Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Sundance High School senior Nate Schommer was featured as part of KEVN Black Hills FOX's Rising Star of the West scholarship contest Tues., Feb. 15 on The SIX and on Black Hills FOX News. Schommer qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of himself to KEVN Black Hills FOX. Schommer is one of the semi-finalists who will be seen through March 11. His one-minute commentary will be aired and then placed on www.blackhillsfox.com for viewers to watch and rate. One competitor from each...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2021 fall and summer semesters. Fall graduates are: Sara J. Thomas (Bachelor of Arts) of Hulett; Madison Jean Glenn (double Bachelor of Arts) of Moorcroft; Trey Hendrickson (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) and Rex P. Kanode (Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Business) of Sundance. Summer graduates are: Chace Sterling Peterson (double Bachelor of Science), Faith Marie Sanderson (Bachelor of Science) and Andrea Wood...
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence after the fall 2021 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn Dean’s List distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Crook County students on the list are: Alyssa Jaden Merchen of Pine Haven and Shelby Carolyn Garoutte (4.0) of Sundance....
The University of Wyoming lists eight students from Crook County on the 2021 fall semester President’s Honor Roll. Crook County students on the President’s Honor Roll are: Katrina A. Bauman and Sara J. Thomas of Hulett; Tianne M. Fischbach, Madison Jean Glenn, Audrey L. Merwin and Taylor J. Reynolds of Moorcroft; Shelby Heaster and Sherry Negaard of Sundance. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled...
Kindergarten registration paperwork for Sundance Elementary School is now available at the school office at 1123 Fairgrounds Loop Rd in Sundance. Registration packets were sent to all Sundance preschools as well. Completed paperwork needs to be dropped off at the school office by Feb. 24. Children entering kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year must be age five on or before Aug. 1, 2022. Children who turn five between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15, 2022 will have to be screened for readiness by CCSD#1 prior to enrollment. All students entering...
Federal funding through the American Relief Plan includes $122 billion to help educators keep schools open safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and address the impact that pandemic conditions have had on the nation’s students. Crook County School District (CCSD) has completed its implementation plan for the $3.1 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds it expects to receive. According to Superintendent Mark Broderson, it was compiled using survey results from staff, students, parents and stakeholders that specifi...
For Sundance FCCLA members to complete one of their chapter service projects, they are in need of fabric. The group is buying standard bed pillows for the residents of the nursing home and are going to cover them with pillow cases that members and Textile students sew. If you have fabric, they welcome donations. Pieces need to be at least ¾-yard long. Contact Kimberly Fowler or Mrs. Moore if you have questions: [email protected] or [email protected]...
Crook County Farm Bureau will be offering three scholarships this year. First place is $1500; second place is $1300; third place is $800. These will be awarded to assist deserving students to continue their education. Applications are available at the Crook County Farm Bureau office at 109 N. 3rd St., Sundance, or all three county high schools’ counselors, or online at www.wyfb.org in the Crook County link. Qualifications are: 1. Applicant or applicant’s family must be current REGULAR members of Crook County Farm Bureau (solely having an ins...
Northwest College has named 435 students to its fall semester honor rolls. The list of students represents 33 communities in Wyoming and 18 in Montana, as well as 13 states and 11 countries. Sundance’s Lane Gill appears on the Vice-President’s Honor Roll. Students qualifying for the Vice President’s Honor Roll students must complete at least 12 semester hours of college-level coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.50 on a 4.0 scale....
Black Hills State University released the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. A total of 684 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. Crook County students on the list are: Rebecca Wolfe and Kaylei Petz of Moorcroft; Hope Marchant, Ariana Cudney and Lauryn Holt of Sundance. In addition, a total of 132 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking less than 12 credit hours. Angela Wacker of Sundance is on this list....
State statistics released last week reveal that Crook County School District (CCSD) continued to maintain its record of higher-than-average graduation rates during the 2020-21 school year. Across the county’s three high schools, the graduation rate was 87.2%. This compares favorably to the state average of 82.4%. “We continue to be above the state average but our goal is always to have 100% of our students succeed. There is always room for improvement,” says Superintendent Mark Broderson. “We strive to provide each student with the tools t...
Wyoming State Forestry Division and Wyoming Project Learning Tree (WY PLT) are teaming up again this year to hold the annual Wyoming State Arbor Day poster contest. This year, Wyoming will celebrate its 134th Arbor Day. The contest is open to all Wyoming fourth and fifth grade students, including home-schooled, private and public. Students are invited to create a poster no larger than 14 by 18 inches in size that depicts the theme “Trees: for birds, bugs, bees and me.” The winner will receive $100, their framed poster and a plaque. The win...
Molly Ryan, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Ryan is a senior majoring in social work from Aladdin....
One-time Hulett teacher Jillian Balow announced on Thursday that she is stepping down from her role as State Superintendent of Public Instruction to take on a matching role in Virginia. “I am honored, and deeply humbled, to announce that Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin has asked me to serve as Virginia’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. With a focused drive to lead on the front lines of educational transformation in this country, I have accepted,” she said in a statement. “Therefore, I announce my resignation from the office...
Range, in conjunction with the Foundation for Rural Service, is again sponsoring a contest for high school juniors to win what has been referred to as a “trip of a lifetime”. One high school junior will be selected to receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour, June 1-5, 2022. To enter the contest, students must write a short essay that is no more than 250 words or no more than a five-minute video, “Why broadband is important for your rural community and how it will impac... Full story
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Molly O’Connor of Sundance has been named to Dickinson State University’s Dean’s List for the 2021 fall semester. At the end of each regular semester, Dickinson State recognizes those students named to the Dean’s List. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher....
Chadron State College has announced that 341 students met requirements for the Dean’s List for Fall 2021 by earning at least a 3.5 grade point average. To qualify, students must have completed at 45 credit hours, be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Crook County residents on the CSC Dean’s List include: Devin Hodges of Hulett and Parker Seeley and Gabrielle Velder of Sundance....
Crook County School District broke its own record for kindergarten enrollment this year, according to statistics released last week by the Wyoming Department of Education. “As other districts have seen enrollments drop, Crook County School District has not. Our numbers have continued to move upward,” says Mark Broderson, Superintendent. For the 2021 to 2022 school year, a total of 112 children are attending kindergarten – the highest number since the first available state statistics from 1991. In that school year, the district reported 96 ki...
Hoax threats of school shootings and public acts of violence that appear to originate with juveniles are becoming an increasing problem across the nation. FBI Denver issued a warning last week that these threats have serious consequences, while Crook County School District (CCSD) found itself dealing with just such a situation. CCSD was last week obliged to issue a letter regarding a troubling post on social media platform TikTok describing a threat to school safety for “every school in the USA” on Friday. “The post appears to be part of a nat...
Morning Class: Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I have done these nice things: 1. Kind to my mom and dad. 2. Nice to my sister. 3. I listen at school. My Christmas wishes are: a guitar, a Christmas tree to play with and an owl. I hope you enjoy the cookies and milk! Love, Ace Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I have done these nice things: 1. Good at school. 2. Share my toys at home. 3. I listen to Miss Macey. My Christmas wishes are: a dinosaur, dresses and a princess costume. I hope you enjoy the cookies and milk!...
One hundred twenty-seven undergraduate candidates were recognized last Friday in the Chicoine Center at Chadron State College. Parker Seeley of Sundance earned a Bachelor of Arts degree....
The Sundance Junior High and High School band and choir will present a Christmas concert for the community this Monday, December 20, including a soup supper and all your favorite festive songs. The show will be under the direction of Teresa Preisner and accompanied by Susan Kostenbaer. The soup supper will begin at 5 p.m., says Preisner, and is expected to continue until around 6.30 p.m. A small fee will be collected for the meal, which will include a bowl of soup, dessert and a drink. “Live Christmas music will be provided during the meal b...
Letters from Ms. Courtney’s first grade class Dear Santa, How are you? I hope your cookies are good. I love you. I would like roller skates and a volleyball and some sticky earrings. I hope you have a good year! Thank you. Love, Audrey Dear Santa, How many elves do you have? I hope your reindeer are doing good. Thank you for traveling the whole world. I want a new football. Have a Happy New Year! Love, Thomas Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus doing? I hope the elves stay at my house. I hope you get some rest. I want a big T-Rex. Thank you. How m...
The public is invited to celebrate the holidays with Sundance Elementary first and second graders at 6 p.m. on Tues., Dec. 14. Songs will include Nice, Nice Christmas, Time for Love, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Hip Hop Reindeer, If I Could Fly Like a Snowflake, Come and See the Baby, Cancion De La Navidad and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Please come and join us for a little Christmas cheer....
