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

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tyUetf tytittf, yxldf (fan?, Inside, you'll find hearts are by Aaron Jones Allhough West High is gen- erally perceived as a “rich snob” school, most of the students who attend there do not agree. “I heard that West High was a stuck up school, but I’ve found that it’s not,” said Justin Krueger, freshman. “I see all kinds of people at West, not just rich people,” agreed sophomore, George Rodriguez. However some people agree West is a rich school. “I think for the majority West is a rich school,” said Tony Modroo, senior. Most West High students are not concerned with the amount of money their fellow students have. For the most part, they say they do not base their friendships on the amount of money their friends’ parents make. “It doesn’t matter to me if my friends are rich or not, because you shouldn’t judge a person by how much money they have, but by who they are,” explained Tracy Tierney, junior. Chris Clark, junior said, “I think personality and how a per- son acts are what makes the differ- ence, not how much money they have.” Excelling academically or in sports is thought to be more bene- ficial at West High by the majority of the students than coming from a rich family. “I think excelling in sports helps you to be better accepted at West because if you are the star of the teyou are well known and peep ook up to you,” Tierney said DUDES — Sopho- mores Gary Pippin and Troy Golding have a great friendship even though they have separate inter- ests. OPENING

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Summer memories turn to Dcf Leppard concert on July 5 attracted 10,777 people around the state. When asked when was the most memorable moment of the summer Marne Molloy, sen- ior, responded, “I went to Dcf Leppard and it was the best con- cert ever!” Pi % Reed Sclwyn. freshman, agrees that the concert was:“the 1 sweetest one v.i One fun-: Ted week this summer wa;, ' vith about 21 Minnesota. This work -. ■ • v.n.erskiing. parasaiT:?, . redding ind surf jc-• '•cation was none:i: ■ , ways. Even though the . - . bus ride to Minnesota dragged on, the water activities seemed to make it worthwhile. Jennifer Ackerly, senior, stated, “I went on a couple of trips, but the best one was Castaways in Minnesota becauseI-was-with all my friends.” j i Five students from West, along With 251 others across the nation,..experienced the Orient during the ’88 summer. The 36- day trip included traveling to Ja- pan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Korea. If the travelers weren’t eating barbecued grasshoppers or visiting the Olympic Park in Ko- rea, they were usually bargain shopping. Name brand items, such as Espirit, Guess and Benet- ton, could be purchased for $10 or less! Not only was the trip reward- ing socially, but culturally as well. Terra Pierce, senior traveler, recalls, “It gave us a real taste of culture and made me appreciate America.” There is a time, though, when classes must start and the tans must fade, but not the memories. A time to say, Goodbye, Summer! Hello, School! FIRES RAGE through the North Fork area of Yellowstone Park during August. Billings residents suffered from smoke and overcast skies because of fires that burned 50 percent of the Park. BRONZING THEIR BODS — Brandy Ben- goechea, senior, and Scott Wiley, junior, relax on the beach of Lake Michigan during the Scarlets' 10- day trip to the Midwest. What was your most memorable moment of the summer? Vacationing in Hawaii, because Iwent snorkeling and met a lot of chics. — Shane Scott, sophomore Hitting a homerun in the state tournament and playing in the championship game. —Dan Holgate senior When I was in driver's training, another driver's training car that was passing us made an on-coming car go off the road. — Alison Rieke, freshman i............■

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NICE WATCH - Is West High a materialistic school? Not if you ask stu- dents who go to school here. NO 100s ACCEPTED — Money might be thought of as the key to success at West High, but students individually disagree. Stu- dents interviewed by the Westward said that money does not buy acceptance at West. FRESH BLOOD: New students share impressions of first weeks at West by Kari Mitchell Billings West... a school of snobs and jocks who arc too good for each other. Or, is that just an idea people gel when they see it from the out- side? “Everyone told me West was where all the rich, stuck-up people went,” according to former Joliet Hawk Missy Vending. Coming from smaller high schools like Joliet with 85 stu- dents, or Park City with 100, this is the story most commonly heard. But, given patience and time. West is found to be actually more friendly than the small schools tend to be. “Kids are more willing to ac- cept new people here,” says Ra- chel Bidon, who transferred from Park City this year. “The reason I think it has such a snobby image is because you see people ‘dressed up’ all the time and driving nice cars. In Joliet it didn’t really matter what you wore. It’s like they’re representing West,” Vending added. As the old adage says, “Don’t judge a book by its cover, because looks can be very deceiving. “People here are really friendly and go out of their way to make you feel accepted,” Bidon said. Missy Ventling, Junior