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

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HELPFUL HINTS. Coach Rick Fancher advises Peggy Tipton of ways to improve her running, Fancher, who coached the dis- tance runners, taught Tipton throughout her four years at Senior. (Photo by Nikki Moody) THINK FAST. Cari Taylor racks her brain for answers to com- plete a study sheet in American Government. Seniors prepared legislative bills for government, agraduation requirement.(Photo by Felicia Ennis) PEER PRESSURE. The crowd cheers as Tyler Dahlberg ap- proaches the basket. Students on teams felt pressure by their peers which sometimes helped them work harder in a game. (Photo by Geoff Barrow) ake the challenge High expectations pushed students to raise social and academic skills. » Senior Amy Maheras worked hard to achieve good grades; although some times, pressure from parents and com- petition from peers made her want to throw in the towel. I always try to get A's, Maheras said Sometimes the pressure makes me want to just give up ' Junior Tom Miller said that peers influ- enced much of other students' e veryday lives. Some feel prCssured to go out with the 'right girl Miller said, and to act a certain way ' Although pressure was an accepted factor in every student's life; Miller tried to keep it in 1 think it's wrong to let it affect me to tally to the point where I'm not my o wn person, Miller said JO w tu- V ----- Debbie Quiroz FIGURING. Amy Maheras struggles to figure out her math problems during Her lunch period. Students fre- quen tly used lunch to fin- ish homework. (Filephoto) u Pressure 27

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Students find ways to turn pressure into an advantage A A A A A A I A A A A A A Allhough the word ' pres- sure sometimes took on a negative meaning, some stu- dents used the pressure in their lives in a positive way. Parents or peers frequently pressured athletes, but stu- dents, like senior Sirpa Lahti, pressured themselves. Lahti's involvement in the dance group, Ultimate Touch, caused her to strive to be the best dancer she could. I want lobe good at it (danc- ing) ' Lahti said, because I like it She thought it was acceptable for an adviser or coach to pres- sure students or players. FILLING BUBBLES. Amy Aldrich fills out a requirement booklet before taking her S.A.T test. Students hoped to placehigh on these tests fora belter chance at being accepted to colleges. (Photo by Geoff Barrow) A coach putting pressure on students makes them try harder, Lahti said. Senior Peggy Tipton agreed with Lahti. She thought having her coach for support pushed her to the finish line in a cross country meet. Tipton said that applying pressure should depend on the person’s ability to cope with stress. If someone doesn't handle pressure too well, Tipton said, I think supporting them, instead of making them feel like they're stressed, is better. Junior Karen Drill said that she used pressure to help her PRACTICE TO PERFECTION. Sirpa Lahti and Asifa Kadlec practice a dance with the group Ultimate Touch at the Friend- ship House.They practiced twice a week after school during the year. (Photo by Karen Simonich) improve her abili ties in basket- ball and softball. Personal drive made Drill work harder in sports. She said that she performed better when the drive came from in- side. I guess I li kc to make people realize that I'm trying to im- prove, Drill said, just so they know that I listened to them. Students handled pressure differently; some talked about stress with friends. Peers or family helped many to achieve their goals, but others relied on personal motivation. HJ Debbie Quiroz 2fL Student Life u

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J.V. CHEERLEADERS: (FRONT ROW) Mandy Urbaska, Jennifer Ording, Babbs Weissman, Tifan Reiter, (BACK ROW) Sarah Pit- tack, Kami Ahlgren, Jody Bergstrom, and Shellee Harkins. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: (FRONT ROW) Randi Dodd, Jennifer Oakley, (SECOND ROW) Rhonda Guenlhner, Lora O'Connor, Eileen Leslie, Jac- queline Vasquez, (THIRD ROW) Michele Enstrom, Holly Miller, Kim Malek,(STANDlNG) Becky Gilbert, and Heather Marvin. Three cheerleaders look back on the changes after four years OUR -YEAR VETERANS ✓ I —£-J With four years of cheer- leading under their belts, sen- iors Becky Gilbert, Rhonda Guenthner, and Holly Miller have seen changes in both the activity and in the spectators since they first cheered as freshmen. The girls saw three squads change to only two. This meant that freshmen would cheer on the junior varsity squad, and sophomores could try out for the varsity squad. The veteran cheerleaders viewed the introduction of so- phomores Randi Dodd, Heather Marvin, Lora 28 Student Life O'Connor, and Jacqueline Vasquez onto the varsity squad with mixed feelings. At first I was really skepti- cal. Even though it's only two years, they are a big two years, Miller said. Another change was the ac- ceptance of cheerleading as a sport. Senior Michele Enstrom said that at the boys basketball divisional tournament, the team admitted that they thought of the cheerleaders as athletes. 'The team told us that we worked harder and longer then any other sport, and we deser- ved to be called athletes, En- strom said. They gave us a standing ovation on the bus and told us we did a great job sticking by them even though they didn't win. It really made us feel good about ourselves. Spectators' attitudes also changed. For a while I don't think they thought it was a sport, but over the year attitudes changed, Gilbert said. They have to think that chcerlead- ing is for the whole year and sports go only for a few months. U Amy Aldrich