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Show I . I ..... f v .. x ) - ) it - . ' r. , u AjgL.I I n i ,m m - AaHMh, . Fourteen Bryce Valley High School students stu-dents took their annual trip to Mexico recently, accompanied by parents and advisor David Pollock. Students who were able to attend this year and enjoy the sun and fun of Mexico were Randy Barton, Cody Brown, Brittney Bybee, Preston Clarke, Greg Leech, Leslie LeFevre, Cherie Moss, Chase Pollock, Donna Shakespear, Krystal Shakespear, Jake Seiler, Jon Seiler, Kam Twitchell, and Lace Walker. Those helping chaperone were Jean and Spring Seiler, Kay Shakespear and Dave and Kathryn Pollock. Bryce Valley Spanish Club Enjoys Mexico By Advisor David Pollock TROPIC - On Monday, Mar. 18, 14 students from Bryce Valley High School, accompanied accompa-nied by five adult chaperones, left immediately after school to drive to Las Vegas, Nev. and fly out to Cancun, Mexico for the school's annual Spanish class trip. After surviving the airport security checks with only a couple cou-ple of minor difficulties, they flew out at 1:45 a.m. to Houston, TX. After turning the Houston Airport into a bed and breakfast during a five hour lay over, they finally boarded the plane to arrive in Cancun at 1:35 p.m. They were met at the airport by their tour director Yarima and welcomed to Mexico. They had many opportunities to shop and barter for gifts and souvenirs to bring home as reminders of the country and its culture. They attended the Voces Y Danzas de Mexico, where they were privileged to see dances and songs from many parts of the country. Brittany Bybee and Spring Seiler both celebrated birthdays while in Cancun with birthday cakes, no less. Their advisor, David Pollock, even had a chance to sample his favorite coconut ice cream, which is one of the reasons he returns each year to Mexico, j The Black Coral Flea Market, La Isla, and Ki-huic markets provided the entertainment for those who enjoyed the bartering for merchandise. The Caribbean provided some relaxing relax-ing moments on the beach and in the water. The third day, they could be found in the underground well swimming and enjoying the crowds brought to Mexico because of the equinox at the nearby ruins of Chichen Itza. After some time in the water, they started looking for a place to park so they could enter the ruins to see the equinox for themselves. The bus driver, Jorge, found a place to park, not be too far away. The group visited the Sacrificial Well, the ball court, and other buildings before settling set-tling down to watch the sun do its magic on El Castillo, the big pyramid. That is, along with 60,000 other people. It was a partly cloudy day, but the shadows shad-ows were moving along nicely and the triangles were beginning to take shape. You could see the development of the snake on the north staircase, but 15 minutes before it was to be complete, the sun hid behind one of the clouds and didn't come back out. Because of the equinox, the students stu-dents were not able to climb El Castillo, but the equinox would have been a great substitute. When the sun disappeared, the people stood up and put their arms in the air trying to summon the powers of the gods, but even through the students tried, it was not to be. Maybe next time it will turn out better. That found the group in Merida, the capitol of Yucatan. To unwind, the students spent the biggest part of the evening trying to splash all of the water out of the pool. They may have succeeded, but the pool hours ended. They had a chance to enjoy a tour of the city and some of its landmarks, the Governor's plalace, the ' lemon-colored cathedral, casa Montejo, the city cemetery, and park of the Americas. After the city tour, they headed for Uxmal. On the way, they stopped to take pictures pic-tures of the new LDS temple in Merida, which has beautiful ground and architecture. They stopped at a little roadside road-side restaurant and ate lunch before entering the ruins of Uxmal. Juan, their guide, did a fantastic job of explaining the ruins to the students. They received much helpful information informa-tion about the peoples of the ancient civilizations and modern Maya world. Later that night, they attended the sound and light show at the ruins. They arose early the next (See MEXICO on page 9-A) Mexico Trip From Page 3-A morning to go toward the coast. On the way, they stopped by a cisal plant where they were extracting the fibers from the henequen plant to make rope and many other items such as hats, place mats, bowls, etc. They had the opportunity to watch them making rope and one gentleman even took some of the fibers and rolled it in his hands and made string for the students. They next stopped in the ruins of Tulum on the coast. There they met, Limhi, who was their guide for those ruins. He was LDS and gave a good explanation of the history of the ruins and area from his perspective. perspec-tive. It was very informative and made much more sense. They next traveled to Playa del Carmen for an overnight stay before going on to Cozumel. They were able to go to the national park Chaankanab and snorkel. They had other sights and exhibits there to enjoy also. The last day was spent unwinding and getting ready to return home. Many of the students wanted to stay a couple more days, but some were ready to return back to the good old USA and Garfield County. A fun time was had by all and many want to go back. Students who were able to attend this year and enjoy the . sun and fun of Mexico were Randy Barton, Cody. Brown, Brittney Bybee, Preston Clarke, Greg Leech, Leslie LeFevre, Cherie Moss, Chase Pollock, Donna Shakespear, Krystal Shakespear, Jake Seiler, Jon Seiler, Kam Twitchell, and Lace Walker. Also along on the trip to help chaperone were Jean and Spring Seiler, Kay Shakespear and Dave and Kathryn Pollock |
