Big Sky High School - Sunrise Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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A LISTEN I-IERE - Officer Cbarleen Nabeman and Asst, Cnief of Police Doug Cnase Ifooj talk to students about a policeman's career, IN ACTION - Two officers monitor Big Sky students af ine state basketball tourney, Several officers spoke fo sfuoents in Criminology class. OBSEFIVING - Criminology feacner Russ Pilcner listens as police officer Mike Vlleigle speaks to tbe class, Criminology - 51

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Y, ,, W 'E in wid if qi :WW A new seven pertod day greeted students m 1983 84 and they responded with m1xed feehngs The new system g1ves students a chance to take more classes but schedule confhcts kept students from taking all the courses they wanted B1g Sky German teacher Walt Graf said I hke it fthe seven period dayj It gxves students a chance to explore more classes espec1ally electives Interestmgly only Drama I 85 II were new classes added to this year s curnculum A definite bonus of the new system IS the extra study hall tlmes for study Larry Tade sa1d It is very benef1c1ary because lt allows me to get all my classes tn. The extra class means school is in session an added 20 minutes each day. Senior Dave Wacholtz corn- mented All it is is one extra period. That means you re in school longer Boring Students and teachers voted tn favor of havtng the extended period system mjune of 1982 Six hundred students from the three h1gh schools voted and s1gned up for seven classes ln 1983 Typing teacher Laura Pahl stated I like the seven period day because It allows students to ex plore elective areas But at the end of the day teachers have less time for preparations The extra class each day means extra work and preparation for students and teachers after school and at home When all the advantages and dxsadvantages were finally com pared most students agreed that Missoula County Hlgh Schools should suck with the new system and not return to a s1x-penod schedule. Brent Polinski said It s much better this way. Id never go back. David Potter and Tessa Gournay Extra class per N 1od broadens s c udent choices for both study time and ad- ditional course options Seven Period Day -