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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1986 volume:

THE BIG SANDY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL STAft PRESENTS THE __________1986 PIONEER___________ LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: LOOKING AT THE YEAR THROUGH THE SILVER SCREEN! Table Of Contents Introductory Pages pp. 1-2 Grade School pp. 3-16 Seniors And Underclassmen pp. 17-36 Junior High pp. 37-46 Administration And Faculty pp. 47-54 Clubs And Organizations pp. 55-68 Music pp. 69-76 Sports pp. 77-96 Carnival And Prom pp. 97-101 Miscellaneous, Advertising Contributors And Senior Wills pp. 102-108 DEDICATION Darrin Craig A pull of a trigger the sound of a gun, ended the heartache known by no one. The grief in his heart, the pain in his mind, were hidden away for no one to find. The signs, the symptoms were there peeking through. But what they meant nobody knew. Isn't it sad what we can't understand. He needed for us to hold his hand. He needed for us to always be there, to love and support him, and show that we care. It's all over and now we know how to save someone from sinking so low. But isn't it sad That the pain had to end by the loss of a loved one- the loss of a friend? by a Big Sandy High School graduate During his tenure as District Superinten- dent of Big Sandy Public Schools, Mr. Ro- mine has embraced the objectives of com- mitting district financial resources into plant improvement, building construction, paving the parking lot, and establishing a sports complex; of hiring trained faculty with the central focus being the advance- ment of educational opportunities for area students; of encouraging both faculty and students to engage themselves in making Big Sandy Public Schools a superior insti- tution; of involving community leaders in developing programs to meet the needs of students in a rapidly changing society; and of providing the best teaching materials and equipment available to prepare Big Sandy's students to meet today's chal- lenges. That he has succeeded in reaching these objectives can be seen in the achieve- ments and success of Big Sandy's gradu- ates. We thank Mr. Romine for his years of dedi- cation to Big Sandy's school system and wish him and Mrs. Romine success and happiness in the years ahead. GRADE SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN: KIDS IS KIDS Tim Graff Kyle Grass Ramie Holmquist Chelle Johnson Wendy Jones Bettina Kidd Anne Kleinsasser Clete Ophus Travis Pearson Charla Ray Jennifer Redd Ashton Redstone Karl Rutledge Casey Terry Christine Tester FIRST GRADE: CHILDREN OF THE CORN Russ Allderdice Meghann Butler Clint Brown Kristin Danreuther Jamie Dutcher Shad Dutcher Clarissa Jurenka Donny Kidd Johnathan LaBuda Ryan Larson Kenny Lotton Jaida Mangold Marissa Marx Serena Merrill Chris Myers Lesa Pribyl Shelly Shwarzbach Cali Thompson Dianna Upham Brendan VanWagner Lisa Voigt Lisa Williams Heidi Wilson Scarlett Zaparynuk SECOND GRADE: 'THE GET ALONG GANG Nicole DesRosier Kris Dutcher Arron Goodian Leah Grubb Erin Kulbeck Justin Kulbeck Sarah Lotton Nicholas Moes Rusty Musick Danny Nelson Rashae Ophus Mitch Pavlovick Ryan Pearson Danielle Pleninger Holly Quinn Duane Ray Josh Redd Douglas Richter Marisa Rowe Corey Silvan THIRD GRADE: OH GOD Shannon Ball Colby Baumgarn Jolynn Bold Chad Cook Corrie Cooke Scott Darlington Jamie Foussard Chesa Gasvoda Larry Halter Laurie Halter Wesley Holmquist Sandra Jappe Susy Jappe Michael Jurenka Kristi Nepil Angela Owens Amy Pavlovick Travis Pegar Shane Shepard Shane Silvan Traci Stave Barrett Van Wagner HALLOWEEN Grade school can be one of the happiest times in a person's life. Along with the regular instruction of reading, writing and arithmetic, activities such as Halloween parties add excitement to the school year, so children can have both laughter and learn- ing in their curriculum. 4TH GRADE: KIDS IS KIDS Tiffany Adams Wade Bitz Sara Broere Rubyee Brown Celeste Cecrle Richie Cook Wendy Courtnage Brandon Gasvoda Heather Godfrey Jamie Grubb Farrah Grass Taren Grass Cameron Jappe Alexa Jones Tim LaBuda Nathan Merrill Joey Ostrom Darci Otto Penny Quinn Jennifer Roth Jeff Silvan Derek Silvius Amy Terry Monica Voight Mandy Williams Darin Wynn Shawn Wynn FIFTH GRADE: “YOUNG FRANKENSTEINS Danny Adams Maryetta Allderdice Erin Bley Kelli Buckingham Jody Courtnage Shawn Silvan Matt Sternberg Deinna Thompson Lacy Ulmen Mendy Wilson SIXTH GRADE: WE OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES! Matt Beers Terra Brewer Tonya Broere Angela DiSalvo Chris Dixon Eric Ellingson Austin Genereux Larry Geyer Regan Halverson Brett Holmquist Darin Hannum Branden Jappe Rona Jones Karen Lund Chris Nicolson Joe Pavlovick Jason Stack Summer St. Marks Scott Voight Along with providing the grade school with lots of scary sights on Halloween day, the sixth graders enjoy their last Halloween party. TEACHERS Ruda Marshall Secretary Mrs. Peterson Chapter I Tutor Mrs. Chauvet Student Teacher Miss Mansfield Resource Room TEACHERS Mrs. Kulbeck Kindergarten Mr. Thornton Second Grade Mrs. Springer First Grade Mrs. Phalen First Grade Mrs. Sheppard Second Grade TEACHERS Mrs. Hashley Reading and Library Mrs. Aman Social Science and Spelling COOKS, CUSTODIANS, AND BUS DRIVERS Right, L-R: Linda Schwarz- bach. Debbie Buckingham, ... and Arlis Craig. Below, L- R: Jim Stave, Bernard Witschen, and Tim Faber. Below, L-R: Glen Braun, George Ament, Fay LaBuda, Pat Mathew, Dan Mathew, Demerece Keller, Harvey Keller, Leonard Jappe, and Rick Chauvet (not pictured). 16 HIGH SCHOOL MISCHIEF Above: Mark Mighty Mouse Riechelt swoops in from a hard days work. Below: Senior Reece Ophus gives Danny Adams tour of the High School. Below: Seniors Jim Winters and Penny Robertson have a Battle of the Sexes and Penny seems to be winning. Right: Penny Robertson and Jerry LaBuda are enjoying the fun and games during the first Pep assem- bly. Below: Lost in thought, Jamie Fry searches for a solution to the problem. SENIOR CREDITS Roger Barsotti: Football-1, 2, 3, 4; Track-1, 2, 3; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Club-1, 2, 3, 4; Weightlifting-1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society-2, 3, 4; Phys- ical Fitness Awards-1, 2; Boy's State First Alternate-2; Most Im- proved Track Member-1; Most Improved Football Player-3; Most Improved Runner-3; All Conference Football Lineback and Guard (2nd Team)-4; Co-Captain Football Team-4; Pioneer Patrol-2; Fresh- man Class President; Sophomore Student Council Representative; Junior Class President; Senior Class President; Most Valuable Foot- ball Lineman-4. Earl Boettcher: Basketball-1, 2, 3; Pep Club-4; Sandy 16-2, 4. Ty Cline: Pioneer Club-1, 2, 3, 4; Vice President-4; Football-1, 2, 4; Wrestling-1, 2, 3, 4; Most Improved-1; Most Valuable-4; Captain-4; All-State-1, 3, 4; 5th, 6th, and 1st at State; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; Prom King. Rick Denning: Speech-1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society-2, 3, 4; Annual Staff- 3, 4; Boy's State Delegate-3; Pep Club-1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Society President-4; Student Council-3, 4; Computer Club-4; God's Favor- ite . Renate Finke: Band-1, 2, 3, 4; Choir-1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Band-1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club-1, 4; FHA-1, 2, 3, 4; Historian-2; Recreation Director-3; Presi- dent-4; District Songleader-4; District Honor Choir-4; National Honor Society-2, 3, 4; Vice-President-4; Speech Club-1, 2, 3, 4; Histo- rian-2; President-3; Secretary Treasurer-4; Most Outstanding Speech Club Member-2; Most Valuable Debater-2; State Champion- ship (Debate)-4; Sandy 16-2, 3, 4; Les Chaunteuse-4; Jazz Band-4; Pioneer Patrol-2; Honor Guard-3; First Bank Board Director-4; Li- brary Staff-3, 4; Office Staff-2, 4; Annual Staff-3, 4; Business Man- ager-4; Who's Who Among America's High School Students-3, 4; Girl's State Delegate-3; Valedictorian-4; Carnival Host-4; Gertrude Underdahl Scholarship-4; Presidential Scholarship-4; Luther League Council Representative-2, 3, 4; State Legislative Aide-4; Most Out- standing Biology Student-2; Carnival Queen Candidate-3; Most Likely to Succeed-4; Most Helpful-4; Biggest Bookworm-4. Brian Gasvoda: Wrestling-1, 2, 3; Football-1; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; Star Chapter Greenhand-1; Secretary-3; President-4; FHA-4; Gold at State in Cold Sandwich; Pioneer Club-2, 3; BA Club-1, 2, 3, 4. John Halter: Wrestling-1, 2, 3, 4; Most Improved-2; 3rd place at State-2; Football-1, 2, 3; Pioneer Club-1, 2, 3, 4; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; Sentinel-3; FHA-4; Gold Medal Winner; BA-1, 2, 3, 4. Dawn Halverson: Pep Club-1, 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff-3, 4; FHA-1, 2, 3, 4; Carnival Attendant-4; Prom Queen Candidate-4; Luther League-1, 2, 3; Choir-1, 2, 3, 4; Girls Basketball Manager-3; FHA Student Council Representative-4; Homecoming Attendant-4; J.V. Boys Bas- ketball Cheerleader-1; FHA Gold Star Award-3, 4. Susan Holmes: Pep Club-1, 4; Class Vice-President-4; FHA-1; Sandy 16-2, 3, 4; Les Chanteus-4; Office Staff-4; Prom Queen-4; Perfect Attendence Award-2; State Speech and Drama (1st Place)-4; Best Dressed-4; Nicest Hair-4; Funniest Laugh-4; Rouser Staff-3; District Choir-2, 4. Chris Hughes: Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4; Football-1, 2, 3, 4; Track-1, 2; Most Valuable Basketball Player-4; 2nd Team All Conference (bas- ketball) ; All District Tournament Team-4; Football Captain-4; 1st Team All Conference (football)-3; Honorable Mention (football)-4; Pep Club-1, 2, 4; Pioneer Club-2, 3, 4; Pioneer Club Student Council Representative-4; FHA-4. Jerry LaBuda: Football-1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball-1, 2, 3; Pep Club-1, 2; Class Secretary-3; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Club-1,2,3,4; Student Body Secretary T reasurer-4. Rod Marten: Speech-1, 2, 3, 4; Student Body President-4; Honor Society-3, 4; Boys State-3; Student Council-3, 4; God's Favorite -4; National Forensics Tournament-4. Ken Martin: Wrestling-1, 2, 3, 4; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Club-1, 2, 3, 4. Shona Martin: Track-1, 2; FHA-1, 2, 3, 4; Silver Platter Award-4; FHA Secretary-3; FHA Parliamentarian-4; Annual Staff-3, 4; Rouser Staff-3; FFA Chapter Sweetheart-4; Carnival Queen Candidate-2; Homecoming Queen; JV Cheerleader-1; Girls Basketball Cheer- queen-2, 3; Football Cheerleader-4; Wrestling Cheerleader-2, 3, 4; Cheerqueen-4; Speech Club-1; Captain Pioneer Patrol-2; Pioneer Club-2, 3, 4; Secretary of Pioneer Club-4; Class President-2; Class Secretary-1; Band-1, 2, 3, 4; Jazz Band-4; Chorus-1, 2, 3, 4; Sandy 16- 4; Les Chanteuses-4; District Honor Band-2, 4; Pep Club-1, 2, 4; Vice-President of Pep Club-2; Prom Queen Candidate-4; Best Look- ing-4; Nicest Smile-4. Reece Ophus: Perfect Attendance-2; Nearly Perfect-1, 4; CYC-1, 2,3, 4; FFA-1,3, 4; Youth Fitness Achievement Award-2; Track-3; Basket- ball-1, 2, 3, 4; Pioneer Club-3, 4; District 9-C All-Tournament Bas- ketball Team-4; Most Rebounds Trophy-4; Prom King Candidate-4. Mark Reichelt: Pioneer Club-2, 3, 4; Football-1, 2, 4; Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4; Most Assists-4; Freethrow Trophy-4; Track-1, 2; Chorus-1, 2, 3, 4; Sandy 16-2, 3, 4; CYC; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; FHA-4; Pep Club-1, 2; Carnival King Attendant-2, 3; Carnival King Candidate-4; Prom King Candidate-4; Student Council Representative-3, 4. Penny Robertson: Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4; Captain-4; Pioneer Club-2, 3, 4; President-4; Honor Society-2, 3, 4; President-3; Track-1, 2, 3; Volleyball-3; Co-Captain-3; Choir 1, 2, 3; Band-1, 2, 3; FHA-1, 2, 3, 4; District Vice-President-3; FFA-4; Pep Club-1, 2; Pioneer Patrol-2; Class Student Council Representative-4; Class Secretary-4; Girls State Alternate; Annual Staff-4; Who's Who-3, 4; Silver Tray-4; Prom Candidate-4; Honorable Mention All-Conference Basketball- 3; Most Improved Basketball-3; Most Inspirational Volleyball-3; Second Team All-Conference Basketball-4; Most Assists-4; Most Inspirational Basketball-4. Craig Turk: Football-1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball-1, 2, 3, 4; FFA-1, 2, 3, 4; FFA Sentinel-4; Pep Club-4; Pioneer Club-2, 3, 4; Most Valuable Football Player-4; Most Valuable Back-4; Hardest Hitter-3, 4; First Team All- Conference Linebacker-3, 4; First Team All-Conference Running Back-4; Honorable Mention All-State Linebacker-4; Class C All-Star Game Player-4; Boys State Alternate; Weightlifting-2, 3, 4; Pioneer Patrol-2; Carnival King Candidate-1; Prom King Candidate-4. Darla Tyler: Pep Club-1, 2; FHA-1, 2; Basketball-1, 2; Pioneer Club- 2, 3, 4; Track-1, 2, 3; Most Improved Track-1; Most Inspirational Track-3; Annual Staff-3, 4; Editor-4; Library Staff-2, 3, 4; Pioneer Patrol-2; Shyest-4; Best Physique-4. Dan Wall: Football-2, 3; Wrestling-2, 3; FFA-3, 4. Lana Welty: Band-1, 2, 3, 4; Honor Band-3, 4; Jazz Band-4; Pep Band- 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir-1, 2, 3, 4, Sandy 16-4; Les Chanteuse-4; Pep Club-1, 2, 3, 4; Speech-1, 2, 3, 4; President-4; National Forensic League-1, 2, 3, 4; NFL-Double Ruby (Degree of Distinction)-4; State Championship (Debate)-4; FHA-1, 2, 3, 4; Vice President-4; Honor Society-2, 3, 4; Secretary-4; Representative to Student Council-3; Track-2; Pioneer Patrol-2; Girls State Alternate-3; Who's Who-3, 4; Carnival M.C.-4; Presidential Physical Fitness Award-2; CYC Parish Council Repre- sentative-2. Ronnie Williams: Football-1, 2; Pep Club-1; FHA-1, 2; Pioneer Pa- trol-2. Jim Winters: Drama-1, 2, 3, 4; Outstanding Thespian-1, 4; Com- pelled in National Tourney-3; FHA-1, 2, 3, 4; FHA Officer-4; Pep Club-1, 2, 3, 4; President-4; School Play-4; Assistant Director; Sec- ond Lead Role. Darla Tyler: Basketball-1, 2; Pep Club-1; FHA-1, 2; Pioneer Club-2, 3, 4, Pioneer Patrol-2; Honor Society-4; Track-1, 2, 3; Most Im- proved-!; Most Dedicated-3; Shyest-4; Best Physique-4. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS AND Senior Sponsors and Officers, L to R: Sponsor Jim Martin, Vice- President Jeff Herzog, Secretary Penny Robertson, President Roger Barsotti, Sponsor Orville Grasdock. Most Witty-Brian Gasvoda and Dawn Halverson Best Physique-Ty Cline and Darla Tyler Most likely to have the most kids-Lana Welty and Reece Ophus Most likely to succeed-Rick Denning and Ren- ate Finke Most Athletic-Ty Cline and Penny Robertsor Nicest Eyes-Mark Reichelt and Susan Holmes PERSONALITY AWARD WINNERS Best Dressed-Susan Holmes and Chris Hughes Most Accident Prone-Dan Wall and Dawn Halverson Rowdiest and Class Clowns-Reece Ophus and Dawn Halverson Nicest Smile-Craig Turk and Shona Martin Nicest Hair-Susan Holmes and Craig Turk Best Looking-Ty Cline and Shona Martin Shyest-Dan Wall and Darla Tyler Biggest Bookworms-Ronnie Wil- liams and Renate Finke Rog Hulk Barsotti gives the camera a threat- ening look. THE 1986 Susan Marie Holmes Richard Warren Denning m Brian Matthew Gasvoda Mark Christopher Reichelt HIGH SCHOOL Ronnie Eugene Williams Jerry Allen LaBuda Dawn Leigh Halverson Shona Lynn Martin Danial George Wall Kenneth Robert Martin SENIOR CLASS Roger Allan Barsotti Renate Ann Finke Tyrone Reese Cline Christopher John Hughes SENIOR SNEAK: ] FERRIS BUELLERS DAY OFF GRADUATION: Above: Retiring superintendent Boyd Romine delivered his last graduation address on May 21, 1986. Right: Mr. Barsotti presented Don and Rita Robertson with the salutatorian award, won by their daughter Penny. Below: Penny Robertson delivered her salutatorian speech to her fellow classmates and community. Lower Right: Vale- dictorian Renate Finke gave an encouraging speech to the graduat- ing people and their family, encouraging them to make the most of their talents and potentials. Her speech was well received by friends and classmates alike. MAKING THE GRADE Qraduation is a chance to touch the horizon , !But... first there must he lole, sadness, fiear joy, giving, taking . . . and mostly lining. It’s Been Fun! Q JUNIORS: STAYING ALIVE Scott Chauvet Shane Cline Kris Coryell Trina Darlington Todd Dumas Debbie Alderdice Kelly Ament Marietta Bahnmiller Karen Bitz John Cavitt Darren Gasvoda Gretchen Gasvoda Leah Genereux Wayne Grasdock Doug Jappe Larry Jappe Colleen Keller Kelly Kidd Tracy Kulbeck Becky Meredith Paul Merrill Corinna Ophus Demra Ophus Sonia Phalen Monique Robertson Shannon Rutledge Claudia Roshke Sean Stack Renee Williams JUNIORS ARE BREAKIN Wayne Grasdock provided listen- ing enjoyment for the people who attended the Pep Assemblies and sporting events throughout the year. Putting the finishing touches on a Christmas wreath, Shane Cline, a member of the FFA Chapter, sits back and admires his finished project. The Chapter made and hung wreaths around the commu- nity during the Christmas season. Taking a breather from singing, one of her favorite hobbies, Clau- dia Rosche smiles for the camera. Being a junior can sometimes get a person in trouble. Here it seems that Lorna Courtnage is up to some Mischief. Leah Genereux relaxes at T's with some friends. SOPHOMORES: THE GOONIES Sean Beers Clay Dixon Jim Dumas Bruce Gasvoda Cindy Gasvoda Eric Gasvoda Theresa Genereux Margie Gibbons Janae Graff Loran Hankins Lorraine Hankins Allan LaBuda Michelle Lackner Paul Lund Shelley Martin Carl Nicholson Don Pegar Michelle Peterson Ron Pribyl Shawn Rettig Shari Robinson Trina Turner Lorraine Wilson — SOPHOMORES: FAST TIMES AT BIG SANDY HIGH Theresa Genereux tries on Mark Reichelt's shorts for size. If they fit, maybe she'll start a new fad! Below: Shelley Martin tests the Pep Club's popcorn during the half-time of one of the boys' basketball games. Margie Gibbons cheers the girls' basket-ball team onto a second place position at the State tournament. Below: Don Johnson's female counterpart, Michelle Lackner flashes a smile as she patrols the halls of Big Sandy High during noon hour. FRESHMEN: THE BREAKFAST CLUB Jennifer Solberg Carie Sternberg Fred Terry Karen Thornton MAKING THE GRADE Above: Kyra Courtnage fires away with hopes that her ef- fort will be worthwhile. Be- low: Dan Bahnmiller and Dirk Beyer seem to be saying, Wow! This is a Night in Heaven! Above: Karen Kettering is lost in thought while she prepares to work on her Oral Interp. Left: Having friends is crucial for surviving high school, and it looks like Teri Robertson and Jennifer Denning will agree with that! Lower Left: Working hard during the off season proved to be worth- while for Charna Ophus, who received the Most Improved Player award. EVERYBODY'S GOING 'FOOTLOOSE!'' 1 1 Above: At one of the pep as- semblies, some of the sopho- more girls say that Staying Alive is sometimes diffi- cult. Below: Using Weird Science, Mr. Grasdock and Colin Christofferson say that they're going to win the Livestock Judging! Above: The Big Sandy FFA Chapter held their Livestock Judging Day in the fall. Jeff Turner and Eric Beyer try their hand at judging horses. Right: Senior Reece Ophus claims that he's surrounded by Heavenly Bodies. Be- low: During the dark, cold winter, students often wish for spring. Here Lorna Courtnage and Roger Bar- sotti show their joy that Va- cation is on the way! JUNIOR HIGH SEVENTH GRADE: MY FAVORITE YEAR Carla Cook Jason Davidson Josh Denning Kenny Gibbons Mindi Goll Andria Beers Traci Berlinger Jennifer Bold Adam Cecrle Shelley Chauvet Paul Graff Jerry Jappe Kristin Kulbeck Laurence LaBuda Kim Nepil Landa Ophus Cody Pavlovick Mike Pavlovick Chris Pegar Lance Peterson Scott Pleninger Debbie Pribyl Troy Robertson Tera Silvius Kole Ulmen BUSTIN' LOOSE! ' CHAMBER OF HORRORS Jeremy Denning Angela Drew Jamie Fry Dana Gasvoda Chad Green Barry Ament David Bahnmiller Eric Beyer Pam Courtnage Rachel Darlington Kevin Grubb Denise Kralich Shannon Loudermilk Scott Marshall Tim Meredith Sherri Otto Jenny Pavlovick Allison Quinn Richard Roth Tracey Rowe Kelly Rutledge Shaud Schwarzbach Jason Sluggett Jeff Turner Valerie Tyler Shawn Webster Rachel Welty AUTOGRAPHS EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION Under the direction of band director Jim Martin, the eighth grade class sang Heaven for their graduation exercises held on Wednesday, May 21. Along with her friends, Denise Kralich smiles at the thought of enter- ing high school and attacking new challenges. Walking down the aisle, Dave Bahnmiller is amazed at the fact he has completed eight years of education and is now beginning is remaining four. AGAINST ALL ODDS Upper left: Receiving a handshake from his father, Shawn Webster tells his friends he can't wait to open up his graduation gifts. Middle left: Since the weather was terrific on the afternoon of May 21, the graduates were able to go outside to receive their gifts and handshakes. Lower left: The eighth grade class of 1986. Above: Jeff Turner beams as he makes his way up to the stage for his diploma. Below: Richard Roth walks anxiously through the auditorium, waiting for the moment to get his diploma. JUNIOR HIGH BOYS' BASKETBALL: PURELY PHYSICAL Eighth Graders: Front row, left to right: Kevin Grubb, Jeremy Denning, Tim Meredith, Dave Bahnmiller, Eric Beyer, Richard Roth; Second row: Barry Ament, Scott Marshall, Shaud Schwarzbach, Kelly Rutledge, Shawn Webster, Chad Green, Jeff Turner. Kenny Gibbons dribbles past Matt Beers in one of the junior high games. Seventh Graders: Front row, left to right: Cody Pavlovick, Mike Pavlovick, Troy Robert- son, Kole Ulmen, Chris Pegar; Second row: Kenny Gibbons, Lance Peterson, Jerry Jappe, Paul Graff, Laurence LaBuda, Adam Cercle. Adam Cercle, a seventh grader, plays defense in one of the exciting junior high games. JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS' BASKETBALL: ALL THE RIGHT MOVES Jr. High Girls' Basketball team, Front row, 1. to r.: Kim Nepil, Mindy Goll, Shelley Chauvet, Val Tyler chases after a loose ball in an attempt Traci Berlinger, Debbie Pribyl, Landa Ophus, Carla Cook, Terra Silvius, Second row: to save the game. Shannon Loudermilk, Tracy Rowe, Pam Courtnage, Angie Drew, Denise Kralich, Rachel Darlington, Sherri Otto, Val Tyler. Above left: Tracy Rowe practices her offensive skills against the Rocky Boy Northern Stars. Above right: Tracy Rowe tries to push the Pioneers ahead by making her free throws. WARRIORS OF THE WASTELAND FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION PRINCIPAL AND SECRETARY The choice of movies as the theme for this year's annual is an excellent one. Just as the movies serve as a recorded history of our society, so, too, does this Pio- neer annual serve as a record of this past year. As other classes have done over the past years, the Class of 1986 will take leave of us and go on to seek new goals and new challenges. This Pioneer annual will therefore help serve as a record of their accom- plishments during their final year here. This year's annual staff is to be congratulated on its effort in organizing and producing this year's record of our school activities. Just as we can watch old mov- ies on the late show to see how society was, we will be able to browse through our 1986 Pioneer in the years to come in order to reminisce the happenings of this year. James Barsotti JAMES BARSOTTI SECRETARY SHERRI HEPPNER A nri TEACHERS TEACHERS Jim Martin-Elementary and High School Band and Chorus Roy Lackner-Typing I, Bookkeeping, Personal Business, and Girl's Basketball Coach Orville Grasdock-Earth Science, Physics, Algebra Geometry, Computers, Science Club Advisor, and Pre-Chemistry DR. SUESS FESTIVAL Dave Nelson-Physical Education, Dri- vers Education, Football Coach Christine Brumwell-7th and 8th grade math, Math IV, Geometry Bill Thompson-English, Typing II, Jour- nalism, Office Occupation, Yearbook Staff Advisor TEACHERS Lawrence Green-World History, Eng- lish, Library Staff and Honor Society Ad- visor Robert Mehlhoff-Algebra, math. Chem- istry Helen Maxwell-Home Economics, FHA Advisor, and Guidance Counselor SUPERINTENDENT AND CLERK CLERK NANCY JAPPE Superintendent's Message I find writing this message to be a very emotional experience. I am retiring this June 30th after work- ing in public education for the past thirty years with the last nineteen as District Superintendent for the Big Sandy Public Schools. First, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the graduating classes '68 through '86 for their support, contribu- tions and general concern in retaining the credibil- ity of the Big Sandy Public Schools throughout my tenure here. Second, to all the students who will continue their education here in Big Sandy, despite recent adversities, keep up the hard work and through commitment and loyalty the Big Sandy Public Schools will retain and hopefully improve upon their fine tradition among schools in Mon- tana. Thanks again. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Arnie Gasvoda Bob Quinn Glen Ophus Stan Weaver Ron Pearson Jon Tester CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ANNUAL STAFF The 1986 Annual Staff consisted of: Kelly Ament, Lorna Courtnage, Marietta Bahnmiller, Shannon Rutledge, Dawn Halverson, Renate Finke, and Darla Tyler. Top Left: Senior Editor Darla Tyler takes a break from her pages to flash a smile. Center: Senior Business Manager Renate Finke smiles at the thought of a completed annual. Top Right: Although they have busy schedules with Basketball and other activities, Junior Business Manager Marietta Bahnmiller and Kelly Ament make time to help create the 1986 PIONEER. Lower Right- Lorna Courtnage announces that she's finished another page! Lower Center: Photographer Dawn Halverson shows the camera one of her rowdier moods! Lower Right: Junior Editor Shannon Rutledge claims she has come up with a new idea for a page! ROUSER STAFF Marietta and Kelly discuss ideas for the Rouser. Left: The Staff, L to R: Scott Chauvet, Chris Hughes, Lorna Courtnage, Shannon Rutledge, Kelly Ament, Jim Winters, Darla Tyler and Marietta Bahnmiller. Below: Shannon Rutledge rushes to reach the dread- ed deadline. Beany and Cecil are hard at work. Left: Educating Lorna has proven to be quite a task at BSHS. LIBRARY AND OFFICE STAFF Being a junior means having lots of studies. Here Karen Bitz experiences Close Encounters of the worst kind-Homework! The Library Staff can help a student find The Right Stuff he needs for research or for reading pleasure. They are, L to R: Renate Finke, Darla Tyler, Scott Chauvet, Rick Denning, Jason Davidson, Advisor Mr. Green. Taking a break from her office duties, Tracy Kulbeck brushes her hair with hopes that her White Knight will soon appear! Office Staff, L to R: Michelle Lackner, Susan Holmes, Debbie Allderdice, Renate Finke, Leah Genereux, Karen Bitz, Tracy Kulbeck. HONOR SOCIETY GIRLS' AND BOYS' STATE To be eligible for Honor Society, a stu- dent must rank on the Honor Roll for two consecutive quarters. They must be approved by the faculty and Honor Soci- ety and its advisor. The purpose of this society is to create an enthusiasm for the development of char- acter in students of Big Sandy High School. Honor Society, seated: Shawn Rettig, Eric Gasvoda, Karen Bitz, Margie Gibbons, Michelle Peterson, Corinna Ophus, Shannon Rutledge, Janae Graff, Kris Coryell, Colleen Keller, Shelley Martin. Standing, Senior members, Rick Denning, Penny Robertson, Renate Finke, Shona Martin, Rod Marten, Roger Barsotti, advisor Mr. Green. Girls' and Boys' State Delegates, L to R: alternate Roger Barsotti, alternate Penny Robertson, alternate Craig Turk, Renate Finke, Rick Denning, alternate Lana Welty, Rod Marten. To be eligible for Girls' and Boys' State, a student must be a junior and be selected by the faculty. They are sponsored by the American Legion, P.T.A., Rotary, Masons, and the Soil Conservation Dis- trict. Students attend this week-long conven- tion in the summer to learn the roles of people in government positions. STUDENT COUNCIL: Above: the 1985-86 Student Council Officers arePresi- dent- Rod Marten, Vice President-Tracy Kulbeck, Secre- tary Treasurer-Jerry LaBuda. Left: The 1986-87 Student Council Officers are- President- Wayne Grasdock, Vice President- Leah Genereux, Secre- tary Treasurer-Eric Gasvoda. Student Council members are: Front row, 1. to r.: Karen Bitz, Laurence LaBuda, Troy Robertson, Doug Jappe, Dan Bahnmiller; Second row: Jim Barsotti, Chris Hughes, Mark Reichelt, Roger Barsotti, Penny Robertson, Rick Denning, Dawn Halverson, Shawn Rettig, Lorna Courtnage; Third row: Barry Ament, Scott Marshall, Rod Marten, Tracy Kulbeck, Jerry LaBuda. n ALL THE PRINCIPAL'S MEN CLASS OFFICERS Left, Juniors: sponsor Mrs. Mangold; President Leah Genereux; Student Council Representative Karen Bitz; Secretary Wayne Grasdock; Vice-President Kelly Ament; Sponsor Mrs Brumwell. Below, Eight Graders: Vice-President Kelly Rutledge, Student Council Representative Scott Marshall; Student Council Repre- sentative Barry Ament; Sponsor Mr. Nelson; President Chad Green; Secretary Jenny Pavlovick. Not Pictured: Mrs. Maxwell, Sponsor. Left, Sophomores: Sponsor Mr. Mangold, Secretary Cindy Gas- voda; President Sean Beers; Vice-President Allan LaBuda, Stu- dent Council Representative Shawn Rettig; Sponsor Mrs. Gener- eux. Left, Freshman: Sponsor Mr. Mehlhoff; President Darrin Craig; Student Council Representative Dan Bahnmiller; Vice-President Troy Kidd; Secretary Colin Christofferson; Sponsor Mr. Brum- well. Above, Seventh Graders: Sponsor Mr. Green; Student Council Representatives Troy Robertson and Laurence LaBuda; Vice-President Kristin Kulbeck; Secretary Chris Pegar; President Jerry Jappe; Sponsor Mr. Nelson. SCIENCE CLUB Above: Science Club members top row: Mr. Grasdoclc, sponsor, Marietta Bahnmiller, Doug Jappe, John Cavitt, Kelly Kidd, Kelly Rutledge, Shaud Schwarzback, Angie Simon, Gaye Genereux, sponsor, Jeremy Denning. Kneeling: Colleen Keller, Leah Genereux, Shannon Rutledge, Kevin Grubb, Carey Sternberg, Dave Bahnmiller, Tim Meredith. Doug Jappe researches knowledge for his research paper. Angie Simon takes a breather after working on her science project. PIONEER PATROL Apple Dumpling Gang Left to right: Margie Gibbons, Michelle Peterson, Shawn Rettig, Shelley Martin, Eric Gasvoda, Cindy Gasvoda, Carl Nicolson, Janae Graff Janae is Dressed to Kill CD FHA AND GUIDANCE STAFF: HOT STUFF FHA members, bottom row, from left to right: Jim Winters, Rod Marten, Lana Welty, Lorna Courtnage, Brian Gasvoda Rick Denning, Charna Ophus, Penny Robertson, Shona Martin, Mark Reichelt, Theresa Genereux, Tracy Kulbeck, Michelle Lackner; Second row: Renate Finke, Kelly Kidd, Monique Robertson, Cindy Gasvoda, Dawn Halverson, Jenny Denning, Shelley Martin, Shay Halverson, Janae Graff, Sonia Phalen, Marietta Bahnmiller; Third row: Margie Gibbons, Claudia Linnae, Shannon Rutledge, Colleen Keller, Renee Williams, Michelle Peterson, Sean Beers, Shannon Rettig, Kyra Courtnage, Nedra Gasvoda, Jennifer Solberg, Brian Rowe, Mark Lund. Guidance Staff, from left to right: Mark Lund, Dan Bahnmiller, Shelley Kidd Martin, Kelly Kidd, Janae Graff FFA: CHILDREN OF THE CORN  Members of the Future Farmers of America are: front row, left to right: Ty Cline, Larry Jappe, Brian Gasvoda, Jeff Herzog, Ken Martin, Craig Turk, Shona Martin, Sean Stack, Mark Reichelt, Roger Barsotti, Shane Cline, Jerry LaBuda, Reece Ophus, Dan Wall; Second row: Darren Gasvoda, Shawn Rettig, Don Pegar, Scott Chauvet, Jim Dumas, Shawn LePine, E an Bahnmiller, Troy Kidd, Ron Pribyl, Scott Kulbeck, Bruce Gasvoda; Third row: Robert Nelson, Advisor, Paul Lund, Gretchen Gasvoda, Corinna Ophus, Penny Robertson, Eric Gasvoda, Dirk Beyer, Clay Dixon, Ted Pursley, Todd Dumas, Shane Gasvoda, Brian Rowe, Mark Lund, Alan LaBuda. Left; Students compete in the Annual Livestock Judging Contest hosted by the FFA. Below: FFA advisor, Robert Nelson, demon- strates how to make a Christmas wreath to his Shop class students. Right: The 1985-86 FFA President Brian Gasvoda led his chapter in many activities throughout the year. FORENSICS AND DRAMA: The State ABC Champion Forensic and Drama Teams. Front row: Kelly Kidd, Shay Halverson; Second row: Doug Jappe, Jennifer Denning, Teri Robertson, Karen Kettering, Angie Simon, Colleen Keller; Third row: Coach Ulmen, Jim Winters, Rod Marten, Rick Denning, Lana Welty, Susan Holmes, Renate Finke. Left: Glenn Braun, the Speech Club's official'' bus driver. Right: Coach intro- duces the team at a pep rally. Rod Mar- ten won the right to attend the NFL Na- tional Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June, 1986. Below: Drama coach Gayla Wortman Solberg encourages freshmen Teri Robertson and Angie Simon be- tween rounds at a AA tournament. TOP GUNS Christine Ulmen, forensics coach and chair- man of the MHSA Forensics committee, takes a break after a long day of tabulating debate scores. Above: Members of the Forensics Team at the State Tournament in Great Falls, January 25, 1986. Below: Mrs. Ulmen awards Gene and Cora Lee Welly a plaque for their years of service to the Speech program at the annual Extravaganza on April 6, 1986. MISCELLANEOUS THE MOVIE: Above: The Big Sandy High School Choir consists of bottom left-Kelly Kidd, Corinna Ophus, Karen Bitz, Margie Gibbons, Janae Graff: Second row-Shona Martin, Michelle Peterson, Colleen Keller, Cindy Gasvoda, Shari Robinson, Jeni Denning, Michelle Lackner; Third row-Susan Holmes, Leah Genereux, Teri Robertson, Nedra Gasvoda, Carey Sternberg, Karen Kettering, Trina Turner, Danielle Bitz; Fourth row-Monique Robertson, Kris Coryell, Renee Williams, Barbie Butler. Angie Simon, Jennifer Solberg, Shannon Rettig, Shay Halverson, Kyra Courtnage, Claudia Linnae, Lana Welty; Fifth row-Gretchen Gasvoda, Shannon Rutledge, Sonia Phalen, Kelly Ament, Lorna Courtnage. Dan Bahnmiller, Paul Lund. Paul Merrill, Mark Reichelt. Carl Nicholson, Shawn Rettig. Marietta Bahnmiller. Dawn Halverson, Rcnate Finke; Below left: Diane Martin has accompanied many music groups, such as concert choir and Sandy 16, and vocal solos this year. Below right: Members of Sandy 16. Earl Boettcher. Mark Reichelt. Sue Holmes, and Karen Bitz. have sung for many occasions including the State Music festival in Helena. A CHORUS LINE Left: Les Chanteuse are: front row-Michelle Peterson, Susan Holmes, Leah Genereux, Mar- gie Gibbons, Claudia Linnae; Back row-Shona Martin, Janae Graff, Renate Finke, Karen Bitz, Lana Welty, Corinna Ophus. Below: Sandy Sweethearts consist of front row-Michelle Peterson, Dawn Halverson, Cindy Gasvoda, Shannon Rutledge, Margie Gib- bons; Back row-Colleen Keller, Sonia Phalen, Monique Robertson, Kelly Kidd, Janae Graff, Lorna Courtnage, Kelly Ament. Above: The Freshman Girls are: front row-Teri Robertson, Nedra Gasvoda, Carey Sternberg, Karen Kettering, Jeni Denning; Back row- Shannon Rettig, Jennifer Solberg, Shay Halverson, Danielle Bitz, Kyra Courtnage, Barbie But- ler. THE JAZZ SINGERS Sandy 16 are front row-Mi- chelle Peterson, Susan Holmes, Shona Martin, Janae Graff, Karen Bitz, Danielle Bitz, Lana Welty, Corinna Ophus; Back row-Leah Gener- eux. Renate Finke, Paul Lund, Paul Merrill, Mark Reichelt, Shawn Rettig, Margie Gib- bons. Left: Sandy 16 practices All My Tri- als before their performance at the District Music Festival in Cut Bank. Above: Michelle Peterson sings Bee- thoven's I Love Thee for the Annu- al Music Recital. THE PIED PIPERS The Woodwind Section of the Concert Band: Front row-Flutes Michelle Peter- son, Renate Finke, Terra Silvius, Shan- non Rettig, Shelley Martin, Carey Stern- berg, Colleen Keller, Jeni Denning; Sec- ond row-Clarinets; Debbie Pribyl, Carla Cook, Jennifer Bold, Lianna Ophus, Ka- ren Kettering, Janae Graff, Lana Welty, Shona Martin, Michelle Lackner; Third row-Saxophones: Angie Drew, Rachel Welty, Kole Ulmen, Scott Marshall, Ne- dra Gasvoda, Kelly Rutledge, Val Tyler, Barbie Butler, Leah Genereux, Kevin Grubb, Denise Kralich. Members of the Pep Band add enthusiasm and enter- tainment to the basketball games. THE SOUND OF MUSIC Left: The Brass Section of the Concert Band-front row: Adam Cecrle, Mike Pavlovick, Mark Reichelt, Dan Bahnmiller, Mark Lund, Corinna Ophus, Back row: Josh Denning, Dave Bahnmiller, Lance Peterson. Cindy Gasvoda, Paul Merrill, Shaud Schwartzbach; Below: High School Jazz Band-front row: Colleen Keller. Michelle Peterson, Renate Finke. Lana Welty, Shona Martin. Middle row: Carl Nicholson, Kole Ulmen, Nedra Gasvoda, Leah Genereux, Barbie Butler, Kevin Grubb, Janae Graff; Back row Corinna Ophus. Mark Lund. Wayne Grasdock, Dan Bahnmiller, Paul Merrill, Shaud Scnwartzbach, Dave Bahnmiller, Lance Peterson, Josh Denning. Above: Mr. Martin, head of the Music Department, livens up a pep rally by belting out a tune on the tuba. Right: Car Nicholson, bass guitar, and Janae Graff, electric synthesizer, both add a pop sound the both the jazz and pep band. TEENAGE CRUISERS l SPORTS GIRLS BASKETBALL: The 1985-86 Varsity Team. Front row L to R: Penny Robertson, Marietta Bahnmiller, Coach Roy Lackner, Charna Ophus, Shari Robinson. Middle row L to R: Theresa Genereux, Lorna Court- nage, Michelle Lackner, Cindy Gasvoda, Danielle Bitz, Barbie Butler, Kelly Ament, Shelley Martin. Back row, managers Corinna Ophus and Darla Tyler. The Big Sandy Pioneers made a great showing during the 1985 basketball season. The girls had a 26-1 season, capturing the 9C Conference Title, the Northern Division Title, and State Runner-up. This was Big Sandy's fourth undefeated season with 73 straight confer- ence wins. This was an outstanding year for Coach Lackner as he captured his 202nd win. | “ALL THE RIGHT MOVES | The 1985-86 Junior Varsity Team. Front row L to R: Cindy Gasvoda, Michelle Lackner, Barbie Butler, Coach Roy Lackner. Back row L to R: Karen Kettering, Carie Sternberg, Shannon Rettig, Danielle Bitz, Gretchen Gasvoda, Kyra Courtnage, Nedra Gasvoda. BOYS' BASKETBALL 1985-86 Varsity Basketball Team, L to r: Paul Merrill, Troy Kidd, Coach Bill Thompson, Darrin Craig, Carl Nicholson, Mark Reichelt, Brad Halter, Sean Stack, Dan Bahnmiller, Chris Hughes, Craig Turk, Reece Ophus. 1985-86 Junior Varsity Members, L to R: Sean Beers, Troy Kidd, Paul Lund, Dirk Beyer, Coach Roy Lackner, Colin Christofferson, Carl Nicholson, Don Lee Pegar, Brian Rowe, Scott Kulbeck. DO IT OR DIE i Although he was only a freshman. Brad Halter provided the Pioneers with lots of hustle and muscle. Here he is going up for a shot against the Northern Stars from Rocky Bov Senior guard Craig Turk is shown devising a plan that will produce a field goal for the Pio- neers. Substitutes Carl Nicholson and Dan Bahn- miller played a big role for the Pioneers this year. Often the younger players can provide the team with The Right Stuff that older players cannot. Sophomore guard Sean Beers showed a lot of promise this year to be a valuable asset to the Pio- neers in years to come. Here he is pushing the pace down the floor with hopes of raising the score. ... Senior Mark Reichelt lead the team in assists. Here Wing-shooter Brad Halter puts it up for two while he is ieading everybody down the court on a fast Craig Turk anticipates the outcome of the shot. break BIG SANDY FOOTBALL Middle left: Roger Barsotti and Eric Gas- voda make sure their tackling duties are complete, yet neat. Middle Right: Shawn Rettig hurries to assist his teammate during a vital play in the game. Left. A Pioneer in a time of defeat, not a pretty sight. Right: Leah Genereux cheers her favorite team on during an afternoon game. “THE TERMINATORS This page, top center: The seniors leading the way for the pioneers were from L to R: Jerry LaBuda, Ty Cline, Roger Barsotti, Craig Turk, Chris Hughes, and Mark Reichelt. Middle left: Coach Dave Nelson and Assistant Coach Ben Jenkins produced a grand team through great leadership and support. Middle right: The team was also supported greatly through the cheerleading skills of Leah, Shona, and Karen. Opposite page. Back row, L to R: Scott Chauvet, Roger Barsotti, Jerry LaBuda, Craig Turk, Jeff Herzog, Chris Hughes, Ty Cline, Mark Reichelt, and Ken Martin. Middle row L to R: Don Pegar, Eric Gasvoda, Paul Merrill, Larry Jappe, Darrin Gasvoda, Shane Cline, Wayne Grasdock, Clay Dixon, Shawn Rettig, and Ron Pribyl. Front row L to R: Manager Shawn Webster, Brad Halter, Darin Craig, Dirk Beyer, Sean Beers, Shane Gasvoda, Mark Lund, Scott Kulbeck, and Manager Barry Ament. Bottom Left: Leah looks on in an- ticipation during a home game. WRESTLING Back row L to R - Kenny Martin, Ty Cline, John Halter. Middle L to R - Jim Dumas, Wayne Grasdock, Shane Cline, Larry Jappe. Front row L to R - Eric Gasvoda, Bruce Gasvoda, Ron Pribyl, Shawn Rettig, Tod Dumas. Coach Ron Mangold. Seniors Kenny Martin and John Halter take a moment to reflect on the thoughts of their high school wrestling careers. Both Pioneers did an excellent job for the team. Coach Ron Mangold watches with Shawn Rettig and Josh Denning as a Pioneer Wrestler battles an opponent. TAKEDOWN Junior Wayne Gradock contributed a lot to the Wrestling team this year. He won the Quick Pin award, and here it looks like he's using his speed to overpower his opponent. Taking up an activity and sticking with it will usually, in the long run, pay off. Ty Cline was in wrestling ever since grade school, and all his hard work finally paid off his senior year. Ty won the State Champion- ship, and here he is shown receiving one of his many honors. Senior John Halter and his mother walk proud- ly to the awards stand. TRACK Above left: Distance runner Wayne Grasdock, through many hours of hard work, sweat, and sore muscles, won many of his events throughout tl year. Above right: Most Improved Girl Trackster Charna Ophus made an impressive debut in high school track, completing the season with a sixt place finish in the State 800 Meter Run. CHARIOTS OF FIRE Sophomore Shawn Rettig, Boys' Most Improved, not only competed in the long jump shown here but also competed well in the pole vault. Below: Most Valuable Girl Track- ster Nedra Gasvoda is shown here breaking the tape. Nedra made an experienced showing, placing highly at many of the meets during the year. Left: Junior Paul Merrill broke the tape for many of his races all year long. Paul and Wayne Grasdock shared the Boys' Most Valuable. Below: Barbie Butler competed in the sprints this year, and she also ran the hurdles. Here she is shown running the 110 Meter Hurdles. VOLLEYBALL Front Row, Left to Right: Renee Williams, Lianna Ophus, Teri Robertson, Michelle Peterson, and Nedra Gasvoda. Row 2: Cindy Gasvoda, Kris Coryell, Trina Turner, and Shannon Rettig. Row 3: Shelley Chauvet, Manager; Coach Carrie Torgenson, and Shay Halverson, Manager. Row 4: Sonia Phalen, Jennifer Solberg and Charna Ophus. SUPERGIRLS THE CHOSEN Above: Girls' Basketball Cheerleaders- Margie Gib- bons, Jenny Denning and Mi- chelle Peterson. Below: Wrestling Cheer- leaders- Shelley Martin, Karen Bitz and Shona Martin. Above: Football Cheer- leaders- Shona Martin, Leah Genereux and Karen Bitz. Below: Varsity Boys' Bas- ketball Cheerleaders- Tra- cy Kulbeck and Lorna Courtnage. Left: JV Boys' Cheerleaders- Barbie Butler, Kyra Courtnage and Carrie Sternberg. Above: Jr. High Cheerleaders- Jenny Pavlovick, Allison Quinn, Rachel Welty, Angela Drew, Denise Kralich, Rachel Darlington, Shannon Thurmen, Tracey Rowe, Valerie Tyler, Pam Courtnage, and Sherri Otto. Pep Club: Top: Mindi Goll, Kristin Kulbeck, Kim Nepil, Pam Courtnage, Valerie Tyler, Sherri Otto, Angela Drew, Kenny Gibbons, Paul Graff. 2nd row: Jeremy Denning, Kevin Grubb, Eric Beyer, Chad Green, Scott Marshall, Barry Ament, Denise Kralich, Rachel Darlington, Shannon Thurmen, Shaud Schwarzbach, Tracey Rowe. 3rd row: Jeff Turner, Kyra Courtnage, Shannon Rettig, Jennifer Solberg, Teri Robertson, Nedra Gasvoda, Carrie Sternberg, Barbie Butler, Lance Peterson, Adam Cecrle, Josh Denning, Jenny Denning. 4th row: Dirk Beyer, Troy Kidd, Shona Martin, Shelley Martin, Shay Halverson, Susan Holmes, Danielle Bitz, Trina Turner, Shawn Lepine, Troy Robertson. 5th row: Dawn Halverson, Lana Welty, Lorna Courtnage, Jerry LaBuda, Shari Robinson, Craig Turk, Karen Bitz, Scott Chauvet, Shelley Chauvet, Michelle Peterson, Laurence LaBuda. 6th row: Renate Finke, Kelly Kidd, Sonia Phalen, Kelly Ament, Mark Reichelt, Leah Genereux, Chris Hughes, Tracy Kulbeck, Debbie Alderdice, Trina Darlington, Gretchen Gasvoda. 7th row: Janae Graff, Corinna Ophus, Cindy Gasvoda, Margie Gibbons, Shannon Rutledge, Marietta Bahnmiller, Jim Winters, Kris Coryell, Renee Williams, Demra Ophus, Rick Denning, and Mr. Martin. SPORTS MISCELLANEOUS ATHLETIC AWARDS VOLLEYBALL FOOTBALL Most Valuable Player Kris Coryell Most Valuable Player Most Improved Jennifer Solberg Craig Turk Most Improved Shane Cline Most Sets Michelle Peterson Most Valuable Back BOY'S BASKETBALL Craig Turk Most Valuable Linemen Most Valuable Player Roger Barsotti Chris Hughes Hardest Hitter Most Improved Craig Turk Paul Merrill Captains Craig Turk Most Assists Mark Reichelt Roger Barsotti Chris Hughes Most Inspirational Darrin Craig GIRLS' BASKETBALL Best Defense Most Valuable Player Brad Halter Marietta Bahnmiller Most Rebounds Most Improved Charna Ophus Reece Ophus Best Free Throw Percentage Most Rebounds Mark Reichelt Marietta Bahnmiller WRESTLING Best Defense Charna Ophus Most Valuable Wrestler Ty Cline Most Assists Penny Robertson Most Inspirational Shawn Rettig Best Free Throw Percentage Shelley Martin Most Improved Ron Pribyl Most Inspirational Penny Robertson Most Pins Ron Pribyl Ty Cline Quickest Pin Wayne Grasdock GD GIRLS' TRACK Most Valuable Nedra Gasvoda Most Improved Charna Ophus BOYS' TRACK Most Valuable Paul Merrill Wayne Grasdock Most Improved Shawn Rettig PIONEER CLUB: ALL THE RIGHT STUFF Pioneer Club, bottom row, L to R: Marietta Bahnmiller, Sonia Phalen, Tracy Kulbeck, Penny Robertson, Cindy Gasvoda, Shannon Rutledge, Kris Coreyell, Renee Williams, Margie Gibbons, Darla Tyler, Scott Chauvet. Middle row, L to R: Shawn Rettig, Ken Martin, Reece Ophus, Kelly Ament, Mark Reichelt, Chris Hughes, Shona Martin, Wayne Grasdock, Larry Jappe, Shelley Martin. Top row, L to R: Jim Dumas, Roger Barsotti, Lorna Courtnage, Jerry LaBuda, Shari Robinson, Craig Turk, Ty Cline, Darren Gasvoda, Allen LaBuda, Paul Merrill. Pioneer Club advisor Dave Nelson smiles as he thinks of all the cakes that are waiting to be eaten at the Athletic Banquet. Pioneer Club President Penny Robertson takes a break from her activities by giving a back massage to an unknown person. ■ fSr CARNIVAL AND PROM CARNIVAL: Left: Lauretta LaBuda and Mark Rei- chelt represented the Senior class for the Carnival, which was held on Oc- tober 26. Below Left: Larry Jappe and Tracy Kulbeck were selected to repre- sent the Junior class. Middle: Sean Beers and Cindy Gasvoda were were nominated by their peers to represent the Sophomore class. Below right: Jennifer Solberg and Ted Pursley were chosen as the Freshman candi- dates for the 1986 Carnival. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WINNER While some youths are trying to figure out what to do next over the weekend, or finding their name in print for less positive reasons, John Cavitt might be found in a science lab checking out the progress of his latest bacteria experiment. A dedication to science that goes back as far as the seventh grade, brought John a First Grand Award in Microbiology in the 37th International Science and Engineering Fair in Fort Worth, Texas in a field of 656 international competitors. The achievements of this Big Sandy junior placed him in the top 4% of the competitors and in the top 27 students who received special awards. John has won best boy science project for the Montana Science Fair two years running for 1985 and 1986. According to Mrs. Genereux John won the American Society of Microbiology Award for three consecutive years, which she feels in unbelievable. He has racked up the U.S. Navy Distinguished Achievement Award, a leather stachel which he received two different years and various other Armed Forces Awards, and a long list of minor awards. John was in competition with young adults from 13 nations in Fort Worth. The projects were judged by over 800 judges from all kinds of national com- panies and every branch of the armed forces. What really won John the award, be- sides what he knew were the interviews with 13 judges for three and a half hours the first session and then the hour and a half second session, said Mrs. Genereux. John also had to present himself well during the interviews, know how to communicate the knowledge he had ac- quired, be good at typing, computer, writing, demonstrating, display tech- niques, all considered by the judges. He came home with $250 for the Microbi- ology Award for himself, and $250 for Big Sandy High School and a plaque for the school. NIRODUCIIOlif Of HAIRY fiOOl PIASMID Of n AORGBACIIRIUM BHI Ocms IRAMSCONJUGANI mo RHI OBIUM Minion RISUIIS AU6MINTED IN N0DU1A11 ON ON HOSI IIS - PROM: Right: Prom King and Queen Ty Cline and Susan Holmes. Below, Queen candidates, L to R: Dawn Halverson, Shona Martin, Penny Robertson, and Susan Holmes. Below, King candidates: Ty Cline, Reece Ophus, Craig Turk, and Mark Reichelt. XANADU The 1986 Junior-Senior Prom was held on April 19. The servers for the occasion were: Tera Silvius, Valerie Tyler, Scott Marshall, and Troy Robertson. The band Prototype performed for the evening. Approximately 50 couples attended. After the dance and crowning, class breakfasts were held. GOVERNMENT DAY The Really Rottens, which in- cluded Larry Jappe, Sean Stack, and Lorna Courtnage, presented a number of ideas in their platform which would have improved the school in various ways. The Scooby Doo's, including Shannon Rutledge, Corinna Ophus, and Marietta Bahnmiller, fought a tough battle against the victorious. Yogi Yahooies. The Yogi Yahooies, with Wayne Grasdock as President, Leah Genereux as Vice-President, and Eric Gasvoda as Secretary Treasurer, proved to everyone that they are the ones that will try to improve this school in any way they can. ADVERTISING CONTRIBUTORS Tire-Rama Arctic Circle Valley Furniture Posy Ring Bridal Boutique Serv-Ur-Self Furniture Riverview Greenhouse North Montana Federal Credit Union Bob's Cycle World Bearing Center Northern Bank of Montana Montana Power Company AgriBasics Company Northern Electronics Listen Inn Big Sandy Lumber and Supply Co. Triangle Telephone Coop. Assoc., Inc. First State Bank of Ft. Benton Three Rivers Implement Co. Havre Implement, Inc. Mint Bar Kaste's Department Store North Central Cooperative, Inc. The Silver Thimble D.A. Davidson and Company Four Season Hobbies Ament's Agency Fleet Wholesale Supply Thomas Sheehy Office Equipment Co. TV Land Meadow Gold A Cut Above The French Curl Courtnage Sons, Inc. Master Sports Power Motors Havre Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. Fisher Metal Products Helmbrect Photography Vielleux Insurance Heltne's Oil Company Pioneer Insurance Doll's Olson Glass Andy's Tire Archie's Auto Body Repair Flynn Insurance ! Smith and Rice The River Press Holland and Bonnie Tillman Chevrolet Inc. Big R Supply Car Corrall Hamilton, Misfeldt, and Co. 4B's Black Angus Vita-Rich Dairy, Inc. Brandon's Drapery and Norman's Ranch and Sportswear Floor Covering First Bank Havre Mountaineer Big Sandy Drug Store Mathis Food Farm Ken Boggs Chevrolet-Olds-Pontiac-GMC, Inc. Q's Cafe Motel Veterans' Club Big Sandy Medical Center Cassutt Realty and Nursing Home Lehmans' Coast to Coast S J Food Center W-T Machine Shop Lynn's Kurlette Benton Pharmacy Kalico Korner Gifts 104 SENIOR WILLS I, Roger Barsotti, being totally out of my mind and possessing a Hulk Hogan-like body, leave the follow- ing items to the following people: Shane, the ability to rip someone's head off from Valier; Larry, the ability to slam running backs and piledrive quarterbacks; Darren, the ability to fire everyone up before a football game; Scott, the ability to push noseguards down the field and open up big holes in the line; Wayne, the ability to get Hulkamania running stark raving wild before every football game; and finally to Wayne and Paul, the ability to place at State Track and beat those geeks from the Hi-Line. I, Earl Boettcher, being of no mind and even less body, leave the following momentos. To Mr. Brumwell I leave deer, flat tire, cars in Joplin, and anything else he can find to hurt buses with. To James D. Winters I will my VW so he can finally have an awesome car. To Colin C. goes the ability to not chew in school and therefore not get caught. To Janae I will 50 diet Cokes. To Nancy I will 8 million dollars, with the assurance that I get 7.9 of it back. To Teri R. I leave absolutely nothing. To Paul L. I will the ability to pull out the right set of keys for my pickup. And to the rest of you little maniacs, I will the ability to make it through 4 years of high school. Good Luck and Be Happy. I, Renate Finke, of relatively sound mind and rather flabby body, bequeath the following worthless items to my lucky(?) heirs: to Angelina Simon goes the infa- mous William McLaughlin of Bozeman fame; to Teri R. goes that oft challenged virtue of patience, patience, patience, and to John Cavitt goes a spectacular senior year and every acceptable excuse in the book not to overwork himself; to any future Big Sandy debater I give the ability to beat Billings West in finals at the EMC Debate Camp Tournament. I, Dawn Halverson, being of simple mind and even simpler body, do hereby will the following things to the following individuals. To Karen Bitz, more of those North and South movies. To Mrs. Ulmen, fuzzy toilets. To Brad Halter, a supply of peach lip gloss to get rid of those peculiar odors. To Mr. Martin, may you get a pan of brownies next year. To Marietta, the ability to perfect the Bahnmiller shuffle. To Ted Wimpy Pursley, you still have Larry and Scott around to pick on you. To Scotty C., may you go just one week without being crabby. To Shari, the urge to get a taco so late at night at Taco John's. To Shay, her own phone number. To my homeroom, may they nev- er get a hold of bubble paper ever again. To Lorna, the ability to be an outstanding president of the Gillmore Gang. To Shannon, good times in the darkroom. To Teri, my one and only true fan, thanks, you made my days. To Danielle and Corinna, may you eventually get all the black color out of your ears. And last but not least, to Leah Psssst Genereux, all my love, and may you meet many more men named Jason. I, Susan Holmes, being of tainted mind, round about body, and flat feet will my last possessions to the following: To Miss Bitz I will my voice in hope that she will not use if as she has one of her own. I also will to the woman a great trip to Hungary Horse in July if she will accept it. I guess we'll find out soon enough. And finally, I will to her the ability to make important decisions that will save her life, especially sitting at a piano in band rooms. To Miss Ament I will my safety pin. To Mr. Chauvet I will the importance of carrying a foot stool around at all times. Also to this young man I will the ability to ask a girl to go to Havre with him when they both have a free weekend. To Mr. Cavitt I will love for everyone he hates. To Darren Gasvoda I will the ability to go to school in the morning and look decent. To Miss Kidd I will EVERYTHING that will do ANYTHING for her person. I especially will her my grace to get a toes length without destroying the nearest object-or farthest. And last, but by far the least as she needs all that she can get, I will her my ability to keep the faith when things SEEM too tough to en- dure, and to never stop believing. Also to her out-of- focus mind I will the strength and the drive to contin- ue the chain of the Brave, the Proud, and the Few. To Miss Roschke, although the school will miss her pres- ence next year, I will the professional ability to take pictures gracefully and without the knowledge of her innocent victims. To Miss Kristi Davidson I will the ability to defend herself when under attack by the witches and vamps in the school. To Charna Ophus I will tact, responsibility, good common sense, coordi- nation, grace, etiquette, a sound mind, dependability, and intelligence. To Mr. Dave Bahnmiller I would will my wonderful Weibeedor Weirdness, but he's got more than he can handle already. To Miss Kyra Court- nage I will half of my upper body (Take it or leave it). By the way, the next time you see Miss Welty, give her some. I also will to this honey child my locker, 57, two from the men's room. No peeking now! I will my locker to her in hope that she will not clutter it with 105 SENIOR WILLS obsenities, but treat it as a refrigerator. I, Chris Hughes, being of sound mind and body, will the following to the following people. To Sean Stack I will my bedroom so he has a place to crash on Friday and Saturday nights. I also will him the ability to not be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I will Lorna Courtnage a Cerebrum and Cerabelium. To Leah Gen- ereux 1 will a new sweater, and to Scott Chauvet, I would like to will him a friend. I, Jerry LaBuda, will my spot at wussy of the week in Football to Shawn Rettig since he always has knee troubles. I will by little brother, Lawrence, to beat Shawn Webster at basketball at my house whenever he wants. I will by other brother, Big A, to drive home at noon and not get caught. I will my locker to whoev- er wants to be by Reece's old locker. I will the nick- name Air Ball to Brad Halter since he didn't hit the rim this whole year. I will the up coming seniors to have a large time your last year before you have to hit the real world. I, Reece Ophus, will my locker to Michelle Lackner if she is still here cause it's right by Shanie Poo's . Whoever has an awesome 4X4 can have my parking spot. To all the goodlooking Junior girls or soon to be Senior girls I will let them come visit me even if you have boyfriends, I don't mind. To the guys in the class of '89, I will some fun times in partying and sports. That's about it but to everyone I left out I will all the noise I made all the jokes I told so you guys can make the teachers mad: It was fun! I, Rick Denning, being of nuked mind and Navy- owned body do hereby leave, thank God. I would like to leave Bruce Gasvoda with the body to back up his mouth, however, I think that is impossible. I would also wish Bruce good luck' in getting over that terrible HTLV III virus. To whoever wants it, I leave the Ex- temp department. If anyone takes it, have a good one. To my brothers and sister I leave whatever it takes to maintain sanity. To someone with no brains, take Physics and computers. To whoever I leave a lot of good times at B.S.H.S. Whoever gets the number one locker can have it. To Chris Pegar and Chuck I leave a portion of my extra brains, and a comb on the side. Give 'em heck guys. I, Penny Robertson, being the airhead that I am will try to will some of my most cherished belongings and abilities to the following: To Marietta, I will my unbe- lievable ability to forget very important things, cham- pionship night at state tournament. To Kelly and Mar- ietta, I will the fun job of taping Lorna. Have Fun! To Kelly and Lorna, I will having to sleep with Mariet- ta at tournaments. Man do I feel sorry for whoever has to. To Marietta, I also leave my half of the bag of crackers and seat beside the coke machine. To Jennifer S. I will something, but I can't remember what. To Colon, I will my greatness and my super powers. To Carl, I will my hacky-sack ability and also as a bonus you can have half of my weight. To Shay, I would will my rabbit chasing ability but I don't do things like that. And to Sean, I will anything on the condition that I get your coat and sweatshirt, the Bangles tape, to drive your car, tickets to a NBA game, etc. Also, Sean, you can have my wonderful locker if you clean it out so it's useable. I, Darla Tyler, being of sound mind and frustrating body, will now distribute my worldly possessions to the following lucky people. To Marietta Bahnmiller, I will her The Beacon, her brother's birthday pary, and that sweetie named Arland. She can also have all the B- 52's until her head spins! Marietta can also have the psychology involved in the movie Hammersmith in Out. Finally, she can have all the men in Pakistan-but watch out, Mama, they're ruthless! (Tha's what you told me, anyway!) To Danielle, I will her my ability to walk out of the bathroom with the bottom of my skirt where it should be, and I also will her the color red. To my sexy cousin, Colin, I will him a fancy set of wheels (no, not my vintage '68 Mercury) to drive to school everyday. To his pal, Theodore, I will him my hat collection so he can have one for every day of the week. I will to Claudia a week's worth of smiles and my thanks for putting up with my moodiness. To Shan- non Rutledge 1 will the agonies and the ecstacies of being the Editor. Have Fun! To Charna I will her my slightly used basketball potential, and, if she wants it- all the time I invested in Track. To Charna and Barbie I will the Fair, the outhouse in the cemetary, and the Softball Tournament. To Paul(ee) I will my ability to tan quickly since he stay so white! Finally, I will my hemlines to the people who think they're too short! I, Snona Martin, being of questionable mind and ever- increasing body, do hereby leave this school gladly with a profound knowledge of how to dress in the 106 SENIOR WILLS real world I bequeath, to the unfortunate people who will still be here next year, the following: To Brad Halter I leave all the peach lip gloss he needs and the times in the bathroom that we never had! Still gotta go. Brad? To Brad, Webbie, Scott, Shelley, and Lorna I leave the ability to go fishing without getting caught themselves! You never know what you're going to find in the bushes do you!! Try and not use the Parent Hotline too often, OK! To Shelley, Kelly, and Lorna I leave the ability to stay clean during a mud fight. Be careful! To Lorna I leave the ability to not get caught doing something you weren't doing anyway, a case of Pepsi so you'll always have something to drink and the keys to Jerry's pickup so you don't have to steal it anymore! To Webbie I leave a great big spoon to stir things with! To Troy Robertson I leave the taco and coke that I owe you. I also leave you the ability to make sure bets and still lose. To Karen B. I leave all the good times we had in cheerleading and always keep your backpack full! I also leave you a whole library of books to read, a lifetime supply of wintergreens, and a hacky- sack so you can practice all you want! To Leah and Karen I leave the ability to overcome urges to do cheers in parking lots. What is it-Cheer Time?! To Teri I leave many happy? years in B.S.H.S.! I also leave you my ability to not get in trouble. Since I didn't use this ability, it will be brand new for you! I also leave you my thanks for always being there for me. You can have my locker too if you clean it! To Sean Stack I leave the ability to drive normally and that means staying off people's lawns and skateboard ramps. I also leave you the sense to ride inside a pickup instead of on top! To Shay H. I leave the ability to drive better than your sister does! To Michelle L. I leave all my clothes you have anyway! And to my favorite sister, Shelley, I leave all fun, the laughs, and the times we shared by not being sister, by being friends. Make the next two years the best and if you can, try and stay out of trouble! 1 also leave you all your clothes back! And to everybody elsHang on guys! Life gets better than this-I hope!! I, Rod Marten, being of wasted mind and body, after 12 years of selling my soul to public education, have little left to will to anybody. However, to the new student body president; me almost used bottle aspirin, for all the headaches associated with working hard and getting nothing done. To next years student council secretary all of Jerry's unused pencils. To next years speech club members I will my last three vivarin to wake up and catch those 4:30 bus rides. To Kelly Kidd I will my alarm clock. To Chris Ulmen I will my original spelling to compliment yours. To next years seniors I will our seniorities and everyone elses into- lerence of it. To anyone who wants it, my ability to understand Mr. G. To anyone who cares, my locker 2. To the rest of you I will my lack of patients with the 18th century community. I, Lana Welty, being of short body and empty body, will the following. To someone who wants to be tram- pled by hot sweaty Junior High kids after P.E. goes my locker 22 by the HzO fountain. I will Angie S. My debating ability. I hope you can fumble around and accidentally get 1st at state, too. She also gets my ability not to hate everyone, everything, every day, all the time. Karen K. gets the Oral Interp ability I gave up for debate. Stick with it! To Teri R. I will leave our shared love of the D.C. Wasn't if fun? To Shannon R. goes those lovely 10 min. every morning. I know where you eyes will be! Kole U. gets my ability to put on weight. I will next years speech team the ability to put up with all the ridicule one gets for not being jock, the expensive hotels, fancy restaurants, and, of course, C.B. I don't really envy you. The rodies in the lower grades get my ability to make it through 12 years of school without being expelled or getting into any other serious trouble. Nancy gets my thanks for the good memories of all of our serious man talks and congratulations on the big change !! And finally to Rawkui, the last of the Welty Saga, goes my ability to live through high school, the bus, speech, a job, de- scent grades and Mom and Dad all at one-successfully! (Well, almost!) I, Brian Gasvoda, being of no mind and small body, will the following things to the following people. To Bruce Gasvoda I will a carwash so he won't have to use Eagle Creek. I also will Bruce a diving suit just in case he tries it again. I will to Big Al a six pack of Pepsi. To Mr. Green I will a peaceful studyhall next year since I won't be here to irritate him. I will Ronnie Pribyl my ability to drive in a safe manner. To Lorna I will my next year's address so she'll know where to send the chocolate chip cookies she bakes me. To Kyra I will my little Brother Brandon since she thinks he's so great. I will to everybody else my ability to make a lot of great memories while in high school. THE WAY WE WERE