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

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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.

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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.

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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.