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

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Teacher assist. Remaining eligible is Stephanie Eyre confers with Teacher something all students worry about. Marilyn Charles to check her grades. .L fi . 1 . y ,, x 1? 'X ff!! iff gpg. .Q if . M55 Extra studying for extracurriculars keeps teams and activities playing ball and working. Leza Chapman t midterm of the first quarter, 55 students-20 percent of the student body- were ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities. Not all of the students who are ineligible should be. Some of the students admitted that they hadn't put forth the effort, while others said they were too busy during homecoming week to study, said Ralph Erickson. The Wyoming High School Activities Association said the grade point of 2.0 was necessary for a student to be eligible to participate in any sport or extracurricular activity. Certain other organizations, like student council and cheerleading had to 30 isngibiiny Eligibilii maintain a 2.5 GPA. This rule sometimes caused problems for students. lt would be better if they had just one level of eligibility for all sports. It doesn't seem fair that cheerleading has to have a higher GPA than football. It makes it harder for people to participate in those activitiesf' said Traci Gregg. Student Body President Brian Warnick supported the high eligibility requirement. 'gWe,re the leaders of the school and we should set an example. Our grades should be above average, not just mediocre, he said. Other students in the school said the eligibility requirements should be even higher. l think it should be raised to 3.0, because the people who work hard enough to get B's should required be the only ones allowed to participate, said Melody Apezteguia. But Darrin Ferguson said, I don't like that. If they raised it that high then half of the athletic teams wouldn't play. That'd be really too hard. l think it's good right where itls at. Most people agree that having an eligibility requirement is practical. Eligibility is a good idea, but there are exceptions to the rule, said Social Studies teacher Rick Hansen. 'gOur first requirement is to educate, But for some, education is not just in the classroom, but also in extra curricular activities too. The eligibility requirement helps keep the balance between school and sportsf, E B . , Y i il J f X i . sus: sy ,, L ,..... -, .rs. ..., ,.s. ' c 2 LL . Z ti 27 3 A fl 2 l if

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Post it. The list ol students who must Key men. At a coaches' meeting. Head attend eighth hour is put up by lfootball Coach Rod Carlson and Secretary Maureen Ryan on thc oliliice Principal Mike llieks discuss window liighth hour is meant to help l ineligibility, which hits some key players students remain eligible by making them on the football team each year. do their homework. t 9 I l Studying helps. To remain eligible, students have found the secret is to work hard and keep up on their studies, like Darrin Ferguson who puts in extra hours in the library doing schoolwork. Counselor check. The man in charge of the fates of hundreds, Counselor Ralph Erickson checks the GPA's oth students to make sure they are eligible to participate in their activities, 1 I .-my ..., far-mv A QM ae- M. ., 4 , 1 7 A svw if Q1 if-fm. s 4 .ff f A 'H + if V ' sm. K' rW1f'fI2'7 if 'T . K., fgjivfigg-ls' na.:f',-.:.,iv1'5f itffzff-wwe, , A A I ttie r'ee 5 it ' Eligibility 31