Billings West High School - Westward Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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;rSB How many times have you heard that “the best years of your life are your high school years”? The Westward asked many students if they believed that the “best years” myth is true. Here are some of their answers. “No, your high school years are some of the toughest years. Those years are filled with many pres- sures pulling you one way or an- other. It’s hard to figure out the right thing to do. Your high school years are also filled with finding out who you are and what you want to do with your life.” Valerie Lowe, senior “I hope not because my high school years have not been the greatest. I hope this year turns around, but I think the best years of your life are once you have your own children and watch them grow up and build their own families. That should be the best.” Jim Swift, senior “Yes. There is something differ- ent but sepcial about the friend- ships that are made in or through- out high school.” Dan Graves, senior “I think the years you have in high school she::Id be the best of your life. People nay ‘enjoy your

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N THE TIME TO RISK o £ i To risk failure is to risk success. In other words we must all take risks in order to succeed. Many people took risks this year in the Sum- mer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and in the Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. Others took politi- cal risks in the 1988 elec- tions. As students we tooks some of the same risks only to dif- ferent degrees. We ran for of- fice in class elections, and we tried to win the state title in many different sports and activities. There was also the day-to- day risk taking involved — such as taking tests, asking someone to Twirp or Prom, not finishing an assignment, hoping we wouldn’t have to turn it in, scratching your name off the attendance slip, hoping no one saw you. Because of these risks and many others the theme to risk failure is to risk success is very appropriate for the 1987-88 school year! Dana Rogers Westward Editor INTRODUC Oil 1-3 STIJDFNT I 4-17 DANCES 18-29 SENIORS . . 30-64 JUNIORS . . 65-83 SOPHOMORES 84-101 FRESHMEN 102-117 FACULTY 118-131 SPORTS 132-161 ORGANIZATIONS 162-201 CLOSING 202-209 ADS 210-221 INDEX 222-228

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E9T mmm. outh’ and I think for the most art everyone does. You meet a ot of people in high school that ou’ll never forget.” Shannon Ryan, senior “No, I don’t think it’s true be- ause you just have too much peer ressure and you’re always striv- ig to be just as good as someone lse. You do have good times in igh school but I don’t think that hey are the best.” Kevin Byrd, senior You may agree or disagree that they re the best times of your life, but we lust all agree that there have been ome good limes. Some students chose periences they re- iemb :r from high school: “My best experience in high school was meeting new people and being with friends. You really find out who your true friends are when tough times come about.” Valerie Lowe, senior “Getting the privilege of know- ing Mr. Reynolds.” Mary Sue Lawrence, senior “My best experience was meet- ing my good friends that would stick together through anything.” Dan Graves, senior “Being a SENIOR at West High.” Mike Schmidt, senior Doug Kern, senior TAKING A DIP — Monica Rogers, fresh- man, enjoys a mid-afternoon bath , while testing her density, courtesy of her science teacher Mr. Tom Hornung. EVERYTH- ING’S A O.K. — Ro Schelin, junior, and Tom Day, senior, demonstrate the “thumbs up” sign as they walk out of Mr. Gary Ren- yolds’ office safe again. NO LAUGHING MATTER — Maybe it’s easier to be cheer- ful in the library in September than later in the year when the snow flies. Julie Nel- son, junior, finds it easy to laugh as pic- tured here in the library in the fall. Billing» Library JSlliags, a T 59101 3 INTRODUCTION