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

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if V.-.,.. Va. , W' Cross country. One Project Adventure activity is to cross country ski in thc football practice field next to thc school. Jamie Schmidt takes thc trek across the front lawn to thc high country. Seek higher adventurou acti ities Ullearned Things that I didn't know before, like homrto boat. Nancie Clark 104 Project Adventure Spinner Jones ew Physical Education Teacher Jim Levine brought with him a new class. Project Adventure Cmost students just call it P.A.J was started as a P.E. class. Levine said, It's to promote lifetime activities, and to produce a sense of adventure. It involves learning trust, decision making, working with others and how to face fearf' Among the various activities of the class were fly fishing, flying, scuba diving, cross country skiing, hunter's safety, archery, cycling and kayaking. I liked going outside the class to do the different activities, noted Tom Tippets. My favorite activity was fishing, because I like fishing a lot. Jon Jensen said, They were really hip about it CProject Adventurej at the beginning of the year and they had a bunch of trips, but they didnit have much after that. Maybe it will be better next year. The scuba diving unit was all right. After about five hours of watching videos, we went to the pool, but there were two people per tank and we only went to the five foot levelf' Project Adventure was a pretty fun class. My favorite activity was scuba diving. It was fun to dive because I've done it before and really enjoy itf' added Jonathan Witt. Scuba diving was discontinued from the program because school insurance ruled it too dangerous and wouldn't carry it any more. One big activity was to raft down the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam. Students found rafting quite a bit safer than they thought. The rafting trip was fun. I learned things that I didn't know before, like how to paddle a boat and which kind of life jacket is best, noted Nancie Clark. The course was to provide in-depth classroom preparation in different activities and then to provide the experience of the activity. Some activities like downhill skiing and archery were done in the past, but none were as thorough as Project Adventure. In this class, students will learn basic techniques, increase their self image, become aware of different activitiesf' noted Levine. Students in Lyman feel that there are not enough activities in the Lyman area. This class will help them realize there are plenty of outdoor choices if they are willing to search them out.

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, II ll Study time. The easy-going but structured atmosphere helps Robert Nichols to interpret history in the Alternate Class room. C ass to tudent Means survival lay Buckley nstead of facing failure, 45 students enrolled in l the new A fAlternate ir Transitoryj Class. The 'A Class was designed to ielp students lacking the Jasic prerequisite study skills ,o become successful in the :lassroom. The program came from :oncern about the student irop out rate said AN Class ,eacher Gail Gagne. She ioted, This program is not a iew idea, most schools have t. Motivation is the key. We tre trying to get students to issume responsibility for their :chool work and develop Jasic study skills and a :hange of attitude. Attitude iccounts 80-90 percent to Jecome successful and turn Jut richer academic workf, We have rap sessions on notivational skills, set academic goals, and give ideas on how to aim for success, said Gagne. Placed according to teacher referrals, attendance, GPA and SRA scores, the alternate class students are ones who become discouraged, lose self-esteem, and eventually end up as drop-outs. The class was not meant to be used as a dumping grounds for disciplinary problems. Gagne said the students respond to the work and attention. She added, It is wicked awesome! Up to five students who had F's in the social sciences don't now. I have had several students come and ask me if they could be in itf, I really wanted this program in the elementary and high school level because many students donit get the needed success in school and don't learn the necessary skills to be successful. Junior Margie Bates said, lt raised my U.S. History grade from an F to an A and helped raise all my grades for that matter. Senior Brett Shahan added, The class increased my study habits and attitude toward school. I wish I could have had this class as a freshman. It wouldhave changed my high school careerf, Statistics showed that in social studiesfbiology, grades have increasingly become better. At the semester the class student ineligibility figure dropped from 24 to 15. Ineidently, there was a five to one ratio of boys to girls. I love to teach, said Gagne. I like the atmosphere in education and enjoy helping kids out. If we can hit just a few kids, it's worth itf' I enjoy helping kids out. If we can hit just a few kids, it's worth it. Gail Gagne A-Class 103

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Airborne. Learning how to fly a plane is not a course you can take in any high school, Jace Ferguson and Terri Ashton get ready to take off on an adventurous journey into the sky. Nerves of steal. Braving the unknown dangers of unseen creatures lurking in the turbulent depths below. Tom Tippets gets ready to go scuba diving at the shallow end of the Lyman swimming pool. Indian style. With their forearms Turn's over. With two people to parallel to their shoulders and a tank and very few tanks, their hands back behind their students find their turns to be chins, Teresa Nelson and Nancy quite short. Chad Anderson and Clark scope out a target. Brent Williams pull the equipment to the pool's edge. Project Adventure 105