Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Music was in the air as the Sundance High School choir (pictured below) and bands performed their annual Christmas concert on Monday evening. Above, Audrey Wheeler and Maddison Neiman perform on their clarinets....
Breakfast Dec. 16 – Cereal, toast, juice, fruit, milk Dec. 17 – Breakfast Pizza, GoGurt, cereal, fruit, milk Dec. 18 – Cinnamon roll, cheese stick, cereal, fruit, milk Dec. 19 – Pumpkin bread, yogurt, cereal, fruit, milk Lunch Dec. 16 – Popcorn chicken bowl, biscuit, fruit, vegetable, health bar, milk Dec. 17 – Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, Goldfish crackers, fruit, vegetable, health bar, milk Dec. 18 – Chicken fajita, corn chips, fruit, vegetable, health bar, milk Dec. 19 – Corn dog, chocolate ice cream, fruit, vegetable, heal...
Sundance Elementary first and second graders will present A Flurry of Christmas Magic on Thurs., Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Selections will include Nice, Nice Christmas, Reindeer Parade, Hip Hop Reindeer, Snowman Jump, Red and Green, Peppermint Candy Cane, Cancion De La Navidad, If I Could Fly Like a Snowflake, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Family, friends and the public are welcome to celebrate the season with us....
Last Thursday was the Drama Showcase and, in preparation for the upcoming State Thespian Festival, the Sundance Theatre Troupe performed monologues, duets and a dance number as well as the one-act comedy play Squad Goals by Don Zolidis. Josephine Julian played the intense and sometimes inappropriate but lovable Coach Morrison, who, along with her assistant Coach Weebly (Ronan Jones), who harbors some not-so-secret emotions for her, hold tryouts to find one more player to fill out their basketbal...
Ms. Barber’s Kindergarten Class From the kitchen of Chef Mila. First, preheat the oven to 5 degrees. Before you cook the turkey, you will need to make it. Stuff the turkey with turkey. Cook the turkey for 5 minutes. You will know the turkey is done when the timer goes off. Serve the turkey with turkey, chocolate and strawberries. Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner! From the kitchen of Chef Natalie. First, preheat the oven to 5 degrees. Before you cook the turkey, you will need to shoot it. Stuff the turkey with legs. Cook the turkey for 2 m...
The Bearlodge-Sundance FFA Horse Evaluation Team Competed at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana after winning at the state level. The team, consisting of Tessa Sanderson, Avery Marchant, Savanah Peterson and Cienna McGuckin, took twentieth in the nation. The competition consisted of teams of 48 states. Working together, they took eighth in the nation for the team presentation portion of the competition. They ended the competition with a silver emblem. The girls also had some...
Crook County School District (CCSD) will be hosting events to help kids avoid the dangers of opioid addiction, thanks to grant funding through the county. According to Superintendent Mark Broderson, an incident took place on the Moorcroft campus in early October and “opioids were part of that problem”. This generated a conversation with principals across the district about possible ways to prevent opioid abuse from impacting the kids of Crook County in the future. On hearing that the county has funding available, Curriculum Director Mel...
Sundance drama students will present Don Zolidis’ “Squad Goals…9 Players, One Spot” next week. The play will begin at 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 21 in the SHS Auditorium....
Seventh Grade Addison Caelyn Marie Adams Sierra Lynn Blakeman Cooper Austin Croell Chesney Michael Cundy Gideon Ray DeGracia Ridley Scott Ellsbury Josey Dell Franzen Nolan Michael Gaskin Leanna Jean Hege Jashlynn Rose Idler Evi Rae Jagow Violet Rene King Soraya Ann Larsen Dalton RJ Lohmeyer Autumn Lundstrom Justin Reece McCoy Kaleb Brian Mills Keva Dawn Rasmussen Zoey Sydney Shoun Ceara Charlet Thomason Rose Willow Weaver Ava May Williamson Meah Marie Williamson Eighth Grade Taylor Nicole Asheim Gatlan Warner Ayer Lydia Marie Castelli Audrey...
Homeschooled and private school students will soon be eligible for education savings accounts soon, providing annual funding to support the child’s education. The Wyoming Education Savings Act (ESA) was signed into law earlier this year and the Wyoming Department of Education is currently seeking comments on the proposed rules that will govern the program. ESA funding of $6000 will be available each year for students who are enrolled in private and home schools. To qualify, the child must also be a Wyoming resident, aged four or above (...
Sundance Elementary fifth and sixth grade students will present “A Salute to Our Veterans” at 2 p.m. on Mon., Nov. 11 in the SES gymnasium. Veterans are invited to stay following the program for refreshments and conversation with the students....
County schools performing above state average By Sarah Pridgeon Crook County’s schools performed better than the state average this year in 17 of 19 tested areas, which include English Language Arts, math and science across grades three through ten. “The schools all did well,” says Superintendent Mark Broderson. “Both Sundance schools are exceeding expectations, Moorcroft Elementary is meeting expectations and Moorcroft Secondary and Hulett are partially meeting. We will continue to work on areas of concern, but I feel like the buildings are go...
Students gathered in the auditorium of Sundance High School last week for a morning spent learning how to protect themselves in an active shooter situation. Led by Deputies Jory Tadlock and Cody Lenz, Critical Incident Response Training (C.I.R.T.) is intended to offer a life skill that will help kids protect themselves both at school and out in the world. C.I.R.T was introduced to the community last year as an adapted and locally tailored version of ALICE training. This previous curriculum is...
The Sundance seventh graders are on the move for the annual Watkins Fundraiser. The fundraiser began Sept. 30 and will run through Oct. 14. Products should be delivered by Nov. 15 unless a backorder occurs. This has been a valuable money-maker for this class for over two decades. Watkins has been in business for over 150 years. The product line includes spices, extracts, seasonings, sauces, soup bases, liniments, lotions, health supplements and cleaning solutions. Please contact any Sundance seventh grader, Lance Hofland, Lisa Dutton or Susan...
To the sounds of the marching bands and led by Annika and Maura Haugen on horseback, the kids of Sundance paraded through town in Bulldogs red on Thursday afternoon to mark Homecoming. It was a week of celebration leading up to the home games, with board games as the theme, featuring dances, dress-up days and more. For more about the Homecoming games, see page 11....
Sundance celebrated Homecoming Week 2024 with the annual parade down Main Street on Thursday....
At the ceremony of Monday night's Homecoming coronation, Queen Cienna McGuckin and King Wyatt Flahaven were accompanied on stage by court members Avery Marchant, Savanah Peterson, Eli Gill and Jake Schommer and junior royalty Averie Sproul and Wyatt Engelhaupt. The event was followed by the traditional burning of the "S". This week's Homecoming events for the community continue with the parade at 3:15 p.m. on September 19 and games including Powder Puff Football at 7 p.m. on September 18 and...
Learning by doing is a time-honored method, and what better concept to teach in a hands-on environment than kindness? The schools of Crook County try to start each year with a showcase event aimed at fostering kindness, says Sundance High School Principal Jim O'Connor. This year, a Nebraska-based organization called Team Concepts spent the morning posing practical puzzles for the whole student body. Team Concepts describes itself as a company that provides team building, leadership training,...
Members of the Sundance High School graduating class of 1974 gathered in front of Old Stoney for a reunion on Saturday, September 7. The group toured Old Stoney then held a reception at the library meeting room. Member of the class in attendance included: Peggy (Shoun) Moeller, Steve Hartl, Tina (Sprague) Farrell, Melody (Rathbun) Hamm, Kelly Proctor, Peggy (Talley) Livingston, Sylvia (Brunson) Sharp, Suson (Wilson) Frasier, Marjorie (Taylor) Harper, Kenny Denzin, Doug Livingston, Jerry...
What better way to get your exercise than with a gentle row on a sunny day? High school students take advantage of the weather to enjoy physical education at Sundance Pond on Tuesday morning....
Crook County School District #1 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/or School Breakfast Program. Each school and the office of the Crook County School District 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 whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or...
Sheridan College is pleased to recognize students named to its honor rolls for the spring 2023 semester. The Vice President’s Honor Roll includes 83 Sheridan College students who earned at least a 3.5 GPA or above for the semester with 12 or more credit hours. The following students from Crook County were named to the Vice President’s Honor Roll: Jesse Harmon and Nate Schommer of Sundance. Finally, 142 Sheridan College students were named to the Part-Time Honor Roll who earned a 3.5 GPA or above for the semester with at least six credit hou...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2024 spring semester: Katrina Bauman (Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering) and Alessandro Mastrovito (Bachelor of Science in Business) of Hulett; William Tyler Hoese (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering), Megan Kay Lovitt (Certificate), Reagan S. Mullaney (Bachelor of Science in Business), Elizabeth Peterson (Bachelor of Arts) and Aubrey Ryann Schelling Hoard (Bachelor of Arts) of Moorcroft; Avery Maxner...
Laramie County Community College is proud to announce those students earning a place on the president’s and vice president’s honor rolls. Students earning president’s honor roll recognition have earned a cumulative 3.75-4.0 GPA, and students on the vice president’s honor roll have earned a cumulative 3.5-3.74 GPA. McKaya Jo Gillespie of Sundance is on the president’s honor roll and Anna Bossman of Moorcroft is on the vice president’s honor roll....
"Bug School" was in session for the month of June at Sundance Elementary School's summer session. Students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade enjoyed a plethora of activities devoted to the study and learning of insects. The upper grades collected, pinned and identified insects from the playground, pond area and the Sundance hill near the school. The collection will live in the library for all students to learn from and observe. The students researched entomophagy (eating insects) and ba...
