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

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U Q , Y , in I fi n. I, iii ESCAPING TO FREEDOM. Junior John Hanson heads for home to catch up on lost sleep. Lack of rest during the weekend prompted students to skip classes and retreat to their houses. iPhoto by Lisa Huvaerej i MALL MISCHIEF. Taking advantage of Senior Skip Day, senior Matt McFate browses through records at Musicland in Rimrock Mall. Seniors proclaimed Friday, May 8, as official skip day for graduates. iPhoto by Tina Skoglundj The l7?e3tf?kiP day bablliisiimft i f fo .V ,yu , .,,.-,, ,.-,, V ,j ,351 S'eW lc 1' ate 5 ,fl k,..V it ,431 ,1 i21 5 my a ' wtf ef' was o -ff, f-:pf ,f',,, fk,, ff: g''V'f'-7-5UYfl'f.1',f?!lQ1 fzlf , fgg-v fgm,g:f:,f-,ftf11,.s,jf See J i Skipping

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Q' -. X M t I had th i L t most fun et day l ski d 4th-6th. up to the rims, sunbathed, and messed around with my friends. - Kristi Hatzell . Ent Senior Skip Day '87 was the best! - Chris Beck hen students stray. . Skipping became a cure for spring fever that many students caught during the warm weather. ln order to take a break in the monotonous school year, students physically and mental- ly involved themselves in out- door and indoor activities. Some students chose to stay in school and daydream - others avoided classes completely. The advantages of skipping outweighed the consequences of getting caught, junior Missy Sweeney said. Usually it wasn't too risky because my mom ex- cused me. lf students were not excused, they had to face the conse- quences of angry parents and blue slips. Students who receiv- ed three blue slips were punish- ed with attending Saturday detention for four hours. l don't mind the risk, senior Glen Kautz said. You only live once. Whv be boring? Live by the rules only when it benefits you. When students had enough and decided to skip school, they usually went to one of their favorite places: home to catch up on sleep and the soaps, to Rimrock Mall to shop, to a restaurant to grab a quick breakfast, to Pioneer Park to relax, or to Rimrock Beach to sunbath. l skip to wherever there are other skippersf' junior Mark Beaton said. To the Rims, to a party, or just to my house. The majority of students agreed that skipping was more for upperclassmen because juniors and seniors were more adept at beating the system and were not afraid to accept the consequences. Skipping is more for the older students, Beaton said. But anyone who skips usually has fun, U -Janna Birkeland and Lisa Huvaere l 26 student Life ANYONE, ANYONE? Students, who had the privilege of eating in class oc- casionally, even became bored. Such is the case with seniors Corby Freitag, Chris Beck, Brit Ferrell, Lorn Benson, Robyn Skaggs, Katie Cebull, Ed Evan- son, Steve Sauther, Penny Soen- nichsen, Dan Corcoran, Jim Malmstrom, and junior Brian Bell. lf a teacher didn't interest the students in a subject, they had no desire to go to class and opted to skip school instead. BEACH BUMS. Senior Scott Palmeri held captive from school by senior Mal Wambach. Seniors Lisa Helderop an Nettie Powers were among Rimroc sunbathers on an unseasonably wan April day. Senior Troy Dunlap, wit open cooler in hands, serves drinks 1. everyone. fPhoto by Doug Allenj .iredt 4 1 i DOUBLE DUTCH. Sophomores Jen- nifer Schaeffer and Wendy Rice fT'latUI C fI'OlTl rope to ing Class. Most underclassmen went to close locations like Pioneer Park because of lack of transportation. iPhoto by John Hansonj

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Being in Stu- dent Council gives students the chance to learn more about leader- ship and government. lt offers them the opportuni- ty to voice their opinions on school policies and activities. - Lynae Michael, Senior Class president 28 Student Life -serious 'n silly School government isn't all fun and games-or is it? The topics brought before the, 86'-87' student council il- lustrated both the serious and the commericial side for running a school. I thought the controversy over Joe's Cparking lot atten- dantj hut was pretty hilarious, senior Dan Cor- coran said. Joe Fiala, the parking lot attendent, requested a hut for the winter months and also for the summer months when it was really hot. The topic was put on the student coun- cil list of things to cover ear- ly in the year, but action had not been taken yet. The more serious but con- troversial subjects, such as the smokers area in the back of the building, caused quite a commotion in the Bronc Express opinion section. The smokers' riot all started with my articles in the paper about how rude the smokers and and hackey sackers were at the north en- trance, Bronc Express sports editor Charlie Loveridge said. Loveridge used his sports column in two issues of the Bronc Express to address the problems caused by smokers behind the school. After 80 percent of voting students voted in favor of a Student Council initiative to move the student smoking area, the Council designated the area near the counselors' offices as the new smoking area. You can only go so far with the 'smokers', Student Council adviser Jeff Weik said. Smokers are going to smoke just like jocks are go- ing to play sports. The Student Council also addressed the constant litter problem. Threats filtered through the halls about the vending machines being taken out if the students didn't begin using the gar- bage cans inthe halls. Litter is a problem every year, but mostly in the winter when the kids didn't go out for lunch, Weik said. That is just something we will have to deal with every year. BKC fBillings Key Clubj members donated their time during lunch to sweep the halls which added points to the club's service hours. lf it wasn't for BKC, Stuco President Jay Lindsay said, the vending machines probably would have been removed last year. Student Council also spon- sors the annual B-Day ac- tivities in Daylis Stadium, which was the most suc- cessful event of the year, Lindsay said. This year B-Day's cancellation wasn't a threat, Lindsay said. i'We had more than half the tickets sold by Wednesday of homecoming week, which was real unusual. In the past years the blood drives were contests held with the cross-town rival, West High. This year the stu- dent councils from both schools decided to work together rather than the traditional working against each other. We thought it would be good for both schools to work together, Stuco vice president PJ Priest said. lt seemed to work pretty well, so maybe this is how it will be every year. The students aren't here because of the teachers, Weik stressed. Teachers are here because of them. Every student needs to keep that in mind about everyone, and try and make Senior High the best! U -Dana Dabney