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

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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

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Decelving facades. The AP English class reviews Anjm,a1-Ilamg, Imitating Napoleon during Halloween, English Department Chair Relta Cox dictates notes about Orwel1's philosophy to the class. Given a choice, teachers say, Yes, I'd still be a teacher ovies like Back to the Future and Peggy Sue Qot Married allowed the characters to go back in time and have the oppor- tunity to change the future. Would teachers, if given the chance and their present knowledge, still enter the teaching profession? Woods Teacher Scott Ehlers said, I would come back and be a teacher and do it all again, but I would be more inclined if there was a little bit more money involved in my job, mostly for the time and effort I put into the work I do, plus helping the students out. Mechanics Teacher Rex Hamner said he would come back and be a teacher, but would start when he was younger. Hamner said, 'SI like working with the teenage students here. It's too bad I couldn't have come earlier and got People Faculty more education for myself and the students. Other teachers, like Art Teacher Dave Lewis, said they would come back too, because it's satisfying and they loved working with the stu- dents. Lewis noted, I love working in my profession and working on art work. I also get a lot of holidays. Math Teacher Paul Willie said, Yes, I like working with kids, itprovides a good occupation and additional in- sight on raising my own kids. It's also good for farming in the sum- mer. Some teachers hadvarious careers before settling on education. Busi- ness Instructor Beverly Adkins said, Yes, I would come back againg I've had other jobs and I prefer working with young people. Home Economics Instructor Charlene Peppinger said, Yes, I really enjoy learning, and by teach- ing I learn a lot from the students and new ideas. A continuous learning is important for teachers and students and I think it's significant that teach- ers care about the students like they do. Yes, I was a social worker before teaching, noted Special Education Teacher and SADD Advisor Rob Wangren, and I took a long time in deciding what to do. I chose to be a teacher and it's going to be a long time before I change my career again. I'really enjoy my job now and I will Stay with it. 17 Traci Gregg