Air Academy High School - Vapor Trails Yearbook (USAF Academy, CO)

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Trust, Produces Self-Confidence, Fun Times Swinging through the air with the greatest of ease, senior Todd Walters displays his skill on the ropes course Ctoph. ln the ropes course, the last feat Rick Suriano accomplishes swinging into the cargo net, as Brenda Green and Lori Campbell watch Cabovej. Rocky Mountain High requires many mental and physical chal- lenges, such as climbing the horizontal rope ladder. Demonstrat- ing her skills is sophomore Michelle Bradshaw Cabove rightj. Belay on! On belay! Climbing! Climb! These are a few of the commands given to partici- pants on the ropes course, part of the curriculum in Rocky Mountain High physical education class. Oth- er activities included roller skating and volleyball. At the beginning of the Rocky Mountain High class, students were required to learn each other's names. One way instructors Miss Jeanette Paddock, Miss LaVonne Weinbender, Mr. Wayne Marshall and Mr. John M. Lynch helped them accomplish that was to put the students in groups of approximately fifteen, and then tie them together with a large rope. Once tied together, students had to memorize each other's names as they tried to coordinate walking around the parking lot. Some people walked backwards, some sideways, and some were lucky enough to walk forward. ln the class, students were required to challenge the obstacle course. The course dealt with trust and self-motivation. Students had to jump from a ten- foot pole hanging onto a rope, swing down, and then jump into a large net. Most students were scared to jump, but once they were safely on the ground, they had an increased sense of pride in their own accomplishments. Q,-f' xl L13 .W ,. V Z' . X Academics! 13