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

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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

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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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. , I STLlCO'S WING-DING. Student Coun- cil president Jay Lindsay introduces the B-Day royalty candidates at the afternoon pep assembly during homecoming festivities. The B-Day pic- nic, carnival, and assembly are StuCo's largest projects. Visible royalty are Debbie Green, John Klinkosh, and Todd Kinney. fPhoto by Tina Skoglundj x is X N33 X is Q36 ts . . was f A 5'ss.t,.c M., Qs fe . year goes by without a incident marring the lives of students. Llnfortunatley, the class of '87 didnit escape tragedy. Seniors Kim Mills and Lori Schillinger and junior Brandy O'Brien were enroute to a foot- ball game Oct. 3 when Laurel native Arthur Farrar slammed broadside into Mills' new 4x4 Toyota pickup. Mills' vehicle hit the curb, a tree, and a lightpost before landing sideways in the middle of a nearby lawn. Schillinger and O'Brien escaped with relatively minor injuriesg however, Mills died as a result of the injuries she sus- tained from the impact. The tragedy of this accident hit even harder when students learned that Farrar was drunk. Mills was not the first person to die as the result of a drunken driver, but the senselessness of her death touched many lives and after the grief subsided, anger set in. Approximately one month after the accident, seniors Kiristi Rausch, Tonya Scott, Schill- inger, and juniors Rocky Con- nell, and O'Brien organized a S.A.D.D. fStudents Against Driving Drunkj Chapter hoping to influence some of the high school students to quit driving when drinking. We didn't start the group to 1987 .,,.,,g., .',,-e'r,' ..,' 1 O O '- ,'. 1 ,Q ,'-', it , ,-' 1 ','f'. ' -3.111',..r:.jg,,i' Kg '.V,k i.:',.j -,, ' , ',' i tell people that they shouldn't or couldn't drink, Rausch, president of the Chapters, said. We just wanted them to realize that if they chose to drink and drive, they could kill either themselves or someone else. In its early stages, the Chapter set specific goals and throughout the year strived to achieve those goals. Among its accomplishments were guest speaking to the local junior highs, making television com- mercial, and interviews with the Billings Gazette to relay the S.A.D.D. message to the public. I think we made the biggest impact by talking to the junior high studentsf' Scott, secretary- treasurer of the Chapter said. Each school we talked to started a S.A.D.D. chapter of its own which, I think, is saying a lotf' I was very pleased with the front page coverage in the Bill- ings Gazette, Schillinger said. I think it called the much need- ed attention to our efforts. A need for a S.A.D.D. Chapter at Senior High had always been apparent. Unfor- tunately, it took Mills' death to put the wheels in motion. Drinking and driving has always been a problem with students, Scott said. lt's too bad Kim had to die before anyone took a stand on the issue. 'U I The ilii of ',hi .5f'I,'. ChaPfl9f2 .rr. ri..iii 9 0 -- imif if one . . . .,.. . , Pu'P9?92 be Student CouncillS.A.D.D.