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Assuming we stop having snow days, the end of the school year is in sight. In fact, can you believe that this will be my last official newsletter of the 2012-2013 school year. It is truly amazing how fast the school year has gone! Academics Before I go any further, I must thank everyone for their help in the campaign for success on state assessments. While we won’t know for sure how the campaign went for several months, we are all very optimistic about the results. We are hopeful because every day we tested the students were ready to go, and s...
Burns Junior Senior High School third quarter honor roll All A’s Seventh grade — Reese Burnett, Tyson Diede, Emily Keiter, Colton Sowards; Eighth grade — Kelsey Faircloth, Morgan Griess, Mallory Ickes, Meghan Murphy, Katie Norris, Lauren Streeter; Ninth grade — Dylan Kelly, Garrett McWilliams, Skylar Trembath; Tenth grade — Rachel Derner, Mckayla Ward, Mckenzie Ward; Eleventh grade — Wyatt Berg, Wyatt Emery, Chelsea Engel, Taylor Kirkbride, Mimi Kreuzer; Twelfth grade — Kylie Porter, Megan Smith, Fayth Walbridge, Shana Wilcoxson, Colton Wright...
Burns fifth grade teacher and young author instructor Candice Halligan welcomed the Laramie County School District No. 2 authors and their guests Monday evening at a reception held at Pine Bluffs high gymnasium. Halligan explained the writing program is voluntary in the district. The first, second and third place district winners received awards in the fiction, non-fiction and poem categories. At the end of the evening, Halligan announced the students whose work will go on to compete at the...
A small quiet little blond student peeks her big blue eyes around the door to the school office. Gracyn Kummer, a Pawnee elementary first grader, is the type of little girl you want to spend as much time as possible with in order to capture a little innocence and hope. Kummer is very easy to talk to once you hit on her favorite topics, art and cursive writing. Her classroom consists of the first and second grade students. Kummer said her teacher, Paula Tietmeyer, “is teaching us cursive and i...
Asay selected for Girls State Austin Asay has been selected by the American Legion Auxiliary William Horne Unit No. 64 to be their delegate to the annual Girls State program. Delegates are chosen for their interest in government, character, scholarship, cooperativeness and community service. The weeklong session will be held June 8 through 15 at the Powell Northwest College Campus. Girls Sate educates high school juniors in aspects of government concerning the executive, legislature and...
The Burns chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America received more than gold medals at the state convention in Cheyenne which was held March 19-22. They also brought home 60 boxes of food and commodities and Avon product boxes. The chapter donated the boxes to Carpenter elementary, Burns elementary and Burns high for distribution to needy families. “Each box can feed a family of four for one week,”explained Burns chapter advisor Stephanie Keigley. “We also have boxes of toile...
The lights shine bright for Burns High School senior Mark Brown. And sometimes he even helps light them. BHS was putting on a production for the first time in many years, and couldn’t get the lights to work. The administration and director went to Brown for help. Athletic director Barry Ward said Brown was “instrumental in making the Bronc nation radio work so well.” Ward credits Brown with being a great help and a “student you can depend on to help.” Brown is the recipient of two scholarsh...
The Burns junior and seniors danced the night away Saturday evening in the Cheyenne Depot. The theme this year was the ‘20’s and Gatsby’s clan would have been entertained by the 21st century ragtime dancers. After a few line dances and mash pit numbers, the royalty was announced. The homecoming royalty, King Colton Wright and Queen Megan Smith crowned Duke Ryder Bishop and Duchess Maddie Cowles, Prince Colby Ward and Princess Jessica Phillippe. The 2013 Burns prom King and Queen were Cole Bostr...
Over 60 students, administration and school board dined Saturday evening on smoked chicken, pork and brisket served by the eighth grade to kick off the 2013 Pawnee Country Prom. The cafeteria was decorated with burlap, candles and mason jars filled with wildflowers. After dinner, royalty was crowned. The junior attendants were Justin Gebauer and Afton Zitek. The 2013 King and Queen were Brye Brunelle and “winning by a landslide” Lyndee Johnson. The royalty began the dance and others fol...
The energic nervous hum from the music room at Burns high almost sounded like music Friday evening. And so it should. With the cast and crew of Pirates of Penzance dressing, curling, and coloring their faces to resemble pirates, maidens, police and a general, the sounds could pass for a rendition of “Oh, happy day, with joyous glee.” In between the prep work, the cast snacked on doughnuts. One of the maidens called them “self-esteem boosters.” The little glazed circles gave a boost to the cas...
All students and staff of Pine Bluffs Elementary are asked to donate one quarter - $.25, to our Reach Out to Sandy Hook Elementary fund. The money will be used to purchase a gift and make a donation to the school community in Newtown Connecticut. It is quite possible that none of us will forget the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut in December. The heartache of that event has been felt in schools across the nation as teachers, students, and parents examine safety protocols and continue to work to make our schools safer...
Pine Bluffs Junior/Senior High School third quarter honor roll All A’s Seventh grade — James Estes, Brady Fullmer, Samuel Garcia, Kenzie Graves, Harper Pachel; Eighth grade — Montanna Chrystal, Melissa Fornstrom, Reata Hoar, Kami Schaefer, Sierra Shelit, Brandon Steege, Laine Vasko; Ninth grade — Brooke Darden, Jaclyn Davison, Taylen Fornstrom, Casey Kukowski, Caleb Pachel; Tenth grade — Cordell Burry, Madison Heithoff; Eleventh grade — Austin Asay, Samantha Hanson, Bailey Pachel; Twelfth grade — Jamie DeBruyn, Rachel Purdy; 3.6 and above Sev... Full story
Bryce Schnug, an eighth grader at Pawnee junior high in Grover, has a passion for math and Albert Einstein. “He seemed really cool,” Schnug said as a sly grin travels across his face. You get the impression that the eccentric trickster personality is present in this 21st generation number cruncher. Schnug credits his math teacher for “caring and making us learn.” “He’s pretty enjoyable,” Schnug claimed. Schnug also finds time to calculate the steps between hurdles on the track. He runs hurdles...
Burns High School is heading back to the boards this year with their production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance”. The play will be staged Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5. This will be the first production put on by the high school in several years. The show is a dinner theatre with dinner beginning at 6 p.m. dinner, and a 7 p.m. show (guests who arrive after 6:30 p.m. will not receive dinner). Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students, this includes dinner and the show....
Well, it seemed like we had snow more days last week than any month last winter. It was the nice, light spring snow, and melted quickly. Maybe it helped usher in spring. And spring is here. The irises are sneaking out of the ground, and the green grass is stretching its blades. It might be time to dust off the rakes and hoes, get that yard looking great for the Easter bunny. The Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, March 30th at 11:00 a.m. in the baseball field. Contact the community center...
Stewart receives special award at State Science Fair Jonathan Stewart, eighth grader at Burns Junior/Senior High School, placed first in southeast regional science fair in Engineering: Mechanical and Electrical, which qualified him to go to the State Science Fair. The State Science Fair was held at the University of Wyoming in Laramie on March 3 through 5. Approximately 350 students attended, and over 50 schools were represented. Jonathan’s project, which focused on a homemade accelerometer t...
“You gotta really always do your best,” exclaimed Burns elementary sixth grader, Mercedes Bartels, when she was asked how to succeed in grade school. Mecedes is the daughter of Jeff and Lysa Bartels of Burns and sister of first grader John. When asked what makes her smile as she comes through the school door in the mornings, she said, “math.” “I get challenged in math and Mrs. Ana (Elisabeth Anadiotis) lets us work ahead,” explained Bartels. “I don’t like the school lunches. If I had it my way...
Ten students from Burns high joined a team that expected them to study more. And study something that hadn’t been offered in their daily curriculum, Russia. The students on the Burns Academic Decathlon team traveled to Casper March 10 and 11 to compete in the state Academic Decathlon competition. The decathlon tests students’ knowledge through a series of 10 tests focused on a specific topic each year. Russia was the topic this year. High school students from Burns, Douglas, Evanston, Gle...
March Newsletter Can you believe that it is already March? It is hard to believe that our students will be gone in a couple of months. Where did the year go? Academics The students have an intense (and extremely important) couple of weeks coming at them. Next week our seventh and eighth graders will be taking the PAWs test. As you will recall, last year we had some groups do extremely well. Looking at those results, I don’t think it is unrealistic to have one of our classes win the Class 2A title. You can help by making sure that your s...
UW Fall Semester Graduates The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Laramie County at the completion of the 2012 fall semester. The following degrees may be included on this list: BA (Bachelor of Arts); BAE (Bachelor of Architectural Engineering); BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSAR (Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering); BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering); BSEE (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering); BSME (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical...
The Pine Bluffs Music Boosters will be hosting their 10th annual bingo on March 8 at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. Come celebrate and join the music boosters for some great food, music and fun. There will be lots of prizes and they will be serving award-winning chili prepared by Estela and Rick Wagner. The fun begins at 5 p.m. and lasts ‘til the prizes are gone. Fun for the entire family – see you all there!...
Johnson Family Clock By Michelle Johnson The things we care about the most have stories behind them. A simple clock that adorns a mantel of a home, with all its earned nicks and scratches, is my family’s heirloom. When it was first purchased as a brand new, perfect clock, so many years ago, it had a special meaning behind it. My great grandma’s grandpa bought it for his wife after they had gotten married. They had bought their first home together and she had wanted to have a clock on their fir...
Music booster event coming up The Pine Bluffs Music Boosters will be hosting their 10th annual bingo on March 8 at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. Come celebrate and join the music boosters for some great food, music and fun. There will be lots of prizes and they will be serving award-winning chili prepared by Estela and Rick Wagner. The fun begins at 5 p.m. and lasts ‘til the prizes are gone. Fun for the entire family – see you all there! ‘Death by Dessert’ The Pine Bluffs High School Drama Department will present the play Death by Dessert...
Honor roll corrections — Burns Junior/Senior High School The following changes were made to the first semester honor rolls at Burns High School: Seventh grade — Karah Ipsen made the 3.0 honor roll; Eighth grade — Roslan Fichtner was moved to the 3.6 honor roll; Ninth grade — Bailey Bishop was moved to the 3.6 honor roll; and Eleventh grade — Austin Burkett and Kaleb O'Connor made the 3.0 honor roll. Burns FCCLA feeding families now for a better tomorrow Burns high school FCCLA participated in the Wyoming Feed the Children project. For ever...
University honor rolls released Cynthia Shroyer of Pine Bluffs, has been named to the fall term President’s Honor Roll at Southern New Hampshire University. Shroyer had a grade point average of 4.0 to earn the honor. Aylisa R. Rader of Cheyenne, a junior in mining engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo., has been named to the honor list for the 2012 fall semester. Honor list recipients must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0 Karlei Fura of C...
