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Nine local students received their Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) College and Career Readiness Center (CCRC) HiSET diplomas in Sundance on May 22. HiSET is a high school equivalency program that includes studies and testing in language arts, reading and writing, math, social studies and science. The HiSET credential is accepted by all institutions of higher learning, the military and by employers. The HiSET program is free of charge for anyone 16 or older. Left to right: Newcastle Instructor...
Molly Ryan of Aladdin was among 234 graduates to receive bachelor’s degrees at Northwestern College during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 13. Seventeen students received Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees, while the rest of the graduating seniors were granted Bachelor of Arts degrees. Ryan graduated Summa Cum Laude with a major in social work....
The 55th annual Wyoming State Art Symposium was held April 19-21 at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. Over 4200 pieces of student artwork were displayed. 40 First Lady Awards were selected to be displayed for the year at the governor's mansion. Approximately 1500 students, 75 high school art educators, several colleges and art institutes participated in this event. Sundance High School earned 12 awards, two of which being First Lady Awards....
Josiah Rudloff of Aladdin has been named to the University of Jamestown’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List for maintaining a semester GPA of 3.50 or better....
The Sundance-Bearlodge FFA rounded off their year by attending the Wyoming State FFA Convention in Cheyenne and holding their annual chapter banquet....
The 2023 John and Margaret Moline Scholarship is awarded to Dane Connally of Moorcroft High. Dane will be attending Mitchell Technical College, in Mitchell, SD. Dane will pursue studies in the Electrical and Construction and Maintenance program. Dane’s parents are Jessie and Toby Connally of Moorcroft....
The Sundance office of the College and Career Readiness Center (CCRC) of Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) proudly announces the 2023 HiSET graduation to be held on Monday, May 22, 7 p.m. in the Central Office Gym, 122 Hwy 585, Sundance. The public is cordially invited to attend. HiSET is a high school equivalency program that includes studies and testing in Language Arts Reading and Writing, Math, Social Studies and Science. It also includes a career exploration and work preparation component as well. The goal of the program is for students to...
Deklan Gill was selected as the American Legion Boys State Representative for Sundance. Boys State is held in Laramie June 11-17. Willow Lindholm was selected as the American Legion Girls State Representative for Sundance. Girls State is held in Laramie June 4-10....
Breakfast May 22 – Cereal, cinnamon toast, pears, juice May 23 – Maple waffles, cereal, mandarin oranges, cheese stick May 24 – Breakfast pizza, cereal, peaches May 25 – Frosted long john/cinnamon roll, cereal, grapes, yogurt Lunch May 22 – Super nachos, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, pears May 23 – Chicken patty sandwich, waffle fries, baby carrots, strawberries, popsicle May 24 – Cheese pizza, romaine lettuce, orange, snack stick May 25 – Turkey sandwich, baby carrots, apple, potato chips, chocolate chip cookie...
Sundance State Bank Presents the Graduating Class of 2023!...
Sundance Elementary Kindergarteners will be celebrating completing their first year with a music program. The celebration will be held in the Sundance Elementary gym on Tues., May 16 at 2 p.m. Selections will include ABC Blues, Old Navy, Mr. Sun, Apples and Bananas, Counting Song, Wee Willie Winkie, Marching Rhythm, Months of the Year, Tingalayo and See Ya’ Later. Family, friends and the community are invited. Sundance Elementary fifth and sixth grade band students will be presenting a concert at 6 p.m. on Tues., May 16. Fifth grade band w...
The Crook County Farm Bureau Federation has selected the winners for scholarships for 2023. This year's winners are Kailee Gill and Faith Honey Anderson. The first-place winner is Kailee Gill, selected to receive a $2000 scholarship from the Crook County Farm Bureau Federation. Kailee played basketball and volleyball for Moorcroft High School, was a member of the Whitcomb FFA chapter and 4-H club showed horses, goats and beef, and was a leader in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Kailee has...
The Harper Memorial Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 scholarship recipients. The Orville D. Harper Revocable Trust and the Wanda J. Harper Revocable Trust established this scholarship fund, for which Crook County School District #1 is a beneficiary. The trust designates scholarships for graduates of Sundance High School to allow them to attend any Wyoming in-state university or college. Crook County School District #1 congratulates the following outstanding Sundance High School students: Ella Bifulco, University of...
If you pass by the school campus on Wednesday, or see more emergency vehicles than usual on the streets of Sundance, don’t worry. It’s all part of the large-scale active shooter training scenario that will be taking place both on and off campus. “You’re going to see things that are not normal,” warns Emergency Management Coordinator Ed Robinson. This might include, for example, a helicopter, people wearing bright vests, students leaving the building en masse and “injured” victims being transported to the hospital. It’s nothing to worry about,...
Black Hills State University will recognize more than 330 graduates during the 185th Commencement Ceremony, taking place inside the Donald E. Young Center Saturday, May 6, at 10 a.m. Degrees to be awarded include 40 master’s degrees, 264 bachelor’s degrees and 32 associate’s degrees. Crook County graduates include: Jonathan Barnum (BS Professional Accountancy) and Kaylei Blakeman (BSED Elementary Education) of Moorcroft; Zachary Davis (MS Integrative Genomics) of Sundance and Taylor Polhamus (BS Biology) of Aladdin. BHSU encourages atten...
Sundance State Bank staff Melissa Dauphinais and Shelly Elwood were welcomed by the senior class at Sundance High School on April 25. In honor of National Financial Literacy Month, they created a presentation for the students titled 'Spilling the Tea on Financial Literacy'. The program focused on checking and savings accounts as well as the importance of saving money for a sound financial future. National Financial Literacy Month was first recognized in the U.S. in April 2004. This was done to...
You can't put kids in padded cells. You can't surround them with bubble wrap or follow them everywhere they go. You can't refuse to let them leave the house. So how can you feel confident that the people you love most in this whole world are going to be safe at a time when school shootings seem to be on the news every other day? Superintendent Mark Broderson reflects on this question two weeks after a hoax call sent the high school in Sundance into lockdown. "We want our schools to be...
The Devils Tower Natural History Association is pleased to announce we will be offering two monetary, one-year scholarships, in the amount of $1000 each. Application forms may be obtained from Crook County school counselors or by contacting DTNHA at PO Box 37, Devils Tower, WY 82714, by calling 307-467-5283 x 631 or by email, from Executive Director Sandra Mooney at: [email protected]. Below are the qualifications for the scholarship: • The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in one of Crook County’s high sch...
The State of Wyoming does an American Dream Essay Contest and these students were the winners from Sundance high school. Their essays were based on the Cowboy Ethics and what they find most important in their own lives. Rachelle Miller's essay, "Do What Has to be Done" received $100 for third place and Danielle Homola's essay, "Live Each Day With Courage" received $200 for second place. Jesse Harmon's essay "Love Ethics" received first place and $300. He will attend an awards luncheon in Casper...
Sundance High School seniors Jerel Nehl and Sheridan Schubarth were crowned this year's Prom King and Queen at the 2023 Prom held on Saturday....
A hoax caller claimed there was an active shooter inside Sundance High School on Monday morning, prompting a lockdown and a call to action for Crook County Sheriff’s Office. But as deputies responded, the Sheriff’s Office was already aware that the threat was unlikely to be real. “As my office notified me of a threatening call to the Sundance High school, I had just read messages to me from multiple sheriffs across the state that they had received similar calls and had already classified them as swatting,” says Sheriff Jeff Hodge. Swattin...
Six students from Sundance took part in the International Academic Competitions (IAC) in Big Horn on Saturday, April 1, with four of them qualifying to go on to the national and international events. IAC is a network of academic competitions for both primary and secondary students in subjects ranging from history and geography to science and the humanities. The organization is based in Vermont, but oversees events in 50 countries all across the world. Before the contest on Saturday, the six...
A group of SHS Prom-goers organized by junior Willow Lindholm visited Crook County Long Term Care prior to Prom to give the residents a preview of the Grand March. Left to right are: Sophie Louderback, Jameson Fleenor, Jordan Mouat, Chaz Dewey, Keaton Mills, Lexie Marchant, Lily Lindholm, Willow Lindholm and Wyatt Cook....
Seniors Lauryn Mariah Brooks Lawrence Wade Byrne Jameson Jacob Fleenor Kaedyn Michael Fletcher Kimberly Rae Fowler McKaya Jo Gillespie Nora Rose Gustafson Jesse Mehki Harmon Dillon Rusk Haugen Rachelle Verna Miller Jeral Anson Nehl Sheridan Marie Schubarth Mazelynn Julianna Sharp Zoe Anne Skeens Isabella Marie Smith-McCleery Parker James Speidel Shane Bradley Tenke Ashley Rose Wilen Juniors Bren Michael Anderson Branson Todd Bankenbush Riley Elizabeth Banker Natalie Elise Curren Tucker James Dobson Ryder Donavone Richard Downey Lindsey Kay Fosh...
Active shooter trainings are common, but not usually to the extent that will be seen in Sundance this May. Sundance High School is about to play host to what might be the first large-scale training scenario to be held in Wyoming while school is actually in session. It’s a “stress test”, explains Emergency Management Coordinator Ed Robinson. The idea is to provide an opportunity for everyone who might be involved in responding to a real event to experience exactly what would happen if the call went out that a shooter had set foot on campu...