Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Black Hills State University released the Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester. A total of 687 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. In addition, a total of 96 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking less than 12 credit hours. Crook County students on the Full-Time Dean’s List include: Molly Amann, Melissa Purvis and Kye Taylor of Sundance; Jonathan Barnum and Kaylei Petz of Moorcroft; and Alexandria Fedora of Alva....
The future of education in Wyoming could be based on “personalized learning”, if the state opts to follow through with the recommendations released last week by the RIDE Education Advisory Group. Formed by Governor Mark Gordon in 2021, the RIDE (“Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education”) group gathered input from 7000 stakeholders through surveys and held 17 listening sessions in its quest to find the right path forward for education in this state. The result of this research is a report with two main themes: the need to address...
Sundance FCCLA members are in need of some fabric to complete one of their projects. They are making dog and cat beds for the Western Hills Humane Society in Spearfish, SD. They welcome fabric donations. If you would like to donate, fabric pieces need to be one to two yards long. You may contact Kimberly Fowler if you have any questions at [email protected]....
Enjoy a little holiday cheer on Monday with a Christmas concert proudly presented by the Sundance Junior High and High School Band and Choir. Your musical evening will begin with a solo performance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Cole Robinson, followed by three songs from the combined choirs: “Sleigh Ride”, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and “Deck the Nutcracker Hall”. Next up will be a piano solo from Mary Villegas, followed by a performance of “That’s Christmas to Me” from the women’s choir, featuring Zoe Skeens, Lauryn Brooks,...
The Sundance first graders have written the following letters to Santa. Dear Santa, How do your reindeer fly? For Christmas I would like a remote-controlled viper snake because they are fun to play with. Also, I want an Alexa because it sings songs. Thank you for bringing presents! Love, Morgan Dear Santa, How does your magic work? For Christmas I would like a plastic green anaconda because I like snakes. Also, I want a plastic spinosaurus because they are really cool. Have a Merry Christmas! Love, Rhys Dear Santa, What house do you go to...
Sundance High School members of the National Honor Society (new members in robes), left to right: Jameson Fleenor, Parker Speidel, Lexie Marchant, Keaton Mills, Jesse Harmon, Deklan Gill, Aspen Jones, Autumn Groth, McKaya Gillespie....
Crook County kids with special needs have for many years had the chance to train and compete in sports ranging from skiing and bowling to basketball and track, winning medals and building life experiences with wide smiles on many a young face. This year, more than 20 athletes across the three county schools are taking part in the activities offered through Special Olympics. Unfortunately, without the help of the community, we might be watching the final year of the world-famous program in this...
Ms. Moeller’s Kindergarten Class Salena – We don’t eat turkey. We eat chicken and we buy it. We don’t dress the chicken. I don’t know if we stuff it with anything. We cook it in our oven at probably 40 degrees. We cook the chicken for 15 minutes. We eat oil with our chicken. I enjoy the chicken at home with my best friends. Bergen – My uncle Nick shoots our turkey. We don’t dress or stuff our turkey with anything. I put our turkey in the oven for 15 minutes at a hot temperature to cook it. We like to eat popsicles with our turkey. I enj...
FFA horse evaluation team takes on the NILE On Oct. 16 and 17, the Sundance/Bearlodge FFA horse evaluation team traveled to Billings, Montana to partake in the NILE livestock show FFA/4 H judging contests. Autumn Groth placed fourth in the senior division in horse and Tessa Sanderson was high individual in the junior division. The team placed eighth overall and beat the other Wyoming teams that participated. The team also placed respectively in the Livestock contest. Sundance FFA goes to...
The public is invited to the Sundance Elementary fifth and sixth graders Veterans Day program on Thurs., Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. Selections will include Star Spangled Banner, The Brave, Yankee Doodle, Fifty Nifty United States, Stars and Stripes Forever and God Bless the USA. Following the program, veterans are invited to stay for refreshments and to share some of their experiences with the students....
Sundance High School music teacher Teresa Preisner met with Niles Harris last week in Deadwood, prior to a very special Veterans Day Program this November. Harris was the inspiration for "8th of November", a song recorded by country music duo Big & Rich in 2006 to honor veterans of the Vietnam War. The song is about the famous battle referred to by the same name, which took place in 1965 during Operation Hump in War Zone D. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was ambushed by more than one thousand Viet...
Four students performed with the Northeast District Junior High Honor Choir on Friday, and eight with the Northeast District Junior High Honor Band, at a concert in Big Horn. The students were among a select group chosen for the performance from Big Horn, Sheridan, Upton, Newcastle, Moorcroft and both Gillette junior high schools. The students practiced all day, says music teacher Teresa Preisner, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The day ended with a combined concert for the band and choir at 3 p.m....
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Students from the 4th and 7th grades of the Hulett School, taught by Anna Backen and Josh Willems respectively, enjoyed visiting the Vore Buffalo Jump on October 5. These students study Wyoming History, and the Vore Buffalo Jump allows students to step into the past and really imagine what life would have been like during the period in our history when Native Americans trapped large numbers of bison in the Vore site sinkhole. According to Backen, they couldn't have asked for better weather as th...
Wray Penning and Taylohr Maunumaki share their artistic talent with a superhero-themed display on the doors of the Sundance State Bank as part of the community Homecoming celebration. Upcoming events include a Homecoming parade on Thursday at 1:30, followed by a pep rally. Volleyball games get underway on Friday at 1 pm, followed by Patriots football at 6 p.m. Cross country athletes will compete in Gillette on Saturday and the week-long celebration will wrap up with junior high and high school...
According to this year’s accountability scores, all of Crook County’s schools are at least partially meeting the state’s expectations and have not seen a significant drop in performance scores, despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19. Accountability measures have not been determined since the 2018-19 school year, a two-year pause caused by the pandemic. The Wyoming Department of Education reports that half of traditional schools in this state were able to maintain their level of school performance and 20% actually increased their ratin...
Students build connections during Heart of Gold Livestock Show The second annual "Heart of Gold Livestock Show" was held Sept. 27 at the Crook County Fairgrounds in Sundance. Partnering on this event were Crook County 4-H, Bearlodge-Sundance FFA, Whitcomb FFA, Devils Tower FFA and Crook County School District programs. Participants from programs in the Sundance Elementary, Sundance Secondary, Moorcroft K-8 and Moorcroft High School received hands-on experience in showing livestock and the care o...
Sundance first graders begin the school year learning about rules, rights and responsibilities as citizens of our school, community and country. Part of this learning is about national holidays. The boys and girls watched videos, had discussions, and wrote paragraphs about September 11, 2001. Along with this they learned about the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787....
Three University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences students recently received the WWC Engineering 2022 Paul Rechard Memorial Scholarship for their "outstanding pursuit of civil and architectural engineering or construction management degree programs." WWC Engineering recognizes select students annually by presenting awards and a scholarship to each recipient. The student awards are selected from a pool of applicants. This year's award recipients, listed by hometown, are:...
The Crook County School District held their annual Bus Driver's Clinic in Hulett Aug. 16, with all route bus drivers and substitute drivers attending. All bus drivers are required by the State of Wyoming to complete six hours of training yearly. This year, the clinic focused on defensive driving. Campbell County provided the training. Organizers expressed their appreciation to all the local businesses in Hulett, Moorcroft and Sundance that donated door prizes again this year. Tom Wolf was...
The Powder River Energy Foundation awarded preschool tuition scholarships totaling $3450 to students at five preschools in Crook and Weston counties. This is the third allotment in a sustaining preschool tuition assistance program as part of the Shayna Ritthaler Memorial Scholarship. The Powder River Energy Foundation (PRECorp Foundation) Board of Directors awarded funds to Weston County Children's Center/Region III Developmental Services, Sundance Kids Prints Preschool and Sundance Little Ones...
The official end of summer is marked by the first day of school for students across Crook County on Tuesday....
Sundance High School Class of 1972 celebrated its 50th class reunion July 29-31, with 25 class members (out of 37 graduates) attending. The class members who have passed on are Duane Skeesick, Gordon Johnson, Rick Kipp, Robert Sharp, Jayne Sager and Jean Peterson. Reunion activities included whitewashing the "Sundance," participating in county fair activities (including having a float in the parade), a gathering at the Sundance Country Club on Saturday night, a hike at Reuter and a farewell...
Levi Rudloff-Jordan and Bailey Hofland placed in the top 10 of the nation with their Chapter in Review portfolio at the FCCLA National Leadership Meet in San Diego....
Six Sundance FCCLA members competed with STAR Event projects at the National Leadership Meeting in San Diego. Sundance members did exceedingly well. For the first time, this year the national organizatio, implemented the TOP 10 Awards. Bailey Hofland and Levi Rudloff Jordan placed in the TOP 10 of the nation with their Chapter in Review Portfolio. They received a gold medal. Kimberly Fowler also received a gold medal with her Chapter Service Portfolio. Holden Ayer and Avery Marchant received a...
