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

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f Swat, I QA Q, ., v 'bf l Q aria ZYVZZW :gg mat awmwwwwq Frightenedfunny Student tra el dangerously Thermopolis was my first speech trip to go on this year. When we were almost run off the road, I was royally scared. ll the time when we go on speech trips, we will listen to music and Jay will make up words to songs, Freshman Melanie Cotrell said. It's a lot of fun to go on bus trips when you have people around that can make you laugh like Jay does. Humorous experiences happened a lot on school bus trips. Lots of times the students will play truth or dare on the bus. Some people end up doing things that embarrass them, like mooning other cars, or talking to a stranger like one knows them. Bus trips sometimes aren't so fun for the students. When we went to the Wyoming Indian High School for basketball, it was too crowded and it got too hot, Sophomore Bryan Johnson said. It's not fun sitting on a bus for a long period of time with nothing to do, especially when it's hot and crowded. My worst bus trip was coming back from Riverton District Speech. We got royally gipped by the judges and we were all really tense, said Sophomore Brad Nelson. People did various activities to - student Life Bus Trips lessen the boredom of the trip. Some shot spitwads, did people's hair, did homework, told jokes, or play ed Trivial Pursuit. The most popular thing to do though was go to sleep. In class. Anticipation at the beginning of a bus trip is high, especially when the bus is chartered. As the trip becomes long, enthusiasm dwindles. Califomia bound seniors Tatsuya Kawashima and Carlos Varona are anxious to start. speech team returned from Ther- mopolis a semi-truck driver tried to run them off the road several times. The students and advi- sors had to fill out police affadavits. The result was the truck driver lost his job. Ther- mopolis was my first speech trip to go on this year, said Nelson. When we were almost run off the road, I was royally scared, but yet it was fun, I was frightened funny. Therefore, manystudents carried If I had a choice between what their security blankets riding with my parents or riding and pillows onto the bus. with the group, I would go on Bus trips were not always safe. the bus with the group, In January the basketball team, Sophomore Bobby Smith noted. pep club, cheerleaders and I couldn't handle driving with speech team were snowed in to- my family, they drive me gether in Lander. When the crazy. Kaelynn Smith f ,WWW

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'tr at Ihr , .. 4. rang Especially the same Special l mpic reju enate optuni in After she came, I found out she was really just as normal as arty other kid. osting the Special Olympics brought the spirit of helping to the community. Students first used the opportunity as a chance to get out of school, but once it started they found it was more than just skipping school. Special Olympics started out with an opening ceremony on the high school front lawn. The Lyman High School band played music while the participants and their buddies thigh school Slu- dentsj marched in. Then the torch was lit by Bridger Valley participant Danette Barnes. After the torch had been lit, balloons were released to signify the starting the 1988 Special Olym- pics. The activities that went on were track, swimming, and bas- ketball. Junior Adesa Cagle said, I was in charge of Danette Barnes during Special Olympics. I supported her in swimming and track. I also leamed that these people are very independent and don't like to have to depend on someone else. Most students found that helping gave them a sense of Tally up. Contestant points compute with Program Developer Adrian Lords, Senior David Smith and Freshman Lance Lind's help. pride and understanding for the people they were in- volved with. Host families were provided for the partici- pants. Junior Jonathan Witt said, We had a little girl stay with us. At first I didn't know how to act or what to say to her, but after she came, I found out she was really just Buddy hug. Huggers cheer contestants throughout the contests. Sopho- more Marcia Jones hugs her buddy, Senior Yasushi Muto waits to assist in the basketball drop. as normal as any other kid. Another year of Special Olympics will be held in Lyman again, because of the great success of this year. Many people were impressed by how smoothly everything was run. I enjoyed helping out and would love to do it again. I grew to love all those kids, they definitely kept us busy, noted Sophomore Eric Bardwell. Jessica Dunn Student Life EE- Special Olympics

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When Cary drives. Tradition is when the coach drives, the freshmen have to put gas in the speech bus, especially on their first trip with the team, Sometimes, though, a junior offers his services if the freshman is a girl and is dressed up. Junior Jamie Schmidt prepares to be diesel man. A few Z's. As bus trips roar on, students heads droop and silence overcomes the bus. Visions of Disney Land dance through Senior Carl Menck's head as his class travels through Utah and Nevada towards Califomia. Talk to me. The four to five hours bus trips throughout Wyoming are boring. Therefore, pleasant conversation is desired. Freshmen Vonda Chamberlain and Melanie Cottrell engage Senior Jay Buckley in a discussion. N0 tv. Unfortunately, school travel buses are not equipped with tv sets for entertain- ment during travel time. The seniors on the way to Califomia are a little spoiled by the chartered lines as they can watch videos. student Life - Bus Trips