Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Lance upholds reputation LANCE STAFF-Front row: Wayne Seitz, advisor; Mike Randles, sports editor; Charlie Byrne, photo chief and John Shea, sports writer. Middle: Leslie Greaves, staff writer. Second row: David Pritchart, assistant editorials editor; Frank Sennett, news editor; Andrew Hunt, staff writer; Liz Bucklew, assistant fine arts editor; Evey Moulding, fine arts editor; Debby Ramey, editorials editor, Theresa Evans, features editor, Anne Brodie, layout and advertising editor; Staci Berger, assistant features editor; Sarah Moulding, assistant news editor; Michelle Bailey, business manager and Jenny Harrington, assistant photographer. Back row: Jim Todd, ar- tist; Alex Smith, co-editor; Ben Gilder, assistant sports editor and Jeff Campbell, staff writer. Top: Andrew Smith, co-editor. OH NO, CHUCK-Lance advisor Wayne Seitz doesn't like what Charlie Byme is showing him. The Lance has always had a reputa- tion for being one of the best school newspapers in the state. That kind of record put a lot of pressure on the staff, but the pressure instilled a sense of pride. This kept up their reputation of high standards. Ad- visor Wayne Seitz allowed the staff to make their own decisions, but protected them from getting into any problems with legal affairs. This is possible because the staff understood what was expected and that really made it a students’ paper. For the first time in its history th aoer was headed by co-editors—Alex ndrew Smith. They both agreed that there were oc- casional disagreements, but the partnership was beneficial. It gave them the ability to specialize in editing areas, to make the paper more creative, and to know the staff better and therefore form maxium effeciency. With all this and a lot of teamwork, the Lance staff produced a paper that lived up to its reputation, according to editor Andrew Smith. Activities 29

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Halberd staff is ‘shaping up’ The theme for this year’s Halberd was “We’re Shaping Up’’ and the staff tried to follow this in everything they did. Work for the ‘85 yearbook started in the spring of '84 and staff members labored all through the summer getting the cover finish- ed in order to save money. By saving money on the cover they were able to spend more on the interior of the book therefore produc- ing a higher quality book with more color pic- tures than any other yearbook Hellgate has ever had. It was a young staff this year, with only four returning seniors but according to editor Desiree Hirning“we all pulled together and with everyones’ help we tried to produce the best yearbook ever.’’ The yearbook is divided into four basic divi- sions with editors for each section; Sports, Ac- tivities, Classes, and Spring. Wanting to make this yearbook unique the staff decided on a new way to introduce each division. Each sec- tion was preceeded by a student life section and a hand folded division page. Sections which were increased in page numbers were Student Life .color sections and editor’s pages. HALBERD STAFF-Front row: Michelle Green, photographer; Jolene Thomas, assistant student life editor; Kathy Swenson, assistant sports editor and Becky Beagley, managing editor, photo chief and sports editor. Middle: Ronda Susott, faculty editor. Second row: Michael Meyers, photographer: Desiree Hirning, year- book editor and ads editor; Kristin McMahon, activities editor and student life editor; Julie Bennett, assistant classes editor and Michelle Friedrichs, assistant activities editor, artist. Third row: Travis Johnson, photographer; Yolanda Brown, photographer; Daran Wyckoff, assistant sports editor; Lee Nyce, photographer; Colleen Kitchen, classes editor; Melissa Castonguay, assistant student life editor; Erin Gary, assistant ac- tivities editor and Wayne Seitz, advisor. SURPRISE, SURPRISE-Erin Gary is startled by a photographer while looking over some Halberd proofs.

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Varisty cheerleaders increase school spirit The main goal of this year’s cheerleaders was to increase school spirit. In order to do this properly they attended a cheerleading camp in Spokane, Washington where they learned new cheers and unique ways to get the crowds excited. They took a very respectable second place in the Grand Champion Cheering contest, which has been a tradtion for Hellgate. One of the ways they’ve tried to inspire school spirit was to hang signs around the school announcing the games. This worked well but it took a lot of extra time. The cheerleaders practiced hard, everyday from 3:15 to 4:30. and many times they felt that no one ap- preaciated their extra effort. Melissa Castonguay puts this into perspective saying, You don’t realize how much fun it really is during the practices because everyone is tired and you're trying to get things done, but during the games you realize it’s all worth it.” CHEERLEADER SUPPORT-Kari Johnson gives Ginger Baringer a lift during a girls’ basketball game. TOTALLY ZONKED Melissa Castonguay takes a snooze between cheers. SHOWING THEIR STUFF varsity cheerleaders show the crowd their ability to build a pyramid. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS: Ginger Baringer, Kari Johnson, Staci Berger, Molly Baumann, Kristen Correll. Melissa Castonguay, Theresa Evans, Teresa Sloan