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

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Managing money students face real world Having a checking account gives me more freedom. hat every student needs is money. They need it for gas, clothes and other expenses. They never seem to have enough of it and they are always trying to get more. When they do get some, most of them find it is a good idea to put it in a bank account. One of the main advantages in having a bank account is that the money is out of sight. I like having a bank account because the money is not in my hand where I would spend itright away, said Junior Jill Birch. With an account, students learn to save their money instead of spend it, which is a valuable lesson to leam in preparation for life. Even with a bank account, it is not easy to get the money to put in it. Sophomore David I-lillstead said, I get most of my money by working during the summer for my dad, and from Christmas and birthday presents. Sophomore Clint Bradshaw managed to save 56000. Most of my savings came from my Grandparents when I was bom and the money has been gaining interest ever since then. I've also gotten money by working at the pool and for my dad, said Bradshaw. A few students found it was a good idea to have two bank accounts. One for every day spending and another for their long term goals. I use one of my accounts for whateverl need, said Senior Tom Tippets and the other I use for my rodeo trips, going to college and other major things. With a checking account a student doesn't have as much trouble as with a normal savings account. Not many students have these accounts, but those who do like them more than the savings accounts. Having a checking account gives me more freedom, noted Birch. Some parents did not allow their children to have Pay up. Whether its Mom and Dad's checking account or the student's, bills must be paid for lost books, Fmes, locker fees, t-shirts, etc. Secretary Maureen Ryan supervises Freshman Julie Geibel as she endorses a check to pay one of the various fees. El People Bank Account Make a sale. Assistant Dean of Students Nancy Nakahara sells school t-shirts with the names of the student body. Junior Dana Vercimak hits her bank account to buy one. checking accounts and also super- vised their savings accounts. They believed that the students were not mature enough to manage their money well. I must ask my parents before I can make a withdrawal. It causes some problems for me, but I have saved a lot of money that I would not have otherwise, said So- phomore Gregg Bergener. These students spent their money more wisely, but they didn't have as much freedom as other students. J im Chapman Balancing act. After paying all fees on the last day of school, Sophomore Heidi Schell totals up the checks she has written to detemiine her balance. , ,sa W 1 I 255, ' i aaa 'X ,f

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Go-for gang 0 its not what 1t's typed up to be The tests are hard and you have to study for them. They usually consist of phone numbers within the district, room numbers and knowing how to call teachers. ello, this is Lyman High School, may I help you? The office aide was a secre- taiial trainee who had the responsibility of helping to run the high school office by an- swering the phone, collecting attendance and dis- tributing bulletins to classes. In order to be in the class, the students had to show an ability to do well in the secretarial field. Secretary Maurene Ryan said, To become an office aide, students sign up for the class. Then I take the list, which usually isn't that big, and do some research on the people that have signed up. What I look for in the people is the grades they have in English and if they have had experience in typing and Slip Collection. Hourly roll call requires Senior Kristen Cushing to collect daily nervous at first, because I had to talk to the people within the school and I had to get used to working the phone and memorizing phone numbers. The class is definitely work and I'm on my feet a lot of the time doing stuff around the office, added Sen- ior Kristen Cushing. McCreary noted, The tests are hard and you attendance which is one school statistic open for state auditing. have to study for them. They usually consist of phone numbers within the district, room numbers and knowing how to call teachers. After school and during lunch, Senior Shawna Owen was hired to be a real secretary. She typed, gave out change and answered the phone. Owen said, It's kind of nice to work at the school because I have to come to school anyway so it isn't that hard to come to work. I also like being paid to come to school. Of the more embarrass- ing moments in the office Ryan said, lean remem- ber calling a house for an absent student after one of the aides had already called. When the people computer skills. Senior Office Aide Anita McCreary said, As an office aide, we do things like an- swering the phone, typing the announcements, and us- ing the intercom when neces- saryf' The students that did sign up for the class not only had the experience of running an office and completing daily assignments, but also typed pa- pers for Ryan and delivered materials to different teachers. Senior Christy Youngberg said, I was .N--1' Marked absent. After calling parents about an absent student, Senior Carol Bluemel makes a note of the call for the attendance record. answered the phone, they wondered why I had called them again. Sometimes the office workers referred to cer- tain people by their nick- names. Ryan added, There were times when an office aide answered the phone and told me who it was. I took the phone and blurted out a nickname only to dis- cover it really wasn't the person I thought it was. Miguel Apezteguia People Office Aides E!

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Inside job. Not merely dealing with her own money, Co-op Student Stephanie Webb leams banking from the .1 ' 5 banker's angle. Lynn Stewart y Dewey Swab i Julianne Tippets Vic VanGieson lx it Dana Vercimak Jerry Weber Betsy Weldon Jonathan Witt Terry Wood Melanie Youngberg People 'I Juniors