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

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1987 volume:

Table of Contents U BHS ,, TODAY LeLac Contents Section A Features Section B BHS Today Section C Organizations Section D Sports 2 - 7 8 - 15 16 - 25 Section E Comics 54 - 59 Section F Personals 60 - 95 Section G Classified 96 - 105 Section H Wrap Up 106 - DO 26 - 53 BHS TODAY A fter receiving my report card, I thought ahead to the three months of freedom that I would spend any way I wanted. Would I spend my time at a summer job or would I just lay back, catching up on the latest soaps and getting a tan during the commercials? Maybe I would meet the man of my dreams this summer and he would make them all come true. Many of us had similar thoughts this past summer and here are the results: Students had few job opportunities and most worked with the trees, at local restaurants or babysitting kids. Many girls caught up with those latest soaps. Most students also acquired a healthy tan to show that they did actually go outside this summer. Above: Spanish Club members enjoy their trip to Mexico. Below: Kristi Martin poses in front of the Bigfork Playhouse. 2 Denise Masters Angie Williams Section A Above: Sean Cockrell and Brian Pettee pose with the famous Ford, woned by the Seastar. Below: The Bigfork Inn’s teenage staff poses. Below right: Diane tries out her skills for 3- wheeling. Vi EF V, • y i. boys pull for victory at the traditional tug-of- war. ABOVE: The Junior TODAY Right: The bonfire crackled and burned as the event started the magical tradi- tion. RIGHT: King and queen candidates Katie Devries, Missy Billmayer, Yona Minde, Alan Love, Curt Rowsey, and Cristie Akers aboard a homecoming float. BELOW: AFS student, Frank Englemayer, rallies the troops at a school pep assembly. 4 | shoved my two dollars toward the lady in the booth, anxious to get inside the gym. The Valkyries were battling the Eureka Lions. I went through the door, and headed toward the court. Our band was playing the school song with more enthusiasim than ever. The music halted abruptly. The crowd was chanting- VL VIK!.. VIKIN!.. VIKINGS! I walked into the gym. The entire Bigfork crowd was on it’s feet, shouting, and clapping to the school’s song. We, at Bigfork High, have unique way of showing our school spirit. A no one time during the year, was this more apparent than homecoming. There was a record-breaking response to the dress-up days. The bonfire and tug-of-war were literally overflowing with school eagerness. We have the cheerleaders, abd simple pride in ourselves and teams to thank for the increase in school spirit this year. Don Schwennesen Brian King 5 BHS TODAY | watched as the flames consumed the rough, withered wood that made up our homecoming bonfire— that spectacle started the most successful homecoming celebration in seven years. Not only did we defeat our opponents, but the overall spirit and participation of Homecoming was a tremendous success. As for the parade the Freshman and the Juniors were awarded the best” and most spirited” floats. And to add to the excitement, Curt Rowsey and Yona Minde got the privilege of reigning over the school as King and Queen. Lynn Lapka Joe Carter Above: Junior Jeff Peterson shows his enthusiasm during the parade. Below: the triumphant Vikes strut off the field. Right: Homecoming King and Queen ... Curt Rowsey and Yona Minde. Section A Above-Keeping everyone in spirit, the Bigfork Cheerleaders help make Homecoming day a special one. Above: The candidates for Homecoming King and Queen await the outcome. 7 The good ol’ Days” o you remember the stories your grandparents used to tell? They were talking about the ’’Good ol’ days.” When ice cream was a nickel and candy was a penny. Money has changed lives in this present world and a perfect example is the multi-million dollar wedding of Sarah Furgeson and Prince Andrew. Yes the good ol’ Days” are gone. Now, as with nearly all else we take the good with the bad. The good with the bad. The abun- dance of existance and usage of mon- ey in the world has spawned many spectacular liesure items. Brian King Jeff Petersen The multi-million dollar wedding of Sarah Fergie” Fergeson and Prince Andrew. BHS TODAY MONEY COVER STORY Section B r O ur lust for new toys” has brought about a problem. Most are too expensive to produce in the United States, and with this, Americans bought elsewhere causing an enourmous national debt. This debt has plagued our presi- dent and will be the same for presidents to come. TODAY’S TIPP OFF D id you know that the average in- come in 1986 was $21,600. ___________________• D id you know that the minimum wage per hour is $3.35. The most popular and expensive toys in America today. The Jet Ski and sports cars. [J sa for Africa is a group of different talented musicians that donated their time to produce an album for food, and medical aid for the poor in Africa. Brian King The rock’n band RATT rocks the 80’s with their hot music. George Lynch of Dokken doing what he does best ... rock. BHS DAY ROCK COVER STORY Rock ... at its best in the 80Y’ J oday one of the most popular past times is music. From Acid rock, such as Megadeth to Classical, people young and old are jamming to their own tunes. These days teens listen to just abouth anything that has a solid beat and a fast tempo, that gets them off their feet and really moving! Kristi Renee Martin Dean Noble 10 TODAYS TIPP OFF [)id you know that Bon Jovi is the Hot- test musical group of '86. Pid you know that George Lynch is one of the best guitar play- ers of today. Rick Ocasick, the lead singer for the group The Cars, went solo and is now producing his own album. II TODAY SPORTS COVER STORY The year in sports ... J he year in sports was, as always an exciting one. Micheal Jordan of the Bulls and Magic Johnson of the Lakers were recognized as outstanding players of the NBA. In this particular game, the Lakers defeated the Bulls. In the America’s Cup races, the New York Yacht Club’s led most of the 24-mile match race on the Indian Ocean. In the America’s Cup Stars and Stripes races, the New York Yacht Club’s America II led most of the 24-mile match race on the Indian Ocean. The New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox struggled in the 1986 World Series. The Mets won in the 7th game, Kristi Renee Martin Dani Sedivy The Giants and the Broncos battle for the title of the superbowl winners of 1987. After the struggle in the World Series, the victorious Mets celebrate their victory. O ne of the major events of the New Year was the Superbowl in Pasade- na, California. The Den- ver Broncos went up against the New York Gi- ants. The Giants came out on top, 39 to 20. The Stars and Stripes yacht sailes on the Indian Ocean with hopes of winning The America Cup. TODAY’S TIPP OFF id you know that the play- er of the year was line- backer Lawrence Taylor? Did you know that Yvone Lehndl is considered to be the best male tennis player to- day? Did you know that Greg Norman was the highest mon- ey winner in golf. Did youn know that this year was the first year that a United States entry hasn’t won the Ameri- ca’s Cup Final. 13 The year to remember f his year was highlighted by two explo- sians. One was the beginning of a na- tion in mourning. The other part of a joy- ous celebration. . . . American F-II5 streeked over Tripolli shelling the city with 2,000 pound lazer guided bombs. They eleven miniute raid killed 37 Libians and 1 Americans. Due to a freak accident and lack of communication, a U.S. space shuttle exploded in mid flight. This tra- degy took the lives of everyone on the shuttle including the first civilian to go into space, Christa McAuilliffe. The worst nuclear fire ever occured at the Soviet Power station of Chernobyl, the raidoc- tive cloud affected the entire world. Our symbol of pride and freedom, the Statue Of Liberty was newlry repaired. f If fill tM f Terrorist actions plauged our year. Astronatucal exercise which will eventuallly result in a manned American space station. American forces, eleven miniutes over Trippoli A moose dubbed Bullwinkle” edged his way into history by coarting a common milk cow. BHS TODAY LIFE COVER STORY SECTION B Above: The joyous explosions of celebration to Our Lady” Below: Ultra Lite airplane, voyger, compleating its non stop. W ith only enough room for two passenegers. The voyoger managed too make it all the way around the world. They managed to complete their trip on December 21, 1986. TODAY’S TIPP OFF D id you know that the averge life expendiency for United States is 78 years of age. Did you know that an abortion is commited every 21 sec- onds. Voyager pilots emerge victorious 15 BHS ANNUAL TODAY Making it Final ... the Annual Staff O ur Annual Staff has a had a full and exciting year. In the beginning, we brain- stormed over an appropriate theme, and after it was established, we started right in on designing our apppointed sections. After many hassles and hard work, we produced an annual that we think deserves much praise. by Denise Masters Being Editor of the An- nual was a great exper- ience for me. And hope- fully we’ll produce a great book.” -Jeff Petersen Being Editor this year was very frustrating and time consuming, but it was well worth the ef- forts.” -Kristi Renee Mar- tin__________ The Gang! The whole Annual Staff poses for their group photo. Lynn Lapka, and Jeff Petersen, editor, pick some new tecniques for golf. Just fooling around ... Here’s Yona Minde, Dani Sedivy, Jeff Petersen, and Joe Carter in Annual Class. 16 SECTION C ORGnewspaperONS The Inner Leaf” ... T his year the Norse ■ Code did not only report the news events of our school but it also discussed issues of controversy, which affected us. Alex Lobdell served as editor and Vernon Pond was the advisor. Tony Newberry headed the editorials while reporters, Bill Chrysler, Jacque Jones, Pat Espeland and Greg Paulson covered major stories. Sports features were done by Curt Rowsey. Photographers, Clint Gray and Vicki Sellner captured the excitement at B.H.S. Kristi Ganiere wrote many feature stories and Cristie Akers and Peggy Gurule brought fun to the entertainment section with the Mystery Guest feature. All the hard work put into the Norse Code made it a truly great newspaper. Publishing the newspa- per was ex- tremely edu- cating.” -Alex Lobdell 17 bhs TODAY BAND BHS Band pulls together for an exciting, spirit-filled year. A pproximately six- ty students par- ticipated in this ener- getic group. Mr. Dean Bowker began leading the band but had to leave BHS at mid-year. Pulling together, they jammed it up” for Boy’s Basketball Divi- sional and led the Vikes to victory. Don Lawrence took over in the vacant directors seat with district mu- sic festival around the corner and earned more appreciation for the BHS Band. Con- gratulations Band, and thanks for all of your support. by Yona Minde Denise Masters Although there was a change of leaders the kids really stayed to- gether and pulled off a great job - Kris- tine Ganiere Above: The 1986-87 BHS Band did a great job performing, and showing spirit at many school activities. Left: The BHS Band had a new drummer this year. Dean Noble, who did an excellent job adding support to the band. Below-. This year the band helped cheer on and support our Viking team at divisional in 18 SECTION D CHOIR Throughout all of my years in choir, I’ve wanted to do s o m e t h i n g to show others that choir can be fun: Finally we did it my senior year and it was great.” - Kim Berry Above - This year the choir girls were split into two separate triple trios. Shown here before going to the district music festival. Below ALL SCHOOL CHOIR r O eginning with many ® fresh faces this year, BHS choir marks upon successful strides and a promising future. To raise money, a Hallow- een haunted house” at the Old Standard, was put on for the communi- ty and proved to be ex- tremely successful. Host- ing and also participat- ing in, the ninth annual choir concert in Febru-' ary showed once again positive achievement upon the group. Many other projects and festi- val meetings scheduled indicates a proud and aggressive bunch of mu- sic makers. Denise Masters The BHS choir poses in front of the school on a warm spring day. 19 BHS ;TODAY SPANISH CLUB Spanish Club working for Europe Trip in ’88 T his year the Spanish Club 1 students put alot of time and hard work trying to earn money to go to Europe in 1988. During most of the year they watched Spanish videos, made foods, and organized fun- draisers to help pay for their trip. The main purpose of the year was to get to know each other and improve Spanish skills. We wish them the best of luck and success in raising money for their chance of a lifetime. Angie Williams Above: Here team members find out how to make and eat burritos. I had a great time in Mexi- co.”- Angie Gildart Below Right: Mrs. Best shows her cooking skills. Below: The Spanish Club members. 20 IVhs TODAY SECTION C AFS AFS, an opportunity to learn and experiment other cultures. Below-Heidi Oldfield, Lisa Torgeson and Terilyn Rector show what they do best during a meeting, eat. T he AFS program promotes peace and international understanding through student ‘ foreign exchange. Foreign exchange students, Frank Englemayer from Germany and Steffen Foried from Norway were here as exchange students for the 1986-87 school year. The local students, Tony Newberry and Brian King traveled to other countries for a year. Angie Williams 2 BHS TODAY I Debate Drama Poetic, Articulate, and Fluent Speech Team I P his year’s Speech Debate and Drama team had 22 members and was successfully coached by Dot Reynolds and assistant, Conrad Ervin. Tom Ottosen and Alex Lobdell were the outstanding seniors and Alex received the team spirit award. The most improved award went to Tammy Metroke, who shows a promising future. The state team was comprised of Bill, Jeff, Tom, Alex, Tammy, Tony Newberry, Jenny Syverson, and Julie Thorson. In Drama, Adam Colby, and Jessica Schroeder were the state competitors. Congratulations for an exellent season. Denise Masters me r ir M-'NTANa i A man who holds his tongue is like a bird that does’t fly” - Tom Ottosen Below: The 1986-87 Speech Debate and Drama members. This year, they were a tough bunch to beat. Left: Some m embers show off their best side for the camera. Right: Jessica Shroeder and Julie Thorson show us they’re still kids at heart, while taking a break at a meet in Libby. BHS TODAY SECTION C COUNCIL LEGISLATURE Governing and Counciling, the student council ... Left: The 1986-87 Student Council m e m - bers. Right: The stu- d e n t council in action. Mock trials and legislative sessions, these showed the Youth Legislature students how the country is run. They sent delegates to Helena to become judges, senators, representatives, lawyers, and pages. They passed bills and debated their cases. Denise Masters Future Lawmakers of America ... the ur own government Student Council, was again active in our community. They helped the United Way and passed legislation on a non- smoking foyer during sporting events. Denise Masters J OWl I I Youth Legisla- ture has been the most benefi- cial experience in High School.” - Bill Chrysler 23 BHS TODAY CLOSE-UP Close-up trip to Washington, D.C. a success ... y his year the Close-up group flew to Washington, D.C. The students spent one week in Washington studying the important aspects and happenings that occured while the Senate was in session. During their stay they met with the Congresspeople. Angie Williams � I Left: One of the many sights visited by the Close-up group was the Smithsonian Institute. Below: An interesting part of our nation’s capitol, the Washington Monument. Above: The 1986-87 Close-up group. Out of the many members only four actually went to Washington, D.C. These members included; Phillip Wil- let, Doug Koski, Diane Bowman and Jeff Petersen. He that trav- els far knows much” - Doug Koski 24 HONORS COMPUTER BHS TODAY ______i BHS Leaders.. Member of the National Honor Soci- ety.” - Dani Sedivy. y he National Honor Society honors students who have ac- cumulated a G.P.A. of 3.6 or better during their High School career. The students are also involved with helping out the community. Angie Williams Computer members broaden their skills ... | he Computer Club is a group of High School students whose main concern with being in the group is to develop and broaden their computer knowledge and basic computer skills. The club was headed by Don Richardson, the Bigfork High School Computer Science teacher. Angie Williams f 1 ' T Above: The members of the Bigfork High School Computer Club. Left: Working with the computer Jim Cawley and Mr. Richardson do some programming work. 25 The Computer Science III duo , of Jim Cawley and myself had a great year.” - Jeremy Huwe Spirit Leaders of BHS work for success! y he varsity Cheerleading squads displayed their en- thusiasm wholeheartedly. Rooting our football team into District Champs, and having eight Basket- ball cheerleaders, for the first time got the motivation rollin’. Varsity members include: Cristie Akers, Rapha- el Belden, Angie Gildart, Kristi Renee Martin, Traci Bradner, Cherry Kleffner, Kim Cook, Jacque Jones, Tara Lamberson, and Cathy ChilderS! Kristi Renee Martin Yona Minde 26 Right: Varsity Football Cheerleaders! Below: Vasity Football, Basketball and Jv. Basketball Cheerleaders. Varsity Basketball, Football and JV cheerleaders SI p all JV members included Daveya Chambers, Dawn Davis, Jennifer Kelly, and Rachel Mcanally; winter members were Michelle Allen, Mara Nezat, and Erika Orndorff. These girls all did a great job in spreading school spirit throughout the students and other fans. Thanks for backing our BHS atheleteS. Kristi Renee Martin Yona Minde JV Cheerleaders spread their spirit throughout BHS Spirit riserS BHS TODAY 27 BHS TODAY HauliN Unstoppable Vikings have a successful season ... w ictory was the Vikings middle name this ever-so- successful ’86 football season. The record of 8 wins and only one loss speaks for itself. Our Vikings were unstoppable in their conference standings. District Champions is the title awarded to the team and says it all. Coach Johnson says the team attitude was always positive. Their thoughts were not winning or losing, but by how much they were going to dominate their contender. Also stressed by Coach Johnson was their understood value: Self for Team.” In other words, all individual effort and accomplishment was done for THE TEAM. That’s where their success came from. High honors were awarded to many individuals for statistics, but this whole football club deserves top honors. Congratulations Vikes on a job well done and we look positively into your future yearS. Lynn Lapka Above: Coach Johnson. Below Left: Frank Englemayer demonstrates his kicking abilities. Below: Is the entire team, coaches, managers, and cheerleaders. 2$ Shown here is the Iron Wall” which refers to our Viking defense. FOCUS: The practices were really tough but they paid off.’’ -Jeff Newton Bovs Varsity Football Bigfork 33 Eureka 6 Bigfork 20 Superior 6 Bigfork 26 Corvallis 0 Bigfork 38 Plains 18 Bigfork 42 T-Falls 6 Bigfork 41 Eureka 6 Bigfork 19 Mission 17 Bigfork 50 Troy 6 Bigfork 7 Darby 18 great running abilities. 29 Above: Speed and skill showed to be the Vikes leading asset during the '86 season. Below: Coach Johnson looks on as his team leads him on to victory. 30 SECTION D J.V. team leaves field after a hard day. O ur JV squad wrapped up the season on a positive note. Effort by all was consistent and their deter- mination played a big part in keeping the team togeth- er. A memorable moment this year would be a punt return with exchange student, Frank Englemayer, back as safety catching the ball. Scrambling he caught the ball. As Frank was being trapped, not knowing that it was illegal, he pulled up and and threw a forward pass of 40 yards downfield. All team members and fans all agreed that the incident will go down in the books. Yona Minde Dean Noble JV Squad ends the season on a positive note ... 31 Young team is working hard y his year’s Bigfork Cross Country Team began the year early. With most of the runners practicing through the summer, it’s no wonder they had a good year. Led by head coach, Sue Loeffler, the both teams had a good year. With nine people on the boys, and four on the girls, Bigfork proved to be competitive. Including state, there were seven meets on the boy’s team, Don Schwennesen was the lead runner. With younger brother Dan second. Sue Turnacliff was the leading girl runner, but due to illness she was unable to run at state. Her team- mate, Carin Baer, was well within the top thirty. This year’s team was young, and is looking forward to next year. With only one member graduating this year, and only three other upper classmen, this young team is looking forward! Don Schwennesen ABOVE: Carin Baer shows con- centration during a meet. BE- LOW.- Waiting for the start. ABOVE: Sue Turnacliff setting her winning pace. BELOW: Top Row, L. to R. Don Schwennesen, Josef Nordtome, Bill Chrysler, Brian King, Cliff Weje- mark, Sam Baer, Doug Lindner, Brad Chrysler, Don Schwennesen. Bottom Row, L. to R. Carin Baer, Amy Kirkpatrick, coach Sue Loeffler, Colleen Whiteman, and Sue Turnacliff. Ceobs Country Ecn SdTWQTEsen EBn Schwaresan 2f Nordtore Baer Liff Wejanark Chrysler Chrysler 17:07 17:55 18:25 18:51 18:53 19:15 19:26 Sue TUmacliff 20:10 Carin Baer 21:09 Any Kirt patrid 25:17 Chilean WhitaiBn28:32 Doug Lirriner 20:10 Brian King 22:33 FOCUS: It was a fun year, and I’m looking forward to the years ahead.” - Doug Lindner 33 Girl’s repeat performance at State ... y his year’s 1987 Girls Tennis Team took the 1st place title in the Girl’s Class A-B-C State Championship for the second year. Tara Lamberson and Peggy Gurule came in strong and fin- ished 1st to win the doubles title. Cathy Blair finished 3rd place and Kay Russell 4th place in singles. Coach Paul Wallin and assistandt Coach Barbara Wallin attributed much to the girl’s success this yeaT. Angie Williams The 1987 Girls Tennis Team. Above: Lamberson did really well, in helping to win the championship. Below: Herman and Tavenner team up as a doubles team. 34 Cathy’s winning attitude helped to bring her 3rd place at state. ffr HYVmfr i iffnrnjfn Above: Coach Wallin and Blair show the lighter side of tennis. Above Left: Gildart volleys for a point. Below: Herman shows her form. Girls Tennis Bigfork vs Poison Ronan Flathead C-Falls Stevi Whitefish Libby Troy Hamilton Young players shine ... 0 nee again Mr. and Mrs. Wallin were the proud coaches of the Boy’s Tennis Team. This year’s 1987 team sent two young players to a suc- cessful placing in the A-B-C State Tournament. Jon Zepp and D.J. Gurule won the Doubles Championship and the boys took 3rd. The boys were mostly young with only two upper- classmen and 10 sophomores and freshmell. Denise Masters Zepp was a suprise as a player and a contender. Right: Chrysler stretches for a point. Below: The 1987 Boys Tennis Team. Gurule contributed a great deal to the teams success. Ip BHS TODAY i .j MoviN' I 36 FOCUS: We had a great sea- son, and were going to do it again.” - Zepp and Gurule : 1 ’ ? y • SECTION D Cawley shows his winning form. 37 Golfers swing towards state ... y he season was quite successful for the 1987 Bigfork team With a 3rd place at the State Meet, and several 1st and 2nd places throughout the season’s conference tourna- ments the BHS Boys Golf Team always proved to be challenging contenders. The Girl’s Golf Team was a bit slim this year with Yona Minde being the only compeating girl. State Meet results were top notch. Bigfork returned home with a Boy’s 4th place honor. Pat Espaland was awarded an Individual 2nd place and Yona Minde recieved and Individual 3rd placC. Lynn Lapka Above: Concentrating, Tony Nelson sets up for his next shot. Above: The 1987 Golf Team. Missing are: Greg Paulson, Curt Rowsey, and Yona Minde. 38 a SECTION F Above: Colby Vandenburg. Left: Lynn Lapka showing his form. Above: 1987 Golfers who went to the State Meet. FOCUS: I think that we had a good year and we will be stronger next year” - John Mogolis Golf Tournaments - Poison Whitefish Eureka Kalispell Hamilton Bigfork Libby T-Falls State Tournament - C-Falls Plentywood 39 Volleyball girls strive for the best! y he 1986-87 Valkrie Volleyball season turned out to be quite a surprise to spectators and all who were involved. Last year the Valkrie squad lost three coaches, but in return they gained three new coaches, with different outlooks and aspects of the game. The Varsity team won its fourth con- secutive Volleyball title, and with all of the hard work and effort they placed second at state, with great help from Dave Shawback. The J.V. team with the new coach Mary Kay Dudek learned throughout the season. During the year they not only improved but also helped the Varsity by playing the games that the Varsity could not attend. Many were im- pressed by the Freshman Volleyball team with their ability to work effectively as a team, although this was their first season together. Several of the Varsity players were select- ed for awards: those include, Brenda Gembla, who was se- lected for All-State, and also voted MVP; on the second team was Lynette Herman, Jolene Nordtome; and honorable men- tion, Kim JenneskenS Brenda Gembala Yona Minde 40 Val’s fans show their supportive spirit at the state Tourney. Senior Kay Russell dominates the opponent with her blocking talent. FOCUS: It was hard to re- peat last years ac- complishments, however we did our best” - Brenda Gembala Shoulders to cry were given for consoling emotions by close team members. Brenda Gem- bala, edges them out for the score. 41 Varsity Boys at their best! iking Basketball started the 1986-87 season with Bob Hislop as our new varsity coach. The team was led by sen- iors Ken Russell, Alan Love, Greg Paulson, Curt Rowsey and Jim Cawley. Juniors in- cluded wide body Jeff Newton, leaper Craig Jenneskens, Justin Anderson and Joey Potoczny. Sophomore Chuck Mason came on strong in the middle of the sea- son. Coach Hislop tried different combi- nations looking for the right key to win. Leapers, runners and wide bodies were mixed and used combining speed with size. It was exciting to watch. A winning season is always great. Don Dontigny FOCUS: It was an exciting season.” - Joey Potoczny Above: Greg Paulson goes for two. 42 Jenneskens shows his style Above: Anderson demonstrates his jump shot. A Comment From The Coach I felt the kids had a fine season. They have had a chance to use 10 players alot instead of 6 or 7. It paid off in tournaments. Plains shut the door on State, but we still met nost of our goals and had fun doing so. Hislop 43 J.V. Basketball on Dahlman took over the duties of assistant Varsity and J.V. Coach. He brought years of experience and success to his job and its duties of helping to develop the young, raw talent of the Ju- niors and the Sophomores. Chuck Mason and Dain Magnall led Colby Vandenburg and Gene Olson who came in from the wings. Guards who added strength to the team were John Mogolis, Ray Moe, Curt Wade, and Dustin Heniofl. Don Dontigny The J.V. Basketball Team. Freshman Basketball Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. Bigfork vs. C-Falls 44 - 49 White F. 49 - 46 Plains 48 - 67 Eureka 57 - 51 Mission 43 - 47 Corvalis 32 - 44 Lyola 46 - 33 Troy 65 - 36 45 - 48 FOCUS: It was fun playing bas- ketball this season” - Dustin Henion 44 FOCUS: Above: Freshman Basketball Team. I had a great time and it will be even better next season” - Mike Jousma M ark Hanson became the new Freshman Basketball Coach this year. The young squad created a lot of excitment on the floor. Basics were stressed all year long with good results. Jon Zepp was the leading scorer and floor general, running plays with confi- dence of getting the job done. Speed was our main asset. Jousma, Gurule, Kirby, Herman, and Koppang contributed to the total team effort. Don Dontigny Freshman Basketball. § bhs TODAY CrusiN' Track team gets off to a good start ... y his years track team got off to a ramblin’ start this year as they traveled to Poison to compete against the Pirates, and other local teams in- vited to the meet. Bigfork dominated something that would happen several times throught the season. Although the first few meets after Poison were a little ragged, the Boys Bigfork Team won the District Meet for the third time in a row. They also won the Divi- sinal Meet, but fell one notch short in the State Meet, losing to Fort Benton by one point. Don Schwennesen FOCUS: This year, I was very pleased with our relay team’s State perfor- mance.” - Amy Kirkpat- rick TRACK 4 2 Poison Invitational 4 7 Kalispell Quadrangular 4 11 C. Falls Booster Meet 4 16 Eureka Quadrangular 4 25 Ronan Invitational 5 2 Archie Row - Kalispell 5 9 District Meet- 5 16 Divisional Meet- 5 22 State Great Falls 46 Right: Joe Potoczny concentrates on throwing the javalin. Sponsored by the Sizzler Above: Chuck Mason looks for a soft landing. Below: Amy Kirkpatrick speeds for another victory and Clayton Woll vaults the bar. '4 BHS fakin’ dowN TODAY Wrestling team gains experience ... g HS Vikes wrestling team gained experience this season. Fifteen dedicated and devoted athletes stuck with the program through- out. The four team captains, Jim Wilson, Jeff Beliveau, Clint Gray, and Jeff Petersen, were prominant figures in leading the team. These were four of the five students who had any varsity experience. There were two young individuals who placed at divisionals along with eight achieving lettermen. Coach Dan Masters feels even though the team was inexperienced, all their dedication and hard work showed their undying spirit and competitive drive. Participation and dedication is also needed in off season by the kids,” says Masters. Getting interest in the sport early is the plan for the future. In spite of the lack of wins they can look on the experienced gained by the BHS wrestlers as an investment in themselves and the program future. Coach Mas- ters and all of us at BHS look forward to next yeaf. Jeff Petersen Above: Senior Jim Wilson struggles for a reversal. Right: Two new comers Frank Englemayer, and Tim Bray work at a practice 48 session. SECTION D Left: Junior Jeff Petersen works toward a pin over Mission's Bradian Burns. Jeff went on to win the championship match. Above: Showing picture-perfect form, Clint Gray takes down Mission’s Joey Posivto, in his Semi-final match. Clint was a true inspiration to the team. Top: Clint Gray, Clayton Woll, Frank Englymayer, Coach Dan Masters, Brian King, Bill Chrysler, Jim Wilson, Manager Bob Zunic, Matt Beliveau, Jeff Beliveau, Tim Bray, Jeff Petersen, Mike Stewert, Matt Russell, 49 Manager Justin Jennings. BHS Dribblin' TODAY i Varsity Vais achieve goals and end with a successful season ... dedication, pride, determination were the qualities that best de- scribe this year’s Girls Varsity Bas- ketball team. Led by coach Ron Dahl- man, the Valkries finished their sea- son successfully in many ways. Although not making it to State Tour- naments this year, the girls fought hard and achieved many other goals. Coach Dahlman feels things look gook for the future, due to a strong J.V. and Frosh squad this year. Good Luck next yeaT! Yona Minde Brenda Gembala FOCUS: We had a fun sea- son and we all had our moments of glory - Brenda Gembala ABOVE: Senior Yona Minde is about to let a baseline jumper loose while Nordtome and Herman anxiously look on. ABOVE LEFT: Seniors Brenda Gembala and Yona Minde intensely anticipate the action heading down court. ! SECTION D LEFT: Coach Dahlman show junior Kim Jenneskens what a hand in the face” is like. BELOW: Pictured here is the 1986-87 Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament team. ABOVE: The Vais are honored for their efforts with a cake made for them by the BHS Band. 51 BHS TODAY PassiN’ JV Hoopsters have outstanding season ... q uccess and achievement was the name of their game this season. The J.V. Valkyrie hoopsters of ’86 had an outstanding season. Potentially, Coach Hislop says the members compared rather well to the varsity and showed very promising talent for future years. All members contributed to spirit and effort. With their 15 win 3 loss record the girls have a right to be proud. Yona Minde Tami LaBar FOCUS: Playing Basketball this year was a learning experience, and I hope to achieve better skills for the coming year”- Lesley Jochim Above: Here Missy Billniayer drives to the basket for two points. Left: Tiffany Dorris goes up for two during a freshman basketball game. Below: Shown here is the JV Basketball team. 52 J.V. Girls Basketball SECTION D Bigfork 48 Bigfork 26 Bigfork 39 Bigfork 42 Bigfork 15 Bigfork 10 Bigfork 37 Whitefish 42 Plains 53 Troy 47 Eureka 49 T-Falls 50 Mission 42 Darby 41 Below: Pictured here is the Freshman Girls Basketball team of ’86. FOCUS: My Freshman year turned out to be a lot of fun. We worked well as a team and I hope we do as good in the future.”- Erin Bowd he determined class of '90 girl’s I basketball team, were tigers of the court and strove to make a name for themselves. High scorer and re- bounder was Nicole Tavenner and ty- ing was Erin Bowd and Laura Nordt- nome for leading steals. Coach Holder felt that defense was their greatest achievement and that the girls played well together and have a promising futurC! Yona Minde Tami LaBar Freshman Basketball team gains experience ... it BHS TODAY Right: Clowning Freshman Gavin Thomson demonstrates his passion for the English language. Below: Mr. Sullivan helps out Senior Ida Regione. What's In Academics A staff that cares ... £ very year as the summer closes and the school bells ring, the teachers of BHS return to the classrooms for yet another nine months. To the students these nine months can often be trying and yes even boring. But, for the teachers these nine monthes are spent developing and using new and different techniques of learning to make their teaching even more interesting. Here at BHS we consider our staff as a staff that cares”. The teachers here all want the stu- dents to try their best and to realize their own potential and talent. This is reward enough for the teachers and when a student needs addi- tional help, teachers are always willing to spend time with thelTl. Kristi Renee Martin Above: Bob Hislop teaches Government and coaches Varsity Boys Basketball. Left: Teachers in downtown Bigfork support the Homecoming Parade. 55 English: Mr. Pond, Mrs. Dontigny, Miss Reynolds. Business: Miss Ebing, Mrs. Whiteman. Math: Mr. Masters, Mrs. Burns. Science: Mr. Loeffler, Mrs. Pulcini, Mr. Joerne (student teacher). Home Economics: Mrs. Robinson. Shop: Mr. Aschim, Mr. Sarri. Computers: Mr. Richardson. Art: Mr. Dontigny. Foreign Language: Mrs. Best. 56 What's In Academics BHS Staffers ... 1 he BHS English Department consists of; Mr. Pond, who teaches Junior and Senior English, Creative Writing, and also advises the school newspaper, the Norse Code; Mrs. Dontigny teaches Sophomore and Senior English, and a Modern Novel class; Miss Reyn- olds teaches Fresh- man English and Drama. r. Masters and Mrs. Burns combine their knowledge to teach a variety of Math classes such as Al- gebra, Geometry, Trigeometry, and Calculus. The Sci- ence classes like Bi- ology, Chemistry and Physics are taught by Mr. Loeffler, Mrs. Pul- cini, Mr. Joerne (student teacher), and Mr. Richardson (who also teaches computer classes). ome Economics at BHS has been taught by Mrs. Rob- inson for a number of years, and this year she continued to pass on her do- mestic knowledge in classes such as Single Survival and Foods. Engine and Wood Shop classes are taught by Mr. Aschim and Mr. Saari. rt classes which con- siste of every- thing from pot- tery to stain glass are taught by Mr. Dontigny, who also finds time to advise the Year- book Staff. For- iegn Languages are taught by Mrs. Best, who is also advisor for the Spanish Club. Kristi Renee Martin Left: Mrs. Robinson as- sits a student in one of her sewing classes. Right: Mr. Dockstader and Mr. Pond reading the newspaper with BHS students. 57 gj bhs TODAY Principle: Mr. Valentino. Superintendent: Mrs. Hagen. Secretary: Mrs. Hullet. History: Mr. Dockstader, Mr. Hislop. Music: Mr. Blackler, Mr. Lawrence. Resources: Mrs. Hadlock, Mr. Wallin. P.E.: Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Dahlman. Student teachers: Mr. Leonardi, Mr. Berryman, Mr. Hloder, Ms. Pencula. Librarian: Mr. Baird. 58 What'sIn Academics BHS Faculty M rs. Hagen has been Superin- tendent of the Big- fork School system for the past three years providing leadership in the educating of Big- fork students. Mr. Valentino is the newly hired High School Principal. He came to Montana from the Los Ange- les area. Mrs. Hullet, BHS secretary, is also new this year. IV r. Michael Dockstader teaches American History and Mon- tana History. Mr. Bob Hislop has taught Government classes at BHS for the past two years. Mr. Ed Blackler teaches choir at the High School and Ele- mentry School. Mr. Don Lawrence was the band instructor the last several months of the school year. r. Paul Wallin teaches in the Resource Room giv- ing individual in- struction to some BHS students. Mrs. Judy Hadlock teaches Reading classes at BHS as well as at the Ele- mentry Level. Mr. John Armstrong and Mr. Ron Dahl- man are both in- structors in the P.E. Department. C tudent teach- ers at BHS were Mr. Leon- ardi who taught History and Gov- ernment and Mr. Berryman who taught Montana History. Mr. Hold- er taught in the shop and Ms. Pen- cula took over Commercial classes. Hedvig Rappe taught in the art classes. Mr. Rick Baird is in charge of the Library. Kristi Renee Martin Left: Mrs. Nylander has been Secretary for the Superintendent for many years. Right: Clerk of BHs is Mrs. Koppang. 59 David Attla Amy Bowman Michael Burton Aundrea Bahr 1 Not Pictured Shawn Bradstreet Not Shown j Amy Casalegno Robert Bourriague Cheryl Childers Erin Bowd Brad Chrysler BHS 60 TODAY SECTION F Newcommers . BELOW: Freshmen Mike Jousma shows his versitality, by wearing a girl’s bikini. LEFT: Pictured here is the Freshman Class Officers; Brad Chrysler, Jon Zepp, Katie Devries, and Nicole Tavner. Qnce again this year, we were bom- barded by yet another group of Freshmen. Yes, from the beginning, it was appparent that it was going to be a long year. With new laws” forbidding upperclassmen to initiate the newcom- mers, it took almost the entire year for them to settle down. The Freshmen were led this year by Class Officers; Jon Zepp, Nicole Tavner, Brad Chrysler, and Katie Devries. By some freak of nature, they won the award for the best Home- comming float. Don Schwennesen 61 Matt Delaney If ) Not Pictured Kel Hansen Rain Delaney Not Pictured Aaron Evans Wes Haugo Angela Demars Renee Everhart Not Pictured Marikita Hayes Mike Jousma Terrae Kalb Donna Kastner 62 MeriKay Demars Sarah Gibson Mark Hein TODAY Katie Devries Not Pictured Tiffini Dooris Debbie Durham Cheryl Gordon Evelyn Gordon DJ. Gurule Not Pictured Not Pictured Jennifer Johnson Sonia Lerner 63 Not Pictured Kevin Smith Not Pictured Doug Lindner (, Not Shown j Melanie Marsh Wendie Mattingly Jennifer Syverson Bill Walch John Weber Rhonda Wegener I Darryl Whiteman TODAY Michael McCann Not Pictured John Schmeusser Nicole Tavenner Sean Mennie Dan Schwennesen Gavin Thomson Jon Zepp 1 Dwight Miller Jennifer Torgerson Laura Nordtome Not Pictured Wendy Sellers 65 Michelle Allen Carin Baer Matt Beliveau Dawn Davis Missy Billmayer Joe Carter Tricia Boesch P Jason Bottin Ryan Burke SECTION F What is your favorite TV show? J he locker slammed with a hollow crash, the absence of the cushioning foot and a half of paper loudely coming back to me. I choked back tears which welked up in me as I thought that my two years of oppression was over, my sophomore year had come to an end. A melancholy sigh escaped me as I slipped on my coat and slowly walked down the hall, memories of my second year in high school faded back to me: the sophomore float running out of gas, the air band contest, the talent show, and winning division with a perfect record in football ... stifling a sob, I thought of no more P.E. Why me?” I screamed. The echo rolled back down the hall. I set my shoulders and walked towards the main exit of the school grabbing the door handle, I jumped up and kicked my heels in the air in a fit of sadness. Then, a broad smile, betraying my true feelings, covered my face as I walked toward the awaiting busses. Joe Carter 1 1 Jo oo : CI- MI Warner Blake Mark Casalegno SO VlE 4 Robert Gagliardi — TODAY I John Mogolis David Gildart Ardelle Hager Sarah Hedges Amy Kirkpatrick Dain Mangnall Chuck Mason Robb Moss Ann Murray Mara Nezat 68 Frank Jasper Eric Johnson Tammy Metroke Kelly Jay Ray Moe r Darin Nichols Margy Nolt Joe Nordtome Heidi Oldfield Michelle McCann Jennifer Kelly Erika Orndorff Jessica Schroeder H TODAY! Phil Willett Lisa Park Tim Peck Terilyn Rector Don Schwennesen Shane Tow Jennifer Wilson Rachel Wittinger Jeannie Woessner l l y 70 Monica Regester ■ Denise Woll BM Eric Trainer Traci Rylands Eric Ramsey Curt Wade Bob Zunick Justin Anderson Sam Baer Todd Balazic Cathy Blair y he 1986-87 Junior Class was quite busy the whole year. All the efforts in the financial area went towards the 1987 Junior Senior Prom? Steppin’ Out.” Several activities were set up for various fund-raisers. The concession stand and the juice machine proved to be a successful! profit maker. Among other money makers were the first annual Airband” contest; the famous Lynn Leterman” talent show; and the long weeks of selling candy bars was yet another of the successful! projects accomplished by the Junior Class. Officers for the Junior Class were: President - Sue Turnacliff; Vice President - Colleen Whiteman; Secretary Treasurer - Lynn Lapka; and Representative - Jeff Newton. Kristi Renee Martin Yona Minde is your favorite song? District BELOW: Junior Class Officers include Sue Turnacliff, Colleen Whiteman, Jeff Newton, and Lynn Lapka. LEFT: Juniors Alise Lenero and Cathy Edwards are certainly not what you would call camera shy! I'SEHSQN UN THE HR ABOVE: Junior Amy Schwartz shows her potential in the Arts area. UP LEFT: Juniors Jason Moe and Tony Nelson. LEFT: Juniors Kelly Byrer and Tina Wegener show their tremendous study skills, while in Miss Ebings Business Class. Diane Bowman Eric Bradstreet Traci Bradner Mark Brosten Dustin Henion Erin Hubbard m Kathy Hurlbutt J A fi | 0 r i Tim Cochrane Cathy Edwards Cheryl III Scott Evenson Jennifer Franklin I Kevin Kelleher Laurie King Jeremy Kirby Cherry Kleffner 76 Mihoko Kondo Doug Koski Tami LaBar Tara Lamberson Dan Lindner Georgina Mahaffey Kristi Renee Martin Denise Masters Minh Nguyen Gene Olson Stan Ottosen Jeff Petersen 77 Shawn Terry « - ( . . Shelly Wentz Todd Pettee Angie Townsend Angie Williams Louis Thompson Colleen Whiteman Julie Thorson Melody Willet Amy Schwartz m % Julie Schwartz Jim Smith Dan Syverson Rob Turner Kelly Waples Tina Wegener George Ann Zachary 79 BHS From the beginning to the end. 0 eginning with first grade and reminiscing about all the times in between on up to our Senior year, it seems that its all gone by so fast ... too fast. Now that we’re all taking one last look back at those times, smiles, and tears too, all are emotions expresses or felt inside by each and every Senior. Through the years in and out of school events or at social gatherings-unforgettable moments will be remembered and cherished. Ten years from now we will take another last look” back at the class of ’87. We’ll always remember the beginning, but we will never forget the en ' Brenda Gembala Yona Minde Left-With Mexican scenes in the background, Angie Gildart and Kristine Ganiere take time out to cast a friendly pose. SECTION F During the 1986 Homecoming pep rally displaying their smiles and enthusiastic school spirit. Seniors congregate for a quick snap shot. Left- 81 BHS TODAY : ■ I S Mr Cristie Lynn Akers Raphele A. Belden Jeff Martin Beliveau Kimberly Berry Patty Boesch Scott Alan Bradstreet Brent Alan Brandewie Melissa Brown Jim Cawley Brian Clark Michele R. Cline Sean Richard Cockrell SECTION F Glen Conley Kimberly Cook Debra K. Cox Photo Not Available SENIOR SPOTLIGHT er smile and personality is well known through- out the community. Jenny Peck makes a lasting im- pression everywhere. Ex- periencing a different cul- ture broadened her per- spective immensly. Mitch Cripe Darin Demars Frank H. Englemeyer Alise Delany Chris Edgerton Patrick Espeland 83 Best’s and Most’s ... | n taking a poll throught the senior class the sharp ’’classy look” was chosen by the seniors themselves. Determing who the best were, proved not to be the easiest task. There were many seniors close in the running. Vet only one boy and one girl could hold the title of best or most. Jeff petersen Kristi Martin BTY-i Here most likly to succeed are Jeb Vandenburg and Kristine Ganire Shown here are Best looking in there 501 Blues, Curt Rowsey and Kim Cook lllustating there frindship and showing there smiling faces. You can see why Curt Rowsey and Peg Gurule recieved the honor of Everyone’s Best friend. BHS TODAY SECTION F BHS TODAY y T-; i '■ ( j JZ y M lit A ■ --y ( v 1 ' Steffen Foried Karla Gastel Angie Gildart Peter Hoveland Nelson Fritz Brenda Gembala Peg Gurule Jeremy Huwe Kristine Ganiere Rachel M. Gibson Lynette Herman Kimberly Jennings SECTION F Tom Jordan David Kalb Joel Knutsen SENIOR SPOTLIGHT very determined student, Rick Wagner adds charactor to the senior class. Involved in clubs and scholastic organizations, he shows us academic and personal enthusiasm. Alex Lobdell Collen Martin Yona Minde Alan Love Paul Masters Peter Mortel 87 BHS TODAY 7 3 £3 -■'S Rachel Morton Tony Newberry Dean Noble Sarah M. Noll Jolene A. Nortome Gary Offerdahl Tom Otteson Lenord Parks Greg Paulson Jenny Peck Russell Pickett Ida Regione SECTION F Beth Remain Curt Rowsey David Russell Photo Not Available ENIOR SPOTLIGHT is drive is magnificient, his concentration is unbreakable, his technique is personally styled. We will usually find Pat Espleand cracking his woods off Eagle Bends tees. 91 Below: Alan Love and Ken Russel show some school spirit by dressing up for spirit days and Bigfork High School School. Above: Sarah shows a sigh of anguish. As she struggles on some General Business. Left: Patti Sterrit along with Nelson Fritz are caught clowning arround. They were chosen class clowns. BHS TODAY SECTION F Looking at these two you can obviously see why Mike Volan And Rachel Gibson were the best couple. Above: Looking atheletic Brenda Gembala and Ken Russell stand representing thier sports. Below: Tom and Brenda show what flirting is all about. BHS TODAY Trina Stagg Patricia Sterret Larry Streter Scott Strong Marc. A Syth Brett Terry Photo Not Available Mike Torgenson Jack Uskoski Jeb Vandenburg 94 Mike Voilen SECTION F Begging with the first year of school to the senior year, some students were together through the duration, the time went by so fast ... .too fast. 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Box 338 • 1050 Grand Ave. Phone (406)837-5041 Bigfork. Montana 59911 (406)755-5414 Valley Glass, Inc. Marvin Windows Kawneer Store Fronts Marlin Windows Peachtree Doors Shower Doors Ph. 257-9700 1903 3rd Ave E Kalispell MT 59901 99 CLASSIFIED DRUG FAIR KALISPELL, MT 755 - 2116 BIGFORK, MT 837 - 5751 Bigfork Drug 837-4195 Lakehills Shopping Center ■ SPENCERS BIGFORK 837 - 6117 102 SECTION G M Q 17SS Homemade Preserves Bigfork, MT 59911 X37-4356 Students compete for best Hallow- een costume. Left: Kim Jenneskens and David Wagner in the sewing room. Seniors wake up on the school lawn after the Senior Party. a, . .• • Black ties and long stemmed glasses.. t is Prom Night” and all over the land the princes and princesses are getting ready to Step Out”. The night is clear, the moon is full, and the mood is set. It is an evening of black ties and long stemmed glasses. And though the memories will be happy and sad, they will linger throughout the land for- ever! Kristi Renee Martin 106 SECTION H Kristi and Lynn at the Prom. Above: Dani Sedivy shows her style. 107 The Last Blast? 1 his year’s seniors wanted to leave BHS with a bang. The site of this explosion was the senior party at the Marina Cay. The party was set up by the CARE committee and was sponsored by businesses throughout the area. The seniors participated in alot of exciting activities, such as; water sports, dancing and gameS. Kristi Renee Martin 108 Alex Lobdell ... General Alex SECTION H Rachel Morton, Trina Stagg, and Kim Jim Wilson shows his enthusiasm. Jennings. 109 3 BHS TODAY Searching For Success ... t is graduation now, and time to finally say goodbye to our wonderful seniors, who have finished their 12 years of schooling. The education that our seniors have gained here at BHS will help to determine the structure of their future! We wish every one of our grads good luck in their quest for succesS! Kristi Renee Martin 110 Curt Rowsey leads the class in changing the tassel. SECTION H mi The Graduating Class of '87 Nelson Fritz receives his diploma. BHS TODAY Work or Play? £ chools out and the beaches and summer jobs are full. Between the many fine res- taurants, the Christmas tree farms and the beautiful Flathead Lake, we school kids keep pretty busy whether it be work or play. Kristi Renee Martin Peg Gurule and Darby Nelson relax after a hard game of ten- nis. Seniors at the Senior Party at the Marina Cay participate in wa- ter sports. SECTION H Left: Annual Staffers enjoy a day in the classroom. Below: Dean Noble strikes up a pose for the camera. Below Left: Secretary and Band Director team up on crazy days” to show that teachers are people too. Below Bottom: D.J. Gurule strives to gain a point. Dean Noble, Kristi Renee Martin, and Dani Sedivy strike a pose for the camera. TODAY 115 Erica Orndorff shows her clowning attitude at the Homecoming Parade. 116 Exchange student, Mihoko Kondo teachers can have fun during school. 118 TODAY 0 Brenda Gembala Don Dontigny BHS TODAY Details Kristi Renee Martin Dani Sedivy Angie Williams Christie Schroeder Joe Carter T he 1986-87 Bigfork High School LeLac was printed by Herff Jones Yearbook Company in Logan, Utah, and sold for $20.00. Our new advisor Mr. Don Dontigny, and thirteen staff members, all with special skills, contribut- ed greatly on the 45th volume, during the sixth period annual class. The 120 page book included Vi signature color and l' 5 signatures duochrome, special effects screens, rule lines, colorblocks, dropped and raised initials, over- prints, reverses, graphic lines, and artworks. The pre- dominant type style was Lydian, but other styles were also used. The theme, which was generated by the whole staff, was BHS TODAY. The entire annuals theme was put together like that of a newspaper. Above, Tara Lamberson and Darby Nelson show their clowning spirit during the 1986 Homecoming Parade. Below, Some Senior girls pose for a snapshot during Senior picture day. A,