Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Savannah Silbaugh of Sundance was one of 270 Chadron State College students who met requirements for the spring 2019 President’s List by earning a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester to qualify....
On Tuesday, May 13, the Bearlodge-Sundance FFA Chapter held their annual parent and member banquet. Awards were presented to the following members: Star Greenhand awards were given to Nate Schommer and Dawson Flahaven. Members receiving the Discovery Degree were Dillon Haugen, Jeral Nehl, Shane Tenke, Jameson Fleenor and Lexie Marchant. Chapter Degree awards were given to: James Boswell, Teagan Marchant, Echo Miller, Breanna Ulmer, Wyatt Gillespie, Peyton Ewing, Lane Hodge. Scholarship Pins...
Sundance Students bringing home awards at the recent Wyoming Art Symposium. Results were printed in last week's paper. (Photos courtesy Tobi Miller)...
The Harper Memorial Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 scholarship recipients. The Orville D. Harper Revocable Trust and the Wanda J. Harper Revocable Trust established this scholarship fund, for which Crook County School District #1 is a beneficiary. The trust designates scholarships for graduates of the Sundance, Wyoming High School to allow them to attend any Wyoming in-state university or college. Crook County School District #1 congratulates the following outstanding Sundance High School 2019-2020 scholarship recipi...
Hard work pays off and SHS art students are yet again a fine example of this. The annual Wyoming Art Symposium was held April 25-27 in Casper. Over 4200 pieces were displayed along with 75 schools and over 1000 students in participation. Only one quarter of all artwork gets awarded. Janessa Wilen walked away with a first as well a Congressional/3-D Artistic Discovery Award for her warm glass piece titled “Late Autumn”. Janessa had well over 30 hours in to this project alone. The Congressional Award is the most elite of the awards given out at...
The Crook County Farm Bureau Federation has selected the winners for two $1000 scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year. This year's winners are Emma Marie Jay and Grace Belize Anderson. Emma Jay was selected to receive a $1000 scholarship from the Crook County Farm Bureau Federation for the 2019-2020 school year. Emma plays volleyball, basketball, runs track and field, and plays in the marching band at Hulett High School. She also participates in Future Farmers of America, Future Business Lea...
SHS Prom Royalty and their attendants, left to right: Maya Miller, Prom Queen Aubrey Schelling-Hoard, Prom King Jerrett Schloredt, Rylan Gaylord....
To celebrate both Earth Day and National Student Leadership week, a group of student council members met at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 22, to pick up trash in Clarenbach Park. Of course they couldn't resist the lure of the water, so some of them got their feet wet retrieving trash from the creek too. This Saturday, May 4, Sundance Student Council is hosting their second annual Tour de Wish. The event is a family-oriented fun 5k, with walkers starting at 8 a.m., runners starting at 9 a.m. and...
Black Hills National Forest Bearlodge Fire recently went on a recovery mission in the Bearlodge Mountains to retrieve a weather balloon. Through a Wyoming NASA Space Grant, Campbell County High School Earth Science class, taught by Trish Kuberra, had launched and tracked a weather balloon to apply changing atmospheric conditions to student built experiments. Students were challenged to design and build an experiment that tapped into changing atmospheric conditions as the balloon either ascended...
Taking advantage of the most recent snow storm, Sundance students enjoyed snowshoeing during P.E. class on Friday....
A small rural school of 160 students, K through 12, in Hulett, is the recipient of a new program this year thanks to our local Crook County Cattlewomen. Instead of the highly processed soy-based meat traditionally served for the lunch program, students and staff now enjoy locally grown pure beef. We believe when kids eat better, they learn better. The head cook, Julie Bauman, currently receives far more compliments from both staff and students when they serve the donated beef for lunch. Supersizing, when students go back for seconds, has more...
Strata Energy, Inc. (Strata) has again issued an invitation to Crook County high school graduates to apply for Strata’s Community Energy and Opportunity scholarships. Strata scholarships are available to students graduating from a Crook County high school or Crook County accredited home-school program. Since the start of the scholarship program in 2013, Strata has awarded over $16,000 to Crook County students. Students will have until May 1, 2019 to submit scholarship applications. For more information on Strata’s scholarship program, spe...
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In March, NHS students baked and sold turnovers to students and the community to raise funds for the Buddy Bags they are putting together to benefit veterans in need. Suggested items for the Buddy Bags are socks, toiletry items, gloves, caps, etc. The students also intend to slip a thank you in each of the bags to thank them for their service to our country. In April we will be working on assembling the Buddy Bags. While we have a few names, what we need from you, the community, is the names of...
Fourteen members of Sundance FCCLA had a superior state convention! Awards earned by the chapter: Outstanding Large Chapter, 4 Star Chapter Award, Community Service project winner, Membership winner. Baillee Heaster and Nevada Gill were elected as District Officers for WY FCCLA. Every member placed in the top three of their category. Eleven members, with seven projects, qualified for the National Leadership Meeting. Individual results are as follows: Gold Medalists Senior Category: Baillee...
Come and join Sundance Elementary third and fourth graders on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. as they present YEE-HAW! – a rollicking western adventure in tribute to our cowboy heritage. Songs will include YEE-HAW!, Home on the Range in Montana, Giddy-Up, The Cowboy Code, Billy, the Bad, Under the Stars and Until We Meet Again. This musical will feature solos, dancing and storytelling....
Seniors Chyanne Ranee Downey Madison Rae Gill Jaye Lyn Gustafson Lauren Olivia Haiar Tanner Lance Hofland Laramie Josiah Holst William Ray Inghram Klel Abon Johnson Micah Lynn Kammerer Aaron Matthew Kanode Gage Nicholas Leveque Drake Allin Richards Gaven Rowell Aubrey Ryann Schelling Hoard Jerrett Lee Schloredt Justice Christian Simpson Brody Allen Skeens Justin John Tenke William Micheal Tinsley Carli Shey Tipton Juniors Molly Marie Amann Tyson S Bjornestad Austin Daniel Bush Laney Kay Dungey Darcy Rae Flahaven Kayla Rose Fowler Teddi Madison...
Twelve students from Sundance high school performed at the University of Wyoming Jazz festival March 14-15. Will Inghram participated and he also made All State Choir three of his four years at SHS. Tyson Bjornestad and Will Tinsley were first alternates for All State Jazz Band. This band is especially select as there is only one bass player and drummer chosen, making first alternate quite an accomplishment. Because the Sundance Jazz Combo performed, they still got show off their skills....
Lauren Haiar was named champion of the 2019 Wyoming Poetry Out Loud Contest, winning for the third consecutive year. The state contest was held March 4 and 5 in Cheyenne. Haiar, a senior at Sundance High School, will compete in the National Poetry Out Loud contest April 30 - May 1 in Washington, D.C. Haiar received $200 and an all-expense paid trip to the national contest. Sundance High School also received a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials. "Being able to represent not only...
As one of its chapter service projects, Sundance High School FCCLA has purchased 47 pillows and made 47 pillowcases for residents of St. Joseph's Children's Home in Torrington. The group ran concession stands to raise money to purchase the pillows. Way back in October, the Times ran an article asking for fabric donations for the endeavor. They would like to thank the community for its generous support. The organization received seven boxes and three bags of fabric. One leader with the project,...
Roy Montgomery Unit 80, American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), is pleased to announce this year's winners for the annual Poppy Poster Contest. Class III: Aspen Jones (Sundance), 1st place; Rylie Marchant (Sundance), 2nd place; Jordan Mouat (Sundance) and Abigail Palus (Hulett), 3rd place tie. Class II: Brooklyn Bough (Hulett), 1st place. Class IV: Faith Anderson (Virtual Academy), 1st place; Cassandra Palus (Hulett), 2nd place. The purpose of the ALA Poppy program is "to honor veterans for their...
FCCLA designated one of their community service projects as helping the Western Hills Humane Society in Spearfish. Last week three members volunteered at the center. While working, they walked dogs, watered animals, cleaned food containers, filled kitty litter dispensers and, of course, got to play with the cats and kittens. The group made 25 pet beds and four dozen animal treats to donate. Western Hills Humane Society is a no kill facility. They have dogs and cats to adopt or foster. If you...
Under the direction of FCCLA members, Brook Hofland and Cana McInerney, the Bulldog Book Club has been encouraging kindergarteners in Mrs. Hanson's and Mrs. Marchant's students to read. Thirty students have been challenged to read five books a week for the last five months. Seventh grade reading students had the opportunity to partner with FCCLA to read with the younger students. It's a program that promotes reading role models, which is very important for a beginning reader. Overall, the...
Devils Tower Natural History Association is again pleased to offer a $1000 scholarship to a 2019 graduating senior from one of the four Crook County high schools. The applicant must graduate with a 2.5 GPA, to be verified by their counselor. The application may be obtained from a high school counselor. Your proposed post-high school institution must be listed, as well as a letter of reference from a teacher, counselor or employer. To apply, you will be asked to submit a 400-word essay, and affirm the work is yours, in response to a question or...
Afternoon Class First, make a treat. Then, put treats in the tent. Next, put gold in the tent. Finally, zip the tent up to catch the leprechaun for a picnic! By Harper First, put meat in a trap. Then, make the trap a tent. Next, make the leprechaun run in the trap by giving him candy. Finally, sew the tent shut to trap the leprechaun. By Kinley First, get a cage. Then, pick up some food to put in the cage. Next, the leprechaun loves peanut butter and chocolate, so don’t forget. Finally, put a blanket in the cage to make sure the leprechaun g...
