 She edited the school yearbook, wrote and composed a school musical, accompanied the Dance Club on piano and was president of the Kalidasa Club.During her freshman year at the University of Cincinnati, she wrote the school musical, joined Delta Delta Delta sorority and was in charge of the humor section of the college yearbook.Though her parents wanted her to complete college and become a teacher, Lyons was aware of the financial toll her college tuition was taking on the family.