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

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GETTING THE FACTS. Scolt Chesarek dicusses defensive strategies with coaches Gordan Schlabs and David Maier. Che- sarek, one junior high student who took advantage of the op- portunity to compete in high school sports as a freshman, had to wrestle 98-pounders older than himself. (File photo) ROCK -N-ROLL. Lip-syncing on the lawn of Gabe Planks's home, Sam Fisher, Scolt Mack- enzie, and John Nickey pretend to be their favorite rock stars. Students participated in lip-sync contests that became popular at the teen club Soda's. (Photo sub- miled by Gabe Plank) AVOIDING A PIN. Lockwood freshman John Nickey struggles to escape from a Billings West High opponent's armhold. Nickey wrestled in the 98-pound class on junior varsity team and helped the Broncs win a victory over West High School. (File photo) ■T?: . m RESH INTO VARSITY - i The Montana High School Association regu- lations state that Any student who is enrolled in grade nine shall be eligible to participate in an Association sanc- tioned contest This ruling became ef- fective in 1985-86 and gave the same extra- curricular opportunities to all freshmen, includ- ing those in the junior highs. Senior Scott Chesarek used the rule to his ad- vantage. While attend- ing Riverside Junior High, he became the first freshman ever to participate in varsity sports at Senior High. It was a great oppor- tunity to come over to the high school for wrestling, Chesarek said. The kids made sure I knew what was going on, and the coaches made sure I got out of school to go to pep assemblies and on the road trips. HI Michelle Gabaldon LETTERM AN. Scot t Chesa- rek works to become the first freshman varsity wrestler. Chesarek had to commute between River- side and Senior daily to make the after-school prac- tices. (Submitted photo) u 1st Frosh Gradsl7

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Ii CRUISIN' THE HALL. Becky Osen, Becky Gilbert and Chris Nava chat as they make theirway to world history class. After 1985, every freshman had to take world history because of the universities1 push toward tougher graduation require- ments. (Photo summited by Holly Miller) Seniors look back at the fears and tears of the freshman year ROSH STAND TOGETHER They were the newest and youngest to join the crowded nails of Billings Senior High Members of the class of '89 were few and far between among the 1,830 upperclass- men who registered in 1985. In a way it made me feel better because we (freshman) really got to unite together as a class with so few of us around ' Senior Bryan Mas- ters said, we were the first freshman class. When told they would or would not be attending Se- nior High, the class had mixed emotions. I was bummed because I missed out on being in the highest grade in junior high, Cori Matteuci said, but I was also glad to be one of the first freshman attending this school. I was unhappy that I could not be in hign school, Dale Johnson said, but proud to be in the final nighth grade class of Lockwood. Students polled thought that attending junior high was just as much of an ad- vantage as being a freshman at Senior High I thought it (attending Lockwood Juior High) was an advantage, Keri Knowlton said, because I knew every- one, and we have a special bond that will never be mature so much faster than the people that stayed in the junior high, Rhonda Guenther said, since you are with people that are two to three years older than yourself. Students said that their par- ents seem to like the idea of their teens going to high school for four years. My parents felt it would be good for me, to go to Seni- ors as a freshman. Masters said. They thought Td mature more in a four-year high school, Troy Owens said. It was the best year of my life. 1 made a lot of friends ' Amy Cochrane said, and Til never forget most of the things that I did that year. Michelle Gabaldon forgoten. iou 1£ Student Life

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Key Clubbers grow together through services and conventions ELLOWSHIP AND FUN ZJ 'There will be an important Key Club meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. New members welcome. Although PA announce- ments during homeroom didn't increase attendance at Key Club, friends still came to meetings to be with friends. Key Club proved to be more social than anything else. Members enjoyed working for the various causes, but the time they remembered most was the time they spent with their close friends in the club. Key Club is a great way to socialize and do something good for other people at the same time ' junior Echo Cloninger, president, said. With membership reaching its peak at 25 active students, the officers struggled to find interesting speakers and en- joyableacti vities for those who attended meetings. 'There's got to be some- thing we're doing wrong, junior Gillie English, secretary, said. We've got to make it fun. That's hard sometimes. The annual statewide con- vention attracted the attention of potential and current mem- bers. During.my freshman and sophomore years, I lived in Helena and I had friends in Billings who were active ' English said. They told me to join Key Club so I could see them at convention. Being able to see my friends was a big pa rt of my becoming so active. Key Club members shared many fond memories from the annual international conven- tion in Anaheim,Calif.,inJuly. At the international con- vention, these Jamaican Key Clubbers were going to teach us how to dance their style ' English said. In Anaheim we got to meet people from all over the world. Conventions not only al- lowed members to socialize with people from around the state and world, but they also gave them a chance to get to know members from their own dubs. Sitting in the hotel rooms and talking, we really got to know each other a lot better, sophomore Eldena Bear Don't Walk said. People you didn't think had anything in common with you -- you find out they do. Most Key Clubbers agreed that the friends they made through activities were the best aspect of the dub. Most people are very ac- cepting and willing to have fun even if they don't know you very well, English said. We have a great group! U Anne Alexander KEY CLUB: (FRONT ROW) Michelle Gabaldon, Josh Laidlaw, Carson Keating, Echo Cloninger, Kristi Wiederin, (SECOND ROW ) Ashley Crit- tenden, Lindsay Jones, Karen Fossen, Scooper Sloane, Vicki Hopple, (THIRD ROW) Julie Hoffman, Chris Swam, Dawn Old Elk, Chris Jones, (BACK ROW) Mark Schwabe, Brandon Lahren, Roby Denmark, Ryan Denmark, Rob Ruetsch, (NOT PICTURED) Mike lams and Ad- viser Ed Leland. m Student Life