Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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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...
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...
School is still a few weeks away but, for parents planning the annual shopping trip for classroom equipment, whether or not there will be a need for face coverings has come into question. While the pandemic remains ongoing and state-level guidance continues to change, Superintendent Mark Broderson says it’s not possible to be sure whether students will need to wear masks, or how much of the day they may need to wear them for. “The district will follow recommendations from Public Health based on current cases and trends in the com...
The University of Wyoming lists six students from Crook County on the 2020 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. Students are: Yuli D. Viergets of Beulah; Amber Kaplan, Taylor Olivia Kennah and Alberto Mastrovito of Hulett; Chace Sterling Peterson of Moorcroft; Aaron M. Kanode of Sundance. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students mus...
The University of Wyoming lists six students from Crook County on the 2020 spring semester Provost’s Honor Roll. Students are: Jonathan Tinsley of Aladdin; Sara J. Thomas of Hulett; Faith Marie Sanderson and Kerry T. Zimmerschied of Moorcroft; Aspen Harris of Pine Haven; Kelsie Jade Loken of Sundance. The Provost’s Honor Roll consists of undergraduates who have completed at least six but fewer than 12 hours with a minimum 3.5 grade-point average for the semester....
In memory of Shayna Ritthaler, a special scholarship fund has been established through the Powder River Energy Foundation. With the consent of Shayna’s family members, Reuben and Shelly Ritthaler, the scholarship will help pre-school students in Crook and Weston counties who are in need of tuition assistance. More information on the scholarship fund and the first recipients will be announced at a later date. For more information, contact Jeff Bumgarner, Executive Director of the PRECorp Foundation, at communications@precorp....
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2020 spring semester. Students are: Raena Leigh Bush (Master of Arts) of Beulah; Amber Kaplan (Bachelor of Arts), Melissa Maria Maddison (Master of Science) and Alberto Mastrovito (Bachelor of Science) of Hulett; Josey Shae Bailey (Bachelor of Science) and Cameron Braden (Bachelor of Science) of Moorcroft; Kole D. Schell (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering) of Pine Haven; Olivia Farris Croft (Bachelor of Arts), Jacob Disney...
The University of Wyoming lists seven students from Crook County on the 2020 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. 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 for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Students are: Richard Logan Stefanich and Madeline F. Stoddard of Beulah; Josey Shae Bailey of Moorcroft; Shelby Heaster, Haley Grace Marchant, Jonas Pridgeon and Skyler L. Wagaman of Sundanc...
Wyoming’s schools will be taking a tiered approach to reopening for the fall semester, said Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow last week. The work done by an education task force to ensure that schools can open safely despite the ongoing pandemic has been revealed in the form of a “Smart Start” document for local districts. Within this document, local school districts have been provided with guidance for the next school year that’s dependent on the level of COVID-19 infection in the community and ranges from how to limit s...
Over 230 students were named to the Sheridan College honor rolls this semester, including Laramie Holst and William Inghram from Sundance who made the President’s Honor Roll. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some students must still complete in-person portions of their coursework. An additional honor roll list will be released at a later date to include those students. For full-time students to earn a place on the President’s Honor Roll, they must maintain full-time enrollment by completing 12 or more college-level credit hours with letter gra...
Almost 130 students were named to the Gillette College honor rolls this semester, including Trey Hendrickson who made the President’s Honor Roll and Sarah Crawford who made the Part-Time Honor Roll, both from Sundance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some students must still complete in-person portions of their coursework. An additional honor roll list will be released at a later date to include those students. For full-time students to earn a place on the President’s Honor Roll, they must maintain full-time enrollment by completing 12 or mor...
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Students will be returning to their school buildings this fall, says Superintendent Mark Broderson. To make that happen, employees from every department are working on a framework to keep kids safe despite the ever-changing picture of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We feel this is the best option for our students for the following reasons: lack of proper connectivity to all homes, reduced stress for parents, building relationships between staff and students, allowing parents to return to work and t...
Eastern Wyoming College held the 71st annual commencement for candidates on May 8, 2020 virtually. There were 233 graduates. Crook County graduates from the Fall 2019, Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 semesters are RiLee Bonaguidi, Elizabeth Peterson, Rowdy Pfeil, Christian Robinson, Parker Schlater, Marla Sproul, Payton Timberman of Moorcroft; Amanda Otto of Pine Haven; Parker Seeley, Parker Selting of Sundance....
Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring semester 2020. There are two MSU honor roll lists, the President’s List and the Dean’s List. Students named to MSU’s president’s or dean’s lists include Nathan Davis of Sundance. To be eligible for the lists, students must have earned in at least 12 college-level credits. This honor roll list was current as of June 11 and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date. The Dean’s List includes the 4067 students earning grade point...
The Crook County Farm Bureau Federation has selected the winners for three scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year. This year’s winners are Dalton Butler, Hunter Bailey and Lauren Haiar. In first place, Dalton Butler was selected to receive a $1500 scholarship from the Crook County Farm Bureau Federation for the 2020-2021 school year. Dalton played football, wrestling, track and served as team captain earning All-Conference honors for each. He also plays trombone in the jazz band at Hulett H...
Quarter 4 Seniors Molly Marie Amann Tyson S Bjornestad Austin Daniel Bush Laney Kay Dungey Darcy Rae Flahaven Kayla Rose Fowler Tessa Louise Hughes Levi Joseph Kuenzel Teddi Madison Marchant Joleen Grace Pollat Tairyn Michelle Richards Josiah Swede Rudloff Kate Jennie Sell Madison Rose Speidel Myles Turner Stefanich Kye Chaten Taylor Christian Craig Velder Tori Ann Wheeler Logan Todd Wilen Juniors Tristin L. Crowder Devin Rylan Diede Peyton Lee Ewing Lane A. Gill Nevada J. Gill Owen A. Haiar Baillee T Heaster Rhianna L Heaster Lane S. Hodge...
The John A. and Margaret A. Moline Scholarship has been awarded to two students this year. The first is Teddi Marchant. Teddi is a 2020 graduate of Sundance High School. She plans on attending the University of Wyoming in the fall, majoring in medicine. Her parents are Brian and Jerlyn Marchant. The second is Kaylei Petz, who is a 2020 graduate of Moorcroft High School. Kaylei plans to attend Black Hills State University in the fall, majoring in elementary education. Her parents are Dustin and...
Molly Amann – Hathaway Provisional Scholarship*; Humbert Hall Scholarship; Buzz Bonus Scholarship; Presidential Medallion Scholarship; Electa Chapter #5 OES Scholarship Tyson Bjornestad – Hathaway Opportunity Scholarship*; Harper Memorial Scholarship; Range Telephone Scholarship; Electa Chapter #5 OES Scholarship James Boswell – Hathaway Provisional Scholarship* Austin Bush – Hathaway Provisional Scholarship* Laney Dungey – Hathaway Provisional Scholarship*; Harper Memorial Scholarship; Nicki Neiman Scholarship Kayla Fowler – Hathaway Pr...
It was a ceremony like no other for the graduating class of 2020, as families gathered in their vehicles to watch as seniors accepted their diplomas. At top, the 29 seniors don caps and gowns to listen to speeches from salutatorian Josiah Rudloff, valedictorian Teddi Marchant, Principal Jim O’Connor and Superintendent Mark Broderson. At left, above and below, the streets were lined with well-wishers as the community turned out to celebrate its seniors as they followed the parade route through t...
