Billings Senior High School - Kyote Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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Clockwise-The Bellamy Steering Committee exchanges Ideas and comments. From the Left Are Mr. Dewey Hansen, special events; Mr. Vic Miller, media liaison; Mr. Doug Sipes, board of trustees liaison; Mr. Charles Nesblt, general chairman; Mr. A.E. Omdahl, chamber of commerce; principal A. R. Collins Jr., program coordinator; and Mr. Lloyd Mickelson, publicity coordinator. Billings Senior High, 1976 Bellamy Awards winner. Mr. A.R. Collins Jr. and Mr. Charles Nesblt unpack and examine the various flags that were sent to senior from each of the other thirty-five Bellamy states for the award presentation in October 1976. Ms. Jean Honer and Ms. Edith Hamden read a congratulatory letter from the FVesident of the United States. Ms. Honer and Ms. Hamden are retired teachers who have returned to serve as secretaries for the Bellamy committee. Wayne Gordon, member of the Class of 1977 and Mr. Nesbit present a sculptured Bronc to Huntsville High School in Alabama, the 1975 recipient of the Bellamy Award. The Bronc was created by Mr. Leo Olson, BSH art teacher. The Billings Chamber of Commerce sponsored a two page congratulatory spread in The BILLINGS GAZETTE after the announcement that Senior High was to receive the Bellamy Award.

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Since the birth of our nation, America has observed special occasions. From week-long Indian celebrations to Western rodeos to celebrations of heritage, Americans spent hours in preparations for cele- brations. In this rapidly developing country that old tradition of contri- buting much work and time to festivities is disappearing, the jubilant feeling that accompanies winning, conquering nature, supporting a cause and being with friends will never die. Wild Horse Stampede Point

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BSH Honored With Bellamy Award Billings Senior High was selected as the thirty-fifth school to receive the National Bellamy Flag Award. Senior High will become the standard bearer for all quality secondary schools in Montana and is designated to hold the honor for a fifty-year period. The Montana Bellamy Award presentation will take place in Billings in the Lincoln Junior High School auditorium Friday morning, October 15, 1976. The presentation will follow a set pattern planned and conducted by the executive director. Dr. Margarette Miller of the national program. Attending the ceremony on October 10, 1975, for the presentation of the Award to Huntsville Senior High School in Hunts- ville, Alabama, the thirty-fourth annual Bellamy Flag Award winner, was Mr. Charles Nesbit, chairman of the Bellamy committee; Wayne Gordon, member of the class of 1977; and Mr. Dewey Hanson, BSH teacher. BSH was chosen to receive the Bellamy Award for the following reasons: the pro- ficient performance of duty by the ad- ministration, teachers who promote a high level of critical thinking in their students, constant achievement by students In bring- ing honor to their school, the domestic exchange program and strong interchange American Field Service Program, an ac- complished and distinguished alumni, the Charles E. Borberg Humanities series, the concern and care for the physically handi- capped, a strong emphasis on physical education, a cooperative community shown by civic organization activities promoting leadership qualities in youth, and finally, for being a school that takes pride in being.