Hour of Code catapults local students into the 21st century

Governor Mark Gordon, State Superintendent Jillian Balow, Educational Policy Advisor Lachelle Brant, and our own Superintendent Jon Abrams joined forces on Tuesday evening with local teacher Sara Schnell to host the Hour of Code here at Pine Bluffs Elementary.

In an effort to encourage children to learn twenty-first century skills, the Laramie County School District is taking part in the national push to demystify computer code and encourage participation in computer science programs. The object of the one hour course is to show students that anyone can learn basic computer science and to broa...