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

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Wh3l'5 next? The computer makes Remote control. Two way radios life easier, but Computer Graphics YCSCUC lhe day for Special Olympic Instructors Bgv Adkins and Cary Cox Coordinators Gail Gagne and Nancy sometimes scramble to keep up with Nfikallaffl- The l'Hdi0S and XWO Way the new technology, especially in desk body miCl'0Pl'10IlCS Were also 115011 in top Publishing, the football and drama programs. WS! -Q t- ay s L,... f--: p s a s A t Mike Hicks. Principal: NHS Advisor Cll2l'leS Keller. Dean of Students: Community Education: Transportation Director Nancy Nakahara. Assistant to the Deang Cheerleader Advisor Ralph Erickson. Counselor NHS Advisor Maureen Ryan. Secretary Yvonne Neuenschwan- der. School Nurse. Rob Wangerin. Special Educationg Footballg Girls JV Basketball: SADD Dave Truelson. Custodian Delennis Bond. Library Aide Linda Martin. Chorus- Swing Choir Accompanist Lauralee Youngberg. Special Education Aide Faculty Carol Buckley. Librariang People Q-

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No more one room school houses we've moved into modern times When I started out, I taught every kid in the school, including the middle school students. As it is now, I only teach a few.. unce caps, ink wells, feather pens, and slates of the past gave way to comput- ers, incentive programs, ball point pens and spiral notebooks of the present. . The administration of the school played an important role in how effectively the school ran and operated. I've seen huge turnovers in adminstration, not only in the high school, but in the other schools, and it's brought stability into the district, said Social Studies Teacher Del Turner. Instructor Dave Lewis added, The present administration is really good. This town went from a farming to a mining community. When I started, I taught every kid in the school including the middle school students. Now, I only teach a few. Lewis worked in the district 20 years. Society's interest and support helped the district. The biggest changes I've seen are new facilities. I think that shows the concern of the community with education, said Tumer. The student's education had changed. I've noticed a lot of kids are excelling more. Kids used to think they were doing good to pass algebra, but now we have Advanced Math, Calculus, A.P. English etc, said Lewis. Overall, education is getting a greater con- cern. We're going back to putting more em- phisis on the basics such as reading, writing, and arithmetic as opposed to all the others, added Turner. Athletic programs had changed from types Camera, action. Since Bridger Valley is a swine management. For use in other ag sheep and cattle area, students do not often classes, Vo-Ag Instructor Rex Hamner video have the opportunity to observe proper tapes the local veterinarian castrating a hog. emphasis on strength training in ath- letics for guys and girls. It used to be there were no girls' sports. Now a larger emphasis is also placed there, Dean of Students Charles Keller said. Activities have changed dras- tically. We have more coaches to help out in sports, which makes those programs improve. Keller, a former teacher at LHS, started his career in 1963 as a semi- nary teacher. In 1970 he began public school teaching. He said, Students used to be quite forward towards teachers and still are today, but in a different way. Now the things I hear are a lot different, it's either more disrespect or just more modem. The things I hear now I didn't hear before. This is probably because of the media, music, litera- ture and the things the students are exposed to. It seemed more kids were serious of sports to more coaches. There's also more about getting an gducationt You - E! IH Faculty People hardly ever heard about anyone drop- ping outg it just wasn't the thing to do. Now kids don't want to take the re- sponsibility of staying in school, added Keller. When Keller started teaching, there was only a superintendent and secretary. With the growth in Lyman, there was an increase in the district staff. As the town and school grew, administration grew with it. Now there are counseling serv- ices and special services that we didn't have before. There are now services in school that help kids in- terpret problems. Before you had to go outside the school system to get that sort of help, Keller added. He noted, It's not a one man job anymore. Society wants schools to be responsible for what their children do and don'tdo. They rely on schools more than home and church to teach their children. Jessica Dunn

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X x S E ' e XS X Old age strikes ome teacher 'Wm past 30 It's really exciting to be all prepared for lpfe, to have this knowledge and put it to use, hirley Temple turned 30 years old the same time Librarian Carol Buckley did. I've lived my life so fast, I don't really think about age much, she said. Lyman High School faculty members each had different views about reaching the crucial age of 30. Whether they were close to thalt age or ar past 1t, eac agreed that it meant something to them. Some experienced difficult realizations upon reaching 30. The hardest part is having a child in high school, noted Secre- tary Maureen Ryan. But sometimes I act more immature than she. Others said their families treated them differently when they turned 30 years old. My dad said 'you're supposed to be more mature and responsible' but he couldn't see where I'd matured any, said Assistant Dean Nancy Nakahara. Another teacher said her brothers gave her crude old-age birthday cards when she turned 30. Ryan's family gave her a birthday party dressed in black. I was de- . s ....... .Ani ,, Ski Pilot. Dressed as a skier propelled by a model space shuttle for Halloween, Mark Seals plans to zoom past thirty. m People Faculty 2 E S: Is she or not. Special Education Aide Laura Lee Youngberg queries, What makes you pressed, Ryan added. Some faculty members said they felt physically different after their thirtieth birthdays. I get tired faster because I have more to do, Ryan said. Nakahara said it was almost like a bad omen to tum 30 because that's when she found out she was very sick. But she said, It wasn'ttoo traumaticg you're only as old as you feel. Many LHS faculty members said they felt better at 30. I felt younger and I think I wanted to prove every- one wrong who thoughtl was getting think I'm over 30? She likes her job working with students. old, said one female teacher. I did everything a20-year-old did,better, she added. Buckley said she was just as crazy as she would be if she were younger. I jumped off a 35 foot bridge into a river last summerg now that was crazy, she added. Most teachers said they felt better being over 30. It's really exciting to be all prepared for life, to have this knowledge and put it to use, noted Buckley. You are only as old as you feel and I feel young. Tammy Hicks