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And live the present hour 3

Now is the time to work

The time to fill the soul with noblest thoughts, 5

The time to will heroic deeds 6

To use whatever dower heaven has bestowed 7

To test our utmost power 8

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Be glad today 10

Tomorrow may bring tears; 11

Be brave today, the darkest night will pass

And golden rays will usher in the dawn 13







Student body officers worked hard to plan entertaining assemblies for Hillcrest. Student Body Officers \"Spirit Builders\" Combating apathy was one of the many goals the Officers worked toward. Adding humor to the morn- ing announcements and encourag- ing support of activities were part of the constant effort to keep the spirit going. The Student Body Offi- cers worked as a team to revive old traditions and organize new pro- grams. Wayne Pullan 's great leadership ability led the school in a top year at Hillcrest. Wayne Pullan, President; Debbie Homer, Historian; Kay Middlesworth, Secretary; Susan Smart, Head Cheerleader; Andy Barfuss, Vice President. 17

The beginning of this school year saw many new changes in school policy and the administration worked extra hard to help the students adjust. School started at 9:00 instead of 8:00 and the extra hour was used for optional study time, extra enrichment classes, and, for many, an extra hour of sleep. The regular school day was changed from a seven period day to a six period day, and accordingly, the eighteen credits to graduate was adjusted to sev- enteen. Denny Kastelic, last year's administrative intern, replaced Ivan Cendese as Vice Principal when Mr. Cendese was appointed to be the principal of Night High School. Her responsibilities were attendance and student probations. Marvin Reid continued to dominate the intercom and did his best to keep the halls clear of victims of \"schoolitis.\" Delmar Schick, Principal of Hillcrest High School for the last seven years and its Vice Principal for the five years previ- ous to his principalship, was increasingly popular with students and did his best to coordinate all phases of school life. Thanks to the efforts of these people and the student body, the 1976-77 school year with all of its changes ran smoothly and turned out to be the best year ever. \"Let's hurry, students. Only a few moments until that final bell.\" Vice Principal, Denny Kastelic.

School Administration Principal, Delmar Schick, was a real catch for Hillcrest. The administration made it a point to attend every school function and activity which contributed largely to Hillcrest's fantastic school spirit. 19

Hillcrest Hymn sky of untai ns tower lue Stan sour noble lma Mater G VI rs, the mighty colors, II fly. Mat r, h. So raise h Green and w ite Hai I to thee our A Hail to Hillcrest High. 20

House of Representatives The House of Representatives, containing several stu- dents from each class, worked diligently as a branch of student government. Meeting weekly they were involved in assemblies, school relations, a reorganiza- tion of Hillcrest's constitution, and the planning of spe- cial activities for the student body. Representatives were elected the previous year. Advising and organizing, student body Vice Presi- dent, Andy Barfuss, acted as committee chairman. Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Becky VanAipham, April Smith, Andy Barfuss, Bill Burns, Nonia Larsen, Debbie Ulibarri, Lori Anderson, Lisa Wilcox, Cathy Free, Terri Gunnerson, Jane Matson, Robyn WiHenberg, Lisa Taylor, Michelle Thompson, Shauna Jenson. Not Present: Caron Clark, EvAnn Dahl. 21

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: From left to Right: lynn Bascom, Brian Williams, head photographer; Karl Klemm, and Marty Phelps. The man behind the photographers and the biggest and best cam- era : #2 Arch Shaw, Yearbook 's best friend Yearbook photographers were the men who went to every school function to capture the essence of Hill- crest's spirit. Eyes dilated from constant use of the dark room, these students literally saw Hillcrest in '76-77 through the lenses of their cameras. Without their hours of work the yearbook would have looked like a diction- ary. Fred Roberts, Yearbook 's portrait photographer and assistant from the district office, \" held on \" deadline after deadline.



Hi II crest: Yearbook Staff's Home Away From Home. What makes a Hillcrest yearbook? Nineteen kids who are willing to With his great personality, Arch Shaw, better give up a lot of sleep, put up with a lot of bull, and confine themselves to known as \"Pappa Bear,\" contributed his whole a cubbyhole called the yearbook room for days and nights at a time. heart to helping District yearbooks. Where're the photographers? Who stole my proof? Missing pictures ... reprints of retakes . . . ugly pictures of pretty people, ugly people who want pretty pictures . . . Quick, give me a caption for this picture . . . The deadline is when? Nineteen hour workdays . . . Probation in every class. Uptight parents, uptight teachers. Homework due today? Beere's theme ... Who's buying lunch and dinner today? And then at the end of the year a big book comes marking relief for all the staff and we stop and remember those 2 a.m. hours as we sat buried in piles of undone quad- packs. Elaine Stauffer, Kent Forbush, Scott Lockwood, Tom Stowe, Lisa Witlock, Nonio Larsen, Dixie Leatham, Da.,.e Smith, Stacie Dunn, Susan Rassmussen, Kathryn Lamoreaux, Heidi Terry, Nina Andrews. 24

Tanya Young organized the girls' sports section. Nina and Nonie combined their ideas to create new ideas for copy. Yearbook Staff celebrated their Christmas porty at the Hea her. 25

Hi II crest Cheerleaders, officers, and Pep Club joined to entertain the student body. Opens Her Doors for the New School Year Opening day brought a mixture of emotions: for some it was the termination of summer freedom, for others it meant the beginning of new experiences. The day began with the tradtional Greeting Assem- bly, which included the orientation of new students, introduction of new faculty, and the presentation of updated attendance policies. The Student Body Officers' Skit exaggerated the characteristics of the typical students: Vice Principal Marvin Reid outlines the new \" nerd,\" \" sophisticate,\" \" junk food junkie,\" and \" bookworm.\" policies . 26

Hard Fought Battle Ends in Hillcrest Victory Todd Vincent connects with Kirby Jensen for a crucial first down in the September 24th the stadium filled third quarter. with cheering students, both current and alumni, for the head-to-head clash between the determined Hillcrest squad and arch-rival Brighton to climax a week of Homecoming activities. Emotions ron high as Hillcrest fought bock from on 8-0 halftime deficit. With only 3:52 left in the fourth quarter, the Husky Squad copped on 80 yard drive with a touchdown on a quarterback- keeper by Todd Vincent. The extra point was missed and the score read 6-8. With less than 3 minutes remaining, Hillcrest regained possession of the boll on a Brighton fumble. However, a clipping penalty against Hillcrest put the boll bock on the 38 yard line with a 1st and 22 situation. Vincent's long bomb pass completion to Craig Focrell proved to be the crucial ploy, as it set up the six yard scoring drive by Dove Leavitt for the win- ning touchdown. The score was rounded to 12-8. This time the pass to Mike Fullmer on ~he 2 point conversion was good, to make the final score Hillcrest 14, Brighton 8.

Goatropers go whole-hog on western day. At Homecoming assembly alumnus Brian Moser imitates Elvis Presley with \" You Ain 't Nuthin ' But a Hound Dog.\" 28

Hillcrest Welcomes Back Alumni Reviving an old tradition, clubs decorated cars . The winning car accompanied the queen 's Cadillac at halftime. Homecoming Week got off to a good start during the week of September 20 through 24. Student body offi- cers came up with new ideas to get the Huskies ready for the Homecoming game on Fri- day against Brighton. Some activities of the week were T- shirt and Hat day, poster and banner contest, lighting of the \" H\" and a pep rally. New Homecoming ideas introduced were the Husky Honk, Husky Whisper, Sing It and Win, and car decorating. During the Homecoming assembly, some alumni per- formed special numbers. A number of them returned just to be back at Hillcrest again. Dance Club did a great job in sponsoring the dance. 29

Homecoming Dance Attracts Alumni Rhonda Reid sets atmosphere by hanging Debbie Miles and alumnus Danny Newbold decorations. enjoy the chance to renew old friendships. The Dance Club enlisted the help of Mike McCulloch and other members of stage crew and drama to assist them with the decorations. 30

HOMECOMING ROYALTY : Attendant JoAnn Oakeson, Queen Lori Bird, Attendant Susan Smart. After many weeks of preparation by Jeanne Johnson and the Dance Club, Hillcrest alumni and present students filled the girls' gym with music and dancing. Cornerstone, the group chosen by the Dance Club, played a variety of music that helped present the theme: \" Shower the people you love with love. \" The Hillcrest football team's vic- tory over Brighton at the Homecom- ing game really added to the suc- cess of the dance. 31









Secretaries Sherry Whetman handled all computer lona Snarr, Mr. Schick's personal secre- Hillcrest High School secretaries runs for attendance updates. tary, handled the school 's budget and did a terrific job this year in han- other important jobs. dling the business portion of the school's functions. These eight women worked hard both together and on their own to complete important tasks for the administra- tion and the studentbody alike. Thanks to their combined efforts the attendance and academic records of Hillcrest students were handled efficiently and accurately. Bonnie Devenberg did much of the office Carol Gunnarson took her seat in the main Jan Stowe coordinated the Vice-Principal 's work that was necessary in making the office this year as a new recruit and did a schedules and sent probation notices. school year run smoothly. fantastic job. Sondra Nielsen and Ann Wooten set up appointments for the counselors and kept the coun - Florence Dowding retyped records and seling center running as it should. took care of the student files. 36

Confused, Discouraged, Lost? Counselors. Richard B. Bird, Boyd H. Mousley, Elizabeth Gillam, Belva A. Cline, and Wilmer l. Barnett engage in a heated game of computer cards. When a student feels down, trodden under by the overwhelming pressures of school life and unable to decide upon his future plans, there is a retreat available. A small corner of the school awaits with a staff fully prepared to help with any problem a student has. The counselors put their full effort into helping the student body this year. The week-long savage nightmare of class changes was made easier by the efficiency of these people. Belva Cline, who is Hillcrest's offi- cial registrar, worked hours on recording the numerous schedule changes. Boyd Mousley, Vocation Coordinator, directed the students involved with the work release pro- gram.

Media The Media Center at Hill- crest was the teaching and learning hub of the entire school. Traditionally, a library's chief purpose was to distribute and collect books. Hillcrest's media center was a far cry from that. It had books plus electronic gadgets, an elaborate printing operation, and plenty of well-used space for both teacher and student use. This city of services was effi- ciently run by Kay McNamara, Media Coordina- tor, Wayne Fagg, Media Spe- cialist, and Ralph Ferrin, Supervisor of Media Produc- tion. Dana Tripp, Maxine Crel- lin, and Carol Hayward served Hillcrest as Media Aides. 38

AFTER-HOURS EXECUTIVES: Paula Devine, Lowell Wore, Bob Morris, Elten Vernon, keep- Cooks ing things running smoothly . . . and Custodians LUNCH LADIES, Left to Right: Venetta Snyder, Head Cook, AvaAnn Porter, Jaqualine Dawson, Merri Harise, Loa Allen, loris Neilsen, Blanch Thomas, Judy Fivecoat, Ruth Wayne, Sherlene Sharp, Viola Baker, Ramona Neff. Taking their turn in line . . . No matter how early you arrived for school, or how Coping with the high cost of food and meeting the late you stayed, you almost always saw a custodian still needs of the student body, were only part of the on the job. The custodians worked in almost round-the- responsibilities of the lunch ladies. After receiving the clock shifts, in order to keep Hilcrest clean and well menus from the district, the cooks were faced with the maintained. They could always be counted on to aid in task of preparing and serving the food. At only 50¢ for getting ready for a special activity, such as an assembly a complete meal, the students really got their money's or dance. worth.

Eng Iish Department Advances Many Aspects of Language Junior AP student, Mark Killinger, listens intently to Mrs . Mark 's lec- left to Right: larry lindquist, Sonja Beere, Sandy Clark, John ture on the class1c , A Separate Peace. lyon , Liane Smith , Ann Swift, luAnn March, Earlene Mitchell , Julie Ninety-eight percent of all Hill- crest students participate in some form of fnqlish course. The reason was the great diversity of programs offered. The department's varied courses provided something for almost any student. From Basic English to for- eign language, Advanced Place- ment to journalism. Sophomore English was taught on a pod system run alternately by Sandy Clark, larry Lind- qu ist, and Ann Swift. 40

Worner, Anne Griffiths, Lorene Mark, Depart- FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Ann lasella, Leo ment Head; Ann lasella, and Betty Sue Nem- Dean, Liane Smith . elka . More than 50 students participated in Senior AP English taught by Sonja Beere . The program was very helpful to college-bound students. 41

Speech and Drama Department Helps Students Spending many extra hours lisa lester and Steve Turner spent most of the summer prac- helping prepare students for vari- ticing for the opera. ous competitions, Dennis Edmonds and Pouwell Vuyk are two of the most dedicated teachers at Hill- crest. The Drama department pro- duced several plays and musicals including taking on the challenge of an opera. Between productions, Mr. Vuyk helped students with readings, scene pantomimes, etc., for competitions. Always an avid contender in competition, the Speech depart- ment worked extra hard this year. With several returning debaters along with some talented sopho- mores, the Speech department did very well. Dennis Edmonds and Pouwell Vuyk: the mainstays of a popular Dennis Edmonds lectures to some advanced debaters. department. 42

The music department consists of Robert Hixson, Leo Dean, and Julie Music Warner. Because of the change to a six period day, the music classes suffered in enrollment. Many stu- dents were not able to take a music class because of crowded schedules. Mr. Hixson, Mr. Dean, and Miss Warner pre- pared their students to participate in the musical, music competition, and Christmas musical activi- ties. \"Music is the universal language of mankind.\" - Longfellow- 43

Social Studies Broadens Student Outlook u- .~ - i• J Standing to Sitting, Left to Right: Robert Hixson, Larry Lindquist, Dennis Hansen, Byron Thompson, Dennis Larson , Nancy larsen, Leon Hales, Craig Stark, Gory Yamashiro. 44

Je r ry Fiat perform i ng h i s enr i chment duties . Offering a wider selection of classes this year, the Social Studies depart- ment strived to broaden and develop the student's outlook on society. One of the activities added this year was Social Studies Skills. This course helped sophomores form better study habits. The knowledge gained in this area will be of great use in both political and social decisions made in later years. 45

Science Explores New Dimensions The Science Department, headed by Jack Jorgensen, had more than 750 students participating. Teachers worked hard with the Science Club, which included mini courses on fish and game, geology, small appliance repair, and energy in man's environment. The relaxed, casual atmosphere of Mr. Soderquist's class is perfect for the many lectures and discussions. Paul Argyle, Jock Jorgensen - Deportment Head, leRoy Soder- quist, and Robert Pixton. 46