates above the effe- ciency with which he fulfills all the require- ments of his job. Perhaps one of his more pleasant tasks. Mr Romine is responsible for handling the money of various clubs and organizations. Here, he counts the cash income for the day. GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS LITTLE FOLK LEARN SELF-RELIANCE The 25 members of the Kindergarten class of 1981 taught by Rita Kulbeck with the help of Vera Grasdock are (from top to bottom) Matt Sternberg, Maryetla Allderdice, Mike Mangold, Wade Bitz, Jill Bitz, Brandi Robertson, Jody Courtnage, Nathan Larson, Gerry Gasvoda, Karli Nepil, Erin Bley. Shawn Silvan, Darin Wynn, Brooke Kalanick, Darrell Silvan; Joshua Danreuther. Richard Cook. Kami Ophus, Lacy Engle, Jeff Silvan. Casey Foussard, and Matthew Kleinsasser. Not pictured are Kelli Buckingham, Jeremy Redd, and Stephanie Hagan. FIRST GRADE; Mrs. Phalen, teacher. Joe Pavlovick, ric Ellingson. Mendy Wilson. Angel Broach. Chad LaBuda, Darin Hannum. Branden Ray. Brett Holmquist, Terra Brewer. Tina Bianchi. Scott Schwarzbach, Curt Peralta. Row 2: Chris Dixon, Eddy Getten. Karen Lund. Austin Genereux. Summer St. Marks, Chris Nicolson, Sean Figarelle, Lisa Cowan. Ann McCaughan. SECOND GRADE: Mrs. Lotton and Mrs. Springer, teachers. Kenny Gibbons. -Joshua Denning. Traci Berlinger. Christopher Pegar. Debra Pribyl,Cody Pavlovick. Larry Geyer. Michael Pavlovick. •Jason Davidson. Mindi Goll, Kole Engle. Luanda Ophus, Troy Robertson. Lance Peterson. Row 2: Paul Graff, Carla Cook. Tolan Harber. Jennifer Bold. Kristin Kulbeck. Kim Nepil. Adam Cecrle. Shelly Chauvet, Traci Beaudette. Regan Halverson, Lawrence Labuda, Wendy O'Loughlin. Debbie Pribyl. the wicked witch ’ in this game, ties up Traci Berlinger and Jennifer Bold for later use in her hex stew. One of seven table washers, sixth grader John Cavitt whisks away the remnants of a hearty lunch. Using the key to the poster made by Todd Balazic and his friends, fifth graders Allan LaBuda. Ron Pribyl. and Todd strive to learn more about the wars of the West. 5 GRADE SCHOOLERS DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CHARACTER THIRD GRADE; Mrs. Beau- dette and Miss Burroughs, teachers. Shannon Thurmen, Jeremy Denning, Kevin Grubb. Dana Gasvoda, Jenni- fer Pavlovick, Gary Evans, David Bahnmiller, Sherri Otto, Richard Roth, Angela Drew, Jamie Fry, Sophia Wil- liams, Brian O'Loughlin. Row 2: Tracey Rowe. Felecia Hen- derson, Rachel Welty, Mi- chelle Belcourt, Allison Quinn, Pam Courtnage, Cori Stine. Row 3: Scott Marshall, Bill Cowan, Shawn Webster. Eric Beyer, Kelly Rutledge, Denise Kralich, Valerie Tyler, Shaud Schwarzbach, Barry Ament, Jef Turner, Jason Sluggett, Angie Rob- ertson, Rachel Darlington. FOURTH GRADE; Miss Maynard and Mrs. Hashley, teachers. Charna Ophus, Marsha Otto, Lianna Ophus, Shane Gasvoda, Stephen Ha gan, Jennifer Denning, Fred Terry, Scott Kulbeck, Kristi Davidson. Row 2: -Janet Galle, Shannon Rettig, Bryan Rowe, Darrin Craig. Brad Halter, Colin Christofferson, Mark Lund, Shawn Lepine, Dan Behnmiller. Row 3: Troy Kidd. Ted Pursley, Barbara Butler, Kyra Courtnage, Shay Halverson, Danielle Bitz, Ne- dra Gasvoda, Heather Berner, Angela Simon, Teri Robert- son. 6 FIFTH GRADE; Mrs. Aman. teacher. Bruce Gasvoda, Paul Lund, Michelle Peterson, Marjorie Gibbons, Theresa Genereux, Trina Turner, Al- lan laRuda, Shawn Rettig, Ron Pribyl, Faron Hender- son, Todd Raia2ic. Row 2: Travis Williams, Marcella Edwards, Shelly Martin, Clay Dixon, Carl Nicolson, Eric Gasvoda. Don Lee Pegar, Janae Graff, Cindy Gasvoda, Lorraine Wilson, Natasha Berner. SIXTH GRADE; Mr. Thorn ton, teacher. Debbie Alldei dice, W’ayne Grasdock, Mark Dielman, Demra Ophus, Kel- ly Ament, Karen Bitz, Tracy Kulbeck. Shannon Rutledge, Leah Genereux. Row 2: Sonia Phalen, Shane Cline, Darren Gasvoda, Gretchen Gasvoda, Paul Merril, Monique Rob- ertson. Trina Darlington, Scott Chauvet. Row 3: Kris Coryell, Renee Williams, Col- leen Keller, Corinna Ophus, Kelly Kidd, John Cavitt, Marietta Bahnmiller. FAR LEFT: Stand back, Reg- gie Jackson. Make way for Shawn l epine! LEFT: For fun at recess, besides the swings, hopscotch, the mon- key bars, jump rope, and the merry-go-rounds, there is al- ways the old standby — the teeter-totter — as Casey Foussard concedes. AND THEY SURE DO LEAD Just one of the many nec- essary kitchen helpers, fourth grade lunch server Shane Gasvoda tops the dessert, then passes the plate on to the next “cog” in the massive “food pro- ducing machine.” Taking a break from art class, Mr. Thornton’s studen' Taking respite from his demand- ing kindergarten work. Josh Danreuther quenches his thirst by traveling to the “oasis” — the drinking fountain — which seems to be every youngster’s fa vorite spot. 8 “Nothing can stop me now,” determined Karen Bitz assures herself. Her confidence was well-founded, as her team won, 6 to 2, at the game played during halftime of one of the varsity basketball games. One of Mrs. Hashley’s librarians, sixth grader Renee Williams checks off overdue books, which is just one of the multifarious tasks she performs during her free period that she works in the library. Like most young girls. Shannon Rettig here, at a basketball game — dreams of the day when she’ll be a cheerleader, inspiriting the fans and urging the team to a victory. Impatiently waiting to “pound the pumpkin, ’ ’89ers Charna Ophus and Kyra Courtnage are counting the seconds until halftime of a varsity Girls’ Basketball game. In the mini cage tourney, Charna and Kyra’s team garnered an admirable second place. Totally engrossed in the girls’ volleyball tournament, held at the high school, Karen Bitz and Tracy Kulbeck anxiously await the championship match. Tracy’s older sister, Brenda, was a member of the winning team. 9 A BUSY LIFE Too close for comfort? An embarrassed Adam Cecrle winces as Kole Engle and Tolan Harber discuss private matters; meanwhile, Mike Pavlovick screams “Uncle!” to Lawrence LaBuda. “I’ve got you now,” proclaims Debbie Pribyl, but captives Traci Berlinger and Jennifer Bold aren’t frightened, because they know that recess will terminate shortly to conse- quently end their make-believe game. Lucky Kelli Buckingham receives an extra push from first grader Mendy Wilson. 10 “Which way is right side up?” wondeis Janet Galle; but her friend Shannon Rettig could care less. Racing to see who would acquire the greatest number of blisters in the least amount of time, Larry Geyer, Jason Davidson, and Adam Cecrle examine the results of their monkey bar excursions while Josh Denning openly proclaims himself the easy winner of the con- test. JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING WELCOMES CLASS OF 86 Advisor .John Hashley poses a moment with the class officers: Kenny Martin, vice president; Gina Williams, secretary treasurer; Ty Cline, presi- dent; Rodney Marten, student council represen- tative; Reece Ophus, student council representa- tive. Knowing they could possibly lose their money in the “rob- ber” machine, starving students take their chances. Hungry Craig Turk anticipates a luscious, chewy candy bar that he might receive. Are these students epitomizing a regular school day? No, these exuberant seventh graders are taking a day off from the regular dress code to follow the Halloween tradition. Roger Barootti Lynn Bmtkoske Karl Boettcher Ty Cline Lance Cook Ricky Denning John Halter Dawn Halverson Active teens have all kinds of hobbies. Eighth grader Kathi Geyer ob- serves closely as under- classman Penny Robert- son demonstrates her fan- tastic abilities with a toothpick. Jeff Herzog Jerry LaHuda Leroy Lee Rodney Marten Kenny Martin Shona Martin EIGHTH GRADERS PLAY THEIR PART LEFT: The eighth graders are freshmen now. Chris Faber is proud of his accomplishments and looks forward to the fun he will have in high school. BELOW: These 14 girls look love- ly as they sing “A Better World” for their eighth grade graduation. Lisa Bahnmiller Theresa Bartkoske Matt Baxter Larry Chamberlain Vicki Bitz Pete Gasvoda Patti Cavitt Stacy Gasvoda TOP LEFT: Jamie Hettrick exhibits his artistic abilities in Mrs. Mangolds art class. TOP RIGHT: Caught clowning around on Halloween is Tami Robertson. LOWER LEFT: Many students completed string art pictures in art classes this year. Vicki Bitz’s expertise becomes evident as she intertwines several threads to make a complicated picture. LOWER RIGHT: Sailor Ted Allderdice takes time out from homework to flash a smile. Kathi Geyer Brian Graff Lisa Grasdock This Halloween group consists of Marie Grosen, Theresa Bartkoske, Vicki Bitz, Vicki Terry, Tonya Slugget, Stacy Gasvoda, and Patti Cavitt. Advisor Dave Nelson stands with class officers: Chad Os- trom, president; Janette Ament, student council represen- tatives; Tami Robertson, vice-president; Chris Faber, stu- dent council representative; Lisa Bahnmiller, secretary- treasurer. TWENTY-FIVE STUDENTS ADD Here is a real country gal. Karen Moravec is taking her seat in this busy study hall. What a catch?! Cowboy, Tim Matthew has lassoed the disguised Chester Henderson. The re-done tennis courts are an aid to the P.E. department. Pat Bahnmiller is learning the fundamentals of tennis play- ing. Bobby Denning Fred Finke Chester Henderson Mark Gasvoda Karen Kibbee Karen Pelley Connie Silvan Royal Sol berg Robert Pleninger TENTH YEAR COMPLETED WIT Stephanie Ament Charlys Barsotti Scot Bartkoske Patty Berlinger Sherri Bitz Toban Braun Steve Faber Jennifer Galle Mike Gasvoda Darin Genereux Kari Geyer Dorie Hettrick Bonny Kulbeck Rhonda Marten Sophomore Bruce Thompson says: a) “I want my mummy!” bl “Leave me alone; I’m all wrapped up in studying!” or c) “I was crossing the intersection in my Toyota, when suddenly i ’ The sophomores had the privilege of learning “The Cowboy Jitterbug” this spring under the direction of instructor Lindy Howe. Jeff “Fred Astaire” Reichelt enjoys an amusing moment with his partner, Kari “Ginger Rogers” Geyer. Trooper Karla Whetham, armed with only a pencil and paper, aggressively attacks the stu- dent’s eternal enemy — homework. FUN AND INTEREST ABOVE: One of the many helpful sopho- mores, Julie Pursley. gives exchange stu- dent Yadira Garcia a hand with her Eng- lish during study hall. Julie found the ob- stacles of language and nationality are easily conquered with a friendly smile and a helping hand. LEFT: Sophomore Class Officers: Charlys Barsotti, secretary-trea- surer; Julie Pursley. student council repre- sentative; Bonny Kulbeck, vice president; Steve Faber, president; and Keith Olson, sponsor. 19 JUNIORS ADD THEIR CHARA Dave Sande Kevin Silvan Heidi Skaalure Stacy Solberg 20 Randall Tyler Darla Ulmen Veronica Witschen Punkettes Jodi Romine, Virginia Lee, and Suedee Galle stop to rest for a mo- ment before continuing their pogoing. The scene of their rowdy antics was last fall’s Punk Dance. 22 JEFFREY ALLEN AMENT “fiber Pioneer Club 2,3, 4; FFA 1.2, 3. 4; Pep Club 1; Annual Staff 3, 4; Rouser Staff 3; ABC Club 3, 4; P U N K. 3, 4; Dirty Dozen 4; Basketball 2. 3,4; Football 2, 3,4; Track 4; Football Captain 4; Basketball Captain 4; FFA Parliamentarian 3; FFA Treasurer 4; Pioneer Club vice-presi- dent 4; CYC president 4; Punk Club president 3, 4; Football MVP Most Valuable Back 4; Basketball MVP Most Assists 4; Football All Conference First Team, Q.B. and D.B. 4; All- State Second Team Defensive Back 4; Shrine Team Alternate Defensive Back 4; Basketball All-Conference Second Team 4; Most Athletic 4; Who’s Who Antony American High School Students 3, 4. — I, Jeff Ament, will to all punks, mods. teds, and punkettes my butch haircut and pogo abilities, to Shawn Sande my QR? and high-jumping skills, to next year's seniors William Bryd, to punkette Exene (L.M.) all my problems (tickets, ex-frier.ds showing up at proms, and the rest of my Cold Duck), to pretty boys my spit, and to my little brother my ability to get bugged about animal noise and comments about girls. THE CLASS • • STEVEN LEE BAHNMILLER Bodia Band 1,2; Chorus I. 2; Science Club 3; FFA I, 2.3, 4; Pioneer Club 1.2,3,4; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Patrol 2; Dirty Do74� n 4. Perspec tive Plus 2.3,4; Wrestling I; Basketball 2. 3. 4; Font hall I. 2, 3, 4; Track 4; FFA President 3; Slouch Club President 4; Most Inspirational Player-Basketball 4; Second Team All-Con- ference Defensive End 4; Who’s Who 3. — I. Steven Bahnmiller. being of sound mind and body, will leave for good. MICHAEL AARON BAXTER ’Whale Man Band 1. 2, 3; Pep Band I. 2. 4; Science Club 2, 3, 4; FFA 2, 3; Pioneer Club 2, 3, 4; Dirty Dozen 4; Perspective Plus; Fort Benton Youth; Science Club vice president 4; Science Club student council representative 4; Foot- ball Letterman 4; Wrestling letter man 2, 3; Track letterman 2, 3, 4; Wrestling-Quick pin :17. 3; Most Improved Wrestler 3; Most Valu- able Trackster 3; Carnival Attendant 3; Presi- dential Award I, 2. — I, Michael Aaron Bax- ter, hereby release my hidden talents acquired at BSHS. I will my ability to make friends with whales” and grizzly bears to anybody that wants this hidden talent. My athletic ability to my brother Matt. To next year's seniors the ability to get their bench taken away. JOAN BELINDA BERLINOER “Scrap” Rand 1,2, 3.4; Chorus 1.2, 3. 4; Pep Band 1.2. 3, 4; FHA 1, 2, 3; Science Club 1. 2; GAL I. 2; Pep Club I, 2. 3. 4; Pioneer Club I; Honor Society 2, 3. 4; Basketball Manager 2; Volley Ball Champions 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; Cheer- leading 3. 4; Track 1; Class secretary 2; Office Girl 2,3; Carnival Candidate 4; Typing Award 1; Presidential Award 1, 2; Who's Who 3; Na- tional Honor Society Awards 2. 3, 4; Science Fair-Superior 3; FHA Awards 1,2,3. — I. Joan Rerlinger, being of great mind and I won't even mention my body will to Bonny Kulbeck and l.yla Ophus many more exciting tripe to Havre and of course. “Knot's landing.” To Royal. I leave my good advice of follow your feelings” so she can pass it on. To Ken C. I leave the prom. TIMOTHY DEAN CRAIG Speedy FFA I, 2, 3. 4; Pioneer Club 2, 3, 4; Slouch Club; Pioneer Patrol 2; ABC Club; Dirty Doz- en; Football 2. 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. — I, Tim Craig Speedy”, will my ability to spell to everybody so they can spell like me. To Randy T.. my spot on the basketball bench, and to the rest of you people that like to party, party, party. GO FOR IT?! n BROCK JOSEPH GENKREUX “Hey! Genereux Band 1,2,3,4; Pioneer Club 1,2, 3.4; FFA I, 2, 3, 4; Fnuthall I, 2. 3. 4; FFA Reporter 3. Senti- nel 4; CYC secretary treasurer 3; Football Most Valuable Lineman First Team All-Con- ference Defensive Lineman 3, Most Valuable Lineman. First Team All-Conference Offen sive Lineman 4. Captain 4, letter 1, 2, 3, 4; FFA Greenhand pin 1, Chapter Farmer pin 4; Carnival King Candidate 3; — I, Brock Gener eux, with all the will bestowed in me hereby will my locker to anyone who can put up with the smell of hairspray and perfume, the smell will linger. 1 also will my weekends and the duties I perform on them to anyone whose business it isn’t and for whose business it is to Lyla, Kenny, Jodi and Bonny and the gang and to those rowdy juniors coming up. Keep up the g«� od work! DAN IXMJIS GENEREUX “Bosley Dirty Dozen; FFA 2, 3; Pioneer Club 3. 4; Howling; Basketball 1. 2, 3, 4; Football 3, 4; Track 1; Basketball letter 3. 4; Football letter 4; — I, Dan Genereux, will my position in basketball to Mark Batey. My ability to leap over tall buildings to Shawn Sande. The worst thing of them all is that I will locker 58 to anyone who wants it. So, “Good I«uck.” 24 PERRY ALBERT OOLL Bert Choir 2. 3; Pep Club I, 2. 3; Pioneer Club I, 2. 3, 4; EPA 1,2, 3; ABC Club 1.2. 3. 4; BA’s Club 1, 2. 3, 4; Slouch Club 1, 2, 3. 4; Gonzo Affiliation 2, 3. 4; H for H 3, 4; P.U.N.K. Club 3.4; Dirty Dozen Club 4; Football I. 2. 3, 4; Basketball 2. 3. 4; Wrestling 1; BA’s song leader 4; Pioneer Club Student Council rep. 4; Imperial Wizard of H for H 3,4. — I, Perry Goll, having no mind and even leaser body will the following items: All the wom- en I don't have to Chris Faber; my welding glasses to Ken C.; to next years 7th and 8th grade the following duhe: ABC, H for H, BA's, and the Gonzo Affilation. To everyone else, go for what you know And finally a quote from Bon Scott. “Was it Coca-Cola? KTKKANI GREEN Band I. 2, 3, 4; Choir I. 2. 3, 4; All-State Band 3, 4; Sandy 16 2, 3. 4; Pep Club I, 2. 3; Honor S«� ciety 2. 3. 4; Athletic Club I. 2, 't. 1, Sjicech Club I 3, I. GAI. I. 2; Track I. 2, 3, 4; CYC President 3; CYC Council Rep. 4. Honor Society Sec. 3. Honor Soci- ety Student Council Rep. 4; Class Pres. I, 3; Class V.P. 2, Athletic Club Pres. 4; Speech Club Sec. 3; Speech Club V.P 4; Girl’s State 3; Hugh O’Brian 2. Nat’l Merit Finalist; Valedictorian 4; Presidential Scholar 4; Who Who 2.3.4; Distinguished Ameri- can High School Stqdenl 2. 3. 4. Famous Names and Faces 4; Nat’l Honor Society 2.3.4; Homecom- ing Queen 4; Voice of Democracy Winner 3.4; Most Valuable debater 2. 4. State fiebale Champion 4; Science Fair winner 1,3; I Stefani Green, hereby bequeath the following to my lucky heirs: to Jill Archibald goes the infamous Kalispell puppies, my “aggressiveness,” and my indisputable talent of successfully making up credible excuses for being Lardy; and to I .via Ophus land all other scape goat si goes my ability of getting away with nearly anything in school Finally, andy trackster can have my worn out spikes GREG ALAN GULLICKSON Chorus 1. 2. 3. 4; Sandy 16 2. 3. 4; Speech dub 2,3, 4; Pep dub 1,2.3.4; FFA 1.2, 3. 4; Student Council 2. 3. 4; Perspective Plus 2. 3, 4; Carnival Co host 3, 4; Stage Help 3, 4; Perspective Plus Pres. 4; Football 1; Basket ball 1; Student Body Pres. 4; FFA Sec. 4; Class Student Coundl Rep. 2. 3; District Student Council V.P.; FHA Chapter Beau 4; Elk's Scholarship (3rd place) 4; FHA Hon- orary Member 4; Boys State 3, Who’s Who 3; Prom King Candidate 4; Chapter Farmer 4; Divisional Speech Champion (MPA) 3, 4; State Speech Champion (expos) 2; State Speech 4th place (MPA) 4. — I, Greg Gul- lickson, hereby gladly will my position as Mr. B's whipped puppy to next year's stu- dent body officers. My ability to say “there’s always two years ago” to Heidi Skaalure. My outstanding ability to give “nutter utters” to Dave Sande and John Bold. And finally, I will my ability to keep my mouth shut to Lyla Ophus. V V BRENDA LEE Kl'LBECK Bean” Band I. 2.3. 4; Chorus I. 2. 3, 4. Sandy 16 3. 4; Pep Club 1. 2. 3, 4; Pioneer Club 2. 3. 4; FHA I. 2. 3. 4; GAL I, 2; Perspective Plus 2, 3, 4; Volleyball Champs 3. 4; Cheerleader I. 4; Varsity Basket hall 2. 3, 4; JV Basketball I; Track I. 2. 3. 4; Presiden tial Award 2; Class Sec. 4; FHA Sec 4; Prom Can didate 4. Carnival Candidate 2; Most valuable Has kethall Player 4; Most Rebounds 3, 4; FHA Awards I, 2. 3, 4. I, Brenda Kulbeck, being of less mind and body leave the following items; to Dorie and Karen, the patience I never had this year in bas- ketball for their use next year. I also leave Sherri Bilz all the fun Sandy 16 bus trips next year, have fun! To liori, Karen. Heidi, and Marcella. I will the four lockers of stud row. and also to Karen, the initial “C.F. And to Dorie. “I'm an ELK! DONNA RAE NIVENS “Nibbiea Pep Club 1. 2; FHA 1. 2. 3, 4; Cheerleading; FHA Awards I, 2,3, 4; Silver Tray Award in FHA 4. — I, Donna Rae Nivens, will my last years boyfriend to Patty Berlinger, since she liked him so much. I will my good looks to Rhonda Marten, because she’s always com- plaining of being ugly. I will locker 36 to Jimmy Winters if he makes it to the Sopho- more year without getting held back a few years. Last but not least I will my smiling face to Mr. Green, because he’s just not go- ing to know what to do without me and my smile around. CLINT EUGENE OPHUS Pioneer Cluh 1,2. 3.4; FFA 1.2,3. 4; Pep Club 2.3; CYC 1. 2. 3. 4; Rouser Staff 3; Wrestling I. 2. 3. 4; Class V.P. 4; Most Improved Wrestler 2; Carnival Candidate 4; Pioneer Patrol 2; Prom King 4; “Best l xiking Senior Personality Award 4. I. Clint Ophus, will my ability to get along with at least part of the teachers to Chester Henderson I will the team captain award that I never got to NEXT years state Champion. Ben Jenkins. BART LEE OSTROM “Aura” Speech Club 1,13, 4; Science Club I, 2, 3. 4; FFA 1, 2.3,4; Pioneer Club 1.2; Carnival Host 4: Football 1. 2; Student Council 1, 2, 3; Student Body V.P. 4; Speech Club Pres. 4; Speech Club V.P. 3; FFA Parlia- mentarian 3; District Student Council Parliamentar- ian; Roys State 3; Nat’l Merit Semi-finalist; Wash- ington Crossing Semi-finalist; First Place Nat'l Fo- rensic; Who's Who; Distinguished American High School Students; Famous Names and Faces; Nat’l Honor Society; American legion Oratorical District Winner; Pat Oshy Memorial Scholarship winner. Gertrude Cnderdal Scholarship; M � st Valuable Speaker 3. 4; Pioneer Patrol 2. — I. Bart Ostrum, being of sound mind and infirm body will to John Bold my humility as a champion; to Heidi Skaalure I leave Coach Ulmen; to Jill Archibald I bequeath a man approved of by Yawna; and by ability to get away with anything to anyone who needs it. 25 OF SYDNKY DAVI!) PEGAR “Sid Choir I, 2. 3, 4; Band I, 2, 3, 4; Sandy Sixteen 2,3. 4; FFA I, 2.3.4; Speech 1: Science Club I. 2, 3; Pep Club I, 2; CYC I, 2. 3, 4; Catholic Parish Council 3; Football 1,2, 3, 4: Letterman I. 2, 3, 4; All-Conference second team 4; Big Sandy Football Head Hunter 4; FFA vice president 3, 4; student council representative 3; All State Choir 4. All Northwest Choir 4: MYC Kuropean Tour 4: Carnival King Candi- date 1. I. Dave Pegar, will my 1 locker to Joseph Pegar to keep it in the name. I will my ability to face sch«� ol days in good humor to Kenny Chamberlain so he won't worry so much! Finally I leave my beautiful, and only slightly used, singing voire to Kari. I don't know if she'll like singing bass or not. hut she’ll learn to love it. Pm sure. MONIQUE SWEETS Q'uee Monique came to us as an exchange student from the Netherlands this year. Even in her short stay, she managed to participate and excel ir. hand, chorus, speech club, and FHA Monique also attended the state music festival and received two superior 111 ratings. She was also a member of a volleyball team which cap- tured second place in the school tournament. — I, Monique Smeels. will my locker to the next exchange student in Big Sandy. I also want to gi -e her my grades I had at BSHS. I will her my accent and my saying: Only in America! JEFFREY SCOTT KEMICK I H. or “Pillshury Baud 1.2. .3,4; Pep Band 1.2.3; Choir 1,2.3, 4; Sandy Sixteen 2, 3. 4: Brass Ensemble 3; FFA 1. 2, 'i. 4; Honor Society 2. 3. 4; Pep Club 2. 3; Pion -r Club 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Patrol 2; Slou 't Club 4. Perspective Plus 1.2, 4; Per spertiv. Method 3; Annual Staff 3, 4; Houser Staff 3; Resource Room Student Teacher 2; Dirty Dozen Parking l.ot Boys”; Football I. 2, 3, 4; Basket hall 1. 2, 3, 4; Class president 2, vice president 3; FFA Sentinel 3; Perspective Plus Pres. 2,3; J V BB Captain; Church council rep 4; Hugh O'Brian Runner-up 2; JV Basket- ball MVP; All Conference F«� otball 3, 4; All Slate Foothall 4; Shrine Came Alternate 4; Carnival King Candidate 2; Prom King Candi- date 4: Elks Scholarship 4; Most Valuable Lin- eman 3, 4; FFA Chapter Speaking Award I; Best Dressed 4; State Music 2.3.4; Who’s Who 2, 3, 4; Distinguished American Students 2, 3, 4; Math Contest: I Superior and 2 excellents 4; Typing award I. — I, Jeff Remick. will my super cool FIREBIRD to Steve Faber, my foothall skills to Fred “Hot Stuff’ Finke, the centerfold in my locker to the freshman foot- hall boys, all the guys on the Hi-Line from Chester to Malta to Lori Marshall, and my thanks for a cheap bottle of bourhon to Tim Rabnmiller. TAMI LEE TERRY “Tim Chorus 1,2.3, 4; Sandy Sixteen 4; Pep Club I. 2, 3. 4; FHA 1.2. 3, 4; CAL 3. 4; 4 H 1. 2. 3, 4; Saddle Cluh I. 2, 3. 4; Basketball I, 2. 3; Class Sec. 3; Pep Club Sec. 3; FHA State Reporter 4; Youth for Understanding exchange student to the Netherlands; FHA Silver Tray; Pep Club letter. — I. Tami Terry, will my ability to gain weight to the late Bobby Sands, my ability to pass English tests by the skin of my teeth to Tim Bahnmiller, my ability to be nice to people to Scot Bartkoske and Brian Craff. and my ability to be outgoing to Dennis Craff DANIEL CLIFFORD ULMEN “Cloudwalker FFA 4; Honor Society 2.3.4; Pioneer Club 1.2. 3.4; Student council 4; Dirty Dozen 4; Basket hall I. 2. 3. 4; Football I. 2. 3. 4; Track I; Student body sec. 4; Second Team All-state BB 3; Second team all-conference BB 3; Most improved HB player 3; Most Rebounds 4; Best Defensive Player 4; Best Freethrow Percent- age 4; Who's Who 3; Distinguished American High School Students 3; Nat'l Honor Society Awards 2. 3.4. — I, Dan Ulmen. Being of some b � dy and coh-webbed mind, will the follow- ing. to Mark Batey my ability to jump, to Ben Jenkins my ability to screw up in athletics my senior year, and to Ken Chamherlain my abili- ty u not listen to the coaching staff and other various irritating people. MICHAEL TODD VIELLEUX Band 1, 2.3,4; Chorus 1,2,3.4; Sandy Sixteen 2. 3, 4; FFA I, 2. 3. 4; Pioneer Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Pep Club I; Dirty Dozen 4; Football I, 2, 3, 4; Wrestling 3, 4; Basketball I; Track 1; Senior Class President; Student Council rep. I; Per- fect Attendance I. 2; FFA Ureenhand, FFA Chapter Farmer. I. Michael Vielleux, will my position as team ro captain of the wres- tling team to Shawn Berlinger. My ability to get caught to whoever wants to get suspended next year. My ability to screw up a piano ac- companiment to Jodi Romine. And last hut not least my ability to get along with Mr. Hash ley to Jimmy Winters because lickily enough he won't need it. 26 BRIAN PATRICK WKLTY Tale Band 1,2, 3,4; Speech 1, 2. 3. 4; FFA 1,2, 3, 4; Sc ience 2: Pep Club 1, 2,3; Honor Society 1, 2, 3. 4; Dirty Down 4; CYC I. 2, 3, 4; Most Im proved Sppaker Award 4. — I. Brian Welty. hereby agree to relinquish my right to ruh in graduation 165 day early to any future gra- duate. I also will my keen ability to turn from a good boy to a bad boy in one day to John Bold or anyone else who needs it. WADF. ALAN WELTY Weed Wooly Band I, 2. 3. 4; Speech 1.2, 3, 4; FFA 1. 2. 3, 4; Science Club 1,2, 3; Pep Club 1,2; CYC I, 2, 3, 4; FFA Parlimentarian 4; Student Council Representative 4;Study Hall Moni- tor 2, 3, 4; Perfect attendance I, 2, 3, 4. — I, Wade Alan Welty, will my monitoring abili ty to Kip Pursley. To the debate team of Short and Shorter I will KDS and all others that I left behind. And to Kevin Silvan 1 will the ability to keep from getting caught while doing the things we should get caught doing. DOREEN ELAINE WHETHAM “Dimbot’' or “Ringy” Pep Club I, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 1. 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Hub 2. 3. 4; GAL 1. 2. 3. 4; FHA I. 2. 3. 4; Basket ball 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2, 3.4; Volleyball Champa 3. 4; GAL President 4; Prom queen candidate 4; Presidential Fitness Award 1. 2: FHA Awards I. 2, 3,4; Science Fair -excellent 3; All-conference selec- tion in basketball 4; Typing awards 1, 2; Eighth graders' coach during 7th vs. 8th grade basketball game 4. — I. Doreen Whet ham. being of good heart will my locker to Audra Rerlinger. I will my posi- tion of a long-distance runner to Karen Beirwagen and my ability to show up for track one minute early to whoever likes to get yelled at by tracksters. I also will my paper route to Jeff Turner and see if he can fulfill the position for over seven yean. TAMMIE MARIE WHETHAM “Tam” FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club I, 2. 3. 4; GAL I; Girl Scouts I, 2,3, 4; Basketball 1; President of Girl Scouts 3. 4; FHA awards 1.2. 3. 4. — I, Tammie Whetham, will my locker 89 to anyone who wants it. My gum-chewing abil ity goes to Rhonda Marten. My ability to get along with Tonya S. goes to my little sister Karla. My ability to get along with Maggie goes to Bobbie H. STEVEN DOUGLAS WITSCHEN Pew Trotter FFA I. 2. 3, 4; CYC I. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3; Basketball Manager 4. — I, Steven Witschen. will my locker 96 to anyone who wants to be stuck hetween Shannon Craig and Rhonda Marten. I will my managing job to someone who thinks that they can “handle the hard work.” To my sister Veronica, I will my ability to just barely make it through the aenior year. LISA ELAINE WORKS Weasel Band 1,2, 3; Chorus 1,2,3, 4; Sandy Sixteen 4; Speech Club 1. 2, 3. 4; FHA I. 2. 3,4; Pep Club 3, 4; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; Perspective Method 3; UMYF 2. 4; Rainbow 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1, 2; Class Secretary 1; FHA vice president 4; FHA District III secretary 4; FHA reporter 3; UMYF vice president 4; Honor Society vice president 4; Elks' Schol- arship 4; Martha Stevens Outstanding Thespian 4; Who's Who 4; YFU summer exchange student to Sweden 4. — I, Lisa Works, being of somewhat sound mind and flabby body, will Virginia my laugh. To Hei di, I leave my ability to fight for a lovelife. I leave my locker and my ability to forget what others think to Phyllis. To Bruce. I leave millions of smiles and hellos. To Ja- mie, I leave my best of luck. PATRICIA MARIE YIRSA Putt- Band 1.2.3,4;Chorus 1.2,3.4; Pep Band I. 2.3,4; District Music Festival 3; FHA 1.2, 3. 4; Pep Club 1,2, 3. 4; Pioneer Club 2, 3, 4; Science Club 3; C.AL I, 2; Honor Society 2, 3, 4; Basketball Manager 3; Office Personnel 3. 4; Pioneer Patrol 2; Houser Staff 3; Annual Staff 3, 4; Volleyball Champs 3, 4; JV Basket hall I; Varsity Basketball 2. 3. 4; Cheer- leading I; FHA treasurer 3; Honor Society secre- tary 4; Carnival Queen Candidate 1; Prom Queen Candidate 4; Presidential Award I, 2; Elks' Schol- arship winner 4; Who's Who 3. 4; Distinguished American Students 2, 3, 4; Salutatorum 4; FHA Awards 1,2,3, 4; Silver Tray 4; Journalism Award 3, 4; Outstanding Science Fair Exhibit 3; Moat Improved Basketball player 3; Most Assists 4; Most Inspirational Baskethall player 4; Basketball Captain 4; National Honor Society Awards 2, 3, 4; Girls Stale Alternate 3: Best Dressed 4; Most Hu- morous 4. — I, Patti Yirsa, being of no mind and even less body, will the following to the following. To my dearest Lori I leave my locker, my grades. FB, and anything else she wants. To Karen I leave ray position as team rlownl'’� To Dorie I leave the point. And last but not least, to Ken I leave dreams of all the fun we never had. SENIORS ENJOY FINAL MONTHS Steve Bahnmiller carries his originality Proofreading the dreaded senior assignment, Entertained by the smoker, a smiling Perry Goll through the action of choosing to drink Scrap (Joan Berlinger) carefully examines a term enjoys a few good hits. He was later seen munch- a Dr. Pepper as he relaxes during an paper for undisguised mistakes. ing down the Home Ec. girls' famous elephant easy day in class. ears. After being prepped for an autopsy, both the yellow and the black tiger-striped. While attending the State Music Festival in Mis- domestic cats lie on the table prepared for an attack from the practicing postmor- soula, Tami Terry pauses to frame and hang Ste- tem mechanics. Also pictured are Joan Berlinger, Monique Smeets, Tami Terry fani Green’s contorted facial picture, and Lisa Works. e 28 Selling the ads themselves isn’t the only activity which takes While junior Ken Chamberlain carefully reviews his own Personal place when the annual staff goes to Havre. Patti Yirsa pauses to Business, Brock Genereux answers the age-old question, “How’s it take a scrumpdillyishus break. going?” Peering in at the after-school gym activi- ties, Clint Ophus provides the performers with an attentive audience. Showing the studious actions which earned her the valedictorian position, Stefani Green analyzes the concepts of her Trigonometry assignment. Exhibiting the usual Government movie sleeping positions, the seniors enjoy an- other segment of “Between the Wars.” Bri- an Welty, Perry Goll, and Jeff Ament dis- cover the events which occurred after WWI but before WWII. AS A CLASS UNIQUE ABOVE: Punk-rocker Jeff “Rotten” Ament demon- strates his disdain for disco by burning “Disco’s 20 Origi- nal Hits” at last fall’s Punk Dance. He later showed his love for punk by getting a skinhead. RIGHT: Displaying an unusual amount of activity and liveliness for Govern- ment Class, camera-shy Dan Ulmen stops working for a for a moment to duck from the camera. Also pictured are Patti Yirsa and Donna Nivens, who appear to be pon- 30 dering a perplexing problem. LEFT: Alexander Haig? No, it’s just Bart Ostrom practicing for the day when he will assume a leadership role in government. ABOVE: Fashion conscious Seniors Stefani Green and Brian Welty demonstrate their punk spirit. Although at a dance, the “masked duo” are taking a break in the hall. Above left: Valedictorian speeches can be a challenge for any graduate. Try a blackout for added complications! Read about Stefani Green's experience in the Tribune article opposite. Above center: “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” With this thought in mind, Patti Yirsa — comparing our lives to a book which cannot be checked out of a library and to which we do not know the ending — delivered her pithy, philosophical salutatori- an address. Right: “You just made my day, Mr. Beirwagen,” Tami Terry muses while grasping the beautiful purple document validating her graduation. IN EVERY WAY Interrupting himself in the middle of his own address on the “Six C s of Success,” guest speaker Quay Bud Weiser performs a joke to entertain the soon-to-be graduates. Though he never passed the fourth “C” — and consequently never concluded his formal speech — the unconventional Field Representative for the Bell and Howell Education Group presented an interesting, humorous, yet informa- tive monologue that was complete in itself. Left: The baccalaureate speaker, the Rev. Leon Johnson, uttered words of deep insight when delivering his discourse on “Two Kinds of Wisdom.” Right: “There it is! At last!” The hypnotic purple hue draws Tim Craig forward; only when he clutches the desired object is the trance broken. Contemplating Rev. Johnson's lofty words, the seniors find his message rather profound and intriguing. Making certain to keep at least three feet between himself and his prede- cessor, Mike Baxter anxiously marches onward and upward to re- ceive that coveted diploma. Ha! And you thought I couldn't do it, didn't you’ Kart Aura” Ostrum traws Actually. Hart � career in high school was a successful one. except for one minor mistake in Algebra II, of course. Mr Ostrum, who will attend the University of Montana next year, plans on majoring in history. Ruminating the class motto. Behind us our memories. Before us our dreams. Beside us our friends,” Joan Kerlinger. content with her school years, breathes a sigh of relief as she exits. Jubilantly dancing to her favorite tune, “Pomp and Circum- stance,” exultant Brenda Kulbeck somewhat prematurely re- joices in her graduating as she proceeds to her chair on stage. BLACKOUT DIDN’T STOP Twelve years’ worth of tedious labor may seem like a long term, but for Brian Welty, the long hours and dedication have paid off; he met his goal of graduating as a member of National Honor Society. Accompanied by Mr. Nicolson on the flashlight, Monique Smeets and Stefani Green brighten the darkness with the duet they had played at the State Music Festival. VALEDICTORIAN A power blackout in the middle of her valedictory speech was no big deal for Stefani Green, a Big Sandy senior who has been appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annap- olis, Md. According to Grahame Nicolson, a teacher of English at the school, Green calmly moved her manuscript closer to one of three lighted candles on stage and continued to read. The next event on the program was a clarinet duet, per- formed by Green and Monique Smeets, an exchange stu- dent from The Netherlands, while a teacher held a flash- light to the music. The lights came back on momentarily, but the hall was plunged into darkness once again as the 27 graduating seniors began to file across the stage in the recessional. Green, who won five track events in divisional competi- tion, was a member of a state champion debate team, and had a superior rating as a high school musician. Nicolson said her grades have all been As through high school, except for an A-minus she received this semester. The teacher who spoiled her record was her father, Law- rence, who also teaches English at Big Sandy. Salutatorian was Patti Yirsa. Great Falls Tribune 5 22 81 3i 34 % i U f? STAFF, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENT OVERSEE UNUSUAL SYSTEM Louis Beirwagen began his term on the board when his eldest daughter, Diane, was in high school. He has remained a trustee since her graduation in 1973 while the rest of his four children have been completing their secon dary education. The only woman on the board, Marilyn Lund assists in overseeing the school’s transactions by serving as vice-chairman. A rancher’s wife, mother of three, and experienced high school teacher, Marilyn is a valuable contributor to the quality of our unique school system. Darrel Chauvet is the father of two young school children. He has helped the school edu- cate them and other students by devoting a large amount of his time and effort to the school board. Arranging the bus routes and being organized are two requirements of the superintendent’s job. Boyd Romine works on the first tempo- rarily, but the latter is a part of his everyday duties. Our school’s administrators display an unusual amount of interest in the students’ activities. Louis Beirwagen and H.S. Principal James Barsotti share an enjoyable bit of conversation at the prom. 36 STAFF MAINTAINS EFFICIENT OPERATIONS 38 Arliss Craig, one of the industrious members of the grade school kitchen crew, delights in the completion of cleaning another load of dirty dishes. Hazel Genereux performs just one of the numerous tedious jobs accomplished by the grade school hot lunch program cooks — washing dishes. Dedicated head cook Lois Drew caringly prepares another excellent meal. Few people know the long hours and careful planning that Mrs. Drew devotes to the hot lunch program. A momentary break in the busy kitchen is a scarce event, and Shirley Kulbeck grabs a “breather” before returning to her routine. Keeping the grade school “lookin’ good” is the assignment for the able hands of janitor Jim Stave. Secretary and teachers’ aid Ruda Marshal pro- vides the vigor that keeps the F.E. Miley Grade School running smoothly. The right hand” of Mr. Barsotti, Cheryl Grubb, vivaciously strives to maintain neat and orderly records. Tracing down phone numbers is just another minor detail that School Clerk Nancy Jappe must accomplish. MILEY SCHOOL FACULTY ABOVE: Grade two teaching demands piles of grading chores. Mary Lotton always has a ready and winsome smile for every- one — students, fellow faculty members, and even the year- book photographer! BELOW: Social Studies-Spelling teacher, Gladys Aman, reviews her notes and prepares for her classes of fourth, fifth and sixth graders. JOHN O'MALLEY, PRINCIPAL TO THE CLASS OF 1981, To you I extend warmest congratulations. After 15 years of service in the Big Sandy School system, 1 still find remarkable the record of achievement our students attain. You should always hold dear the proud tradition of your school and your community. The 1980 Homecoming was a review of that proud tradition. Always remem- ber the accomplishments of past Big Sandy graduates as a represen- tation of what is possible. 1 Your opportunities are now limitless, and your vision should be focused upon the bright future that awaits you. I wish you the best of luck in future endeavors, and again 1 con- gratulate you. Sincerely, John O’Malley, Elementary Principal Member of the Class of ’44 Big Sandy High School Momentarily pausing from her busy schedule. Ruth Mansfield assists her students with various special subjects and resources. Teacher and part-time coach, Dick Thornton uses his free time to do his “homework.” A lot of the duties of grade school teachers end with home- work. Drinking the “survival liquid” of all teachers. May Beaudette takes a moment away from her third graders all for herself. Participating in the Boxing Smoker were both grade school and high school “fisticuffs warriors.” Announcer John O’Malley patiently supervises at ringside. Attempting to explain the logic of his notes. Eng lish teacher Grahame Nicolson shows Reading teacher Helen Hashely his strategy for keeping things organized. Smiling as a third grade teacher should (?). Ann Burroughs reads over the lesson for the next day’s class. ATMOSPHERE v. TOP LEFT: While Pat Bahn miller has trouble remember- ing his tickets, John O’Malley has no problem keeping track of who owes how much in the lunch program. ABOVE: Sur- rounded by smiling faces. Art teacher Leslie Maynard shows her students the latest in art fashions. LOWER LEFT: Second-grade teacher I orna Springer helps out Lawrence LaBuda with a problem as Larry Geyer looks on. LEFT: Teacher aide Pen- ny Ray enjoys playing the pi ano during a free period. Mrs. Ray spends much of her time working with the grade school music program. ' 43 ELITE FACULTY PROMOTES Electricity teacher Orville Grasdock checks out the push- button circuitry of the school’s copier. Mr. Grasdock has built up a tremendous basic electricity program for the students of BSHS. Special-Ed instructor Chris Brumwell pauses for a mo- Larry Brumwell exits ment in one of her math or science from his room. courses. Roy “Chico” Lackner prepares one John Hashley poses in front of the of his business courses’ lesson in the closet near his Vo-Ag classroom, coaches’ office. Developing culinary skills is a fundamental requirement in the Home Ec room. Helen Maxwell helps Angie Williams bag one of the countless batches of cookies baked each year. Janice Hakensen, science and business instructor, uses the blackboard to teach one of her biology classes a valuable lesson. Orville Grasdock teaches science and math courses. Above he works on a basic electricity project. Chemistry teacher Robert Mehlhoff reads a formula to his students in the laboratory. Ex- periments are a very important part in this school's chemistry department. Singing is only a pastime: teaching English and journalism is Grahame NicoIson’s profession. Tutor Cynthia Pokorny helps Ray Williams with an English problem. Her program has helped out many students who have minor problems in cer- tain areas. English Instructor and Librarian Lawrence Green pauses to ponder the purpose of piles of paper and books on his desk. Biologist and artist I adene Man- gold completes work on one of the monthly calendars she posts on the bulletin board. 45 ENVIABLE ACADEMIC PROGRAM English Teacher and Librar- ian Lawrence Green looks over the questions in the world history book. He is famous for his deep-measur- ing essay questions. History-Government Teacher Ron Mangold smiles as he looks over his students’ next assignment. '1 Chemistry “Professor Robert Mehlhoff is known by students and recent alumni for his the-whole- test-is-a-bonus” quizzes. Engaging in counseling du ties. Home Economics Teach er Helen Maxwell checks out an ACT score Speech Coach and English Teacher Christine Ulmen looks over a letter concerning another speech meet in- vitation Tutor Cynthia Pokorny en joys a relaxing moment away from the many questions awaiting her next day. “Cheers!” says History Teacher Ron Mangold as he corrects the seniors’ final current events tests. 46 P.E. Teacher Dave Nelson grins at Rachelle Williams’ grip on the tennis racket. Tennis fundamentals were learned by all P.E. students on the newly-finished tennis courts. Teaching a healt h class is just one of the many extra classes P.E. instruc- tor Dave Nelson enjoys doing. Seemingly reviewing “The Marine’s Hymn,” mu- sic teacher Keith Olson enjoys a quiet moment in study hall. Checking to make sure that everything is under control at BSHS, principal Jim Barsotti relaxes on the senior sneak trip. English Journalism teacher Ora hame Nicolson takes time out from his hectic schedule to pose for the camera. Pesky senior speecher Oreg (iullickson tries to hide behind a busy Coach I Ilmen. Oreg earned a fourth place at state in MPA. 47 MR. BARSOTTI’S MESSAGE I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Nicolson and the annual staff for once again producing a fine annual for the student body. Producing an annual such as this take a lot of time-consuming work, yet it offers students an opportunity to develop their abilities. Offering opportunities is an impor- tant role of any school. During the years that 1 have been associated with education, I have often heard statements about the many opportu- nities that are available to students in the larger school systems. While it may be true in some academic areas that these students from the larger schools do enjoy the privilege of hav- ing more courses to choose from and more enrichment courses in their areas of interest, I feel that in many ways the student from a smaller school such as Big Sandy actually has more opportunities. Since the class sizes are small in a school such as ours, the students en- joy the benefit of being able to deal with the teachers on a more personal basis. The students have a greater opportunity to share in class discus- sions without being afraid to speak out, as they know nearly all of their fellow students. The students reap another benefit in that the teachers are there for extra help during prep aration periods and after school. The results of this extra attention are quite obvious when one examines the scores on national standardized tests. Big Sandy students have the aca- demic opportunity to excel. Academics is not the only area which JAMES BARS0TTI, HIGH SCHOOL provides opportunity for our stu- PRINCIPAL dents. Whether it be in sports, speech, music, or any other area of our school, our students are offered the chance to excel—and many of them have done so. The opportunity for closer contact with coaches and advisors and for the constructive use of this asset provides our students with an edge in many extra-curricular endeavors. Opportunity is what a person makes of it. The next time you are tempted to find fault with the small school system, stop and think for a minute about the advantages that are available to you- Provided, of course, that you make the most of those opportunities. -James Barsotti 48 CLUBS ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT STAFF Library staff: Janette Ament, Penny Robertson, Lana Welty, Shona Mar- tin, Lisa Bahnmiller, (seated), Ches- ter Henderson, Lawrence Green (li brarian), Robin Williams and Todd Marshall. Office staff members: Stacy Sol berg, John Bold, Suedee Galle, Lisa Works, Patti Yirsa, Bart Ostrom and Greg Gullickson. Guidance staff: Julie Pursley, Dawn Robertson and Bonny Kulbeck. 50 PUBLICATIONS PROMOTE PROUD PROGRAM Rouser staff: Dave Sande, Virginia Lee, G rah a me Nicholson (advi sor), Suedee Galle and Darla Ulmen. Even though the monkey in the background can grin, a Rouser deadline leaves no time even to crack a smile. David Sande runs off the first of the 160 copies to be made of the first page of one issue. Positioning a subject for year- book pictures requires a great deal of photographer creativ- ity. Suedee Galle directs Da- vid Sande to a desirable angle by the photocopier as she sets up a camera shot. Waxing copy for pasting up lav out is one of the many unknown R«.u er Shown at the Dairy Queen. the annual stair ad seller smile when J R job . Virginia I and Dario l iman comptae the u k .� 1 keeping the lines announce thnt ha i picking up the tab Meanwhile. Jeff digs in his Mmight As « result of hard work on the part of our newspaper staff and pockets in search of his checkbook and thr lung list of Dauy Queen 52 their adviser. lWk� -8l Sandy Rouser placed third highest in the state un the products he plans to buy. Montana Intencholnsik Editorial Association evaluation ABOVE: Annual Staff: -Jeff Ament, Suedee Galle. Haiti Yirsa, Stefani Green. Marcella Springer, Jeff Kemick and Grahame Nicolson (advisor). LEFT: After battling the wind, dirt and persis tent answers of “no increases.” Jeff Remick swal- lows his pride, an extra-large, zit-causing, hot fudge sundae. BELOW: Other annual staff mem- bers: Jill Archibald, Karen Beirwagen and Heidi Skaalure. Annual staffers spend a few days each spring pounding the pavement selling ads for the annual. Jeff Ament, Patti Yirsa, Stefani Green and Jeff Remick pause for one moment to make sure they have the necessary annuals, pens and envelopes lopes at a factory office in Fort Benton. CONES 30-40 50 JOYAL k rs split ft1® SUNDAE SUP HE HOT FUDGE r-E STHAWBCfrRr SUNDAES A CltOCOUTE SIR marshy DR IN ,e mb di ToffR o T3S 5t A sale ot Peanut Buster Parfaits causes two things to happen: a refreshment break for annual staffers and a Jill Archibald smile. 53 LEADERS CHARACTERIZE SCHOOL’S UNIQUENESS RIGHT: The awesome leaders of this year’s student body are President Greg Gullickson, Secretary-Treasurer Dan Ulmen, and Vice President Bart Ostrom. RIGHT: Big Sandy’s Student Council: Greg Gullickson, Bart Ostrom, Dan Ulmen, Wade Welty, Advisor Jim Barsotti. ROW 2: Mike Baxter, Robin Williams, Ken Chamberlain, Chris Faber. ROW’ 3: Stefani Green, Marcella Springer, Jill Archibald, Suedee Galle, Janette Ament. ROW 4: Reece Ophus, Rodney Mar- ten, Sherri Bitz, Royal Solberg, Julie Pursley. BELOW': Girls State alternate Patti Yirsa poses by delegate Stefani Green. RIGHT: National Honor Society members in- clude Kip Pursley, Christy Matthew, Dan Ul- men, Stefani Green, Patti Yirsa, Joan Ber- linger, Bart Ostrom; ROW 2: Shawn Berlinger, Karen Beirwagen, Marcella Springer, Jill Ar- chibald, Sherri Bitz, Julie Pursley, Dawn Rob- ertson; ROW' 3: Greg Gullickson (?), Phyllis Pegar, Jeff Remick, Brian Welty, Steve Bahn miller, John Bold, Kevin Barsotti, Advisor Lawrence Green. UPPER LEFT: The debates were rather controversial in the I «Ml student body election . Heidi Skaalure m answering one of the many question� fired to the B E.S.T Party. Her running-mates were Marcella Springer and Karen Beirwagen ABOVE MIDDLE: Stefani Green. an Dave Nelson stated, wore a path to her «eat at the award assembly One of her many awards wa this second place plaque in the statewide Voire of Democracy speech content VFW Commander John O’Malley made the presentation. ABOVE RIGHT- Party skits and nominating | eeche are a traditional part of C« vernment Day. Mark Dielman, Earl Boettcher, and Jamie Hrttrirk try to wake the sleeping Paul Graff in the B.E.S.T Party � skit LEFT: The alternate for Boys State wa Mike Baxter Delegates were Steve Bahnmiiler, Greg Guiliduon, Jeff Remick and Bart Osirom ABOVE: 'MJB. the perfect blend. was the winning party's slogan on Government Day Mike Gasvnda. John Bold, and Ben Jenkins became the new student council secretary treasurer, president, and vice president respectively. LOWER LEFT National Honor Society picked Stefani Green as its stu- dent council representative. Patti Yirsa as secretary-treasurer. Lisa Works as vice president, and Karen Beirwagen as president this year STUDENT BODY ELECTS AND RECOG- NIZES hv Dave Sande The annual Government Day was held May 27. Two parties ran for student body offire They were the H KS T Party, consisting of Karen Beirwagen president. Heidi Skaalure-vice president and Mam Springer aecretary- t re «.Mirer The winning party by A majority of H4 io 4.S was the M.J B Party John Bold, Ben Jenkins and Mike Gasvoda ran for president, vice presi- dent and secretary treasurer respectively. After t he debates were over, the day was lopped off by the Honor Society's Awards Assembly It began by introducing the Girl's and Boy's Slate delegate� Following this introduction Honor Society pins and letters were given out and then the Student Council awards were made. Other students received recognition in annual, mathematics, music, science, typing, Pep Club, oratory and track John Halter. Janette Ament. Angie William . Stephanie Arnrnt. Bruce Thompson, Phyllis Pegar and Robert Pleninger achieved President� I Physical Fitness Awards. Tom Hartkoske. Boh Den- ning. Jill Archibald and Stefani Green took Superior Math Award� A National Ment Math Kinin certificate went to Brian Welty Dave Pegar won (he Arion Award and Stefani Green the John Phillip Sousa Award. Heidi Skaalure wa� recognised for her state place in the Soil Conservation speech contest as was Stefani Green for her district second in the Voice of Democracy speech contest. Stefani Green wa� also Female Athlete of the Year and Jeff Ament. Mnle Athlete of the Year Stefani Green and Hart Outrun� earned Senior Citizenship certificates Wade Welty gained a great deal of applause when it was announced that he had not mixsed a day's school in four years i Houser Mhy 9. 19811 55 HOMEMAKERS THRIVE IN SPECIAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT Stitchery is only a small part of the F.H.A. program. Stephanie Ament fills much of her free time in this manner. One of the twelve most important F.H.A. people in Montana is Stacy Sol berg, state officer. Stacy's F.H.A. position took her to various towns in Montana and St. Louis. Missouri. The position of Chapter Beau goes to the “man” who does the most for F.H.A.. and this year (ireg Gullick- son was unanimously selected to fill it. The Chapter Beau is usually not a member of F.H.A., since in Big Sandy male members of this organi- zation are a rare, if not nonexistent, sight. Many batches of cookies are needed for occasions such as banquets and conventions. Patty Berlinger demonstrates how to spread chocolate chips on six-layer bars. A district officer’s job is enormous when the time spent making uniforms and planning conventions is considered. Parliamentar- ian Phyllis Pegar and President Jodi Rnmine are quite aware of the tasks that await them. F.H.A. officers: Bonny Kulbeck, President Jodi Romine, Advisor He len Maxwell. Brenda Kulbeck, Patti Yirsa. Doreen Whetham. Marcella Springer. BACK ROW: Suedee Galle, Stacy Solberg, Phyllis Pegar. Julie Pursley, Lisa Works. Sherri Bitz, Kari Geyer, Tami Terry. Junior and Senior F.H.A. members: Brenda Kulbeck, Patti Yirsa, Jodi Romine. Suedee Galle, Darla Ul- men. Stacy Solberg, Marcella Springer. Lvla Ophus, Virginia Lee. BACK ROW: Lisa Works. Tami Terry, Veronica Witschen, Doreen Whetham. Darcy Vallejo, Dana a Pel ley, Margaret Cline, Tammie Whetham. Freshmen and Sophomore mem hers: Angie Williams. Rhonda Mar ten. Bonny Kulbeck. Stephanie Ament. Kari Geyer. Phyllis Pegar. Patty Berlinger, Shannon Craig, Connie Silvan. BACK ROW: Karen Morevac, Rachelle Williams. Karen Pelley, Alandra Pearson. Sherri Bitz. Dorie Hettrick. Royal Solberg. Julie Pursley, Dawn Robertson. Jennifer Galle. 57 F.F.A. GROUP KEEP ACTIVE FFA group: Steve Witschen, Brian Welty, Jeff Ament, Greg Gullickson, Brock Genereux, Bart Ostrom, Ken Chamberlain, Mike Vielleux, Wade W’elty. Dave Pegar, John Bold. BACK ROW: Jeff Remick, Steve Bahnmiller. Dan Ulmen. More FFA’ers: Mark Gasvoda, Robert Pleninger, Kevin Barsotti, Darin Gen- ereux, Joe Pegar, John Hashley-advi- sor, Kevin Silvan, Tim Craig, Wade Welty, (again!) Clint Ophus, Kip Purs- lev, Mike Gasvoda, Bruce Thompson. BACK ROW: Randall Tyler, Tim Bahnmiller, Dana Darlington, James LaBuda. Steve Faber. Robin W’illiams, Tony Robertson, Shawn Berlinger. John Hashlev retires from teaching in 1981. Kip Pursley, a sophomore, asks Mr. Hashley for some of his helpful ad- vice. 58 FFA officers: John Hash ley-advisor� Stacy Solherg-Chapter Sweetheart. John Bold-president. Dave Pegar, Greg GuHickson, Brock Genereux, Bart Ostrom, Jeff Ament, Wade Welty, Kevin Barsotti. LEFT: The FFA boys elected, junior. Stacy Solberg as their Chapter Sweetheart. Pretty Stacy looks out of place in this jeep, but she is a farm girl at heart. BE- LOW: Big Sandy’s FFA Chapter has always kept active because of its large following. Shawn Berlinger, a sopho- more, uses a soldering iron, one of the tools used by the FFA’era. YOUNG TECHNICIANS ACHIEVE Science Club members: Pete Gas- voda, Mark Welty, Robert Plen- inger. Mark Gasvoda, Scott Bart- koske, Mark Batey, Tom Bartkoske, Lisa Bahnmiller, Mike Baxter, Rob- in Williams, Julie Pursley, Sherri Bitz, Darla Ulmen, Advisor Robert Mehlhoff. Keith Olson (?), Jill Ar- chibald, Suedee Galle. Marcella Springer, and Advisor Orville Gras- dock. LEFT: Exhibiting her “best ’ display, entitled “The Structure of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins,” Jill Archibald smiles after being given her award. CENTER: After returning from the state science fair with many awards (as listed in Darla Ul- men’s article), Robert Pleninger displays his remote control car project at the local fair. RIGHT: Explaining the work- ings of the oscilloscope, which was a major part of this project, Mark Batey shows his knowledge of his subject. SCIENCE MASTERS RECEIVE AWARDS by Darla Ulmen Orville Grasdock, a science fair advisor, said that he expected a strong showing at the State Science Fair at Missoula on April 10 and 11. and he was right. During the Fair, Big Sandy achieved four excellent ratings, two superiors and one good out of the seven people who were sent. Another person who was not mentioned in the last issue was junior Marcella Springer. Marcella entered her experiment dealing with bacterial cultures. Freshmen. Mark Welty and Robert Pleninger, were awarded the two superior marks for their projects, Junior Marcella Springer, sophomore Scot Bartkoske. freshman Mark Gasvoda merited excellent ratings while freshman Tom Bartkoske was given a good grading. Besides the general awards, there were special honors for some students. Robert Pleninger was given the NASA Award, the I'.S. Air Force Award and the Junior engineering Technical Society Award for his project, a remote controlled car. Mark Welly's remote controlled display of an array of light emitting dit des was named the second best exhibit. Robert felt honored to have won the awards, but he says that it is not really the awards that matter: It is the knowledge that you gain from the project. On May 14. the local science fair will l e held in the new science room. All science club members will be participating as well as the chemistry and pre chemistry classes. Any student who wishes to enter a project may do so whether he is in science club or not. Mr. Grasdock concluded t hat he feels t he science fair is a vital part of the science program because it involves art work, scientific investigation and public speaking. (Houser .V12-81) MUSIC DEPARTMENT DRAWS LEFT: All-State Choir members Dave Pegar, Heidi Skaalure, and Karen Beirwagen pause by the piano, instructor Keith Olson, and All State clarinetist Stefani Green. CENTER: Mike Vielleux toots his tuba for the crowd at a basketball game. RIGHT: Sandy 16 members Tami Terry and Lisa Works check their schedules for state music festival in the Music Hall at the University of Montana. Shawn Sande beats a rhythm for fellow Pep Part of the gang on their way to watch another Taking a leisurely break after his “excellent” Rand members Jennifer Galle. April Kibbee, performance at state music festival: Heidi, Skaa- performance at the state music festival, vocal - and LisaGrasdock while John Bold and Brock lure. Jill Archibald, Karen Beirwagen, Tami Ter- ist Dave Pegar hums a few measures from his Genereux tap their toes in the background. ry, Monique Smeets, Lisa Works. Keith Olson, song “I Love Thee” to his acquaintance Kari Patty Berlinger, and Darin Genereux. Geyer. 61 UNUSUAL DEGREE Above: Dave Pegar, All-Northwest Choir bass, flashes a smile—per- haps he is recalling the moment when he proudly told his audience at state music festival that he loved them all. This page, top right: percussionists—Darla Ulmen, Shawn Sande, Randy Tyler, Mark Kralich, Gary Berg, Tim Bahnmiller. This page, center: low wood- wind players—Jennifer Galle, Stacy Gasvoda, James Hettrick, Tim Matthew. Robert Pleninger, Corinna Turk, Jodi Romine. Right: brass players—Ted Allderice. Mark Welty, Tony Robertson, Chris Faber; Row 2: Fred Finke, Darin Genereux, Brian Welty, Dave Sande. Ben Jenkins, Steve Faber; Row 3: Brian Graff, Matt Baxter, Dorie Het- trick, Pat Bahnmiller, John Bold; Row 4: Mike Vielleux, Kevin Bar- sotti, Wade Welty, Kevin Silvan, Brock Genereux, Dave Pegar. OP- POSITE PAGE: Top left: Sandy Sixteen—Mark Batey, John Bold, Darin Genereux. Dave Pegar. Mike Vielleux, Jeff Remick, Dave Sande, Greg Gullickson, Steve Faber; Row 2: Patty Berlinger, Stefani Green, Kari Geyer, Karen Beirwagen, Tami Terry, Brenda Kulbeck, Sherri Bitz, Lisa Works, Heidi Skaalure, Jill Archibald, Jodi Romine. Center: Upper woodwinds—Veronica W’itschen, Janette Ament, Jill Archibald. Christy Matthew. Karen Kibbee, Charlys Barsotti, There- sa Bartkoske, Marie Grosen, Kari Geyer, Brenda Kulbeck, Karen Beirwagen; Row 2: April Kibbee, Stefani Green, Patti Yirsa, Patti Cavitt, Tonya Sluggett, Stephanie Ament, Phyllis Pegar, Lisa Gras- dock, Kathleen Cline, Heidi Skaalure, Marcella Springer, Joan Ber- linger. Bottom: Chorus—Tami Terry, Lyla Ophus. Marcella Springer, Bonny Kulbeck, Patty Berlinger, Joan Berlinger, Veronica Witschen, Christy Matthew, Heidi Skaalure, Dorie Hettrick, Jill Archibald, Jodi Romine, Patti Yirsa; Row 2: Lori Marshall, Stefani Green, Alandra Pearson, Kari Geyer, Annette Rose, Karen Beirwagen, Darla Ulmen, Lisa Works, Sherri Bitz, Brenda Kulbeck, Corinna Turk; Row 3: Joe Pegar, Kevin Barsotti, Bart Ostrom, Mark Batey, John Bold, Pat Bahnmiller, Todd Marshall, Steve Faber; Row 4: Darin Genereux, Gary Berg, Dave Pegar, Mike Vielleux, Fred Finke, Jeff Remick, Dave Sande, Greg Gullickson, Tony Robertson. 62 MUSICIANS FACE JUDGES by Dave Sande The big Sandy High School musi- cians traveled to Cut Bank April 10-11. On Friday, April 10, all the people who were performing solos or ensembles went. Six people re- ceived excellent ratings. They were Heidi Skaalure, vocal solo; Heidi Skaalure and Karen Beirwa- gen, duet; r4g Greg Gullickson, vo- cal solo; Darla Ulmen, vocal solo; Kari Geyer, vocal solo, and John Bold, French horn. The people at state in Missoula today and tomorrow who took su- perior ratings at district are Dave Pegar, vocal solo; Stefani Green, clarinet solo; Monique Smeets, clarinet solo; Stefani and Moni- que, clarinet duet; Jill Archibald, oboe solo, and Sandy 16, vocal en- semble. The second day of the district fes- tival included performances by the Pioneer Chorale and the Big Sandy High School Band. The Band was rated III, III, II in their prepared numbers and received a II in sight-reading. The Pioneer Chorale achieved their goals this year by being se- lected to sing at the honors con- cert Saturday night. They re- ceived ratings of II, II, II. (Rouser 5-2-81) MUSIC DEPARTMENT EXCELS AT STATE by Dave Sande Musicians from Big Sandy High who received superior ratings at district went on to compete at the State Music Festival in Missoula on May 1-2. Of the six groups that qualified, Jill Archibald took a 3. Dave Pegar and Stefani Green re- ceived excellent ratings and Sandy 16, Monique Smeets’s clari- net solo and Stefani and ie Moni- que’s clarinet duet merited with l’s. (Rouser 5-29- 81) 63 SPEECHERS AND DRAMATISTS After only two years as a full-time speech and drama coach, Christine Ulmen competently led our unique speech program Mrs. . U1 men's expertise must have been well recognized by the Montana High School Association as they gave her the A-B-C Coach of the Year award. Mrs. Ulmen with the 1980-1981 officers - Bart Ostrom, president; Stefani Green, vice president; Heidi Skaalure, secretary-treasurer; Suedee Galle, student council representative proudly display the NFL traveling trophy. SEE PP. 100-109 FOR MORE SPEECH AND DRAMA STORIES Left. Wielding his fluent tongue, senior Bart Ostrom wraps up another probable first place. The “Mighty Seniors supervised many underclassmen during the speech season. Pictured left to right; Stefani Green. Tami Terry, Wade Welty, Greg Gullickson, Lisa Works, Bart Ostrom, and Brian Welty. VI “Jerie, you can’t leave!” cries sophomore Jen- nifer “Raja” Galle in her serious solo. Jennifer placed sixth at state and an outstanding fifth at NFL. Who are those people behind the Foster Grants? The dynamic duo of Stefani Green and Jill Archibald were number 1 at state and placed second at NFL. Noxzema, toothpaste and sleep are im- portant to achieving excellence in speech according to Heidi Skaalure and Virginia Lee. Diligently, Greg Gullickson makes copies of his Ml A speech on commu- nism. Greg completed three talented years of speech with placing fourth at state this season. “Karen, is this your clothes bag?” asks sis ter April. Junior April Kibbee contributed to the speech club by doing well in exposi- tory speaking. Senior Stefani Green shows freshman Mark Gas- voda the ropes of speech. 65 EARN DISTINCTIONS Speech club coach Chris Ulmen humbly brings back a second place state trophy. Big Sandy had lost to Malta by a slim two points. Senior Lisa Works accepts another well deserved award. Lisa capped off her speak ing career by placing fifth at state. Heidi Skaalure, 1981 state cham- pion in oral interpretation, re ceives another of her many awards in season competition. ABOVE. Coach Ulmen and state placers: Jennifer Galle, Heidi Skaalure, Jill Archibald, Stefani Green. Row 2: Suedee Galle, Greg Gullickson and Lisa Works. (Not pictured, Bart Ostrom.) CEN- TER RIGHT. Bart Ostrom’s excellence shines again as he takes first place at Bozeman. RIGHT. Speech Club members: Jodi Ro- mine, Jennifer Galle, Charlys Barsotti, Phyllis Pegar, April Kib- bee, Connie Silvan, Shannon Craig, Karen Kibbee, Suedee Galle, Coach Ulmen. Row 2: Robert Pleninger, John Bold, W’ade Welty, Mark Gasvoda, Joe Pegar, Brian Welty, Greg Gullickson, Kevin Barsotti, Bart Ostrom. Row 3: Lisa Works, Tami Terry, Virginia Lee, Christine Matthew, Heidi Skaalure, Stefani Green, Jill Archi bald and Karen Beirwagen. 66 PEP CLUB AND PIONEER PATROL Pep Club, under the leadership of Keith Olson and president .Julie Pursley, supported each striving athletic team. At every exciting pep assembly, each proud class competes in out-yelling the other grades. The distinguished seniors try to prove their superiority to the underclassmen. The Juniors Jill Archibald and Heidi Skaalure, younger sophomores, though, do not appear overly awed by their attempts, backed by the fellow eighty twoers, demon strate their fantastic abilities. 67 68 FOOTBALL Oblivious in anv distractions, head coach Dave Nelson intently studies the Circle defense dur Senior holder .Jeff Ament's skillful hands and kicker Ben Jenkins' accurate in the Pioneers' home opener against the Wild- Unit combine to chalk up yet another Big Sandy point in the Pioneers’ cats. Nelson clearly second-guessed the defense early-season rout of Circle. The extra-point pair were amazingly depend- as the Big Sandy gndders stomped Circle. ;i4 - 6. able as they tallied 14 successes in their 15 attempts throughout the season. Offensive tackle rleff Remick and fullback Dan Ulmen blast a gaping hole in the Belt line during the 24 - 0 stifling of the Huskies in the conference opener. The Pioneer linemen cre- ated enough room for junior running hack Ken Chamberlain to romp through the Huskie de- fense for 130 yards. Sophomore stand-out Shawn Berlinger expresses his jubilation as the Pion- Pioneer quarterback Jeff The 1980 Pioneers were Big Sandy’s final shot at a never attained State “B” neers march to one of their five victo Kgg Ament scrambles his championship. Next year Nelson’s Pioneers are hopeful for the title in the Ties. I he Pioneers compiled a 5 - 3 sea- lo every ' lra inch of a pipkt man Plnac C mnlic son record and finished fourth in the again,, Fairfield. e,Rm 3 'aSh ranKS North-Central “B” Division. Thf , neerH lh and the conference champion ship. Senior Mike Vielluex spikes a Circle running back for a loss, as veteran tackle Brock Genereux thunders in to provide the insurance. Vielleux tallied 52 tackles on his route to all-conference honorable mention de- fensive end. The potent Big Sandy offense lines up another yard-gaining play. The Pioneer offense ground out 1,054 yards rushing and attained 930 yards through the air. A water-boy is the most wel come sight during time outs during a grueling three-hour gridiron content. Seventh- grader Konnte Williams was responsible for supplying the water, as well as running nu merous errands lor the coaches and players. All-conference split end Perry Goll turns on the juice to outrace the de- fenders during a trick “flea flicker’' play. The tiny Pioneer squad relied on razzle-dazzle plays like this one to baffle the usu- ally larger opponent. SEE PP 100-115 FOR SPORTS STORIES The awesome Big Sandy defense, with coach Nel son’s patented “radar defense,” creates a quarter hack’s nightmare with their quick, ferocious pass rush. Quickness, both mental and physical, was an important aspect for the entire squad. Senior quarterback Jeff Ament barks the signals as the offensive line settles into position for the cadence. An excel- lent line reinforced by able backs proved to be untameable offensive fire power for the Pioneers. An unidentified lineman cuts off a would-be quarterback sack in the Pioneer victory over Circle. The offensive line provided an ‘‘iron curtain” for quarterback Jeff Ament, as the Pioneer leader led the conference in total yards passing with 866. Defensive tackle Brock Genereux and linebacker Danny Ulmen gang up to freeze ace Circle running back Bryan Nagel on this rushing attempt. Genereux, Ulmen, and their buddies on the defense allowed the opponents an average of less than ten first downs per game. Senior center Dave Pegar prepares to hike the ball to senior Jeff Ament once again with his ever-perfect form and crispness. “A quiet lead er,” Pegar was named to both offensive and defensive all-conference squads. Senior fullback Danny Ul- men lays a play-making block on a Circle corner- back, while the ball carri- er follows to pick his path to the end zone. Junior star running back Kenny Chamber- lain alludes the outstretched hands of a Cir- cle Wildcat and turns the comer enrout to his 150 yards rushing for the day. Chamber- lain's year was riddled with injuries, but the hardnosed junior still managed to ramble for over 400 yards fur the year. The Pioneer offensive backfield springs into action while attempting a misdirection power play designed by ex-WFL star, Coach Dave Nelson. GIRLS BASKETBALL LKFT: Varsity BB team Dorie Hettrick. Camille Turk (mander), C heerleaders: Stacy Solberg. Bonnv Kulbeck. Marcella Springer: .lanelle Ament tmanager . Veronica Witschen. How 2: Coach Roy I ackner. Patti Yiraa. Dawn Robertson, Karen Beirwagen. Brenda Kulbeck. Corinna Turk. Alandra Pearson, Stephanie Ament, Doreen Whelham, .lodi Romine. RICH F: Junior varsity Margaret Cline, Janette Ament (manager). Shannon Craig Row 2: Coach Roy I-ackner, Veronica Wilschein. Rachelle Williams. Stephanie Ament. Sherri Bit . Alandra Pearson. Camille Turk. Dawn Robertson. Jodi Romine. Showing the necessary BB skill of dribbling, Doreen Whetham weaves through a Simms Tiger press. Even though the Pioneers held a five point lead at half time, they lost the game 46 — 47. Six-foot Sophomore center bounds above the reaching arms of Simms player, Janine Carpender. Corinna Turk’s efforts toward a Pioneer victory were made in vain. Coach Roy laickner explains the strategy of the next play in hi traditionally calm manner' Hi style of coaching speaks for itself as he has de servedIv accumulated an outstanding win lose record of approximately 77 — 16 through his 4 years as girls basketball coach. The all-important substitutes await their chance hardwood during the Fairfield challenge game. Corinna Turk provides another ex- ample of her stretching ability. Her kind of talent put our lady cagers to attack the not only above opponents on the floor, but also on the scoreboard. Senior forward proves that Katje Nordrum's de- fensive Marne can't stop an agile player. Brenda Kulbeck's outstanding performance during the Simms game earned her top scoring honors with 2.7 points. FOR SPORTS STORIES SEE PP. 100-113 Using hit inimitable coaching knowledge. Kmv I-aokner siren � to hi girls that they � re “always «umrlitncn making the same mistakes. Although she’s only a sophomore, Dorie He! trick was often a starter this year. She provided assistance upon which the Pioneer frequently relied. After a season l tears and laughs, the seniors joyfully display their second place divisional trophy The Pioneers earned their stale birth by defeating Fairfield in a Monday night challenge game Displaying the abilities that secured her a varsity position, Dorie Hettrick performs at the last home game in which the Pio- neers defeated the Refiners by 17 points. Out jumping her Simms challenger, multi-talented Brenda Kulbeck bounds to make her additions to a Pioneer offensive attack. Center Corinna Turk eyes the hoop for a possible rebound opportunity. Hoping for a miss, fresh- man Alandra Pearson awaits a chance for a de- fensive rebound. Stalwart point guard Patti Yirsa displays her ca- pable ball control that consistently took her team into scoring position. Senior Brenda Kulbeck turns to pursue Fairfield defenders who are rush- ing down court to attempt basket protection from one of the many Yirsa assisted field goals. Though hindered by a severely sprained ankle at mid season which forced her to he only a spectator for four games, junior Karen Beirwa- gen cautiously advances her floor position. Seniors! (Patti Yirsa, Brenda Kulbeck, Do- reen Whetham) WRESTLING lighting hard to gain points. Shawn Herlinger. at 112 pounds, maneuvers his Chinook opponent. Losing this match, he received a disappointing second place at the Hig Sandy Invitational, but he went on to qualify for the state tournament in Butte. Getting the takedown is an important part of each match. Bruce Thompson, our 155 pound wrestler, uses his muscles and skill to achieve the takedown over Harlem. To score he must keep his opponent on the mat. Steve Faber, Class of 1983, finds confidence in the cheers from the home crowd. To give the Pioneers a few more points on the way to their second place victory at the Big Sandy Invitational Tournament, senior Clint Ophus strains to pin the Coyote wrestler’s shoulders to the mat. Senior members of the team: Clint Ophus and Mike Vielleux. They were two of the six Pio- neer wrestlers to qualify to compete in the state tournament. The 1980-81 wrestling team was composed of many first-year members. Robin Williams, a freshman, is To settle a disagreement with the referee, Coach Mangold consults his rule hook. Curious contemplating a way to defeat the upcoming compe of the outcome, Tony Robertson, a freshman, and Bruce Thompson, a sophomore, look tition. on. FOR SPORTS STORIES SEE PP. 100-115 Receiving a few quick instructions from Coach Mangold, junior Ben “the Hulk” Jenkins listens intently. Ben won the divisional championship in 1981 just as he had in the previous two years. All those hours of practice pays off for sophomore Bruce Thompson. This night he de feats a Chester opponent. Sophomore Shawn Berlinger waits nervously for the referee's whistle to signal the start of another round. He must concentrate on preventing Jerry Gjesdal from achieving a reversal. This sophomore demonstrates a successful pinning move that he has worked hard on in Before each tournament comes to an end, the placers practice. Since Steve Faber was out last season with an injury, this was his first year of receive their hard-earned awards. Senior Joan Ber- high school wrestling. linger congratulates classmate Mike Vielleux on his third place victory. Before the annual Big Sandy Tournament, the mats had to be washed and set up in the gym. Helping out late Friday night is 167 pound vrestler Ben Jenkins. Ben was not able to wrestle at this hometown meet because of an injury to his arm. Team members: Todd Marshall, James LaBuda, Tony Robertson, Shawn Berlinger, Steve Faber, Darin Genereux. Row 2: Tim Mat thew, Robin Williams, Bruce Thompson, Clint Ophus, Ben Jenkins, Mike Vielleux. CHEERLEADERS Boys basketball varsity cheerleaders: Bonny Kulbeek, Girls basketball cheerleaders: Marcella Springer, Stacy Sol berg, Stacy Sol berg, Karen Beirwagen. Bonny Kulbeek. 76 Wrestling cheerleaders: Marcella Springer, Joan Berlinger, Junior varsity cheerleaders: Camille Turk, Stephanie Ament, Brenda Kulbeek. Alandra Pearson. Inspiring fans requires com- munication between the crowd and its leaders. While the action lulls for a moment, freshman Royal Solberg turns to smile at an unknown spectator. Football cheerleaders: Royal Solberg, Lori Marshall, Brenda Kulbeck. Seventh grade cheerleaders: Shona Martin, Fenny Rob- ertson, Lynn Bartkoske. Seventh grade cheerleaders: Dawn Halverson, Eighth grade cheerleaders: Kathy Cline, Lisa Grasdock, Darla Tyler, Renate Finke. Top: Lana Welty. Janette Ament. The long, tiring hours of practice reap excellent results for the girls basketball cheerleaders. During the school song, sophomore Bonny Kulbeck and junior Marcella Springer demonstrate their precision. A challenge-game victory is aided by cheer queen Stacy Solberg’s enthusi- asm. Her smile grows es- pecially brilliant as she foresees a trip to the girls state tournament in Butte. “Go, Pioneers! pleads hopeful yell mistress Joan Berlinger. The long night stealthily gains on a usually-smiling Stephanie Ament. Though she may feel weary, Twig- gy” continues to chant eagerly. BOYS BASKETBALL LEFT: Senior members of the 1980-81 boys basketball team: Jeff Ament, Steve Bahnmiller; Row 2: Tim Craig, Dan Genereux; Row 3: Dan Ulmen, Jeff Remick. Missing is Ferry Goll. RIGHT: Fortunately, Perry Goll is not missing here. The senior guard plans to take his man “to school.” While his dad looks on, “Dribble King' .lelT He mirk checks out the de tense he lure he makes his move Intelligence was one of the key attributes ol Remick and his small teammates. A Cascade Badger vainly attempts to block center Dan Ulmen’s layup, but, instead, tries to take off what hair he has left. Com- plete with Elvis Costello glasses, punk haircut, and protective knee pads, Dan “Cloudwalker led the team in rebounding with nine per game. Cheering the team on was only a small part of junior cheer queen Karen Beirwagen’s Fighting for a rebound are Steve “Bones” Bahnmiller and a duties. Karen gets the crowd rowdy with partially hidden Dan Ulmen. Although the Pioneers lacked one of the cheerleader’s footstompin’ talent and experience at times during the year, they never cheers. lacked hustle. As Mr. Lackner gives one of his patented huddle speeches, senior sub Tim Craig listens on intently. Senior guard Jeff Ament ana lyzes the defense before in- bounding a pass. The Pioneer captain led the 1980-81 squad with 17 points and 4 assists per game. FOR SPORTS STORIES SEE PP. 100-115 The 1980-81 varsity basketball team: Stephanie Ament (statistician), Kevin Barsotti, I)an Genereux. and Corinna Turk (statistician); How 2: Coach Roy Lackner, Jeff Ament, Ken Chamberlain, Jeff Remick, Dan Ulmen, Steve Bahnmiller, Tim Craig, Shawn Sande, and assistant coach Larry Brumwell. The 1980-81 junior varsity basketball team: Mark Batey, David Sande, Shawn Sande, and Kevin Barsotti; Row 2: Rhonda Martin (statistician), Bobby Denning, Pat Bahmiller, Mark Kralich, Fred Finke, Randall Tyler, Dana Darlington, Gary Berg, Ray Williams, Tom Bartkoske, and coach Larry Brumwell. Doing one of his dreaded du- ties, reliable manager Steve “ Pe wtrotter” Witschen checks over the charts. Steve always seemed to be there when a coach or player need- ed something done. Looking like an ant in the spacious Bison Fieldhouse, Steve Bahnmiller looks at the ball prior to its way through the net. The Cambodian kid led the team in one of the most important categories — hustle. The Sande brothers work tediously on their defense during pre-game warmups. Both Dave and Shawn were important assets in building the J.V. program. Constructive criticism is a big part of the learning process in basketball. “Straighten your (stupid) ankle!” yells coach “Chico” Lackner, as he at- Coach lackner shows super-sub Ke- tempts to tape “Griz” fan Perry Goll. Taping ankles, knees, and other vin Barsotti how to guard an oppo- appendages take up only a small percentage of the hours put in while nent. coaching. Dan Buck Genereux looks on dis mallv a� the Pioneers lose another squeaker. Dan and the other subs were key figures in the varsity pro gram (•«Mid form is shown here by junior forward Ken Chamberlain as. he pumps in another haseline jumper Wingmen “Blockhead” Chamber- lain and Downtown” Perry Goll could almost always be counted on to hit the ten footer JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS Jr. high girls basketball team: Coach Robert Mehlhoff, Penny Robertson, Kathy Cline, Tami Robertson, Lisa Bahnmiller, Stacy Gasvoda, Dawn Halverson, Lisa Grasdock, Janette Ament, Gina Williams. Jr. high gymnasts: Penny Robertson, Lynn Bartkoske, Shona Martin, Janette Ament, Theresa Bartkoske, Vicki Bitz, Marie Gro- sen. Seventh grado boy basketball team: Craig Turk. Jimmy Winters. Kicky Denning. Jerry LaBuda. Ken Martin. Mrk Keichelt. Row two: I-erov Let . Roger Barsotti, J«ff Herzog. Reece Ophus. John Haller, Kttrl Boettcher. Rodney Marten. Eighth grade boys basketball team: Wade Hoge, Matt Baxter, Peter Gasvoda, Bobby Berg. Row two: Chris Faber, Mark Welty, James Hettrick, Brian Graff, Ted Alderdice. Seventh grade eager Jerry LaBuda ably catapults the ball past two aggressive defenders. Anxious teammate Earl Boettcher silently urges him on. Jr. high wrestlers: Lance Cook, Brian Gasvoda, Wade Hoge, Ty Cline, Ronnie Williams, Mark Reichelt, Ken Martin. Row two: Matt Baxter, Chris Faber, James Hettrick, John Halter, Jeff Herzog, Craig Turk. SANDY GALS SPIKE FOR FUN The champs: Patti Yirsa, Stefani Green, Rrenda Kulbeck, .loan Berlinger, Ladene Mangold and Doreen Whetham (not pictured). Ignoring the criticism of Wade Welty, Line Ref. Mike Gasvoda stands firm in his deci- sion that the hall is out. After winning another volleyball game Do- reen Whetham, Patti Yirsa and Brenda Kulbeck take “5” as they watch the other contenders. Second only to one is the team organized by for- eign exchange student Monique Smeets. Serving is one of team member Margaret Cline’s strong points. Setting up the ball is one of the most im- portant aspects of a volleyball game. Don- na Nivens fails in her attempt but is res- cued from the rear by Margaret Cline. THINCLADS KEEP SANDY ON THE MAP The boys’ track team relaxes prior to another exhausting practice. They are Tom Bartkoske, Mark Batey, Steve Bahnmiller. Tony Robertson; Shawn Sande. Mike Baxter. Jeff Ament. Bruce Thompson, and Kevin Barsotti. 82 Above left: Taking respite between races, Karen Beirwa- gen reflects on her earlier performance in the 1600 meter run. When switched from the 1600 to the 800 at division- al, this versatile trackster earned a bronze and further more placed fourth in the 3200. Above center: Speedster Stefani Green leans for a slightly better time as she finishes the 300 meter hurdles. Above right: Most Im proved Trackster Stephanie Ament is all alone in her specialty the 800 meter run. Divisional champion, Steph captured fourth at state in that event, posting the best time of her budding career. Right: Two steps forward and three steps back? Technique plays a vital role in the weight events, as Dorie Hettrick will attest. Grabbing the gold in the discus at the Divisional Track Meet held at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls, Dorie also compet- ed in the javelin and the shot put throughout the year. Far right: Utilizing the ’‘flop” which made Dwight Stones famous, high jump Alandra Pearson, freshman, attempts yet another height. Left Combining their efforts and talent� . these girls won the divisional crown and garnered third place at stale: Stefani Green. Stephanie Ament, Doreen Whet ham, Camille Turk, Karen Beirwagrn. Dorie Hettrick, Brenda Kulbeck, Alandra Pearson, and Corinna Turk Above: Striving to recover l«� t ground, fast man Bruce Thompson 'turns it on” and digs in the last half of the 100 meter dash Because of his strong finish m the 100 at divisional. Bruce qualified for the State Track Meet in Missoula Far left: Rising to greater heights, senior Brenda Kulbeck — who captrued second in the high jump at the Divisional Track Meet — clears an unspecified elevation. Left: Leading the pack, distance ace Do- reen Whetham shows why she was the divisional champion in both the 1600 and 3200 meter runs. Lower left: Voted Most Valuable Trackster two years in a row, Mike Baxter demonstrates the form which won him the divisional title in the 300 meter hurdles. His teammate, miler Steven Bahnmiller, also quali- fied for state and was named Most Improved Track- ster. Lower center: The many grueling kilometers run in practice before competition pay off for junior Kevin Barsotti as he speeds through the 3200, in which he attained fourth at divisional. Below: Sprinting to five first places at divisional, Stefani Green — Most Valuable Trackster — blazed on to state to win and establish a new record in the 300 meter hurdles and acquire silver medals in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter dash, in spite of being ill. or� � Arrow Facti OF V Ql fJ C 6nb HONDp 84 ACTIVITIES, ADVERTISING, ARTICLES, AND ACADEMICS Club Bar Pete, Frances, and Rocky Zaparvnuk Big Sandy, MT First State Bank of Fort Benton Box 279 Fort Benton, MT Pioneer Insurance Agency Insurance and Real Estate Box 128 Ph. 622-5033 Fort Benton, MT Richter Rentals Deane's Service and Supply Refrigeration Fred's Toggery Box 470 Plumbing-Heating Air Conditioning 1506 Front Street Big Sandy, MT Kitchen Aide-Frigidaire Box 608 59520 Gibson-Speed Queen Box 72 Big Sandy, MT 59520 Ph. 378-2139 Fort Benton, MT 59442 Fleet Wholesale Supply Company Three Rivers Vita-Rich Highway 2 West Box 1630 Havre, MT 59501 Implement Co. Fort Benton, MT Dairy, Inc. P.O. 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BOX 278 BIG SANDY, MONTANA 59520 Member FDIC 95 POWER MOTORS COLLINS’ Y CONOCO GIFT SHOP FORT BENTON, MT JUNCTION OF H1WAYS 87, 432, AND 236 % THE PIZZA CATERING KITCHEN 459 WEST FIRST STREET HAVRE, MT 59501 call 265-5426 MCLEAN S GROCERY 500 2nd STREET HAVRE, MT 59501 WEAVER-MAXWELL HAVRE, INC. HELMBRECHT STUDIO Highway 2 East, Havre. Box 630, Havre International Harvester Dealer UNITED GRAIN CORP. HOLLAND AND BONNIE FUNERAL HOME Box 817, Fort Benton 210 3rd Street, Havre Tel. 265-4371 “G-56,” declares Senior Greg Gullickson at senior bingo. Earlier, Greg teamed up with Bart Ostrom for a popular variety show in the auditorium. Co worker Brock Genereux assists Greg. Imitating Loren Jenkins, Senior impersonator, Steve Bahnmiller, Dave Pegar hilariously satirically expresses his favoritism for the emcees the senior skit. junior candidates. Dave is gifted with the natural talent to enter- tain. FOR CARNIVAL STORY SEE P. 115 Junior Jodi Romine ex- plains rules of the horse- shoe pitch to perspective players. Honor Society re- warded the thirsty win- ners with a bottle of pop. “Dice, anyone?” Junior Dave Sande asks. The dice game in cooperation with balla balla was a success again this year. Whether winning coronation or not, carnival candidates carry themselves with pride. Lori Marshall and Ben Jen- kins exemplify this tradition for the class of ’82. The 1979 Carnival King and Queen, Sherri Bitz and Mike Gasvoda, transfer their roy- alty to Shannon Craig and Robin Williams. This is the second year in a row that the freshman candidates have acquired the throne. Sophomore Class profits rolled in as Eighth grader Patti Darin Genereux demonstrated his Cavitt attaches a sur- astonishing ability to hit the rim. prise to Kami Ophus fishing pole. The Fish Pond was rated high in the minds of the chil- dren. The Junior Class attendants, Heidi Skaalure and Kenny Chamberlain, watch as the hope- ful King and Queen candidates pass by. Freshman candidates Shannon Craig and Robin Williams were chosen king and queen for the 1980 carnival. Selling tickets each year at carnival time is one of Principal Jim Barsotti’s responsibil- Mark Reichelt, Leroy Lee, and Lance Cook provide exceptional ities. service at the seventh grade cpat check. “Balia, Balia!” shouts senior speech club member W’ade Welty. Balia Balia is one of the more popular carnival games. SPEECH AND DRAMA MALTA MEET DROPPED by Darla Ulmen Speech, drama, and debate teams will not be able to go to the Malta Speech Meet on Oct. 4. At a Northern Division coaches meeting on Sept. 13, the Malta speech coach announced that the Malta Speech Meet was cancelled because the school had staff problems and felt that they did not have enough people to put on a speech meet this year. Big Sandy speech coach, Chris Ulmen’s comment on the loss of the meet: “It gives our speechers one more week to prepare for Great Falls’ Electric City Speech and Drama Meet on Oct. 10th. ’ A couple of speechers also expressed their opinions: “I was anxious to start speech and to see people, exclaimed Heidi Skaalure, but I guess I can wait till Great Falls! Virginia Lee consociated. “I was disappointed because I was excited to start speech, especially in Malta. (10 3 80) SPEECHERS ACHIEVE GOALS by Virginia I ee Friday, Oct. 10, the Big Sandy Speech and Drama Team set out for Great Falls. Among the people who achieved their goals that day were Bart Ostrom (first place in boys extemp.) and Greg Gullickson (fifth in MPA). Because of tough competition, not as many members made finals as usual. Those who reached semis were John Bold in boys extemp., Christine Matthew in girls extemp., Heidi Skaalure and Suedee Galle in oral interp., Kevin Barsotti and Wade Welty in impromptu, and the combination of Lisa Works and Tami Terry in serious duo. Speech Coach Chris Ulmen said of the Great Falls meet and tomorrow’s Lewistown contest, “Big Sandy showed a great deal of power and strength for the first meet of the season. Saturday’s meet at Lewistown will be easier because there won’t be as many A A schools (even though we beat many AA teams at Great Falls). And again this time, the school to beat is Malta!” 10 24 80 SPEECH SUCCESS STORY CONTINUES by Virginia Lee Speechers hit the road early Saturday morning, Oct. 25 for Lewistown. Even though most of the contestants did not get their required eight hours of sleep, the team as a whole put on another performance for the hometown to be proud of. Bart Ostrom received first place in boys’ extemp.; John Bold followed with second place. Greg Gullickson suc- ceeded in public address by achieving second place. Our oral interpers are doing an excellent job, which was proven by Suedee Galle and Heidi Skaalure who took first and third place respectively. Jennifer Galle placed third in serious solo, a new event for her. Chris Matthew, in her second year of girls’ extemp., made finals. Reaching the semi final rounds were Stefani Green, Jill Archibald, Charlys Barsotti and Phyllis Pegar all in debate. W’ade Welty tied out of the semi final round in impromptu as well as Tami Terry and Lisa Works both in serious duo. For the Havre meet Nov. 1, speechers did not have to get up so early, and again showed their power by placing Bart Ostrom in first place and John Bold in fifth. Greg Gullickson received sixth place in what he said was “the toughest meet I’ve ever been to.” Kevin Barsotti placed seventh in impromptu. Monique Smeets, the charm of the team, placed fifth in expository speaking. Suedee and Jennifer Galle both achieved second places (Suedee in oral interpatation and Jennifer in serious solo). Joe Pegar, Lisa Works and Tami Terry were all finalists in drama. The semi finalists were Wade Welty in impromptu, April Kibbee in expository and Heidi Skaalure in oral interpretation. Virginia I ee tied out of the semi final round in original oratory. Both meets had strong competition, but Big Sandy still beat Malta and even some AA schools. (11 14 80) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST by Suedee Galle Loud cheers and screams were heard at the annual Big Sandy Speech Meet Awards Ceremony. The Speech Meet lasted all day Nov. 15 and was held at both the grade school and the high school. Twelve towns competed in both speech and drama events. Big Sandy won another sweepstakes trophy, scoring 81 points. Malta came in second in the class B competition with 46 points. First place trophies went to seniors Bart Ostrom (boys extemp) and Greg Gullickson (M.P.A.) and sophomore Christine Matthew (girls extemp). Heidi Skaalure (oral interp), Virginia Lee (original oratory), Stefani Green and Jill Archibald (debate), and Wade Welty (impromp- tu) all placed second Third place went to John Bold (boys extemp), Suedee Galle (oral interp), Tami Terry and Lisa Works (serious duo), and Joe Pegar (humorous solo). Other finalists include Jennifer Galle (fifth in oral interp), Kevin Barsotti (fourth in impromptu), Charlys Barsotti and Phyllis Pegar (debate), and Monique Smeets (finalist in expos). The speechers have asked the Rouser to thank all students, teachers, and staff who helped to make the tournament a success. (12 5 80) SPEECHERS RACK UP ANOTHER VICTORY by Dave Sande The BSHS speech team had one of their toughest meets the weekend of Nov. 21-22. The meet was held at Kalispell and had over 500 people competing in it. Big Sandy won the meet with 37 points and Missoula Loyola came in second with 12 points. Three people from boys ex temp finished in the top six. Bart Ostrom took first place. John Bold grabbed fifth and Brian Welty followed with sixth place. Christine Matthew finished with seventh place in girls extemp. In public address, Greg Gullickson took fifth. Kevin Barsotti and Wade Welty made semis in impromptu, but did not qualify for finals. (12 5 80) BART COPS BIG PAY OFF by Virginia Lee Everyone knows that Christmas falls on December 25, and that New Year’s Day is always January 1, and that Bart Ostrom will always place first in boys’ extemp. Bart’s goal for this year is to take home a first place trophy from every meet. So far Bart, otherwise known as Aura, (according to our definition meaning one with great power) has achieved nis goal. It hasn’t been an easy road for this modest competi- tor; it has taken Bart four years to reach the top. When asked if his success was achieved easily, Bart’s only comment was, “Get serious.” To all people who aren’t sure what they want to do, “Aura’s” advice is “Find something you like to do, then keep doing it until you become sick of it; then you will be good and then the fun will start again. Bart has shown every one of us that after many years of hard luck, disgust, and feeling cheated, hard work really does pay off. (12 5 80) STILL SHINING ON by Virginia Lee At the Helena meet Dec. 5-6, Big Sandy Speech Club won its sixth consecutive first place trophy. Those who contributed the most were Seniors: Bart Ostrom (second in boys’ extemp), Greg Gullickson (sev- enth in MPA) and Brian Welty (fourth in boys’ extemp). Junior Jill Archibald and senior Stefani Green took third in debate. Speechers were also successful last weekend in Missoula as they won first again. A few members qualified for semi’s but the only finalists were Greg Gullickson (sixth in MPA) and Bart Ostrom (first in boys’ extemp.) (12 19 80) SPEECHERS SOCK IT TO ’EM by Virginia Lee Saturday, Jan. 10, Big Sandy speechers competed in Fort Benton. It was a small but tough meet. First place winners were Greg Gullickson (MPA), Bart Ostrom in boys’ extemp and the debate duo of Stefani Green and Jill Archibald. Capturing second place were Suedee Gall in oral interp and Lisa Works in serious solo. Coming in third place were John Bold (boys’ extemp), Christine Matthew (girls’ extemp) and Heidi 100 Skaalure in oral interp. Fifth place winners included Phyllis Pegar and Charlys Barsotti (debate) and Jennifer Galle (serious solo). Other fina- lists were Brian Welty in boys’ extemp and Virginia Lee in orginal oratory. Jodi Romine, the newest member in girls’ extemp, missed finals by one point. Big Sandy beat Malta, once again, by 21 points. The team is today performing in Bozeman. (1 16 81) SPEECHER COMES HOME by Suedee Galle Two years ago an English teacher and speech coach was added to the faculty of Big Sandy High School. Mrs. Christine IJlmen is an alumna of Big Sandy High and was involved in the speech club at the time she went to school. Mrs. Ulmen said that coming back to her hometown and teaching children of her old classmates has made her job very enjoyable. She also explained that it was hard to take over as speech coach after Mr. Barsotti because of the success he had. But she commented. “Mr. Barsotti was very helpful, and I had two really good presidents who did not seem to resent me or the job I was doing. I have been lucky to start out with a group of really nice kids.’’ Mrs. Ulmen remarked that when she was in speech and the Pioneer team went to a meet, everyone considered them easy competition. “Not until my senior year did Big Sandy earn the respect of AA schools.” Mrs. Ulmen believes that there is more comradeship and team-spirit now than there has ever been before. Mrs. Ulmen stated that the biggest difference in BSHS now from when she went to school is the dress code. She explained that the girls were not allowed to wear pants unless it was 0 degree F. She also reflected that girls had less opportuni- ty than they have today. “There were no girls’ sports; so when speech came along, it was very popular because it gave girls something to compete in. Mrs. Ulmen observed: “One thing that has not changed is that many of the teachers are the same. But I will not list any names!” Mrs. Ulmen feels that speech club has more support of the community than any other club in the state. She also feels that the student body support is typically lacking because it is hard for the students not involved to get excited about something they do not see. “I was really pleased last year to see so many people of the community come to meet us when we arrived home from the state meet. But I would have liked to see more members of the student body.” Mrs. Ulmen commented that no one can tell about her future plans. “My husband has a job here and my kids are going to school, so I probably will remain here a few more years. (1 16 81) SPEECHERS UPSET BY TWO POINTS by Virginia Lee For seven years in a row Big Sandy has brought home a first place state trophy. The Pioneer speech team was crushed when this year they had to settle for second place. Senior Stefani Green and junior Jill Archi- bald captured first in debate. Sophomore debaters Phyllis Pegar and Charlys Barsotti placed eleventh. Our freshman debaters Robert Plen inger and Mark Gasvoda also helped the score by contributing one point. Senior extemper Bart Ostrom took second, while junior John Bold tied out of semis. Brian Welty (senior), Jodi Romine (junior) and Christine Matthew (sophomore) all contributed two pints by making semis. Juniors Heidi Skaalure and Suedee Galle (both in oral interp) placed first and second respectively. Senior exposer Monique Smeets and junior April Kibbee tied each other out before semis. Greg Gullick- son (senior in MPA) took a fourth place spot. Senior Wade Welty (Impromptu) and junior Virginia Lee (orginal oratory) both added two points to the chart. The drama club consists of senior Lisa Works and sophomore Jennifer Galle (both in serious solo). Lisa earned fifth place while Jennifer gained sixth. Big Sandy ended up with 79 points to Malta’s 81. The class A champion (Dillon) had 41 points and class C winner was Froid with 14 points. (2 6 81) SPEECHERS BRING HOME SECOND by Virginia Lee The class A-B-C Divisional speech meet was held Jan. 24 at Chinook. Due to the number of Malta competitiors, Big Sandy took second. Individuals who qualified for state were first place winners Greg Gul lickson (MPA), Lisa Works (serious solo), Heidi Skaalure (oral interp) and Bart Ostrom (boys’ extemp). Mark Gasvoda and Robert Pleninger (debate), John Bold (boys’ extemp) and Suedee Galle (oral interp) all captured second place. The six members who contributed third place positions were Jennifer Galle in serious solo, Wade Welty in Impromp- tu, Christine Matthew in girls’ extemp, Brian Welty in boys’ extemp. Jill Archibald and Stefani Green in debate and Virginia Lee in original oratory. Fourth place went to Charlys Barsotti and Phyllis Pegar in debate and Jodi Romine in girls’ extemp. Shannon Craig (girls’ extemp) and April Kibbee (expos) gained a spot at fifth place. Monique Smeets and Karen Kibbee (both in expos) took sixth and seventh respectively. Joe Pegar in humorous solo also qualified for finals. (2 6 81) SPEECHERS RUN UP FINE RECORD by Virginia Lee The Pioneer speechers put on another excellent performance as they again captured first place Jan. 16-17, at Bozeman. First place competi- tors were Heidi Skaalure in oral interp and Bart Ostrom in boys’ extemp. Greg Gullickson, our only MPA ’er, captured fourth place. Fifth place winners included John Bold in boys’ extemp and the debate team of Stefani Green and Jill Archibald. Semi finalists were Suedee Galle in oral interp and Brian Welty in boys’ extemp. Jennifer Galle (oral interp) missed semis by one point. Big Sandy defeated Malta by an unexpected 17 points. (2 6 81) SPEECHERS GAIN A BETTER RECORD by Virginia Lee Last year at NFL, Big Sandy placed only two people: Kelly Braun seventh in serious declamation and Bart ostrom second in boys’ ex- temp. This year NFL was held Feb. 13-14 at Butte. Four competitors from Big Sandy placed. Those were senior extemper Bart Ostrom who took first and senior Stefani Green and junior Jill “Jump ’Em” Archi- bald who gained second in debate. Sophomore Jennifer Galle placed fifth in serious declamation. Bart now travels to Salt Lake City, Utah for the national competition. Big Sandy received the National award for having excellence in speech from 1965-1980. To sum up the year, senior MPA’er Greg Gullickson says, “Although our season came to a seemingly disappointing end, I feel as a team and as most individuals, we had a very successful year.” (2 27 81) FOOTBALL PIONEERS CERTIFIED by Suedee Galle This year’s football players are the first to wear the new helmets and pants purchased from Universal Athletics. A new football regulation, which took effect in 1980, states that helmets must be certified for endurance and safety. The old Pioneer helmets did not meet this standard. Bright gold pants were added to the ensemble for wearing at home gagmes. The old white pants will be used for practice and away games. (10 3 80) PIONEERS PULVERIZE PACK by Jeff Remick A “tenacious” Pioneer defense spelled disaster for visiting Belt, as Big Sandv shutout the Huskies 24-0 in the conference opener September 12. Junior Ben Jenkins booted the Pioneers onto the scoreboard with a 26- yard fieldgoal in the first quarter. Late in the same quarter, junior Ken Chamberlain sped into the end zone on a 41-yard interception return. The second quarter saw half-back Chamberlain sprint for touchdowns of 13 and 53 yards. Kicker Ben Jenkins was flawless in all three conver- sion attempts after each of Chamberlain’s touchdowns to boost the tally to 24-0 at halftime. The second half was a scoreless defensive battle, highlighted by two awesome goal-line stands by the smayler Pioneers. Belt drove to the Big Sandy 4-yard line, only to lose seven yards in the four following plays. Offensively, Big Sandy was led by running-back Ken Chamberlain, who gathered 130 yards on 21 carries. The concrete defense was led by the linebacker play of Ben Jenkins and senior Dan Ulmen, who com- bined for 25 tackles. 101 ACADEMICS Director Keith Olson, hoping to receive a third consecutive superior rating at the district music festival, assists freshman flutist Karen Kibbee as the band prepares for the big day. First clarinets Stefani Green and Monique Smeets and French horn player John Bold con- tribute to the harmonious tune. A relaxed classroom atmosphere helps induce learning in seventh grade science students. As spontaneous laughter bursts from the lips of Penny Robertson, rudely interrupting her reading of the magazine before her, she appears to be learning a lot. A pale Patti Yirsa records stats from a boys basket ball game before taking time out for a two week vaca- tion in Hawaii. Scorekeeper Karl Marx checks the books to make sure all players are credited with the proper statistics. Sophomore Darin Genereux flashes a grin at his English classmates as he demonstrates the proper way to cast a dinosaur bone. He is completing the first of two units on communication and speech each student partici- pates in. Speech coach Chris Ulmen has instituted a pro- gram introducing junior high students to the dif- ferent events available in competitive speech. Learning the skills for one of these events, Lisa Grasdock delivers an extemporaneous speech concerning the problems facing the Detroit autb industry to her eighth grade English class. Visual aids help a speaker draw his au- dience closer to his subject. Daringly baring his shoulder and legs, senior .Jeff Remirk uses this technique to his ad vantage during a speec h on (ircek archi- tecture to a no-doubt thoroughly en- grossed audience. The library provides easy access to several in- formative periodicals for study hall students. An avid sports fan, freshman Bob Denning divulges himself in the morning paper. Thumbing through a resource book, junior Ben Jenkins re- searches the topic of his latest English speech. Or perhaps he is the unfortunate subjec of Mr. Mehlhoffs latest experiment: to determine whether or not any chemistry student is capable of working. Studious sophomores Mike Gasvoda, Bruce Thompson, and Shawn Berlinger contemplate the perplexing problems posed by a difficult homework assignment!?) More likely they are discussing matters of another sort and no- doubt extreme importance. Learning to type term papers can be a rewarding experience. Typing 11 prepares junior Lyla Ophus for making a few extra dollars during the seniors’ favorite springtime ritual. Three freshmen girls brighten the home ec room with their sunny smiles. Sharing some mysterious insight. Annette Rose, Shannon “Queenie” Craig, and Connie Silvan manage to find something humorous in their crewel yarn. FOOTBALL CONTINUED Senior star quarterback Jeff Ament commented, “Defensively it was the best game we’ve ever played, and ‘bad-foot’ Chamberlain played a great game.’’ Senior Steve Bahnmiller was not so wordy as he merely replied, “I like winning.” (10 3 80) PIONEERS RATED LAST? by Dave Sande At the beginning of the football season the Big Sandy Pioneers were rated at the very bottom of their conference. They played their first game Sept. 6 against the Circle Wildcats and won 34-6. The Pion-ers played and won their first conference game Sept. 16 against the Belt Huskies 24-0. That Thursday, Sept. 18, the ratings came out in the Great Falls Tribune. The Pioneers were rated second in the whole state, behind Plentywood. Coach Dave Nelson thinks that it was wrong when the Pioneers were rated last in their conference. When they were rated second in the state, he said that it was nice to be there, but what counts is who is at state in November. The following week. Sept. 20, the Pioneers lost to Chester 6-14. That week the Pioneers were rated third in their conference. Some people think that the football ratings are totally ridiculous, yet other people swear by them. At any rate it seems that the ratings have a definite effect on the team and on the students in the school. Every team is trying to make it to the top, and it makes a person feel good when his team finally makes it there. The players walk around with great pride in themselves and in their team, and the students have a great amount of pride in their school. Every other team respects you when your team is rated on top, and all of the other teams are trying to take that big balloon of pride that you have worked so hard for, and stick a pin through it. (10 3 80) PIONEERS WHIP CIRCLE by Dave Sande Saturday, Sept. 6, the Big Sandy Pioneers whipped Circle 34-6. Circle jumped ahead at the beginning by running a 90-yard kickoff return. This setback, however, never put the Pioneers down, but only inspired them to play twice as hard. The extra point attempt failed. Quarterback Jeff Ament ran in a first quarter touchdown, and Benny Jenkins kicked through the extra point, leaving the score at the end of the first quarter 7-6. Next period. Ament threw a 48-yard pass to receiver Mike Baxter for another extra point leaving the score at the half 14-6. The Pioneers came out at the beginning of the second half inspired more than ever. Ament ran in another touchdown and Jenkins again converted. Circle passed the ball and Perry Goll picked it off, working his way 65 yards up the field for 6 points. Jenkins was there again with the extra kick. Ament again tossed a splendid pass to receiver Mike Baxter for a 58- yard touchdown. The extra point failed, leaving the final score 34-6. The Pioneers meet Belt here tonight at 7:30. (9 12 80) CHESTER CHOPS CHAMPS by Jeff Remick The Chester Coyotes capitalized on six Big Sandy turnovers to upset the highly touted Pioneers 14-6, on September 20 in Chester. The two teams traded punts for most of the first half, until Pioneer quarterback Jeff Ament fired a 5-yard pass to senior Mike Baxter in the end zone. The conversion attempt by junior Ben Jenkins failed, and the half ended with a 6-0 Pioneer lead. Big Sandy hobbled the second half kickoff, with Chester recovering the ball. The Coyotes then drove to the Pioneer 1-yard line, where quarter- back Tim Minnehan went up-and-over for the six-pointer. Junior Doug Kimball added the conversion to give the Coyotes the lead, 7-6. Big Sandy then pieced together a drive of their own. but failed to score after an apparent touchdown was nullified by a penalty. The Coyotes quick- ly retaliated with a drive of their own. with Doug Kimball scampering 41 yards for a touchdown and kicking the conversion to give Chester a 14-6 lead. Big Sandy threatened to score on their final possession, but Coyote linebacker Doug Kimball snagged an interception in the end- zone to douse the Pioneers’ comeback attempt. Big Sandy rolled up 286 total yards and 16 first downs, while the Coyotes could muster only 175 total yards with 7 first downs. Penalties were a key, as the Pioneers were flagged 8 times for 70 yards. Promising junior running back Mark Batey suffered a severe kidney injury in the game and is not expected to return to action this season. The tough 5 8” junior led the Pioneers in rushing against Chester with 12 carries for 39 yards. (10 3 80) THE NURSES WERE GREAT by Bart Ostrom In the middle of the fourth quarter of the Big Sandy Chester football game, the odds caught up with Mark Batey. Most athletes expect that sometime in their careers they will become injured. While playing tailback (in place of the injured Ken Chamberlain) Mark was hit from the side; then as he fell, he was kneed in the back. Mark was first taken to the Liberty County Hospital in Chester, and from there he was transferred to Big Sandy Medical Center where he remained overnight for observation. It was then determined that he should go to the Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls, where he spent eight days receiving treatment for a bruised and leaking right kidney. This valuable Pioneer gridder is now on the disabled list, unfortunate ly, for the rest of the season. Mark was philosophical about the incident; “It’s a bummer.” Perhaps Coach Nelson summed it up best: “He did a super job running the ball for us he will be missed.” (10 3 80) PIONEERS PLAN TO WHIP TIGERS by Darla Ulmen Shawn Berlinger: “First, we’re gonna stomp on ’em and then trash ’em around a little bit!” Dave Sande: “We’re gonna destroy them! Dan Ulmen: “Beat ’em 21 to 2!” Tim Craig: We’re gonna kill ’em! Ben Jenkins: “Basically, stomp their offense, blow holes in their de- fense, and give our backs room to run. We should be able to win the game!” These were comments from a few of our football players on what they intend to do to the Tigers at Simms tomorrow, Oct. 25 starting at 1:30 p.m. After the loss to Fairfield on a cold Wednesday the fifteenth, members of the team still seem ready to bomb Simms. Coach Dave Nelson submitted his expectation of the coming Simms game in a tone of assertiveness: “We’ll win it.” (10 24 80) PIONEERS RAGE ON by Virginia Lee On Sept. 27, Big Sandy gridders grabbed another victory after playing Valier there. The score was 14-0. Jeff Ament went over the line for 6 points with a 3 yard run. Mike Baxter TD’ed after catching a 30 yard pass. Ben Jenkins kicked in the extra points for both touchdowns. Harlem was humbled here on Oct. 3, when Big Sandy gained another victory. Harlem was unable to get on the board while the Pioneers scored 6 points. Ben Jenkins made one 22 and one 24 yard field goal. The following weekend, Oct. 11, our boys proved again that they shouldn’t have been rated last as the Pioneers whipped Cascade on their home field Ben Jenkins scored 3 times as he kicked one 27 yard field goal and one 35 yard field goal. Ben also kicked in an extra point. Jeff Ament ran one yard for the final victory score of 13-6. (10 24 80) Mike Vielleux — Guard Steve Bahnmiller — Defensive End ALL-CONFERENCE GRIDDERS PICKED First Team Offense: Jeff Remick — Tackle Jeff Ament — Quarterback Second Team Defense: Mike Baxter — Wide Receiver Dave Pegar — Noseguard Brock Genereux — Tackle Ben Jenkins — Linebacker Second Team Offense: Perry Goll — Safety Jeff Ament — Cornerback Mike Baxter — Punting THIS SEASON’S FOOTBALL GAMES BIG SANDY Circle 6 34 Belt 0 24 Chester 14 6 Valier 0 14 Harlem 0 6 Cascade 6 13 Fairfield 19 13 Simms 26 20 (11 14 80) GIRLS BASKETBALL FANCY FOOTIN’ TAKES TROPHY by Suedee Galle Our lady cagers started their year off by winning the Chinook Invita- tional Tournament September 5th and 6th. The first game against Chester came easily as the Pioneers took it away 48-40. Senior Brenda Kulbeck led the team with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Other top Senior gals were Doreen Whetham with 12 points and Patty Yirsa with 3. 1983 Sophomore prospect, Corinna Turk, added to the score with 4 points and 10 rebounds. In the final match, Pioneers showed more talent by defeating the Chinook Sugar Beeters 49 43. Once again Brenda Kulbeck hurled in 22 points and grabbed 22 rebounds. Other scores were by seniors Doreen Whetham (6), and Patty Yirsa (4) while junior Karen Beirwagen added 6 and sophomores Dorie Hettrick and Corinna Turk popped in 6 and 3 respectively. The J.V. team lost both of their games, with Chester defeating them 16- 29 and Harlem 16-32. “I think the Big Sandy crowd outshined the Chinook spectators in sportsmanship,” stated Karen Beirwagen as a special thank you to local traveling fans. (9 12 80) HOW HAVE THE J.V.’S BEEN DOING? by Dave Sande The Big Sandy J.V. girls’ basketball team hasn’t been doing too well so far this year. They have no wins and 6 losses. Coach Roy Lackner says that the girls need more fundamentals in junior high basketball, and that they need more off-season practice. Mr. Lackner says that there are 3 sophomore girls (Corinna Turk, Dawn Robertson, and Dorie Hettick) that are on varsity. The girls are short in numbers and are competing against teams that have 20 or 30 girls out for basketball. One time they only had 4 girls out on the floor because the rest of the girls fouled out. As of Sept. 20 they had played 6 teams: Chester 16-29, Harlem 16-32, Sunburst 27-39, Chester 18-34, Fairfield 28-39, and Simms 21-40. The J.V. football team hasn’t had any games yet, but coach Dave Nelson is trying to get one for them. He hasn’t had any luck so far. (10 3 80) GIRLS CUP 3 OF 4 by Suedee Galle On Sept. 13, the Pioneers collected their first victory-tripping Chester 48-44. Doreen Whetham stole the show, scoring the top 19 points. Others who hit the hoop were Brenda Kulbeck (10), Patti Yirsa (8), Karen Beirwagen (7), Corinna Turk (4). On Sept. 19, Big Sandy humbled Fairfield 31-30 in a double overtime. Brenda Kulbeck led the team with 21 points, while Patti Yirsa, Doreen Whetham, and Karen Beirwagen followed the lead with I, 2, 3 respec- tively. Corinna Turk and Dorie Hettrick totaled the score with 2 points each. The next day, the Pioneers lost their first game of the girls’ basketball season to the Simms Tigers 46-47. Brenda Kulbeck did her best in two weeks with 25 points. Doreen W'hetham hit the basket for 8, while Patti Yirsa and Karen Beirwagen threw in 6 and 1. Corinna Turk added the final touch, scoring 6 points. (10 3 80) PIONEERS HOPE TO BOUNCE BACK by Suedee Galle Tonight and tomorrow night the Girls Basketball Team plays Cascade and Valier here. Mr. Lackner said that the Pioneers should win both games. Big Sandy has already played both Cascade and Valier this season, beating both teams with relative ease. Mr. Lackner commented: ”If you come to see the games, you will see a change in defense. We will be setting up a full court press and will run the ball a lot more.” (10 24 80) LETTER TO EDITOR It was stated in an earlier edition of the Rouser that J.V. basketball players were not as progressed as they should be due to poor fundamen- tals at the junior high level. This could be interpreted to say that junior high players are not receiving coaching instructions in fundamentals. Not so. Fundamentals are taught in the junior high program; and if those fundamentals are practiced during the off season, then J.V. play- ers would be fundamentally sound. No player can become fundamen- tally sound during a practice season. It’s each individual’s responsibil- ity to apply what he or she has been taught during a few hours of instruction in practice. If you want to be a good player, there are no short cuts; it takes hard work, practice, and dedication—R. Lackner (10 24 80) VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS Friday, Sept. 5, 1980. Away game against Chester at Chinook: Big Sandy 48, Chester 40. Brenda Kulbeck-29, Patti Yirsa-3; Doreen Whetham-12; Corinna Turk-4. Saturday, Sept. 6, 1980. Away game against Chinook: Big Sandy 47, Chinook 42. Brenda Kulbeck-22; Patti Yirsa 4; Doreen W?hetham-6; Karen Beirwagen-6; Dorie Hettrick-6; Corinna Turk-3. Friday, Sept. 12, 1980. Away game against Sunburst: Big Sandy 44, Sunburst 42. Brenda Kulbeck-13; Patti Yirsa-2; Doreen Whetham-22; Corinna Turk-5; Dorie Hettrick-2. Saturday, Sept. 13, 1980. Home game against Chester: Big Sandy 48, Chester 44; (dot). Brenda Kulbeck-9; Patti Yirsa-8; Doreen Whetham- 19; Karen Beirwagen-7; Corinna Turk-4. Friday, Sept. 19, 1980. Home game against Fairfield: Big Sandy 31, Fairfield 30. Brenda Kulbeck-2l; Patti Yirsa-1; Doreen Whetham-2; Karen Beirwagen-3; Corinna Turk-2; Dorie Hettrick 2. Saturday, Sept. 20, 1980. Home game against Simms: Big Sandy 46, Simms 47. Brenda Kulbeck-25; Patti Yirsa-6; Doreen Whetham-8; Ka- ren Beirwagen-1; Corinna Turk-6. Friday, Sept. 26, 1980. Away game against Cascade: Big Sandy 64, Cascade 35. Brenda Kulbeck-21; Patti Yirsa-4; Dorren W'hetham-13; Corinna Turk-22; Dorie Hettrick-2; Dawn Robertson-2. Saturday, Sept. 27, 1980. Away game against Valier: Big Sandy 53, Valier 34. Brenda Kulbeck-23; Patti Yirsa-11; Doreen Whetham-3; Cor- inna Turk-12; Dorie Hettrick-4. Thursday, Oct. 2, 1980. Away game against Harlem: Big Sandy 55, Harlem 52. Brenda Kulbeck-12; Patti Yirsa-10; Doreen Whetham-12; Corinna Turk-11; Dorie Hettrick-10. Saturday, Oct. 4, 1980. Home game against Belt. Big Sandy 51. Belt 41. Brenda Kulbeck-7; Patti Yirsa-12; Doreen Whetham-7; Corinna Turk- 7; Dotie Hettrick-18. Saturday, Oct. 11, 1980. Away game against Chester. Big Sandy 41. Chester 46. Brenda Kulbeck-14; Patti Yirsa-10; Doreen W'hetham-ll; Dorie Hettrick-6. Monday, Oct. 13, 1980. Away game against Fairfield: Big Sandy 45, Fairfield 47. Brenda Kulbeck-12; Patti Yirsa-14; Doreen Whetham-6; Corinna Turk-5; Dorie Hettrick-1; Karen Beirwagen-7. (10 24 80) PIONEERS REIGN ON THE COURTS Darla Ulmen During the past few weeks, our girls’ basketball team seemed to be hitting a winning streak. The away game at Belt on Oct. 30 ended with a big victory for Big Sandy in both varsity and J.V. In the J.V. game, Sherri Bitz gained 13 points for Big Sandy. Alandra Pearson-8, Camille Turk-4, Jodi Romine-2, and Margaret Cline-2 to compelete the score at 29 for Big Sandy, 22 for Belt. The varsity game reflected the J.V. win with 54 to 40 in the Pioneers’ favor. Corinna Turk shot-up 14 points, Brenda Kulbeck-11, Doreen W’hetham-6, Dorie Hettrick-6, and Patti Yirsa-5. On Oct. 31, our girls dominated the Harlem Wildcats. The home game turned out great for the Pioneers. The J.V. won 36 to 27 with Alandra Pearson wheeling in 22 points, Sherri Bitz-6, Jodi Romine-4, Stephanie Ament-2, and Camille Turk-2. Our varsity squad whipped them 47 to 35. Brenda Kulbeck struck-up 18 points, Corinna Turk-12, Patti Yirsa-6, Doreen W’hetham 4, Dorie Het- trick-3, Karen Beirwagen-2, and Stephanie Ament-2. And again last weekend on Nov. 8 during the home game against Sunburst, the Pio- neers proved they could not be beaten. Our girls won 46 to 27 in the J.V. game and 44 to 27 in the varsity game. During the J.V. game. Alandra Pearson gained 16 points for Big Sandy, Dawn Robertson-10, Jodi Romine-4, She� . ; Bitz-4, Margaret Cline-4. Stephanie Ament-2, Shannon Craig-2, Rachelle Williams-2, and Ve- ronica Witschen 1. For the varsity game, Dawn Robertson scored 20 points, Corinna Turk-11, Brenda Kulbeck-10, Doreen W’hetham-10, ACADEMICS Mrs. Pokorny tutors students with subjects they are having trouble in. Tim Bahnmiller, from the class of 1982, takes advantage of her helofulness. Chemistry requires many hours of work in the lab doing experiments. Junior Veronica Witschen watches her ex peri ment carefully. Checking over one’s assignments is an im- portant step in learning activities. Seventh grader Reece Ophus gives his science exer cise a final once-over. Senior Wade Welty slices the paper pre- cisely, as he wants it for an art project. Big Sandy had a new cultural experience through two girl’s who joined our student body this year. One of them, Yadira Garcia enjoys a basketball game with freshman Ra- Seventh grade is a scary step up from grade chel Williams and Royal Solberg. Yadira came school. Gina Williams lays her completed science from Baranquilla, Columbia to Big Sandy assignment on the teachers desk. with a lot of cultural changes to deal with. Good help is hard to find. Assisting in the office is one of junior John Bold’s positive contributions to the school operation. Proving that seniors aren’t all had, a group of then assist government teacher Ron Mangold with objective test grading. Practicing the dreaded senior as- signment, junior Marcella Springer corrects a mistake made on a class exercise, that being of typing a term paper. Learning the precise use of style rules is vital in journalism. Publications adviser Grahame Nicol- son reviews one of those principles with junior Virginia Lee. Using their newly-aquired basic skills about electricity, junior Dana Darlington and senior Tim Craig try to comprehend just how Mr. Grasdock had explained the procedure. Reading, the one R ‘ of the three that is often neglected, is stressed at our school Freshman Lynn Dielman makes a selection from the library's extensive ACADEMICS fiction section. Book-wielding Chester gives the camera his famous “bah-homework sneer. Electronic learning aids are useful tool in modern educa- tion, and our school system brags of numerous electronic devides, including a comput- er. Resource room instructor Larry Brumwell and his as- sistant Virginia Lee are en- joying a reading activity with sophomore Karla Whetham. “Well, I would just sit around making music all day long!’ Sophomore Dorie Hettrick adds her alto part in chorus. Netherlands native Monique Smeets assists a confused Jill Archibald with the difficult German words to a choir number. Juniors Darla Ulmen and Veronica Wits- chen are two of the fifty voices that com- prise the Pioneer Chorale. One of the many long-time faculty members, Orville Grasdock, patiently lends a chemistry section through a difficult laboratory exercise. One unusual characteristic of BSHS is a low faculty turnover situation. Most high school teachers have been here many years, and visitors often notice the excellent rapport between students and teachers. Macrame weaver Dana Pelley turns out another one of the beautiful pro- Winsome seventh-grader Shona Martin has made the trans- ducts that have been created in the fer adjustment to junior high and works at a relaxed pace on new art room. Talented art director an after-school assignment. is Mrs. Ladene Mangold. “learning by doing,” is a basic princi- ple used in teaching. Junior Phyllis Pe- gar risks getting “dish-pan hands” dur- ing a clean-up operation in Home-Ec. Demonstration speeches in sophomore English are a great time to show what individuals are interested in. Sophomore Scott Bartkoske is presenting a lesson in properly wiring an electrical outlet. The teachers often give local students a sense of responsibility by letting them do tasks by themselves. Eighth graders Janette Ament and Kathy Cline are in charge of this show in science class. MOES SALES Box 449, Big Sandy GENERAC GLACIER MOTEL RATHBONE VENDING SERVICE Ed Moes, Distributor “Your Montana Generator Man” 1401 1st Street, Havre. Box 132, Havre, MT Tel. 378-2413 MILAM FLORAL 624 12th Street, Havre. BIG SKY AUTO PARTS CASE POWER EQUIPMENT Tel. 265-7241 Box 590, 1414 Main Street, “Have a Good Year” Big Sandy Fort Benton BIG SANDY DRUG Big Sandy LEO FRED BITZ HAIL INSURANCE AGENCY RIVER PRESS PUBLISHING CO. Prescriptions, Veterinary Supplies, Gifts Big Sandy “Ask the man who has had the loss” Fort Benton 112 WRESTLING CONTINUED SEASON ENDS IN DISAPPOINTMENT The Pioneer wrestlers traveled to Butte for their state meet. Big Sandy had only four victories and twelve defeats. Ben Jenkins, a junior, won two of his matches while junior James LaBuda and senior Mike Vielleux won one match a piece. Chinook won the tournament with 91 points. Cut Bank and Arlee tied for the runner-up spot with 81 Vfr while Malta was fourth at 78. Big Sandy gained seven points. MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAPPLERS TRAIN “Junior high wrestling is necessary for developing a competitive high school program,” comments Richard Thornton, assistant coach. Wrestling for the seventh and eighth graders started Feh. 9 and will last until Apr. 1. Twenty-four junior high students will com- pete in a total of six tournaments. Seventh-grader Ronnie Williams stated, “Seventh-grade wrestling will be a lot tougher than it was in grade school, but it should be fun.” BOYS BASKETBALL ROARS T( A START by Dave Sande Thursday. Nov. 20. students from BSHS tried out for varsity basketball. The first practice was at 6:30 am and on W ednesday. Nov 26, varsity members were picked. They include Jeff Ament. Steve Bahnmiller. Kevin Barsotti. Kenny Chamberlain. Tim Craig. Dan Genereux, Perry Goll, Jeff Ftemick, Shawn Sande and Dan Ulmen. The Pioneers are steadily working hard to prepare for the Fort Benton tournament which will he held in Fort Benton the weekend of Dec. 12-13. Assistant Coach Larrv Brumwell thinks that the Pioneers will finish third in the tournament based on what he saw last year The Pioneers play Fort Benton the first game of the tournament. The J.V. team is going to be in a meet the same weekend at Fort Benton. JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL STARTS SEASON by Dave Sande The junior high basketball boys started their season this week by losing both of their games The seventh grade played at Box Elder Monday, Dec. 8. and lost 15 - 38. The eighth grade lost their game also that day (21 40). On Monday of this week, the junior highs played Chester away and lost both games. The seventh grade lost 31-40 and the eighth grade missed it by only one point with a score of 34 35. JV’S BUILD CAGE RECORD by Dave Sande The J.V. team lust their first game against Fort Benton (36-75), but won against Cascade (37-33). High scorers in the Fort Benton game were Mark Batey and Dave Sande both with 10 points. The high scorer against Cascade was Shawn Sande with 14 points. They played Chester last night and lost 76-45. They play Sunburst at Sunburst tonight PIONEERS MEET HARDSHIPS by Dave Sande The Big Sandy Pioneers lost both of their games last week at the Fort Benton Invita- tional Tournament Th lost their first game against Fort Benton 52-66. Jeff Ament was high scorer with 15 points and Dan Ulmen followed with 13. The Pioneers lost their second game to Conrad 56-66. Jeff Ament was again high scorer with 22 points and Dan Ulmen was second with 14. Coach Roy Lackner commented: We played very poorly our first night out. and we have a lot of inexperience on the team this year. We played a much improved ball game the second night even though we didn't win. We had a few too many turnovers as we had 45 for the game. The Pioneer� played (’heater last night and lost 53-51. They play Sunburst tonight at Sunburn. JUNIOR HIGHS PLAY TWO MORE by Dave Sande The seventh and eighth grade boys' basketball teams played Fort Benton Jan. 7 and Chester Jan. 8 Both the seventh and the eighth graders lost to Fort Benton with scores of 15-41, and 10- 36 The seventh grade won against Chester 23-21, hut the eighth grade lost 22-51 LACKNER FINDS SERPENTINE EXCITEMENT by Dave Sande Roy Lackner has been coaching here for 4 years His hobbies include back packing, chess, coaching and chasing single ladies. Hr has another unusual hobby-catching rattlesnakes! Mr lackner has been catching them for 4 years and has never lieen bitten, but has had various close encounters He captures them by going up to their den and throwing them down the hill with a pitchfork. Then he goes down the hill and puts the snakes into a garbage can He takes the snakes into town and chloroforms them. When the snakes are dead, Mr. Lackner makes different curios out of them such as hatbands and paperweights. Mr lackner says that he does it because it gets the adrenalin flowing and “it'sexciting . He catches the snakes at 3 various dens around the Big Kandy area. His advice for others “If you do it. expect to get bitten! PIONEERS POUNCE ON PANTHERS by Dave Sande The Big Sandy Pioneers won against Sunburst. Dec. 19. with a score of 78-62. After this they hit a losing streak. They lost to Fairfield. Jan. 2. 38-54, to Simms, Jan. 3, 55-59 and Cascade, Jan. 9. 45-47. I aut Friday they took out their anger on Valier defeating them with a score of 54-39. Jeff Ament was high scorer with 19 points and Jeff Remirk followed with 13. The J.V. squad lost to Sunburst. 66-61. to Fairfield, 44 56, to Simms. 40-59 and to Cascade. 43-47. They pulled through against the Valier Panthers, though, defeating them in over time with a acore of 61-59 Shawn Sande was high scorer with 24 points The freshmen have only had one game. They were defeated by the Valier Panthers, 15- 50. The Pioneers go on the road to Harlem tonight. COACH SANG OVERSEAS by Virginia Lee Many times people have more than one talent. For instances, some speechers are basketball players, some wrestlers play in the band, and some basketball players can sing. Such is the case with Coach Larry Brumwell. The summer after he graduated from high school in 1974, Mr. Brumwell had a choice - either he could play basket hall for the Montana All-Stars or he could go to Europe and sing with the Montana Youth Choir. Mr. Brumwell decided to go to Europe. The group toured and sang in the continent for three weeks, visiting the countries of England, France, Germany, Aus tria, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. “The hardest thing to get used to was the out houses without any doors. They also had regular bathrooms with doors,” replied a slightly red- faced Mr. Brumwell. During his junior and senior years of high school, he also sang in the All State Choir; he now sings for the Lutheran Church choir in Big Sandy. CASCADE EDGES IN A WIN by Darla Ulmen Our varsity and J.V. basketball boys were beaten by Cascade on Jan. 9. In the varsity game, the Badgers edged by our Pioneers with a final score of 47-45 With one minute and five seconds left in the fourth quarter. Perry Goll made a free throw «hot tying the score 45-45. Then Cascade scored with juiit seven seconds on the dock During the game, Jeff Ament accumulated a total of 25 points. Dan Ulmen-9. Perry Goll 9 and Ken Chamberlain 2. 114 Our J.V, tram was defeated by the Badgers 47-43. Nearing the end of the fourth quarter. Shawn Sande had tied the acore; 43-43. But with 19 seconds on the clock, Cascade sank the ball tipping the score in Lheir favor Cascade's number 30 then made two free throw� to ice the cake with six seconds on the clock. Mark Batey rumbled up II point� during the game. Kevin Bar� otti-9, Dave Sande-8, Shawn Sande-8 and Dana Darlington 7. SEASON CLOSED by Darla Ulmen The season is cloned for the junior high hoys basketball team. Their last game was played here against the Fort Renton Shorthorns on Jan. 22. Though our eighth graders fell short of a win with Fort Benton scoring 32, Big Sandy 19, our seventh graders canned the Shorthorns 34-15. During the eighth gradere' game, center Jim Hettrirk looped in 8 points while Mutt Baxter shot up 6. Ted Allderdice 2, Fete Gasvoda 2 and Mark Welty-2. Forward Karl Boettcher dipprd in 12 points in the seventh graders' game as Keece Ophus scored 4. Jerry Herzog-4, Mark Reichelt-4. Jerry LaBuda-4. Ken Martin-2. Leroy Lee-2 and John Halter 2. Flaying against St. Judes here on Jan. 21. our eighth graders felt a blow with the Forty- niners tipping 43. Big Sandy-12. The seventh graders were edged by St. Judes 26-25. During a game fought here against Box Klder on Jan. 15. the eighth graders' event ended 43-10 in Box Klder's favor, while our seventh-grade team hurried the Cuba 40-34. In an earlier contest with St. Judes in Havre on Jan. 14. our eighth graders were picked away from a win with St. Judes-55, Big Sandy-17. The seventh graders suffered a close loss. St. Judes won 91-30. Seventh grade ball player Karl Boettcher though that the season went well hecause they tied up with opposing teams. He also felt that the team could probably do better next year. “We have a pretty good team, Boettcher said. “We played pretty good considering we aren't very tall. added eighth grader, Malt Baxter PIONEERS TORTURE TIGERS by Dave Sande The Big Sandy Pioneers came out with a victory last Saturday. Jan. 31, against the Simms Tigers with a 60-56 score, Dan “C'loudwalker Ulmen was high scorer with 18 points and Perry “Choke” Goll followed with 15. Friday night, Jan. 30. the Pioneers were not as fortunate. They lost to Fairfield. 39-52. The J.V. team lost both of their games last weekend against Fairfield and Simms with scores of 34-44 and 49-65. PIONEERS TRY TO TRAP BADGERS TONIGHT! by Dave Sande The Pioneers are engaging in another basketball war tonight against the Cascade Bad- gers. Coach Hoy Lackner feels that Cascade is one of the top three teams in this conference if they play up to their potential He also feels that they have good quickness and sire. Lackner also states: “If we keep our act together and control the game as well as we did against Simms, we’ll pull off another victory.” “Chico Punk goes to Valier Saturday. Feb. 7. PIONEERS CRUSH NUMBER 1 RATED TEAM by Dave Sande The Big Sandy Pioneers lost to Harlem Jan. 16, with a score of 54-58. The Pioneers won the following night. Jan. 17. against the Belt Huskies. 52-51, with two clinch free throws made by Jeff Ament in the dosing seconds of the game. The Chester Coyotes were rated number one within their conference with a 9-1 record Pioneer Power” crushed that number leaving them with a 9 2 mArk. Saturday. Jan. 24. the Pioneers defeated them on their home court with a 44-42 score. Jeff Ament dropped in the last two points. Perry Goll was high scorer with 16 points. The J.V. team lost their last three games against Harlem. 52-64; Belt, 53-83 and Chester, 39-49. PIONEERS BOTTLE REFINERS I ast Saturday, Feb. 21, the Pioneers stomped the Sunburst Refin ers with a 72-50 score. Dan Ulmen was high scorer with 16 points and Ken Chamberlain followed with 12. A slam dunk was at- tempted by the Refiners but it failed. This game puts the Pioneers in conference 7th place. The J.V. team finished their season with a 65-64 win against Sunburst too. Shawn Sande was high scorer racking up 32 points. PIONEERS TRAVEL AND FIGHT by Darla Ulmcn Though C!oach Roy Lackner had felt that “Chico Punk” could pull off another victory if they kept control of the game, the Pioneers slipped ten points behind the Cascade Badgers during competition here on Feb, 6. The final score was Big Sandy-51, Cascade 61. In that game. Jeff Ament breezed in 19 points while Perry Ck� ll pulled in 13, Dan Ulmen 10. Ken Chamherlain-5, Steve Hahnmiller-4 and Kevin Barsotti-2. That same night, the Cascade J.V team won over the Pioneer J.V.'� The Badgers scored 35; Big Sandy shot up 28. Shawn Sande put a cool 10 points on the scoreboard, Dana Darlington-6, Mark Batey-6. Dave Sande-4 and Randy Tyler-2. It was a different turn the next night on Feb. 7 when at Valier both the varsity and J.V. won. Our varsity team tipped 57 to the Panthers’ 53. Jeff Ament dunked 17 points, Dan Ulmen-15, Jeff Remick-8, Ken Chamberlain-8. Perry Goll-5'and Steve Bahnmiller-4. The J.V. win ended 49-44 Shawn Sande looped for 18 points. Mark Batey-17, Kevin B arsotti-7, Randy Tyler-3. Dana Darlington-2 and Dennis Graff-2- In a recent game here against Harlem on Feh 13. “Chico Punk lost to the Wildcats. 69 79. The high scorer was Jefr Ament with 24 points. Jeff Remick came next with II. Perry Goll 10. Ken Chamberlain-10, Dan Ulmen-7, Steve Bahnmiller-5 and Kevin Barsotti-2. The J.V. aiiui suffered with Harlem winning 63-49. Dipping in 20 point� worth of buckets was Shawn Sande. Dave Sande racked up 16. Dana Darlington-8. Dennis Graff-7. Kevin Barsotti-7 and Mark Batey-3. The game at Belt on Feh. 14 was a final blow to the varsity. The Huskies prevailed 74-57. Jeff Remick and Dan Ulmen were top scorers with 18 points each Jeff Ament and Perry Goll chalked up 13 and 8 respectively. The J.V. game turned in the same direction. Belt won 70-48. PIONEERS FIGHT AT DI VISION ALS The Big Sandy Pioneers are at divisional tournament� this week in Great Fall . They played Fairfield yesterday afternoon and lust 51. 60. Head Coach Roy Lackner com- ment . “The tournament is up for grabs. If we play together, we could upset the tournament. Our chances are just as good as anybody� . ” PIONEERS FACE TRAGEDY by Virginia Lee Thursday. Feb. 23. marked the beginning of the 1981 Boys' Basketball Divisional� . Big Sandy played a tough game against Fairfield, as the Kagles ran up a 60-51 victory. Senior Perry Goll was the high point man with 13 bucket� for 26 point . The next night was not any better for the Pioneers as Cascade won 80-65. Dan Ulmen. who made second All- Tournament team, stacked up a big 31 points against the Badgers. Probably the most heartbreaking event of the tourney was Chester's taking first. The Pioneers had beaten the Coyotes on their home floor, Jan. 24. Coach lackner'� comment about the tournament was straight and to the point: I said if we played well, we would win; we didn't play well, so we lust.” BSHS ENJOYS EXCITING WEEKEND by Dave Sande Ixtcal students had an exciting weekend on Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. Their weekend started with the Halloween dance in the FK. Mi ley gym after the girls basketball game As usual, school hoard members served free hamburgers and pop to all The following day, some students and teachers were keeping busy setting up for the Carnival- Its theme was That’s Incredible. The variety show MC's were Greg Gullikson and Bart Ostrom. After the variety show, people started piling into the halls to play the games that the student and teachers set up. At 12:30 Rohm Williams and Shannon Craig were crowned carnival king and queen. The following morning. Nov. 2, at 8:30 a.m. a number of students and faculty members were cleaning up. Mrs. Ladene Mangold said that if you like carnivals it’s fine, but when you think of all the work that g es into it. you wonder if it's worth it. Mark Batey's comment was a little more positive: The turnout wasn't a good, but I still think it was nice to have something new in it, such as the spook house I still think that it was very successful in terms of money.” CARNIVAL WEEKEND 115 KENNEL ASSOCIATES ANDY S SUPPER CLUB 425 1st Street, Havre, MT Havre, MT HARRY’S UPHOLSTERY BENTON BODY SALES Big Sandy, MT 116 Harry, Joanne, April, Karen Ft. Benton, MT BENTON FUNERAL HOME KOEFOD INSURANCE AGENCY 1201 Front Street Fort Benton 622-3621 P.O. Box 952 Havre, MT 59501 265-6767 HAVRE IMPLEMENT, INC. BUTTREY FOODS Highway 2 East Havre, MT 59501 (Box 1827) Havre, MT 59501 117 “REMINISCING” AT THE PROM Upper left: Things are “looking up” for junior Lori Marshall as she pastes another streamer in place. Upper right: The mad ness of decorating the gym finally drives junior Dave Sande -Jr. beyond the line of self-control. Lower left: Senior Mike Viel- leux treads a measure with his out-of-town guest, Lorraine Ayers. Lower right: Streamers, streamers, yet not enough streamers! Jodi Romine and Tim Bahnmiller diligently twist, tape, staple, and hang the peach, green, and brown streamers for “The Best of Times.” Seniors Stefani Green and Clint Ophus were crowned king and queen of the 1981 prom held on May 16 After the ten o’clock grand march and corona tion, the royalty paused to pose in the royal swing. The prom is a time for memories, and May 16 was no exception. Jeff Ament and I ori Marshall, along with Jeff Remick and Stefani 113 Green, reminisce about the past and dream of future times togeth- er. Left: Decorating is the easiest and most fun part of hosting the Junior-Senior prom. Darla Ulmen does her bit bv arranging the usual array of streamers. Right: Each year several junior high students are specially selected by the prom committee for the honor of serving refreshments. Pretty Lynn Bartkoske — along with Jeff Herzog, Jamie Hettrick, and Vicki Bitz were picked _____ Students benefitted from dancing clinics early in the last semester. Stacy Solherg and Dana Darlington practice their newly-learned skills. Mike Baxter’s Fort Benton date, Beth Bylund, observes the junior couple. Left: Senior-year chums Jeff Remick and Stefani Green create another photo memory for the ’81 Pioneer. Right: “Thank goodness I only have to do this once,” exclaims Tim Bahnmiller. Above: Rescuing their weary feet from the “hustle” of the dance, Angie Williams, Dana Darlington, Leslie Pelley and Steve Faber joke about previous happenings. Below: Seniors Brenda Kulbeck and Steve Bahn- miller and juniors Karen Beirwagen and John Bold shuffle to the beat of Livingston Saturday Night.” Upper left: Junior Ben Jenkins just couldn’t wait until nine o’clock to “swing” with his favorite girl. Upper right: Raisin’ Kane was able to keep BSHS prom-goers boogieing to their country rock on the eve of May 16, 1981. Lower left: Just one hour until quitting time was a treasured moment for the class of 1982, and class secretary Stacy Solberg brings the event to the decorators’ atten- tion. Lower right: Before the unveiling of the finished product, John Bold gazes at the pre-prom decorations and admires the cooperation of the class. 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