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

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hvasion L mah High School hosts exchange students earing strange languages when walking down the hall was normal with the influx of foreign exchange students. Even though this confused many students, it also provided a good chance for them to be exposed to for- eign cultures and ideas. In the proc- ess, both foreign and domestic stu- dents made new friends from all over the world. Before coming to this country the exchange students had their own images of America. All we ever saw of America was in movies like Rambo or starring John Wayne and in political things like President 'Reagan', so that was all we knew of this country, said Carlos Varona from Spain. Coming from different countries allowed the exchange students to compare their education system to Lyman. Varona added, The system here is not as hard as in Spain, but there is a greater number of courses to choose from. Tatsuya Ka- washima of Japan said the schools here did not have as much discipline as in his country. We had to wear a uniform to school, but here we can wear our own clothes, noted Ka- washima. Petra Strijker of the Netherlands said, In my country we don't have school activities. If we want to do something, we have to set it by our- selves. Here I am very busy and it seems that I don't have very much time. Many of the exchange students came from larger cities and coming to such a small town was strange to them. For example, Antonio Pineda found Lyman very boring when he came here. He was from Mexico City, which had a population of nine million and when the surrounding areas of the city were included, it is estimated to be the largest city in the world. There is nothing to do here,', noted Pineda. Strijker said, 'The open spaces here shocked me because in the Netherlands the towns are very close together. S he also thought that the people here tended to be narrow- minded about many things and not very well informed. LHS students found taking a for- eign language was more enjoyable with the input of exchange students. It has helped us a lot because we are able to pick out or i words that they use, said Span- ish student Stephanie Eyre. S p a n i s h Teacher Layne P a r m e n te r added, It expo- ses them to how the language is spoken and the different cul- tures. It lets them know how different people feel. Parmen- ter added he had learned a lot from the ex- t In my coun- try we don't have school activities. If we want to do something, we have to set it by oitrselves. . Petra Strijker change Students like how I-hey use Artistic outlet. Art classes pro- certain words. In fact, he said, he had vide Spain's Carlos Varona with a probably learncd more from them chance to show his creative side. than the Lyman students had. Jim Chapman Academics - Foreign Exchange Ei 5

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eggy Sue Got Ma ied APPY Algebra no longer required We, at least, learn one new thing a day. Bryan Johnson Teacher aide. A tough problem stumps Freshman Deloris Sing but Math Instructor Paul Wlllie is always there to help. - Academics Math ne of the most popular lines from the movie Peggy Sue Got Married was when Peggy Sue, a married woman who had gone back in time to her high school, retorted to her alge- bra teacher, I happen to know for a fact, I will never have to use algebra after this class. Other people had been of the same mind as Peggy Sue. The school board approved a policy that algebra was no longer to be a graduation re- quirement, and that another math course could be substituted for this requirement. Language Arts Instructor Relta Cox said, I learned problem-solving techniques for life situations from math. Geometry, especially, taught me to look atproblems from different perspectives to find a solution. I have been able to do that with many problems in my teaching career. Nothing is so exciting as to be faced with a problem and after looking at the situation ,from many, dif- ferent angles, having that ex tlarat- ing 'Ah-ha' realization that I have found the solution. I credit all of this to my math training. Paul Willie taught general math, Algebra I, and geometry. Geometry is my favorite to teach because the problems are more challenging, Willie noted. He had taught math for four years, two of them at Lyman. Willie said he liked the nice school, good teachers, and facilities. Willie was aided in the math de- ,,,,t,..: ' .::- 'E at et. partment by Lyman graduate Clark Anderson. Anderson was in his first year of teaching the pre-algebra, Algebra II, advanced math, and AP calculus. Previously he taught sci- ence. The year has gone very well so far, Anderson said after the first quarter, this school has good kids. Math was his favorite subject in high school. Most math students said they liked math and leamed from the teachers. My favorite part of math problems is the long equations, Bobby Smith noted. They are challenging to do, but are still enjoyable to work. Smith took Algebra II from Ander- son. I like math because I know how to work the problems well, and it's somethin g I enjoy doing, said Alge- bra I Sophomore Mandy Evans. This age everything is being put into statistics: automobile accidents, deaths from disease, etc., noted Sophomore Geometry Student Brad Nelson. To stay on top of these, you need math. Sopohmore Bryan Johnson added that his Algebra II class was hard and challenging. We, at least, leam one new thing a day, Johnson noted. When the teacher teaches you one problem, and then goes on to the next one, if you don't understand the first one, then you get confused and have a hard time with the rest of the prob- lems you learn. Most students said math was a subject that wasn't as fun as other subjects, so the teachers had to find a way to fix that. I try to kid around with the kids a little bit, talk to them when they come into class, and use realistic problems to work, Willie said. Kaelynn Smith 1 2' A t matic' ' 1 ..,.w. sift an X ggi? 5 49 5 ', .nicer A' :lg 5 2 ' K 2 ' V ff i MM g QE Zi, EW A 5 , t .. Ht: 2 Wag f :elf if ii t 4 t