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A seven-member selection committee chose Tobin & Associates to design the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School. LCSD2 School Board member and member of the selection committee Julianne Randall announced the pick at a special board meeting June 25. The school board unanimously voted to approve the committee’s recommendation. Nine architectural firms initially showed interest in the project by attending a walk-through. Only five of the nine firms submitted proposals for the project. The selection c...
The Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new benefits and salary plan Monday night, which includes the addition of a deductible and a base salary increase. “We feel we have an excellent benefits package at LCSD2, and we try to find ways to keep it as rich as it is,” said the district’s business director Rob Bryant. LCSD2 was forced to maintain that competitive plan in the face of rising premiums. Bryant said, due to more large claims last year and “unkn...
High West Energy has announced the recipients of its 2014 college scholarships. High West Energy’s scholarship award program was created to encourage and assist in the educational pursuits of the co-op’s members and their families. “These scholarships are one of many ways we strive to demonstrate to the members and local communities that we are always looking out for them,” said Brian Heithoff, CEO/general manager of High West Energy. For students to be considered, their parents or legal guardians must be current members of the coopera...
Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs High School would like to thank the following local groups for maintaining scholarships for our seniors. Our students work extremely hard and it is always nice to reward them for this effort. Scholarships are especially beneficial because it provides students with much needed assistance as they start the next stage of their journeys. The winners of this year’s local scholarships were: Samantha Hanson Pine Bluffs Teacher’s Scholarship Pine Bluffs Chamber Scholarship Charlotte E. Gross Scholarship University of Wyo...
Colton Wright of Albin made the Dean’s List at Chadron State College for the spring of 2014. In order to qualify for the list, students had to earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in 12 hours of coursework....
The Pawnee High School gym ceiling saw eight caps Saturday afternoon after graduates of the small school began the next chapter of their lives. The salutatorian and valedictorian illustrated in their speech that, although ready to continue on with their education and lives, they will always remember, and maybe even miss, Pawnee School. "I always figured the grass was greener on the other side. But now that the gates are opened and we are being pushed out into the real world, I look back at...
The Pine Bluffs Elementary School will continue to expose its student to a variety of fruits and vegetables. The Wyoming Department of Education announced 146 elementary schools have been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant for school year 2014-15. This grant will have an impact on approximately 36,109 Wyoming elementary school kids. It will mark the fifth year the Pine Bluffs Elementary School has received the grant. The students are served one fruit and one vegetable, which rotate, on...
Twenty Pine Bluffs students took a big step Sunday afternoon after graduating from Pine Bluffs High School. "I have been waiting for this moment for so long, and now that it's here, I just ... I don't want it to end. I would relive everything all over again," said graduate Kyle Adams after receiving his diploma. For the Pine Bluffs graduates of 2014, community seemed to be the most important thing. "We are here today because of the support of our parents, family, friends and teachers, but there...
Friends, Family members and the 2014 graduating class came together to celebrate an unforgettable event Sunday in the the Burns Jr./Sr. High School gymnasium. The 2014 Burns graduation began with the graduates walking down the isle with a family member and a lit candle. The choir preformed for the opening, directed by Anne Schatz. Matt Murphy, Preston Goehring, Taylor Kirkbride, Mimi Kreuzer and Rylee Anderson were some of the students who stood before their classmates and audience to give...
A fourth grader from Pawnee Elementary School is building much more than knowledge. Savannah Morales moved from Fort Collins, Colo., with her family to help build a homestead. Morales said she helps her parents build horse corrals on their property in Keota. She said her parents taught her how to build. Morales said another way she helps is by giving her mom advice for landscaping and designing. So far, the family has built two corrals with a third one in progress. Morales said her family plans...
Burns Future Farmers of America Chapter celebrated another year full of accomplishments at their parent-member appreciation and awards banquet May 13. Many students and parents were recognized for their dedication to the chapter. Taylor Kirkbride was recognized for his dedication to school when he received the Scholastic Achievement Award for having the highest GPA throughout high school. The whole chapter was also recognized for its scholastic achievement of having a GPA of 3.4. The chapter pre...
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club will soon honor the Laramie County School District 2 Students of the Quarter. Samantha Hanson represents Pine Bluffs High School. Mimi Kreuzer represents Burns High School. Both young ladies graduated from their schools on May 18. These two students were selected by their individual schools. The Lions Club recognizes them as student leaders and good role model to other students. The Pine Bluffs Lions honor these students of the quarter as good role models to other students....
A Burns Junior High School athlete is hurdling himself over his competition in order to be the best. Alex Pyle, seventh grader at Burns Jr./Sr. High School, enjoys playing a lot of sports. Pyle is currently competing in track. "I've placed in every meet I've gone to, from first to fifth," Pyle said. Pyle competes in the 400 meter dash, 75 hurdles, 200 hurdles and high jump. He received a 1:02 in the 400 meter dash and around a 12.05 in the 75 hurdles. Pyle said he competes in the hurdle races...
The Pine Bluffs FFA Horticulture class showed off its colorful assortment of plants during their new greenhouse opening on Friday, May 9. Billy’s Barnyard greenhouse is located between the high school’s track and the high school. These plants are for sale. The Horticulture class has been working on their collection of plants since February. They planted their seeds in biodegradable plant trays for easy planting. Billy’s Barnyard is open Monday-Friday 4-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m....
The Pine Bluffs Elementary School is impressed with Kindergartener Jayden Barnard's positive attitude of being new to the school and new to the country. Barnard is from South Africa. His family moved to Wyoming to work on the Hockersmith farm. Barnard said one of the things that's different here than in Africa is the food. He said he had a few friends in South Africa and after school he would take swimming leasons. "I like playing with my Star Wars legos and hanging out with my mom, because she...
Pine Bluffs High School music students sang their way through Southeast District Music Festival April 14 and 15, in Cheyenne. Soloists, Bailey Pachel, Hope Person, Brook Darden and Lizzy Merryfield preformed a prepared solo and received comments and ratings from an adjudicator. Pachel, senior, received superior. Pachel said it helped listening to other preformers and what they critique on. Person, junior, received superior. Person said she enjoyed the festival because she was critiqued by someon...
The Pine Bluffs FFA chapter celebrated its 2013-2014 year during its annual awards banquet. Many members were recognized for their achievements during the school year and during the Wyoming State Convention. The new chapter officers were also introduced: Mollie Heithoff, Parliamentarian; Serria Shelit, Sentinel; Jesi Zitek, Reporter; Preston Thurin, Treasurer; Celestial Jackson, Secretary; Dakota Chrystal, Vice President and Scott Gross, President....
Austin Berkett was named Region 4 Star Farmer and Star State Farmer of Wyoming. His FFA advisor, Craig Spatz, said Berkett had a lot of success with his SAEs (Supervised Agricultural Experience) and was elected Wyoming State FFA Treasurer. He was also the State Proficiency award winner in Swine Entrepreneurship and Grain Production....
amed Wyoming's top chapter in four career development events during the 2014 Wyoming State FFA Convention in Cheyenne. Burns FFA Chapter was named Wyoming's top chapter in the Poultry Evaluation Event. Jessica Sowards, Cassady Malm, Rylee Anderson and Matt Murphy were the team members tested on their ability to select top quality poultry and poultry products. These abilities are needed for successful production and marketing. The team members had to evaluate classes of live birds for eggs and...
Reading lover Joel Morales is Student of the Week. He's a fourth grade student at Albin Elementary School. His favorite book is "Timmy Failure" and he enjoys math and story time at school. He plays soccer, basketball and football. Outside of school, he enjoys drawing and researching. Morales is a great storyteller especially when he talks about the books he has read. Morales said he likes to ask his teachers and classmates for new books to read. He said he also looks through the library to find...
Ten students from Burns Jr./Sr. High School could stand the heat in the kitchen when they competed in "What's your hometown specialty" video and recipe contest. They were within the West Region where 80 students submitted 36 recipes. The 10 students created three individual recipes. These three recipes won the West Region competition and moved onto National Competition. Even though the three recipes did not win at nationals, the students received aprons and celebrity chef signed certificates...
Tim Love, sixth grader at Burns Elementary School, enjoys science, farming, ranching, fishing, hunting and traveling. This year, Love achieved something that even he thought was unexpected. He won the William Barlow Science Scholarship. Love's science project was heavy metal and aquatic environment. He examined how copper affects snails. If he saw a reaction from the snail, then he would understand the use of copper can be dangerous. Love said he has family friends who use gallons of copper to...
Pine Bluffs High School FBLA Chapter is excited to send a group of nine students to the National Leadership Conference in Nashville this summer in June. These students recently competed at the Wyoming State Leadership Conference in Cheyenne and earned a spot on the team to represent Wyoming in their respective competitions. Austin Asay will compete in Job Interview, Scott Gross in Business Calculations, Kyle Jeffres in Introduction to Business, Madison Heithoff in Business Communication, Brooke Darden in Public Speaking one and Bailey...
Albin Elementary School Sixth grade all As Brian Arzola Gabe Childers Sixth grade all As & Bs Logan Lerwick Fifth grade all As Brea Hildebrandt Chance Kelly Fifth grade all As & Bs Karmie Dominguez Fourth grade all As Logan Branigan Jackson Kirkbride Luke Lerwick Fourth grade all As & Bs Ariana Lopez Andrew Loya AnaMaria Manning Joel Morales Monse Serrano Third grade all As Hogan Allen Stuart Lerwick Edwin Morales Third grade all As & Bs Jesus Lozano Jaspur Nusbaum Sam Petsch Carpenter Elementary School Sixth grade all As & Bs Anna Butler...
Hunter Petsch Harley Steege Claire Streeter Noah Taylor McKenzie Ward Brook Weibel 11th grade 3.0 and above Brittany Balls Carter Brooks Jordan Liley Dylan Martin Wyatt McWilliams Mardi O’Neal Samantha Stoffer Shyanne Stoffer Cameron Wilcoxson 10th grade all As Dylan Kelly Hana Lerwick Jace Sharp Skylar Trembath 10th grade 3.60 and above Sierra Emery Eldon Kelly Jessica Malm Garrett McWilliams Matison Miskell Kayla Nesvik 10th grade 3.0 and above Brandyn Banville Bailey Bishop Naomi Childres Colten Gaines Devon Hedrick Brooke Howard Celeste M...
