Rockfest '96 provides entertainment for all

by Chauncey Schreiner
Arrow Staff

Rockfest '96, a new fund-raiser for Flathead CARE, took to the stage Sept. 14, despite rainy weather, and ended with exceptional reviews from students.

The event, held for Flathead Valley ninth through 12th graders, featured high school bands The Habit, No Solution, Hara Kiri and Utter.

Sophomore Day a success for students and staff

by Liz Cummings
Arrow Staff

As anyone who has experienced it can tell you, the first day of school at FHS can - to say the least - be overwhelming.

This year the administration aimed to ease this transition by establishing Aug. 28 as a day dedicated entirely to sophomores.

Falling test scores raise questions, not concern

by Liz Cummings
Arrow Staff

Flathead High's SAT scores are down, ACT scores are falling and the number of National Merit Scholars has dropped to only one.

Most AP scores stable yet two subjects see drops
Those FHS students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) classes last year received the final judgment this summer. Despite significant drops in a few subjects, the percentage of students who received a passing score of a three or better on the AP tests remained fairly constant from 1995 to 1996.

McManus stories come to life in FHS theatrical workshops

by Brandi Delaney
Arrow Staff

World famous humor novelist Patrick McManus proved to FHS students that you don't have to like English as a student to become a writer, but need only the skill of creativity .

On Thursday, Sept. 12, McManus and actor Tim Behrens performed two workshops for FHS students to help them understand the finer points of writing.

C.Falls teachers face dress code

by Moira McKinnon
Arrow Staff

When the doors opened for the first day in Col. Falls 1996-97 school year, there were new rules about school clothes.

But it wasn't the students who had to abide by a new dress code. Although the kids can't wear hats or coats, it was the staff that was hardest hit.

New equipment fills computer labs

by Mandy Netherly
Arrow Staff

The new computers in the writing center and the applying technology lab this year will not only keep students, but also teachers, updated with new technology.

FHS student ends life
On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 17, sophomore Christopher Hunt, 15, died at his home of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

Students get 'refresher' course

by Ben Wood
Arrow Staff

What's the most noticeable ingredient in toothpaste, tea, breath fresheners and many other products? Peppermint, of course.

On Sept. 10, Kathy Ackerly's chemistry class found out exactly how this potent flavoring is created.

FHS growth ot new

by Brandi Delaney
Arrow Staff

It was a little school built of logs and mud, located on top of a remote place called Stackhouse Slough. It contained only six pupils.

The year was 1898 and this was the first school in the Flathead Valley region. The current Flathead High School is much bigger - but it's still too small for the students.