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First-grader Jace Golding wears a horned lizard on his head as part of a presentation by Wild Man Phil at Pine Bluffs Elementary School sponsored by PB Buzz on October 20....
Monday night’s meeting of the Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees seemed to center around the recent termination of Dustin Seger, principal at Carpenter Elementary School. A special, unnoticed, Executive Session was called at the beginning of the regular meeting to discuss Seger’s termination. Seger was notified Friday, and new superintendent, Jon Abrams, notified students and staff on Monday, which resulted in the parents of about 10 percent of the Carpenter student body to be...
Polly Burkett and the 2014/15 Journalism team received many accolades at the Journalism Convention in Casper recently. They took home many Newspaper and Yearbook awards. And while Burns beat them for the best Yearbook honor, Pine Bluffs still placed second. 2A Newspaper Awards 2014/15 - Firstplace- Editorial/Column, Honorable Mentions for Sports Feature, Feature Story and News Story presented to Mariah Robinson; First place- Sports Story, First place Other Artwork, Second place Editorial/Column and Honorable Mention – Sports Story presented t...
Pine Bluffs High School celebrated Homecoming last week with a themed parade and events, including the crowning of royalty. Pine Bluffs High School Homecoming Royalty, crowned at Friday night's football game, are (l-r) freshman attendants, Kammie Ragsdale and Doug Fornstrom; sophomore attendants, Kenzie Graves and Wyatt Fornstrom; junior attendants, Melissa Fornstrom and Kyle Steger; senior attendants, Brooke Darden and Bryce Eastman; and Queen: Taylen Fornstrom and King: Kyle...
Laramie County School District #2 (LCSD#2) announces 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 School Breakfast Program. Each school and the District 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... Full story
The Wyoming FFA Association has announced the recipients of the 2015 Wyoming State FFA Degree. The program recognizes students' accomplishments in their supervised agriculture experience program. The Wyoming State FFA Degree is the highest degree the state association can bestow on its members. When students enroll in agriculture education and FFA, they select a hands-on program of work, known as a supervised agriculture experience program (SAE). State FFA Advisor Stacy Broda says these...
A simple act of kindness goes a long way for students at Burns Elementary School who have been working on Project Giving. The elementary students are reading "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. There are two main characters in the story, a boy and a tree. The tree gives what it can to the boy and the boy takes what the tree offers. For Project Giving, the students are asked if they are giving and taking. The younger classes have partnered with the older classes to practice good character...
It is the holiday season again, and that means that many families will go without presents under their Christmas trees. The Pine Bluffs Junior/Senior High School Student Council has decided that this cannot happen in our small community. The Student Council is therefore organizing a collection called Buddy Bucks. This program raises money from Thanksgiving through Dec.12 to fund Christmases for families in our community. Last year, our students were able to raise $1,900 in one week. It was an amazing accomplishment and allowed us to purchase...
Burns Elementary School's first and second graders spread precious Christmas cheer with songs and poems at the Christmas Concert Monday night at Burns Elementary....
Burns Elementary school celebrated their Adequate Yearly Progress results with a pajama party and movie Friday. Jerry Burkett, Principal, said the third- through six-graders who took the PAWS test in March were 100 percent proficient or advanced. Using the No Child Left Behind system, schools are measured each year by AYP calculations. AYP is a federal measurement that allows the United States Department of Education to determine how schools and districts are preforming academically. The school...
Two Pine Bluffs Hornets were one of six teams to show off their breakfast creations in the final round of the Taco John's Culinary Cup competition. Taco John's sent out information about the Culinary Cup competition to all the high schools around Wyoming. This year, 66 recipes were submitted. The top six recipes competed to be in the Taco John's menu for a limited time. On Wednesday, Madison Heithoff and Chris Kimzey, Seniors at Pine Bluffs Jr./ Sr. High School, had the opportunity to cook in...
All A’s Honor Roll 12th Grade Caleb Anderson Harley Steege Mckenzie Ward Rachel Derner Claire Streeter Jordan Liley Mckayla Ward 11th Grade Dylan Kelly Jace Sharp Hana Lerwick Jessica Malm 10th Grade Morgan Griess Katie Norris Reata Hoar Lauren Streeter Mallory Ickes 9th Grade Reese Burnett Tyson Diede Alex Williams 8th Grade Mercedes Bartels Letha Nelson Mackenzie Faircloth Brooke Nesvik Jack Ickes Cassidy Weibel 7th Grade Boe Clayson Harkiran Kaur Brenden Schatz David Gordon Keenan Manlove Erin Griess Jaedynn Page 3.60 and Above 12th Grade R...
LOUISVILLE- Members of the Burns FFA Chapter were one of 38 teams participating in the National FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 87th National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Ky. The team, led by advisor Craig Spatz, was awarded a Silver emblem. Members also competed for individual awards with 144 other participants. Matt Murphy received a Silver emblem, Rylee Anderson received a Silver emblem, Cassady Malm received a Silver...
Cheyenne, WY - Twenty schools throughout Wyoming have been awarded a hydroponic, vertical growing planter, and accessories through the “From Seed to Plate” program. The planter, provided by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), will be delivered directly to each school no later than Nov. 20. Funded by a grant awarded to the WDE Nutrition Department by the United States Department of Agriculture, the planters are to introduce schools to a school garden and are required to tie into the school’s wellness policy. Schools have been award...
Pine Bluffs Elementary School students in grades 2-6 set reading goals for each quarter. The following students successfully met their goals for the first quarter of this school year: Second Grade Carl Fornstrom Kutter Fornstrom Brian Kopetzky Travis Lerwick Ryan Mohren Merina Theobald Gage Woolington Abigail Price Shawn Shmidl Akylah Smith Delaney Popham Third Grade Kaela Adams Jasmin Becerra KayLea Bymer Janie Davis Jasmin Garcia Emily Haas Rachael Macy Kailen Martinez Taylor McCollum David Merryfield Christine Michiaels Nathan Paice Madelyn...
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has released the results produced by both the federal and state accountability systems. Federal System The federal accountability system, known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), evaluates school performance by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). 2014 is the year that all schools, including all students, grade levels, and subject areas tested, are expected to be 100% proficient in order to meet AYP. “AYP is just one indicator of school performance. It does not mean that Wyoming schools, educators, or your s...
All A’s 6th Grade Brea Hildebrandt 5th Grade Jackson Kirkbride 4th Grade Hogan Allen, Stuart Lerwick, Edwin Morales 3rd Grade Aleasha Hildebrandt, Savannah Kirkbride, Saria Lopez All A’s and B’s 6th Grade Chance Kelly 5th Grade Logan Branigan, Luke Lerwick, Ariana Lopez, AnaMaria Manning, Monse Serrano 4th Grade Jaspur Nusbaum, Sam Petsch 3rd Grade Enrique Garcia, Kelton Krakow, Luke Rodriguez, Abraham Serrano...
All A’s 4th Grade Abby Gray, Clay Hancock, Ethan Morrison, Jessica Weller 5th Grade Catherine Armstrong, Alexis DePaulitte, Marisol Garcia, Mady Graves, Tessa Long, Tegun Morrison-Hitner, Jude Pachel, Jaden Shelit, Kami Tangeman, Kelsie Thurston 6th Grade Greg Fornstrom, Kyler Martin, Monica Sujka, Wyatt Vasko, Tatum Vialpando All A’s and B’s 4th Grade Rubi Arzola, Cyris Conley, Ryan Fornstrom, Eli Gonzalez, Kiy Ellen Lanning, Kasandra Madden, Kashten Martinez, Jason Mickelson, Gavyen Oakes, Diego Paniagua, Dalton Schaefer, Hannah Wallo...
Burry, Cordell, 12, All A’s Heithoff, Madison, 12, All A’s Ragsdale, Jaden, 12, All A’s Zitek, Jesi, 12, All A’s Chrystal, Dakota, 12, 3.6 and above Gross, Scott, 12, 3.6 and above Heithoff, Mollie, 12, 3.6 and above Matthews, Cheyenne, 12, 3.6 and above McNamar, Casey, 12, 3.6 and above Person, Hope, 12, 3.6 and above Bymer, Nicholas, 12, 3.00 and Above Garcia, Salamon, 12, 3.00 and Above Kimzey, Christopher, 12, 3.00 and Above Thompson, Paige, 12, 3.00 and Above Thurin, Preston, 12, 3.00 and Above Darden, Brooke, 11, All A’s Davison,...
Both Pine Bluffs High School and Burns High School are celebrating their Homecoming this week, and have a full week of activities planned for their students. Pine Bluffs High School started their week with PJ Day on Monday. Students wore their favorite appropriate pajamas to school. The movie “42” was shown in the commons area Monday evening. Tuesday was Twin Day. Students found a friend and they dressed alike. The Fall Sports Dinner was served in the school’s commons area Tuesday evening. Wednesday was Class Color Day. Classes from kinde...
Designers and architects who are working on the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School invited the public to a community meeting to discuss ideas and comments Friday in the Pine Bluffs Elementary Multi-purpose Room. Tobin and Associates architects are working on the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School. One of the first steps in the project is determining the design and structure, as well as, the important details the old school did or did not have. The architects gathered the community for their opinions on the old and new school. The audience...
Grace Tillman Chaires, 18, of Egbert, earned honorable mention to the Dean’s Honor Roll during the 2014 Spring semester at Central Christian College in Kansas.Grace is majoring in business. She is the daughter of Chuck and Susan Chaires, also of Egbert....
Laramie County School District 2 announces 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 School Breakfast Program. Each school and the office of the district office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. SNAP Benefits and Foster Children Students that are in these two categories can be directly certified for free lunch and breakfast without completing a meal bene...
Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2014-15 budget July 16 with a general fund of more than $17 million, showing a $412,073 increase from the final 2013-14 budget. Business Services Director for the district Rob Bryant said the increase in general fund revenue means an increase in base salary amounts for several district employees. “The district will allow step and lane movement (if applicable) on all salary schedules and is able to increase the base salar...
James Kassahn of Burns graduated from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in General Studies and a specialization in human services....
