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Kids at SES celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday on Monday by showing off a selection of fine and fancy hats....
Black Hills State University has released the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. A total of 722 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. Local students on the list are: Audra Strong (Elementary Education, 4.0 GPA) of Oshoto; Tessa Garman (English, 4.0 GPA); and SaraAnn Ramos (Graphic Design/Communications) of Sundance. BHSU has also released the part-time Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. A total of 134 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher whi...
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging Wyoming high school students to apply to be a Senate page for the summer sessions in Washington, D.C. Enzi said he is fortunate to have the opportunity to sponsor a young adult from Wyoming to serve in each of the two summer sessions. The application deadline for both summer sessions is March 11. “The Senate Page Program is a great opportunity for young people and provides experiences participants will carry with them for the rest of their lives,” Enzi said. “Not many people can say they’ve worked...
At the recommendation of Superintendent Mark Broderson, the Crook County School District Board of Trustees has chosen to delay adoption of a new technology policy due to concerns that its wording is too vague. At Monday’s meeting, the board heard that members of staff are concerned it would allow searches of personal cell phones. The policy was created by the office of Tracy Copenhaver, legal counsel for the Wyoming School Boards Association. This office is responsible for sending out new policies to districts across the state, Broderson s...
The University of Wyoming lists three students from Crook County on the 2019 fall semester President’s Honor Roll. Students are: Taylor Olivia Kennah of Hulett and Olivia Farris Croft and Shelby A. Heaster 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 for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. The University of Wyoming lists 10 students from Crook County on the 2019 fall semeste...
On behalf of Sundance FCCLA, Kate Sell would like to invite community members to donate diapers, wipes and baby clothing that will be given to the Bella Pregnancy Resource Center in Spearfish. There will be a drop off box at Vilas Pharmacy from February 12-26. The Bella Pregnancy Resource Center has an “Earn While You Learn” program where expecting parents can earn “mommy money” and “daddy dollars” that are used to purchase baby items that are donated by community members. The Resource Center also offers parenting classes, life skills clas...
College of Nursing student, Jessica Elizabeth Ryan of Aladdin has been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the fall 2019 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....
Make no mistake, the paper football tournament at Sundance Elementary School is no casual afternoon of entertainment. Yells and chants can be heard throughout the building as fifth grade competitors vie for the title of champion. These days, it’s a Superbowl party just before Sunday’s big match, but it started out as a solution to the problem of cooties. Fifth graders don’t believe in love yet, so Mr. Dobesh and Mr. Olson felt that a Valentine celebration was out of the question and came up wi...
NWC Dean’s List Molly Ryan, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. The Dean’s List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours. This semester, 428 students qualified for the Dean’s List. Students who earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher are considered Collegiate Scholars. Ryan is one of the Collegiate Scholars. She is a sophomore Spanish major at Northwestern College and...
Eastern Wyoming College is pleased to announce the honor rolls for the Fall 2019 semester. There were 111 students receiving recognition for achieving high scholastic grades. Moorcroft’s Jennifer Purcell is on the President’s Honor Roll and Kathryn Griggs of Sundance is on the Dean’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students that are full time (12 or more credit hours) and achieve a 4.0 grade point average. To qualify for the Dean’s Honor Roll, students must also be full time and achieve a grade point average of 3.5, but less...
Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2019. Nathan Davis of Sundance appears on the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the list, students must be enrolled in 12 college-level credits. The Dean’s List includes the 3643 students earning grade point averages of 3.5 or above for the semester....
Corporal Ed Robinson catches up with Principal Jim O’Connor during his first day on the beat as School Resource Officer. Robinson spent the morning touring the Sundance campus, getting to know the students and staff as well as the buildings themselves. Robinson is not acting as a police officer in this role, but as a support to the district and to provide additional security. The goal is to develop familiarity with the county’s schools and the people working and studying inside them, which inf...
John Sullivan of Sundance has been selected to the University of Jamestown’s Fall 2019 Dean’s List for maintaining a Semester GPA of 3.50 or better. University of Jamestown is a community dedicated to the development of wholeness in our students....
Crook County Farm Bureau will be offering three scholarships this year: first place Is $1500; second place is $1300; third place is $800. Applications are available at the Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance Office at 109 3rd St in Sundance, with all three Crook County high school counselors or online at www.wyfb.org in the Crook County Farm Bureau link. Qualifications are: 1. Applicant or applicant’s immediate family must be regular members of Crook County Farm Bureau (solely having a policy with Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance d...
A small rural school of 160 students, K through 12, in Hulett was the recipient of a new program thanks to the local Crook County Cattlewomen. The program has now been expanded to include the Moorcroft and Sundance schools. Instead of the highly processed soy-based meat traditionally served for the lunch programs, students and staff at all schools now enjoy locally grown pure beef. When you know where your food comes from, you know you are making a healthier choice. And, it is believed, when kids eat better, they learn better. The Crook County...
Sundance FCCLA is collecting materials for Birthday Party Packs. These will be donated to the food bank for family use. Each party pack will contain a cake mix, frosting, foil pan, candles and decorative plates. If you can help with a donation there are donation boxes at Decker’s and in the high school commons. “Every child should have the opportunity to celebrate a birthday,” Nevada Gill states. “We plan to donate at least 25 bags with party supplies to the Sundance food bank.” Gill and Sherry Negaard are leaders with the project. If have q...
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 132nd 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 “I Spy Trees.” The winner will receive $100, their poster framed and a plaque. The winner’s teacher will also recei...
Quarter 2 Seniors: Molly Marie Amann Tyson S Bjornestad Austin Daniel Bush Laney Kay Dungey Darcy Rae Flahaven Kayla Rose Fowler Tessa Lou Hughes Teddi Madison Marchant Trayton Dean Middleton Joshua Brent Nehl Joleen Grace Pollat Tairyn Michelle Richards Kate Jennie Sell Madison Rose Speidel Myles Turner Stefanich Kye Chaten Taylor Christian Craig Velder Tori Ann Wheeler Logan Todd Wilen Hunter Lawrence Williams Juniors: Tristin L. Crowder Peyton Lee Ewing Lane A. Gill Nevada J. Gill Wyatt John Gillespie Owen A. Haiar Baillee T Heaster Rhianna...
FCCLA members meeting Ray Leeman to present a quilt that was sewn and quilted by them in the SHS textiles class. Leeman is the winner of the red, white and blue quilt made by FCCLA members. Community members entered names of veterans and people active in the military in a drawing. Sundance State Bank was generous to display the quilt in December. Leeman is retired and served in the Army National Guard from 1971-1978....
This year, the Sundance Theatre Troupe (a.k.a. high school drama class) brought a number of acting and technical events to the Wyoming State Thespian Festival held at the University of Wyoming. Our acting events included both novice and varsity monologues and duets and the one-act proscenium (or traditional stage) play “Imperfect Proposal” by Lisa Parry. In the technical theatre department, we had a talented makeup artist and script writers galore. For a small 2A school, Sundance fared qui...
GILLETTE — Two committees that have been working to create an armed educators policy and regulations in Gillette hope to bring drafts of their proposal to the school board sometime in January. Campbell County School District is one of five districts in the state that has either passed or is considering policies for having trained, armed educators in schools. Members of the two committees examining the issue locally include a local parent, law enforcement representative and school district staff. The Armed Educators Committee went over a 2...
Music class kids from Sundance Elementary made the rounds downtown early this week, adding cheer to the working day with energetic renditions of Christmas carols....
The following letters are from preschoolers from Kid Prints and first graders from Sundance Elementary. Ms. Courtney’s first grade class: Dear Santa, Can I have a bigger blanket? Can you write my mom and dad a letter because I love them so much? I love reindeer and my elf. Fly safely, Alivia Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Is he the first in the line and how are your elves doing? Is Mrs. Claus doing good? Can you bring me a four-wheeler? Thank you. Love, Tukker Dear Santa, May I please have a big tiger and a cub tiger and a keyboard and a Unicat? I...
Black Hills State University honored 179 graduates during the Fall Commencement Ceremony Saturday, Dec. 14. Degrees awarded include 13 masters degrees, 147 bachelors degrees, and 19 associates degrees. Crook County graduates include: Faith Hummel (Bachelor of Science, Biology) and Mitchell Clark (Bachelor of Science, Psychology) of Hulett and Tessa Garman (Bachelor of Science in Education, English) of Sundance....
This fall, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow issued an invitation to all girls in grades 7-12 to participate in an essay contest. She wanted to know what the future holds for Wyoming through the minds of youth by having them answer the prompt, How Will You Be Part of Wyoming’s History? Faith Honey Anderson, a sophomore at Wyoming Virtual Academy, was the winner of the state contest. She was invited to Cheyenne on December 10 to participate in the Wyoming Women’s Suffrage...
