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

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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.

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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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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