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The thing that surprised Saratoga High School (SHS)Senior Alicia Zaragoza the most about Wyoming’s Governor Matt Mead and his staff were how much like regular old Wyoming folk they seemed, she said. “All of his counselors, or the people that give him advice, are just normal people who grew up in Wyoming and they’re no different than the people that I grew up with in Saratoga,” Zaragoza said. Zaragoza, winner of Girls State earlier this year, traveled to Cheyenne early one morning in August and shadowed the governor all day, but only after c...
What do Glacierdom and Riverdom have in common? The Leprechauns know! Get a new look at a classic story this Saturday, Nov. 5 when the Missoula Children’s Theatre and more than 50 local students present “The Princess and the Pea.” Local students from kindergarten to 12th grade, have been cast into roles as the Princess, the Pea, Leprechauns, Royal Family Members of Riverdom and Glacierdom, Jack Frost, Wannabe Princesses and the ever-popular dancing Dusting Bunnies, etc. “The Princess and the Pea” will be presented at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Nov...
The night of Oct. 18 all four Carbon County Commissioner candidates found themselves on the hot seat, with a pair of Rawlins High School students doing the grilling. The occasion was a forum hosted by the Carbon County Higher Education Center (CCHEC), where about 30 people gathered to watch the three Republican incumbents and their lone Democratic challenger vie for three open positions on the board. The forum was also live-streamed on the CCHEC’s facebook feed, where it had generated over 1...
A celebration of life memorial service for Leon Roy Hetherington is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Saratoga with the Rev. Susan Dyer officiating. Internment will follow at 2 p.m. in the family plot at the Green Hills Cemetery in Laramie. Mr. Hetherington died Aug. 31 in the Carbon County Memorial Hospital in Rawlins following several years of illness. Born July 24, 1933, to Arthur and Viola Hetherington in Laramie, Leon moved to Saratoga with his...
Following an anonymous email threat, Carbon County School District #2 placed all schools in the district on lockout status Thursday. Jim Copeland, CCSD #2 superintendent of schools, said the district received an alert from the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security advising them of an anonymous threat made by email. The anonymous email said “Wyoming was being turned to dust” and then went on to issue threats against a large number of public buildings in the state. The threat was signed “Archangel Michael,” according to Copeland. The school...
Following an anonymous email threat, Carbon County School District #2 placed all schools in the district on lockout status. Jim Copeland, CCSD #2 superintendent of schools, said that school will be dismissed on time, buses will run on schedule and parents will be allowed to pick up their children as usual. After school athletics and activities will not be interrupted, Copeland said. Copeland said the district received an alert from the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security advising them of an anonymous threat made by email. The anonymous...
Saratoga Elementary School (SES) teacher Nancy Windholz was honored with an award by President Barack Obama for outstanding teaching of math. Windholz was honored by students, fellow teachers and members of the school board at an assembly Friday at the SES gym. Saying that the award was a sign of the quality of the teaching staff employed by Carbon County School District no. 2 (CCSD 2), superintendent of schools Jim Copeland said, "This is a typical piece of academic success." The Presidential...
Democratic Party Ken Casner Some of the qualifications Casner listed in his questionnaire include one three-year term on the Economic Development Corporation of Carbon County, three years on the High Country Landfill Joint Powers Board and two years as a City Councilman for Elk Mountain. Though he says “Economic diversity really does not come from one elected official,” Casner offers some ideas for broadening Wyoming’s job market. Providing natural gas pipelines to the communities of Dixon, Encampment, Elk Mountain, Riverside and Savery would...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD 2) board of directors met on Wednesday where it passed a new budget for the 2016-2017 school year, discussed a new scheme to improve educational performance district wide and adopted a plan to standardize emergency response at local schools. The 2016-2017 budget was similar to that of the 2015-2016 school year budget, only with $100,000 less allocated for the year than last year, with increases in spending on instruction and significant increases in major maintenance to school buildings. Though CCSD 2...
At its Wednesday meeting, Carbon County School District No.2 (CCSD 2) board of directors discussed the district’s performance on the state standardized PAWS test, on which the district showed improvements in scoring on math and reading across most grade levels. The scores show improvement among the district’s students and mean the district’s curriculum—which is tied to common core academic standards—has a sufficient degree of academic rigor needed for the district to continue to improve, Jim Copeland, CCSD superintendent of schools told the...
About 50 people attended a July 25 Candidate Forum hosted by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). Eight candidates auditioned for three different government positions at the event including Clerk of District Court, Carbon County Commissioner and Wyoming State Representative for House District 47. The three who ran for the House District 47 seat consisted of two Republicans and one Democrat. Jerry Paxton, the Republican incumbent, has served since...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD #2) board of trustees discussed security issues at schools and came up with plans to make changes in security systems at the campuses and staff training for security protocols, among other routine business. Several new security programs were discussed by board members, including electronic access systems for staff and faculty, and a new training program for faculty and staff to help them respond in the event of an emergency in a school such as a threat of violence against the school, or a natural...
Guy Erickson has finished off his senior year at Encampment High School with a plethora of different athletic honors. Among these awards are All-State Golf, Three Trails Conference Basketball Player of the Year, All-State in Basketball, Wyoming Coaches Association All-Star Basketball Selection, Southwest District Student Athlete of the Year, Jake Clark Memorial Carbon County Athlete of the Year and Encampment Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Erickson will be off to the University of Wyoming...
As the school year winds down and summer approaches, the Carbon County School Board no. 2 (CCSD No. 2) met Monday for its monthly meeting. The meeting was dominated mostly by personnel matters as well as budget issues and approval of the student handbook. The board accepted the retirement of Hope Jones, the district’s long-time speech therapist, and it accepted the resignation of Brandi Dearcorn, fifth grade teacher at Hanna Elementary, effective at the end of this school year. The board also spent time hiring. The board voted to hire two n...
At the last meeting of the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD No. 2) on April 18 in Hanna, Superintendent Jim Copeland notified the board that a group of people in Saratoga has asked the school district to consider donating land near Saratoga Elementary School (SES) for an expansion of the ExCel preschool. While Copeland said there was not a formal motion to the board to consider such a donation, he did say he wanted to bring the proposal to the board’s attention. ExCel preschool currently occupies trailers on land belonging to the R...
School facilities and projects were a serious concern of the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Trustees at the April 18 meeting, with the funding for facilities being described as “dire” by superintendent Jim Copeland. The district will have to reapply for funding for HEM school’s heating, ventilation and cooling system upgrade, estimated to be a $3.2 million project. Cutbacks to state facilities funding is blamed on issues surrounding coal and mineral leases, with the board saying that funding for facilities has gone from $...
The Wyoming 1A/2A State Champion Carbon County School District No. 2 speech and debate team will host its annual Speech Night at 8 p.m. April 11 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The public is eagerly encouraged to attend. The evening will include awards, refreshments and presentations by team members. “This is a chance for anybody who’s curious to come see what these students do so well,” assistant coach Kate Sherrod said. “We can describe it all we want, but nothing beats seeing these kids actually performing.” The event will take plac...
It turns out that Encampment senior Jacob Dickinson isn't quite ready to relegate his Debate and Speech Team performances to the realm of other high school yearbook memories. That's because Dickinson is one of the Wind River District's qualifiers for the national tournament, where he will go on to compete at the high school level one last time in June. According to head coach Jake Mickelsen, Dickinson started off the season with the goal of making it to nationals, adding that he sure made good...
All graduating seniors in Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2), including home schooled seniors, can now apply for the Valley Service organization (VSO) $500.00 Youth Citizenship Award. Application forms have been distributed to the counselors at all CCSD#2 high schools, according to Carol Beach, VSO chairman of the award project. Application deadline is April 15. Completed forms should be mailed to Valley Service Organization, P.O. Box 1601, Saratoga, WY 82331. Applications need to include a letter of reference detailing accomplishment...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Speech and Debate team nabbed the 1A/2A state championship, bringing home yet another sweepstakes trophy. The team's last state title was in 2014. "The restaurant was very loud afterwards," said head coach Jake Mickelsen of his team's positive attitude. "I couldn't be prouder as to how it all turned out." Encampment Senior Jacob Dickinson is the 2016 Wyoming State Champion in Original Oratory, and placed fifth in the state in Dramatic...
Competition ramps up for the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Speech and Debate team as they approach state, but they still took second in a tough 1A/2A field last weekend in Worland. The Panthers lost to Greybull, whom head coach Jake Mickelsen said has been their rival for the season. Still, Greybull's victory was only by 5 points and CCSD#2 defeated a number of 3A schools, including Rawlins, Powell and Lander, said Mickelsen. The "Worlando Beach Invitational" was a tough meet...
Fifteen Carbon County School District No. 2 basketball players were named as all-conference and five of those were voted all-state by 1A and 2A coaches, who voted on who they believe are the best basketball players in the state. Two Saratoga Panther players were listed as all-conference, Jace Berger and Meredith Lincoln. From Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM), Darby Bowen and Haley Clark were named as all conference Lady Miners. All-conference Miners include Jarrett Neimark, Wyatt Phillips, Brandon Scott and Jake Sutter. For Encampment,...
The biggest issue with education during this legislative session has been state funding, according to Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) superintendent Jim Copeland. The passed amendment will lead to a 1 percent cut this year with a 1.4 percent cut the following year, though superintendents and administrators suggested that legislators hold off until they see what enrollment will do. According to Copeland, the funding distribution changes with enrollment, and with the unsure energy...