Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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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...
The public is invited to join Sundance Elementary First and Second Graders as they present “The Littlest Tree” on Thursday, December 12 at 7 p.m. It is the story of how the Christmas Trees at the North Pole discover the true meaning of Christmas. It features a cast of characters including Santa and Mrs. Claus, the elves, the Christmas Trees and the Littlest Tree. Songs include Time to Decorate the Tree, I’m Gonna Be Santa’s Tree, Tiny Tree Rap, The March of the Christmas Trees, Christmas Is, O Christmas Tree and We Wish You a Merry Christm...
A crowd of kids and parents descended upon Sundance Elementary on Thursday to enjoy an opportunity for hands-on-learning and fun. Family STEAM Night was arranged by Ms. Abbie Love and Ms. Tina Inghram in honor of long-time teacher and Destination Imagination (DI) coach Ms. Tammy Needham. “STEAM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, art and math. We did stations that supported all of those areas and we also did some ‘instant challenges’ that are part of the DI program, which is wh...
Know a veteran or someone currently in the military? Sign them up to win a quilt made by FCCLA members in the Textiles class at SHS. The red, white and blue quilt is on display at Sundance State Bank. Take a few minutes, head to the bank and enter a veteran or an active military personnel in the drawing to win a quilt. FCCLA members who made the quilt are: Bailey Hofland, Brook Hofland, Kate Sell, Rhianna Heaster, Baillee Heaster and Aftyn Marchant....
The Scholastic Book Fair will be held at the Sundance Elementary Library Dec. 9-12 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 13 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The fair has great Christmas gifts and some of the hottest titles! If you can’t make it to the school or want something that isn’t available, simply shop online by going to crook1.com and choosing Sundance Elementary. Click on the book fair picture to access the online catalog. Your orders will be delivered to the school with no shipping costs once the book fair has ended. Our goal is to excite stu...
Eastern Wyoming College will be advising and registering Sundance students at the Central Administration Building on Tuesday, December 3, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Advising and registration for Moorcroft students will be held in the EWC room of Moorcroft High School on Wednesday, December 4, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. If students have any questions concerning financial aid or other funding opportunities, please contact the Financial Aid office at (307) 532-8224 or [email protected]...
Sundance High School Student Council President Rhianna Heaster was elected the 2019-2020 Wyoming Association of Student Councils President during the WASC state convention Nov. 17-19 in Sheridan. “I was really nervous,” said Heaster. “But I was also excited and ready to take on the responsibility.” Heaster spent her time at the convention giving candidate speeches and answering questions from a panel of voting delegates. Along with Heaster’s presidential bid, senior Josiah Rudloff completed...
Sundance sent a select group of choir and band students to represent SHS at the Northeast Music District Clinic. With other honor choir and band students from around the NE region, the SHS Honor Choir and Band put on an amazing performance of moving pieces. The choir sang five songs from different composers, while the band played four arrangements also by varying composers. A sample of the challenging pieces includes Tres Cantos Dos Indios Krao (Macros Lente) for the choir, while the band perfor...
Last month, the Sundance Eighth Grade Student Council organized a Halloween Dance. In support of Jennie Gordon’s “No Hunger Initiative” they collected food for the Pantry as admission to the dance. Those pictured from left to right are: Brit Wheeler, Dance Planner; Katy Daves, Food Pantry Supervisor; Willow Lindholm, Council President. Participants not pictured are Keaton Mills, Vice President; Jordan Mouat; and Riley Marchant....
On November 22 tour actor Samantha Cage playing Gramma treated audience members to a delightful tale to her kiddos about Johnny Appleseed and his pioneer friends as they planted apple orchards across the West. This classic tale had more than one surprising twist as Johnny tried to find his best friend and along the way sowed kindness that touched everyone he met. With the help of Kathy Bjornestad as accompanist, even the audience were part of the action, singing a response at the close of the...
Don’t be alarmed if you drop off your kids at school after the holidays and spot a Sheriff’s Office vehicle in the parking lot. Sergeant Ed Robinson will not be on campus for a crisis or crime, but as the new School Resource Officer. In his new role, for ten hours each week, Robinson will provide security support to the district as he builds ties and relationships with staff and students across the county. “Ed is coming on as a resource officer, not a police officer. He is a resource for the district,” stresses Superintendent Mark Broders...
The Sundance kindergarten students were asked how to make a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Here are their recipes: Mrs. Hansen’s Class For our Thanksgiving turkey, we get it from a chicken. We start by putting seasons on it. We then stuff it with meat. We cook it in the oven for 12 minutes at 17 degrees. I enjoy eating my turkey with lettuce and vegetables. We eat our Thanksgiving turkey in our kitchen at lunchtime. I love sharing my turkey with our friends, cousins, brothers and sisters. By Molly...
Come join Johnny and his little buddies on their delicious, heartwarming adventures across the land, making friends with all kinds of people and animals. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to audition for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of Johnny Appleseed on Monday November 18 from 4:05 to 6:05 p.m. at the Sundance High School auditorium. Those auditioning should arrive at 4 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some cast members will stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition, whi...
The popular “farm to table” concept urges us to eat more of the foods that are grown and raised on our doorsteps. Local kids experienced exactly that luxury on Wednesday, although it probably would better have been described as “ranch to cafeteria”. Amy Pravecek, Sheryl Klocker and Criss Neiman, representing the Crook County CattleWomen, arrived just before the lunch bell to see the delicious hot beef sandwiches that had been prepared with locally grown meat. The beef for the program is donated...
