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On Thursday, Nov., 8th, Encampment K-12 held an incredible Veterans Day Assembly. With many local Platte Valley Veterans making an appearance. In preparation of the assembly, Encampment National Honor Society students assigned a Veteran to each grade K-6. Each class introduced their veteran to the school and presented them with a gift. First and 2nd graders presented Liz Wood with a cute homemade star. Each child took turns reading what questions Liz answered for them in the...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School was the site for the Eighth Annual National Honor Society (NHS) Veterans Celebration that started at 8 a.m. on Friday morning. The celebration started with a hearty breakfast of pancakes, biscuits and gravy, fruit and other morning-oriented edibles and beverages. The attendees numbered close to 200 before the Hanna Elementary students joined the celebration at approximately 8:45 a.m. HEM senior Cloe Olsen started the program...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) School Superintendent Dr. Jim Copeland and Sally Wells, CCSD#2 Business Manager, went to the northern Carbon County communities of Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow last week to talk about their elementary schools. At 6 p.m. on Oct. 29 Copeland went to Elk Mountain Elementary School and met with a large crowd in the school’s auditorium. The crowd was so large, people were standing along the walls. Copeland started the meeting after i...
Last Friday, on a warm October afternoon, Carbon County School District (CCSD) No. 2 teachers and staff gathered on the west end of the Saratoga Elementary School (SES) at 3:45 p.m. to remember the late Annette Mason, a former teacher at SES. Mason, who taught for over 20 years, passed away in January following a lengthy battle with cancer. In her memory, teachers and students of the elementary school had established a small park alongside the building. Three trees, two colorf...
The Carbon School District No. 2 Board of Trustees held a special meeting at noon on Oct. 22 as they discussed the expulsion of an unnamed student in executive session. Starting the meeting at noon, the board immediately entered executive session, which lasted approximately 45 minutes. Coming out of executive session, the CCSD No. 2 Board of Trustees made the decision to “adopt the findings of law” and expel the unnamed student. Due to the student being a minor, neither the...
On Thursday, Sept. 20, Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) students and staff presented a check for $25,000 to the Corbett Medical Foundation to go towards helping Valley residents diagnosed with cancer. The donation came out of the $32,500 raised by the students of SMHS and members of SkillsUSA in 2018, led by Saratoga technology teacher Scott Bokelman. The remainder was donated to the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative (WBCI). To date, that is the most money that Bokelman and...
Kay Grant has been educating students on life of the early pioneers and the Plains Indians culture for 13 years. She does this in a variety of ways, from using actual stone instruments used in day-to-day life to games and toys the children played with. She has a buffalo hide that has been on display for its tenth year and she has students scrape off a little hair with stone tools. About half the hair is left, which is amazing given how many years she has displayed it and allow...
The ceiling tiles have been replaced throughout Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, along with air systems and ventilation. There were five contractors working on the building throughout the summer. Harold Phillips, head of maintenance for northern Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2), was basically the liaison between CCSD2 and the construction companies. "Preventive maintenance is key," Phillips said. "You have to stay on top of everything to make...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (Elk Mountain, Encampment, Hanna, Medicine Bow and Saratoga schools) has announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Each school and the Central Administrative Office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility. Children from households...
There was great news for the Bow River Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter in Hanna. The team of Jolynn Borah and T’lysa Solaas representing the Bow River FFA chapter has been named a finalist this year in the Animal Science category in Division 2 of the competition. Bow River FFA was selected as one of the six Wyoming chapters to send in National Chapter application for consideration on the national level. They were selected as a Three Star Chapter. This means that Bow R...
The Federal Commission on School Safety held its third listening session of four starting at 1 p.m. on Aug. 7 in Cheyenne to listen to speakers from several western states with many rural communities. Previous listening sessions have been held in Washington D.C. and Lexington, KY. In March 2018, President Donald J. Trump appointed U.S. Secretary of Education (ED) Betsy DeVos to lead the Federal Commission on School Safety. Other members appointed by President Trump to the...
Harold Phillips, Director of Maintenance for north county Carbon County School District No. 2 schools said the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Middle/High School needed upgrades to improve safety for the students. A new ventilation system in the metal shop was one of the new improvements done over the summer. There was also new lighting. "The new ventilation system in the metal shop and wood shop was done to improve the safety for the kids," Phillips said. The wood...
When school begins on August 20 for the 2018-2019 school year, the halls of Saratoga Elementary School (SES) will be missing a longtime fixture of the building. After 17 years of service in Carbon County School District (CCSD) No. 2, LeAnn Uhling retired at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Uhling, who moved to Saratoga in 2001 with her husband Larry and two children, Michaela and Lawrence, started at SES as an aide in the kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. The...
The late American astronomer Carl Sagan once said "The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself." Sagan was not only an astronomer, but a science popularizer and communicator who served as a spokesman for the sciences. Recently, Lesley Urasky served a similar role at the Saratoga Branch Library, informing those in attendance that we were all "made of stardust." On June 21, starting at 8:30 p.m., the Saratoga Friends of the...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a hunter education class in Saratoga the last week of June. The class will meet on the following days: Tuesday, June 26 from 1-5 p.m., Thursday, June 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Friday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The class will meet at the Saratoga Town Hall, 110 E. Spring Ave. Students must attend all three sessions and pay a $10 fee. Students should be at least 8 years old. Please bring drinking water, and pack a lunch or snacks on Thursday and Friday. Sign up online...
(A’s and B’s) 4th grade Brianna Blakeman Makayala Johnson Kolby Olsen 5th grade Hyrum Heward Cody Priest 6th grade Alayna Blakeman Hanna Elementary A Honor Roll-4th grade Shane Carroll, Elizabeth Hammond Darrien Pace Ryan Reno Madison Widdiso Sammee Widdison 5th grade Addison Scott 6th grade Sarah Banks Aspyn Claice Chase Kennedy Aaltje Lessard Daniella May Mackenzie Priest Avery Scott Anthony Solaas B Honor Roll-4th grade Alexis Frank Jonas Houchin Royal Olsen Samuel Ramirez Darius Seager 5th grade Destiny Demary Jus...
4 Honor Roll Amy Campbell Madison Campbell Hayley Felton Quinn Felton Hanna Gonzales Taylar Scott Charlee Solaas T’lysa Solaas Freddie Wagner Rayce Ward Taylee Widdison Rainey Wilson Kayle Woods A Honor Roll Howard Bame Jolynn Borah Elizabeth Ellis David Freeman Aubry Hammond Amanda Hazen Megan Hunter Joshua Lee Conor McGraw Shane McGraw Jaquelyn Nelsen Caitlin Olsen Michayla Sailors Annie Sikes Sara Sikes Thomas Wagner CharlaMaee Widdison McKaylee Widdison B Honor Roll Sera Akin Erin Bently Caycee Born Adrienne B...
Principal’s List Barkhurst, Hailey 12 Pantle, Micaiah, 12 Wagy, Makayla 12 Peterson, Noelle 11 Powell, Paige 11 Little, Riley 10 Hopkins, Riley 9 Knotwell, Kamry 9 Peterson, Dalton 9 Gilbert, Koye 8 Powell, Ashton 8 Honor Roll Cor, Cody 12 Cox, Wyatt 12 Jordan, Cheyanne 12 Taylor, Dalton 12 Buford, Lauren 11 Miller, Kyler 11 Pedersen, Takoda 11 Stewart, Sean 11 Anderson, Dayne 10 Barr, Kassidy 10 Cor, Colter 10 Cor, Jackson 10 Herring, Jarom 10 Schroeder, Reid 10 Yeary, Ember 10 Farver, Lindsie 9 Finney, Shiann 9 Biggs, H...
Eastern Wyoming College, in Torrington, recently released their list for President’s Honor Roll which recognizes students that are full time, with 12 or more credit hours, who also achieve a 4.0 grade average. President’s Honor Roll Sarah Burton...
Wyoming Ranks No. 5 on ‘Best States for Higher Education’ List The low cost of higher education in Wyoming, combined with low student debt and a relatively high community college graduation rate, have placed the state No. 5 on U.S. News & World Report’s new “Best States for Higher Education” list. Wyoming trails only Florida, Utah, Washington and California in the rankings, which are part of the magazine’s annual “Best States” report. In the area of tuition and fees, Wyoming ranks No. 1 because of its low cost for Univer...
Saratoga resident Mark Shipp has been making his work commute to the north Carbon County towns of Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow for seven years. Is he a traveling salesman of some sort? No. He is the elementary school principal for all three towns–and after this May his commute to the schools will be over. He is retiring. "Mark has been principal since I have been here," Jim Copeland, Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) superintendent said. "Mark is a great i...
Since 1993, the Platte Valley Arts Council has had the goal of enriching the quality of life in the area and expanding educational opportunities for all forms of the arts, whether it is music, literature, dance, visual arts or theater. Its mission is “to foster awareness of and participation in any form of the arts, with the aim of developing vibrant and cohesive communities.” In the year 2000, the arts council began awarding scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrated that art currently is, and will continue to be,...
Liam Scott will be starting elementary school next semester. A challenge for many children, but because Liam who, at age 14 months, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1), an autoimmune disease of the pancreas in which the organ fails to make insulin; he has a companion going with him to make sure his sugar levels stay safe. Allie, Liam's companion, is a Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD). Two years ago, Allie was homeless and in a shelter before Heads Up Hounds out of Nebrask...