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

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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

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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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AN ACADEMICALLY TALENTED GROUP Above are this year’s Student Council representatives. Standing are Colby Vandenberg, Hay Moe, Tim Peek, Sue Turnacliff, Amy Lee, Joe Potoczny, Rick Wagner, and Dain Mangnall. Middle row. Steve Mor- ley, William Schmale, Keri Romain, Sami Bacon, and Steve Van Krevelen. Front row. Angie Gildart, Rob Gagliardi, Bill Chrysler, and Dawn Davis. Above. The National Honor Society is an organization that honors the academic achievements of B.H.S. students. To he a member, a student must have an accumulated G.P.A. of 3.6. As well as being successful in school, an inducted student must be involved in helpful community af- fairs and other extra-curricular ac- tivities. The inductees are rewarded a certified card of recognition and an honor society medal. OUTSPOKEN SPEECH AND DEBATE - DRAMA Throughout the years, Bigfork's speech and debate teams have received little recognition. Never-the-less, year after year, they con- tinue to come through with per- formances well wor- thy of honors. This year, the BHS speech team placed second at both the divisional and state tournaments. In in- dividual honors, Tom Ottosen placed first at state in original oratory. Tony Newberry and Bill Chrysler also placed at state, taking second in 'OUTWARDLY I WAS A ORA Y STONE INSIDE I WAS A FLOW! NO BROOK OF ECSTASY Tom Ottosen varsity debate. Oth- er speech team members who did an outstanding job during the year were: Jeff Peter- son, Colleen Whi- teman, Heidi Singer, Rick Wagner, Mark Roddy, William Schmale, Alex Lobdell, and Tammy Metroke. Their pleasing re- sults give us reason to be very proud of these students who gave it their best ef- fort this year. The speech and debate team was coached by Bob Brown. ® Groups, Clubs, and Organizations National Honor Society - Speech and Debate