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

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iz Gf Y' .,..,-Qu' GA 9 if 5 N 7 8 to Q aw, i A, ,VAL S . 5 E BSH PROUD - Big Sky's Model United Nations members stand in front of the University Center before the debating begins. TIRED GERMAN - German Club advisor Walt Graf, take time out to talk after the rowdy soccer game. FUNNY THOUGHT - lntemational Club members, seniors Bonnie Craigg and Patsy Pickens laugh during their meeting. HELPING HAND - German Club member sophomore Beth Chambers helps up junior Greg Houldson after the ball passed the two. Mmm GOOD - Freshman Bonnie Jakub gets a taste of foreign food at the pot luck dinner. GERMAN SOCCER - German Club members pose together for a group photo before playing in their annual soccer game. INTENSE LISTENER - lntemational Club Advisor Peggy Patrick writes down who in her club is taking what to the pot luck dinner. German, International, MUN-61 ww 1

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FOCUSihg.... their sights and minds upon intema- tional affairs is what Big Sky students active in Model United Nations. Ger- man Club and Intemational Club en- joy most. With Model United Nations IMUNJ students study how to solve today's intemational problems. The other two clubs strive to become more familiar with foreign cultures. MUN convenes in a yearly caucus on the University of Montana cam- pus. While there, students role play debates on politics and foreign policy between nations. Students researched actual pro- blems between countries during 1985 before the assemly. For instance, the 1984 MUN took place just after the assination of Indian Premier Indria Ghandi and Big Sky's India delega- tion faced challenging issues. Some times MUN actions are ex- treme: like the eviction of Russia from this year's MUN. But other times debates resulted in a rewarding day. In MUN, kids get a chance to learn about the world's problems more in- tensely. Its like helping yourself and a country. said Nick Marvin. Junior Eric Heist was named an outstanding delegate and won a scholarship at the U of M. Heist's delegation from India was named one of the assembly's outstanding delegations. Curiosity is the key word for the members of the German and Interna- tional Clubs. Besides selling the traditional assortment of imported candies, Ger- man Club established work to bolster their scholarship fund for students who choose to major in German. The club is also active in pizza par- ties and soccer fun nights, during which they brush up on their conver- sational Gemian. Intemational Club met regularly during the noon hour. Intemational Club is valued in stu- dying about a foriegn country, not just one country but the ones we are interested in, said advisor Peggy Patrick. This year foreign exchange students at Big Sky,Jati Wijaya of In- donesia, Dirk Weimann from Hain- burg, Germany, and Staffan Thorell from Stockholm. Sweden awed club members with slides, map presenta- tions, and explanations of their culture. Weimann even showed a promotional video tape presentation of his home town, Hamburg. For I-C students at Big Sky, their eyes were opened to new altematives that set their... SIGHT ABROAD StUCtVlI'lQ the CllffGI'GI'lCGS lfl Cultures 60-German, International, MUN

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FOREIGN SNIILES - Exchange Students who have been welcomed here at Big Sky are from left to rightg Jati Sudartha, Knstiina Noikio, Staffan Thorell, Dirk Weimann, Esa Leppiniemi and Satu Lindquist. HAPPINESS - Jati Sudartha from indonesia smiles and listens to the student senate welcome him and his friends. COOKING TECHNIQUES - Finnish student Esa Leppiniemi watches as another BSH student shows him how to do an American dish. FUN TIMES - Finnishs' Satu Lindquist talks to West German student Dirk Weimann at a Girls Basketball Game. SPEEDY TYPER - Staffan Thorell from Sweden types a paper in typ- ing classs for a tinal grade. BEING WELCOMED - The foreign students get a greeting from Big Sky's Vice-President Steve Grover. MINGLING - Missoula citizen Harry Alsaker after a girls' basketball game. Foreign exchange student Dirk Weimann visits. with 62 -Exchange Students