Bigfork High School - Le Lac Yearbook (Bigfork, MT)

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SWEET MUSIC BAND HAS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR! The B.H.S. band had an outstanding year. They were a talented group of musicians who marched in parades, played pep music at games, performed in concerts, and trav- eled and competed in music festivals. This year’s band consisted of about fifty members. They spent a lot of time improving their individual abilities and as a re- sult, the quality of the band was sig- nificantly better. The new band di- THIS YEAR HAS BEEN GREAT' WITH THE HELP OF MR SCHLAT TER. WE HA VE COME A LONG WAY THE CN HER CLASSMEN HA VE A LOT TO LOOK FOR WARD TO NEXT YEAR Scott Banning rector this year was. Mr. Dick Schlatter. He came to us out of retirement from Kalispell with over 31 years of music teaching exper- ience. Mr. Schlatter feels our band, “has improved, but also has a long way to go.” We feel he has produced results by encouraging the band students to work harder and strive to do their best. The B.H.S. Band has many rea- sons to be proud of their performances. Right. In a lighter moment. Mr. Blaekler and the choir members loosen up for an informal picture. Groups, Clubs, and Organizations Band and Chorus Left. The total choir consisted of: (back) Kris Nel- son, Rachel Morton, Frank Jasper, Mitch Cripe, Jeremy Huwe, Matt Torgeson, Larry Streeter, Paul Mullally, Tammy Jay, Jacque Jones. Jennifer Peck; (middle) Patty Sterrett, Kim Berry, Jill Heikens, Caryn Chapman, Georgina Mahaffey, Trina Smith, Kelly Jay; (front) Cathy Childers, Melinda Koski, Amy Kirkpatrick, Michele Cline, Nairobi Rodri- guez, Fumiko Suwabe, Colleen Whiteman.

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MANY CULTURES LOTS OF FOREIGN STUDENTS! Above, left. Jorge Rosales was from Costa Rica and Joel Belanger (right) was from Quebec. Canada. A.F.S. is a program which promotes peace and interna- tional understand- ing through student exchange. In Big- fork, A.F.S. is an ac- tive organization which gives the community an op- portunity to exper- ience young people from different cul- tures who have been assigned here for a school year. We have really had a di- verse bunch of stu- dents here over the years. 7 DIDN'T KNOW ANY THING ABOUT MON TANA WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE OTHER THAN THE COLI). I RE ALL Y HA VE GROWN TO LIKE IT HERE Nairobi Rodriguez The local chapter also provides an op- portunity for local students to travel to another country for a year. They have also sent small groups of students from Bigfork to oth- er communities in the United States on one week ex- changes. A.F.S. is an opportunity for young people and adults to learn about other cultures of the world and does go a long way to living up to its stated goal. PRECISION PAYS OFF The colorguard showed their unique quality and precision routines by presenting the flag this year at boys and girls home basketball games as well as some of the football games and other events. They definitely contributed to the school spirit. All of the girls and their advisor, Miss Karen Kohler, put in a lot of hard work and time perfecting their routines. Below. The seven members were Melissa Brown, Jill Hei- kens, Caryn Chapman, Cindy Chapman, Tina We- gener, Renee Linnell, and Tami Mitchell. Sometimes we take groups like the colorguard for granted and don't realize how valuable they really are and how much they add to making our school something we can be proud of. Keep up the good work girls. Above. Here members of the color- guard present the flag at the begin- ning of a girls home basketball game. These girls do a fine job and we hope that the full drill team can be re- formed again. Left. Miss Kohler straightens something on senior Jill Heikens’ uniform. Groups, Clubs, and Organizations (S)) y7 A.F.S. - Colorguard lj

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Left. The band marches on the football field at half-time of the homecoming game. forming a heart for the candidates. Below. During a basketball game the brass section shows their spirit while leading the fans in a pep yell. Shown are: Rachel McAnally, Jeremy Huwe, Colleen Whiteman, Patt Knapp, Paul Masters, Don Wegener, Jeff Newton, Greg Paulson, Mr. Schlatter. NICE TONES Mr. Blackler takes time out to interact with the senior members of the choir. They helped keep the interest up in chorus this year. MIXED CHOIR HARMONIZE WELL! Showing another side of B.S.’s musi- cal abilities is choir. Mr. Blackler, has been our director for eight years. The choir has never been very big. This year a campaign was be- gun to bring in more students who enjoy singing. The few boys who joined choir showed that a person does not need to be a Phil Collins to sing. The girls who joined were able to show their talent and ex- citement through performances. This ' (’HOIK HAS BEEN ns THIS YEAH WE'VE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE DIDST HAVE ENOUGH GUYS NOW WE HAVE THEM AND WE ARE IMPROVING AS THE YEAR GOES ON. Rachel Morton past year the choir sang in the annual choir festival held in February. This fes- tival consisted of about 150 students, from schools in the Flathead Valley. Some members of the choir also at- tended the All Northwest Choir Festival in Libby. They attained a rat- ing of “1”, which is the highest possible. This was an appro- priate reward for those people who put in the hard work and long hours. Groups, Clubs, and Organizations Band and Chorus