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

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mrs ,- wi Ni g .au-an HERE YA G0 - President Keith Kaster hands varsity volleyball player, Lisa Tade the microphone so she and the team could present the second place trophy to Mrs. Smith. 'Kgs I INTRIGUED - Shelly Willett and Beth Springer listen to pro- during the afternoon student senate meeting. DAZE - Seniors Steve Grover and Brent Schneeman their turn to talk to the student body at a pep assembly. ME SEE... - Advisor Walt Graf ponders over a few pro- during an afternoon meeting. TIME - Patti price listens while Beth Jarrett gives infor- during a student senate meeting. CLOSELY - Sophomores Vince Roberts and Mark listen to the latest proposals for sales for clubs to raise for various reasons. - Greg Bauer inquires about a proposal as senior Tucket looks on. - President Keith Kaster talks to the student body at pep assemlby during Western Days. '?XtfYVN fi - . STM fbivtlffv- Sffwwjm KU Qmifcigw C Ewa '. GW 'fd l in is rw E-DZFMZIQVEUQ 5 JK- at Student Government - 65

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Making hard decisions about the student work- ings of Big Sky High School is me central concern of the Student Govemment. The 1984-85 govem- ment battled criticism from students as much as it did govemmental pro- blems. But the final ballot saw it rise above those problems to become an effective body. A day with Student govemment is not what most students thought it was. Every Tuesday. like clockwork, they met in room 31 to tackle the school issues while munching from sack lunches. Many arguments about what is right and wrong and what should be approved for students at Big Sky took place over those noon hours. They constantly faced the challenge of deciding whether their votes were responsible concerning funding, pep assemblies. and other everyday decisions that might affect the student body. LThey faced several letters of criticism written to the school newspaper. The Sun Journal. But President Keith Kaster and Vice-President Steve Grover said they tried most to maintain school spirit during pep assemblies. They also both confessed to frustrations in not getting senate support for their goals. The major test was won. The group emerged from the year unified, with several accomplishments to their credit. The most notable was the pur- chase of a sound system. which was used at school dances. Senate members say that single act helped make the year better. I gained a lot out of being in stu- dent govemmentfsaid senior senator Patti Price. I joined student government because I thought that they needed a lot of help with the Prom and I was willing to help. We get more say in what the administration does than if we were not in student govern- mentfsaid Stacy Lewis. Student Government gets you tn- volved in more activities. Some former represenatives told me about it so I tried out and I like it. said sophomore Vince Roberts. The hopes of student government raise spirit and school pride by pro- moting involvement may be looked down upon by some. but the members of the school's student politicians insisted they were suc- cessful in their task of making hard D-E-C-I-S-I-0 N S TZCKHHQ tOUQh QOVeI'I'lI'Tlel'lt ISSUES 64 - Student Government

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K l 4 3, E Y Q1 as 1 S ,Mft Nt READY FOR THE SLOPES - Ski club members show off new styles that were seen on the slopes this year. LAUGHING - Junior Toni Dionne gets a good laugh during a film shown during the afternoon meeting. IT'S ME! - Sophomore Beckie Mostad models new ski clothing. These outfits came from Bob Ward and Sons. WISHING - Doing some wishful thinking, Traci Scharfe checks the prices on several pieces of new ski bindings to match to a new pair of skiis. FUN! - Sharon Meisner and a freind share laughs during an afternoon meeting. MOVIE FOR TWO - Big Sky Students watch a ski film that advisor Jen'y O'Fteilly showed during an afternoon meeting. LOOK OUT - Sophomores Mark Murphy, Beckie lillostad, Sara Hefiner and junior Cordell Norgaard model the latest in new stylish ski clothing. Ski Club