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

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Evening surprise. Chosen by junior class popular vote with girls voting for Blind date. Only having seen a picture of her king and boys voting for queen, Deena date, Sophomore Stephanie Purcell is set up Morrctti and Bryan Searle reign over the for prom with Junior Charlie Bluemel from prom. Sandy, Utah, by his cousin Jeff Bluemel. Q A . 1 Y i X X Hungry eyes. As the music plays on, Exchange Student Anna Dufva enjoys her first prom in the U.S. with Senior Robert Plans. St dentL'fe I I u Prom

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Prom preparation sparks controversy but the how gee on 'cIt was a great night, prom went by too fast. e didn't have much sup- port, at first, so the prom committee justchose the theme, said Junior Dana Verci- mak. The junior class experi- enced controversy and indecision for weeks until a theme for the 1988 Junior Prom was selected. Junior Class President Jill Birch appointed Junior Betsy Weldon as prom committee chairman. Weldon, with the committee, chose You're My An gel, a song by Aerosmith, for the theme. We had to just pick a theme because nobody had any good ideas, said Weldon. Junior class meetings for sev- eral months were devoted to deco- ration planning and financial de- cisions. Betsy got an idea of what everyone wanted and she worked it into our budget, noted Vercimak. The class chose to use apark scene with a large entry into the gymnasium. With the help of Graphics Art Instructor Cary Cox, the class coordinated decorations. Vercimak said, Mr. Cox helped us decide what decorations would look good and the other particu- larsf' Juniors selected a red heart- shaped entry made by students in the shop classes. Others painted donated aspen trees white to line the white fencing that sur- rounded the dance floor. A large river scene hung from a backdrop used in The King and I musical performance a week earlier. Several juniors participated in - Student Life Prom the decorating stages of the prom. We started on Monday and ev- eryone was willing to work and helpg our advisors were even will- ing to go to Utah to get supplies, said Vercimak. We had a lot of help putting it up. The juniors met on various eve- nings for two weeks before prom to practice the floorshow. Chore- ographer Lisa Bluemel and hus- band Darren taught the juniors Inspection. As each junior couple, like Annette Isom, and Eric Sharp, is announced for the floorshow, the partners take their places and wait for others . and their dance partners the steps to the traditional promenade. Everyone leamed the dance fast and it went well, said Vercimak. The 1988 Junior Prom came together on May 6. Weldon said, There was so much to do and I was sure it wouldn't get done. Juniors said they were pleased with the success of the endeavor. Prom was a lot of work but it turned out better than planned, noted Vercimak. Weldon noted, It was a great nightg prom went by too fast? Tammy Hicks

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Best in the show: tudent di pla arti tic e pression NI like the opportunity to show my art Work to my friends, because all they ever see is when I doodle, ketches of heavy metal artists and a paper ma- ' che dragon were among the most diverse pieces of pottery and art in the 1988 Lyman High School art show. Ninety students enrolled efiir . in David Lewis W art programs pro- duced 210 entries. Before March, I teach a very gen- eral course where the students are expected to try all different types of art, said Lewis. King and 1. He said, It regularly gets pretty boring after a while and I have to take a break. Jones added that he has been drawing for around seven years, but I didn't get really good until sev- il After that the stu- dents try to perfect the thing that they . HIC best 2lI.', How- r . lk W some of the per- ssr rr i ster a,s famed Pieces We li . not gmt Works of r r e r r . art- Everyone iS iftl rvl I ' tttf ll i , ' Z J. J forced to do 'Q di'ii.2i'1 ,ie r f .tht best, although some of it was not enth or eighth grade',' gore thumbs, All art class very good, Lewis added. Junior Jason Jones had the best in show awarded to his ink draw- ing of men in a bar. Jones noted that it regularly takes him a month to complete a very detailed pic- ture, like the play poster he drew for the drama production of the Student Life Art Day The show, which was exhibited in the commons area, was judged by two judges from the commu- nity. I try to find two people who know a lot about art, but are unac- quainted with the kids. Regularly I get someone who has just moved into the community, noted students help to set up the art show. Junior Jim Bramlett and Sophomore Ronnie Pace check out their alignments in hanging entries. Lewis. I like the opportunity to show my art work to my friends, be- cause all they ever see is when I doodle, said Junior Adesa Cagle. In the art show they get to see my finished product. Cagle eamed a second place on an abstract pastel drawing of a dragon called Fear: in the eye of the beholderf' Her entries in the art show took her anywhere from three months to three days to complete. Cagle added that the quality of art in the school would be better if the program were more serious. We have a lot of talented kids, she said, but the school just doesn't give enough encourage- ment for the kids to pursue a ca- reer in art, instead of just a hobby. Cagle wanted the art program to teach the students professional skills: how to put togethera portfolio and how to list references. She noted, Art should be more like a vocational class and we should be able to letter in art. LHS students enjoyed looking at the art during class breaks and after the annual lip-sync. Sopho- more Tracy Vercimak said she was glad to see the show because it showed great creativity and ar- tistic expression. She noted, The artwork transmitted great aes- thetic taste. You could really tell how much time and effort was put into each entry. Jon Jensen