Lyman High School - Eagles Flight Yearbook (Lyman, WY)

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Studying hard in accounting class, Kathy We- ber and Chris Prince discussed an assignment. Computer literacy was taught by Beverly Ad- kins in office practice where she supervised students like DcAnnL MeDanicls as they worked at the computer. J 1 A , ' ani.--' , 'A 'lfll' 1 ,'ft14 I fgloan-4 ' A 1f'v'7fl Al Al 0 ' ' , , D, f f 4., ' - A' A ff' - s .. . ' if ...- The bookstore, run by Beverly Ad- kin's marketing class, was set up as a learning laboratory for the market- ing students, not as a money making project. The main purpose of the bookstore was to teach a store's op- eration in a real life situation. The students learned about management, supervision, selling, stock keeping, checkin, inventorying, and account- ing. All the students in the class learned the jobs by working at the bookstore for 45 minutes a week. Ev- ery morning, three class members soid their products at the bookstore and punched in and out on the time clock. Class member Karen Gillespie said, Working at the bookstore is a good learning experience if you are planning on a career in marketing. In the regular marketing class- room work, students also learn about human relations, communications, the benefits of free enterprise, busi- ness law, ethics, practices, and com- puter literacy. Marketing is an in- teresting class if you are pursuing a career in business, said Lisa Jensen. fr X6 Business While he waited for change at the book store, Vern Counts and Ricky Kitehel talked to sales personnel Patricia Atkinson and Teresa Nelf son, X .1 W ' s it 2 r fix,

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I I l 1 l U ' 1 .' ' 4.4---L , rf A I - 1.4 -'f'l ,I I , ,I 1 ,.-4 ll, I C ' 11,4 K. X U x What do mechanics, shop, and graphics have in common? They all have Lyman's self-contained stu- dents. i s t Special Services Director Steve Purcell said, The self-contained concept is for educating students who are experiencing difficulty in learning and unable to keep up with their peers in academicsg however, the idea of mainstreaming whenever possible is important toassure self- contained students the opportunities of learning social and vocational skills to assist them in their interac- tions during their school as well as throughout their lives. Mainstream- ing provides opportunities for social interactions which hopefully will as- sure the self-contained students chances to know and establish friendships with their peers. If han- dled well by teachers and adminis- trators, these interactions will also assist a student body in appreciating self-contained students and helping them to be a part of things. i Ag-instructor Rex Hamner said his self-contained student has learned how to weld, use a torch and almost all the things the other stu- dents have learned. The student goes to all the places the other students go and is treated as an equal. Hamner said I would like to see more self- contained students placed in 'regu- l lar, classes. This helps everyone cope with life. Shop teacher Scott Ehlers said, The students in my class have learned to use power tools and also how to construct cabinetsf' Ehlers said he is basically teaching them skills that they can use to get a job. -Graphics teachers Cary Cox said he is teaching his student to run can electrostatic copier and press which can do quick copy, posters, invita- tions, and our school newspaper, Self-contained 'academics 'teachei Gail Gagne said it is important that self-contained students get main- streamed for socialization as well as any academics they may pick up.i Gagne noted a lot of teachers thought herb students would cause problems and disrupt the other stu- dents. The teachers were also afraid that they would have problems teaching self-contained students. Gagne said, The importance of mainstreaming should be geared to the socialization process within regu- lar classes. , Instructor Kevin Carney who also taught the self-contained students how to be responsible for themselves said, It is importantpto train them and get them ready for the world of work. We want them to feel produc- tive because then they will feel use- ful. Typing skills were Icarncd by Tommy Anson during Loren Huntsmans first year typing Class, Special Education 85

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s Choices, choices, choices! Spinner Jones and Steve Lopez tried to decide which buttons they wanted to budy from the marketing class' book store. .,,. ,.,, W, K 'N-Q., .l -nu. L, J xt -Xu ,fm 2 qu- X X f 2 f ff f f if f 3' Q 5 if f f ,V 'Z my jk' X f ll'-A dll ference Beverly Adkins made the dif- ference in Lyman's business de- partment. Adkins taught market- ing, accounting, careers and of- fice practices. Heather .leans said, She taught me a lot and having marketing skills will help me in getting a job in the future. Stephanie Young echoed Jeans' comments, The experience should make it easier to get a job. Another student, Crystal Netuschil, said, She knows how to help us out and teach us busi- ness practices that we need to know. Business 87