Bozeman High School - Aerie Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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Senior representatives Phil Nelson and Mike Fey look to the Senior Class for support in a pep assembly. 1 Take It Un l It Did you say there's an assembly tomorrow? What time is it? ' I guess it's during first period. Great. That means I can sleep in! Why do we have assemblies? Maybe the administration feels that the students need a chance to catch up on sleep every once in awhile. Or maybe, the people at the top of the ladder believe the assemblies will be beneficial to our cultural and educational backgrounds, not to mention general school spirit. Assemblies at BSHS this year included the Navy Rock Band, Northwinds and numerous pep assemblies. The two musical concerts were greeted with general acceptance, probably be- cause the music was mostly jazz and rock. Directors and administrators seem to be hesitant in programming a classical group for an entire assembly. Pep rallies and their organizers, the cheer- leaders, had some problems this year, the student Y, r S fr: body was not too enthusiastic about these assemblies. The general comments made mostly in hallways and classrooms, but sometimes in the Letters to the Editor section of the Hawk Tawk included, That was so boring, or Can't they come up with some better games? The cheerleaders seemed to be blamed almost every time. However, it seems obvious that most students don't realize how difficult it would be to come up with nearly 10 exciting assemblies each year, that would interest everyone. And so, with no further adieu, I'd like to present .... Steve Daines introduces an assembly program. Assemblies!197

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l96!Assemblies The Northwids back-up Sue Jennings during an improvised solo. Gov. Thomas Judge speaks to the student body about Cambodian refugees. The .IV basketball cheerleaders entertain the students at a pep assembly. Senior Leslie Amenson enjoys the Navy Rock Band.

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lnth e The passing of the 70's and the coming of a new decade - the 1980's - brought numerous events to cover in each daily paper. Intematlonalz United States embassy in Iran was overtaken by Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979. Fifty U.S. citizens in the embassy were taken hostage and were still being held in captivity at the end of the 1980 school year. Russian invaded Afghanastan on the 27th of December, 1979. President Carter boycotted the Inter- national Summer Olympics to be held in Russia. The decision was made in January at a meeting held in Colorado. National: Presidential campaign for the 1980 elections got well on its way with President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Ted Kennedy leading candidates for the Democrat Party: former California gover- nor Ronald Reagan the leading candidate for the Republican Party. GOP candidate John Anderson made the decision to drop out of the Republican race and run on the independent ticket. An attempt on April 24 to rescue hostages held in the U.S. embassy in Iran failedg eight U.S. military men died in a helicopter crash as a result. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance res- igned on April 27 due to a disagreement involving how the hostage rescue attemt Secretary of State Cyrus Vance res- igned on April 27 due to a disagreement involving how the hostage rescue attempt was handled. He was replaced by Sen. Edmond Muskie of Maine. The Windfall Profit Tax Act was signed by President Carter on April 2. Cuban refugees poured into Florida during the first months of 1980. Economics: The inflation rate reached 18.2 per cent at the start of 1980, remaining there for close to three months before it took a slight decline. Gas prices reached abou8t 51.25 a gallon. A 10 per cent tax on each gallon of gas was suggested by the president, but was not allowed by a federal judge on May 14. Presidential candidate John Anderson, who, midway through the election primaries chose to run as an independent. Presidential candidate Edward Kennedy says he will keep slogging for the Democratic nomination. 198!Current News Sffeffff The prime interest rate soured to 20 per cent on April 12. The price of gold peaked at over S800 an ounce early this year. Entertainment: Crowds flocked to see the most popular movie of the year Kramer vs. Kramer which received numerous acad- emy awards. The top song for 1979 across the nation was I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. TV's most popular Dallas was featured by the famous J.R. played by Larry Hagman. Sports: The Pittsburg Steelers won the Super- bowl, making their fourth consecutive win in the big prize. The World Series title was also taken by a Pittsburg team, the Pirates. The 13th International Winter Oly- mpics were held in January 1980 at Lake Placid, New York. Highlights included Eric Heiden receiving five gold medals in speed skating: Phil Maier winning the silver medal in skiing: and the U.S. hockey team upsetting the Russian team and going on to take the gold medal. Local: Montana State University laborers went on strike Jan. 145 terms for a new contract were agreed upon and the laborers returned to work on March 17. For the first time since 1958, a mill levy was defeated on April 1. The Main Mall had its grand opening on May 8. NEWSWEEKXAPRIL 14 1980