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

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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

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Tour guide. Showing the soenery of Mexico, Spanish Instructor Layne Pannenter points out Mayan ruins to his students. Sprechen sie Deutsch? Students in German I and II leam they can speak some German and at least recognize what the different words mean. Instructor Gary Poore greets students with guten tag which means hello or good day. Conjugemos. Like in English, verb tense is important in Spanish. Freshman Micki Stewart chalks up the verb to be able to. Bilingual. To leam a second language, Senior Jay Shurtleff listens to a lecture in German by Instmctor Gary Poore. - Academics Foreign Language