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Cody Sheldon has been the music teacher at Saratoga Elementary for the past five years. As the school year ends, Sheldon is leaving Wyoming and moving to Washington D.C. to teach music in the nation's capital. Sheldon said he started playing the piano when he was five. "I used to play by ear," Sheldon said. "My mother used to play the song "The Rose" by Bette Middler and I just loved it when it dropped down from the g to the c. It was like a big arrival moment and I wanted to...
Nobody who has ever had Cheryl Munroe as a teacher calls her "Mrs. Munroe." Those who work with her don't call her "Cheryl." To students and staff alike, she has always been just "Mo." For 36 years, Mo has been teaching Family and Career Science at Encampment K-12 School, along with teaching at Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) for the 2018/2019 school year. Mo has taught for 47 years all told, having started her teaching career in Fort Washakie. Mo is not a native to the Val... Full story
It is that time of year for the annual Mr. Soto Elk Mountain Elementary (EMES) and Medicine Bow Elementary School (MBES) Field Day. On Friday, after the "Big Boy" train stopped at Medicine Bow for the students to see, the "Soto Field Day" started once the kids finished lunch. Traditionally the field day starts in the morning. Dario Soto, physical education teacher for EMES and MBES, said it is about letting children feel improvement and gain confidence while working on their...
For many students, time after graduation is plentiful as they spend the summer preparing for college or trade school. Others, meanwhile, will enter the workforce. A select few, however, make the choice to follow what most would consider a higher calling to serve their country. In Saratoga and Encampment, four students will be doing just that as they join the armed forces. From Saratoga Middle High School (SMHS), Takoda Pedersen will be joining the Air Force and Shianne Baker...
Walking into Jordan Seitz's classroom at Encampment K-12 School, it is obvious he enjoys the outdoors. The 6th grade homeroom is decorated with furs and skull mounts. A bulletin board on the west side of the room holds articles written about the bighorn sheep captures that Seitz and his students have helped the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) with along with photos from those captures. It's because of that work that Seitz, along with Brady Samuelson of Riverton Middle...
The Platte Valley Ministerial Association is inviting graduating seniors from Encampment, Hanna and Saratoga to attend the Platte Valley Baccalaureate Service at 7 p.m. on May 19 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Saratoga High School alumnus Ken Collamer will be the guest speaker at this event. Should any seniors choose to attend the baccalaureate service, they should come prepared to publicly introduce themselves and state their possible future plans. Friends and family are welcome to the service. Kailey Hytrek, Kieran...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD 2) Board of Trustees had a packed house during their April 15 meeting at Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow High School. Many in the audience were in attendance to find out the fate of Medicine Bow Elementary School (MBES) and Elk Mountain Elementary School (EMES). Due to low student populations there had been speculation that a closure of one or both schools was a real possibility. Before the decision on the schools fate, the...
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 of Saratoga has selected Riley as a delegate to attend the 77th session of the American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State program to be held at LCCC in Cheyenne. Riley was selected for her outstanding achievements in school and community. "I heard about the Girls' State program from a couple of previous participants that had said it was a great experience and opportunity to learn more about our government" said Riley when asked why she...
There is still time for graduating seniors from Carbon County School District 2 high schools and home schools to apply for the Valley Service Organization’s (VSO) $500 Youth Citizenship Award (YCA). Carol Beach, YCA chairman for VSO, said the application deadline is Monday, April 15. Application forms are available from school counselors. Home schooled students may get them by contacting Beach at 307-326-8012. Beach reminded students and their parents that this is not a scholarship or academic award but is based on the s...
Students that learn at home have different reasons to do so. It is not necessarily popular with public school administrators that have small school populations to begin with, but in Carbon County School District No. 2, (CCSD2) there is an effort between the school system and parents to make sure the students get the best education no–matter where they actually sit down and learn. A Principal's View Traci Schneider, principal for Elk Mountain, Hanna and Medicine Bow e...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will offer a hunter education class in Encampment beginning on April 9. The classroom portion will be held in the library at the Encampment School and will meet every Tuesday and Thursday beginning on April 9 and running through April 25. A mandatory field day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 27, and will include safety in the field, game tracking and gun safety. The hunter education exam will also be given during the field day. There is a $10 fee per student, cash only...
It's not everyday that a group of students get the opportunity to present their culinary skills at a state event. On Jan. 29, however, students of Cheryl "Mo" Munroe who attend Encampment K-12 School and Saratoga Middle/High School were able to do just that as they attended the Wyoming Governor's Hospitality and Tourism Conference, organized by the Wyoming Restaurant and Lodging Association (WRLA) as Platte Valley ProStart. The Saratoga Sun spoke with Encampment students befor...
Saratoga Middle/High school students in the ProStart program in the Valley created and served appetizers at the Governors Hospitality and Tourism Conference on Jan. 28 for attendees. The annual event is put on by the Wyoming Restaurant and Lodging Association (WLRA). The three hors d'oeuvres put forth were a huge hit at the conference. A total of 500 pieces were created for the WLRA event. Saratoga made 250 morsels and Encampment K-12 ProStart students made the other 250...
When the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Board of Trustees brought the contract for Linda Butler up for a motion, it was met with an awkward silence. Butler’s contract was the only administrative contract where no motion was made and following the absent motion, CCSD2 Board of Trustees Chairman Joe Gaspari turned to attorney Bill MacPherson, who confirmed that without a vote the contract for Director of Data and Special Programs could not be renewed. The Feb. 20 m...
The application period is now open for the $500 Youth Citizenship Award offered by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) to graduating Carbon County School District 2 seniors. Application forms are available from the counselor’s office at each of the district’s high schools. Home-schooled students are also eligible for this award according to Carol Beach, YCA project chairman for VSO. Home-schooled seniors can obtain the application form by emailing her at [email protected]. Completed applications should be ret...
On Jan. 22, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) released graduation rates for the 2017/2018 school year. The State of Wyoming’s graduation rate rose from 80.2 percent in 2016/2017 to 81.7 percent for the most recent school year. Carbon County School District (CCSD) No. 2 is ahead of that curve, despite the fact that the school district did see a decrease in their graduation rates. According to Jim Copeland, CCSD No. 2 Superintendent, while the graduation rate for the s...
On Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. at the Medicine Bow Elementary School (MBE) there was a ceremony presented by students and staff of the school honoring a bell that started ringing students to come to school 93 years ago. "It was really good," Traci Schneider, principal of MBE, Hanna Elementary and Elk Mountain Elementary said of the ceremony. "It was fantastic," Superintendent of Carbon County School District No. 2 Jim Copeland agreed. According to the presentation, the MBE bell began...
Carbon County School District (CCSD) No. 2, at last count, had 607 students enrolled in seven schools. Of those, approximately 247 students, or 41 percent, receive free or reduced lunches at school. The program, which is federally funded, is at risk of disappearing due to the partial government shutdown that recently surpassed the one month mark. “The information we have is that the money is available through March,” said CCSD No. 2 Superintendent Jim Copeland. “Now, I don’t...
Last February, students from Encampment K-12 School aided the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) in collaring five sheep of the Encampment River herd with Global Position System (GPS) collars under the guidance of Jordan Seitz, Encampment 6th grade classroom teacher and 8th grade Earth Science teacher, along with Saratoga Wildlife Biologist Will Schultz and Habitat Biologist Katie Cheesbrough. The intent in collaring the five sheep was to provide credible estimates for...
It was standing room only during the rescheduled meeting of the Carbon County School District (CCSD) No. 2 Board of Trustees at 4 p.m. on Nov. 13 at Encampment K-12 School as the board heard a presentation from Encampment students in regards to a proposal for a six-man football team next school year. The presentation, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, was lead by Koye Gilbert with occasional input by other students and staff members. “I’m Koye Gilbert and on behalf of...