Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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of sacrifice dedication, and daily practice by twelve Knight musicians have finally been rewarded. These outstanding Hellgaters were selected for All- State music. The 1985-86 elite All- State band, orchestra, and choir are three of the greatest achievements for which a high school musician can be recognized. U Last spring, students with musical talent sent detailed tapes to a critical, select judging commit- tee. After they analyzed the tapes the judges announced the winners. In the fall, the All-State musicians practiced for two days before put- ting on a sensational concert here in Missoula in the Fine Arts building at the University of Montana. All-State Orchestra - Sandy Shoen, Isobel Grenfei. Gwen Watson(Not Pictured Andv Cohen). All-State Choir - Saxon Holbrook, Aaron Greene. All-State Band - Laura Folling.- tad, Ben Koostra, Kevin Vance, Tim Midgett, Patti Hunter(Not Pictured - Nathan Johnson). All-State Honors

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spotlight as an active and colorful club for aspiring ‘Woodwards’ and 'Bernsteins'. Quill and Scroll is a national honorary journalism group for juniors and seniors involved in one of the two school publications. A minimum 3.0 grade point average is mandatory for selection. The Hellgate chapter planned to fulfill their community service obligation by visiting grade schools to enlighten future Knights about Hellgatc's journalism programs, especially, the Lance and the Halberd. Q S - Tor Winston, Saxon Holbrook. Terry Reed, Kerstin Grossman, Paul Nisbet, Teri Allendorf, Hennry Gary, Ann Smith, Kristine Lewis(Not Pictured - Halo Eisenstein). e he very finest musicians in the Northwest were chosen to har- monize their talents in the All Nor- thwest band and choir. Hellgate's representatives, along with over a thousand other hopefuls submitted taped auditions to judges. After two cuts, the cream of the crop was determined. In February, the musicians would be flown to Portland for a gala performance. All Northwest Choir - Ross Chaney. Sax- on Holbrook. All Northwest Band - Nathan Johnson. This page is sponsored by Sugar Shack. All Northwest Qulll Scroll Honors

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KnI 6T tShe People-to-People tour gave four of our Knights, along with twenty other students from Missouri, Pennsylvania and Maryland a chance to explore Europe for the summer. Senior Shannon Robins, and juniors Jay Burton, Bill Curtis and Charlene Robins acted as student ambassadors to six countries: Ita- ly, Spain, Yugoslavia, France, Switzerland and Austria. They toured castles and cathedrals and danced their socks off at a disco in Geneva, Switzerland. They all agreed Geneva was the best. “Switzerland was so much like Montana with the mountains and all, Burton commented. These four brave people met a lot of new people and made a lot of friends from June 1 7 to July 74. When asked what the best part of the trip was, the choice was anonymous. Talking to different Another one - Juniors Bill Curtis and Charlene Robins and senior Shannon Robins stand in front of a canal in Venis, Italy. Smile - The Missoula group poses in front of the Santa Maria in Barcelona. Spain. Kung-fu - Senior Shannon Robins and juniors Bill Curtis, Charlene Robins and Jay Burton strut their Kung-fu knowledge This page is sponsored by Double Front Chicken. kids and making lasting friendships was the most worth while part. Burton and Curtis said that their new friends: impressions, dreams and expectations of America are close to that of typical teenagers. The most memorable part of the trip for Burton was on the Fourth of July, when he was staying in France. The family he was staying with celebrated the fourth just for him, although it is not celebrated in France. They all remember Rick Bushong, a Kung-fu master from Missouri that was really serious about Kung-fu. Fie gave compact lessons to everyone. Jay and Bill are Missoula’s Kung-fu masters, Charlene Robins said. “The change from America to a foriegn country was really wierd: just' the thought of being so far away,” commented Shannon. All and all it was Awesome,” Charlene said, and they all agree. People-to-People Honors