Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Sundance Elementary First Grade Dear Santa, I hope you fly safe home after you come. Is there snow in the North Pole? I would like a Spiderman Lego set. I liked my presents last year. How is Mrs. Claus? How are the reindeer? Love, Collin Dear Santa, How is it at the North Pole? Will you please get me an elephant squishy, and a music box with an elephant in it? Thank you for the presents last year. I am trying to be good. Thank you for Christmas. Love, Kyndall Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents last year. May I please pet your reindeer? May...
To get community involvement in these unsettling times, Sundance FCCLA is encouraging families in the town of Sundance to decorate your house with lights and decorations! FCCLA officers will judge the night of Dec. 21. The most festive house will receive a package of Christmas goodies. “This project is a way to promote our chapter and spread holiday cheer”, says SHS FCCLA President Nevada Gill....
As the first semester of the year draws to a close, Crook County School District has fared better than many dared hope in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, none of the county’s schools have needed to close their doors due to an outbreak and the number of quarantined individuals has been relatively small. “Right now, between staff and students, we’re running about 1500 people in the district and I think our total number of cases to date, going into Thanksgiving break, was 51,...
For all the drastic cuts being made, one important chunk of Wyoming’s financial picture has yet to be examined. At this time, school districts across the state are waiting to hear how the shortfall will affect their budgets in the coming years. As Governor Mark Gordon has repeatedly pointed out, education takes up a sizeable portion of the state budget. However, it is enshrined in Wyoming law that schools be funded to a certain level, which is why education was not included in the $500 million cuts that were recently announced. “There is a qua...
Crook County School District #1 has announced that all events (athletic or otherwise) happening in the high school gymnasiums or on the football fields are now available for streaming through NFHS. In addition, the district has paid the NFHS fees for the year so anyone wanting to watch the events do not need to pay a fee. Visit nfhsnetwork.com and search for Sundance Secondary School for all Sundance Junior High and High School events....
Nora Gallegos Villegas, adult ed student at the EWC College and Career Readiness Center in Sundance, was recently inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society. Janet Lake, EWC Coordinator/Instructor, presented Nora with a frameable certificate, a membership pin and letters of recommendation. Determining factors of acceptance into the honor society include regular attendance, cooperation by working harmoniously with teachers and fellow students and work ethic while performing educatio...
Due to the pandemic, the Sundance Elementary fifth and sixth graders were unable to invite the community and our veterans to attend a Veterans Day celebration. But the students did record a short music video that is posted on the Sundance Elementary School website. You will find it at ses.crook1.com. Thank you again to all of our veterans and their families for your service....
Ms. Johnson’s Class Layton L. – We shoot our turkey for Thanksgiving and add seasoning before baking it on the grill. We cook it for 25 minutes at 100 degrees. We like to eat chips and grapes with our turkey as we all sit around the table in our home. Thanksgiving takes place at night in our house and I share my turkey with my mom, dad and sister! Liam F. – For our Thanksgiving turkey, we hunt for our turkey. We then add salt and pepper and sometimes a blanket over the top before we cook it in a big stove for ten minutes. We cook it at a very...
THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED AFTER PRESS TIME Sundance High School’s musically talented students will once again honor veterans with a concert program on Thursday evening. The program begins at 7 p.m. on November 12. According to music teacher Teresa Preisner, patriotic selections will include “America the Beautiful” and, in recognition of servicemen and women, “An Armed Forces Salute” (performed by both band and choir). “Student speakers will speak on ‘what is a veteran,’ ‘what is Veterans Day’ and Red Skeleton’s recitation of the Pledge of Alle...
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is excited to offer our first-ever Virtual Leadership Experience (VLE) to enrich the resources available to chapter advisers and members during the 2020-2021 school year, to the theme of “Beyond Measure”. Starting December 8 and to be hosted through February 12, 2021, chapters registered for VLE will have the opportunity to hear from motivational speakers, strengthen real world skills, navigate a College and Industry Resource Fair, mee...
Homecoming week saw costumes, parties and a parade that went off without a hitch despite the weather’s best efforts....
Seniors Dalton J. Byrne Tristin L. Crowder Devin Rylan Diede Peyton Lee Ewing Ashlynn Jane Fowler Lane A. Gill Nevada J. Gill Wyatt John Gillespie Owen A. Haiar Baillee T Heaster Rhianna L Heaster Lane S. Hodge Blake Kermit Homola Austin Clay Humphrey Isaiah K Kammerer Jesaiah J. Keller Bradley William Kruger Aftyn L. Marchant Teagan I. Marchant Landon A Martin Echo M. Miller Sherry Sheridan Negaard Kaylee E. Price Joshua T Pridgeon Gavin Hawk Robinson Hunter Pearce Skeens Benjamin Charles Tinsley Janessa Jean Wilen Juniors Ella Sharon Bifulco...
The following students have been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the spring 2020 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. Students from Crook County appearing on the list are Jessica Elizabeth Ryan (4.0) of Aladdin and Shelby Carolyn Garoutte of Sundance. Both are College of Nursing students. Students from 35 states and 36 foreign nations are on the list....
It’s Homecoming Week at Sundance High School and, on Tuesday, the kids enjoyed the festivities with their personal interpretations of the “Decades Day” daily theme. The Homecoming Court was to announced later that day, followed by the Burning of the S. Join in the fun on Thursday with the parade at 3 p.m., which will kick off at 3 p.m. and will leave from the SHS parking lot before traveling past the hospital and down Main St, then turning down Cleveland St. back to the school. Upcoming Homec...
An act of kindness can be life-changing, as was ably demonstrated last week by the students of Sundance High School. A group of seniors gifted a classmate who had never before seen what the world really looks like with a pair of glasses to correct his color blindness. “I had the idea a few years ago and it’s just been in the back of my head to do it,” says Payton Ewing, who organized the surprise for fellow senior Ben Tinsley. With a little research, however, Ewing realized that a set of color...
Make-A-Wish® Wyoming has recognized Sundance High School and its student council for contributing to its Kids for Wish Kids program in 2020. Acknowledging the difficulty of hosting fundraisers in the middle of a pandemic, the organization has thanked the students for still making a donation. “The Kids for Wish Kids program is vital to our ability to grant wishes of children across the state of Wyoming. The funds raised through the Kids for Wish Kids program often account for up to a third of our direct public support each year. We truly co...
The Sundance seventh graders are starting the annual Watkins fundraiser. The fundraiser will run from Oct. 1 through Oct. 19. Products should be delivered by Nov. 25 unless a backorder occurs. This has been a valuable money-maker for this class for two decades. Watkins has been in business for 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 Wilson at Sundance High...
Michelle Davis has been recognized as Crook County’s Teacher of the Year, and will also join the list of finalists for the state award for 2021. Davis is a reading specialist at the Moorcroft K-8. Before stepping into her current role in 2018, Davis was a first grade teacher for eight years. She holds a BSc in early childhood and elementary education from Maranatha Baptist University and an MA in education with a concentration in curriculum and instruction and an emphasis on literacy from the U...
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is accepting applications for nominations to the U.S. military service academies for the 2021-22 school year. Every year, Enzi gives Wyoming youth considering military careers the opportunity to apply for a nomination to the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy. This will be the last opportunity to be nominated by Enzi. “Military service academies provide exceptional opportunities to young people, including a quality education,” Enzi said. “Th...
Sundance FCCLA installed new chapter officers on September 9. Nevada Gill is the new chapter President. The group changed their by-laws in order to rename officer positions. Instead of the traditional President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer offices, they decided to follow the national and state officer leadership to designate officers with multiple vice president positions. These officers will be traveling to Casper September 30 for a chapter officer training lead by the WY State FCCLA...
The Bearlodge-Sundance FFA held its yearly officer interviews on September 3. Results are: President Echo Miller, Vice President Teagan Marchant, Vice President #2 Peyton Ewing, Treasurer Parker Speidel, Parliamentarian Dawson Flahaven, Secretary Cana McInerney. Sentinel Jameson Fleenor, Reporter Nate Schommer. Judges were: Tyler Lindholm, Jerlyn Marchant, Shane Wolff, and Kim Fundaun. Submitted by Nate Schommer, Bearlodge-Sundance FFA Reporter...
Emma Jay with Undersheriff Todd Leimser. Jay was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office Association for her continuing education. Emma is a sophomore this year at Casper College. She is double majoring in general agriculture and elementary education. Emma is from Hulett and was very active in the FFA chapter there before graduating. The Association offers a chance for a spring scholarship and a fall scholarship worth $250 each, but this year they did not r...
The Spring South Dakota Bandmasters Music Contest in Spearfish, like so many events, was canceled but later morphed into a virtual contest. These students of Janet Lake recorded their solos and recently received their scoring sheets and ribbons, left to right: Angel Villegas, violin, I- (Superior); Mary Villegas, vocal, I- and piano, II (Excellent); Neveah Idler, vocal, II+ and piano, II; Carter Croell, piano, II; Kendall Crago, piano, I; Lydia Castelli, piano, II; and Jude Crago, piano,...
With the new school semester looming and the pandemic still rife across Wyoming, Crook County School District has released its “Smart Start” plan, which aims to ensure a return to brick-and-mortar teaching this fall. The plan has been in progress for several months and has been altered during that time to meet with the state’s requirements. Information from a survey sent to parents in June was used to guide the plan and will affect such factors as the platform that would be used to deliver remote education should there be a need for a lockd... Full story
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 Central 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 whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Income Eligi...
