Raygen Andrew was selected as a LEDA scholar! She will spend 5 weeks at a free Summer Institute at Princeton and Yale. Here's an excerpt from her acceptance letter:
Dear Raygen Andrew,
Congratulations! You have been selected to become a LEDA Scholar!It is our pleasure to be able to offer you admission to the twenty-first cohort of the LEDA Scholars Program. LEDA believes in your potential as a leader and a Scholar, and we want to support you as you work towards attaining your goals. We have been deeply impressed by your drive, your academic accomplishments, and your character, and we hope you will join the LEDA community.
The STARS College Network seeks to provide students from small towns and rural communities opportunities and support in their future educational endeavors that may otherwise be unavailable to them. Here is a link to learn more about the network and its efforts: STARS College Network: https://starscollegenetwork.org/about/
State FCCLA had tough competition and we still had lots of students who placed! The state will not allow anyone to place unless their score is above 80. Most non-placers had scores above 80, so they really did a great job--just other competitors scored a little better! The following also qualified for nationals: Jordan Casey, Weston Gotfredson, Kyler Winters-2nd Entrepreneurship, Level 3; James W. McNiven, Taft Winters-1st Sports Nutrition, Level 2; Aubbri Wagner, 1st Job Interview, Level 3; Jessica Mendez, 2nd Nutrition and Wellness, Level 3; and Jessica Mendez, 2nd Sports and Nutrition, Level 3. Participants need to get 1st or 2nd place at state in a Star Event in order to attend Nationals. Riley Trujillo, Jordan Casey, Weston Gotfredson, and Kyler Winters got All-State for FCCLA. CONGRATS to our placers:
Hannah Stanworth-1st Textiles, Original Design
Kate Preator-1st Textiles, Accessories
Adison Haslam-2nd Textiles, Accessories
Cole Gotfredson-1st Food Art
Matt Tempany-2nd Food Art
Emma McNiven, Lucy McNiven-2nd National Programs in Action, Level 1
Lauren Gotfredson- 2nd Sports Nutrition, Level 1
Kellen Winters, Carlos Padilla, and Chase Allen-1st Entrepreneurship, Level 1
Coley Ellison, 1st Textiles, Home Decor
Chloe Cauffman, 3rd Textiles, Home Decor
Kinsey Jones, 1st Textiles, Accessories
Kysen Bullinger, 2nd Cookie Competition
Patricia Casey also earned recognition as New Advisor of the Year, which is any advisor who has coached 5 years or less.
Highlights of State FFA included recognition as a new chapter and Presentation of the National Charter along with earning status as a Gold Emblem Chapter. CONGRATS to Ava Wennberg who placed 3rd High individual and Chloe Cauffman who placed 12th High Individual in Junior High Horse Judging! Burlington FFA members attended nightly leadership sessions and heard from the Governor and First lady of Wyoming, Senator Cynthia Lummis, and Representative Harriett Hageman, of which all were Wyoming FFA members. Other keynote speakers and National FFA Officers delivered leadership messages and workshops and we attended a career fair and tours of Cheyenne and NextGen Feed Solutions.
Senior Project presentations showcased newly learned skills, explored a future career, or offered a community service. Check out the great variety of projects our seniors completed and a huge THANK YOU to the mentors, advisors, families, and the panel who encouraged, supported, guided, and pushed students to stretch and grow in so many ways!
BHS attended State SKILLS this week with RMHS. We sent four students including Paul McNiven who competed in electrical construction wiring and Jessica Mendez who competed in prepared speech. CONGRATS to Howard McNiven who earned 1st in technical drafting and Weston Gotfredson who placed 2nd in cabinetry!
Senior project presentations are underway. Lots of hard work has gone into these projects. The presentations have been great so far.
Kate Preator was one of 19 STATE finalists in the American Dream Essay contest. There were over 500 essays submitted to local contests with the top 19 advancing to the State level. Kate was recognized in Casper last weekend and received a $300 award and a medal. Additionally, she was chosen to lead the ceremony in the Pledge of Allegiance.The contest is sponsored by Girls and Boys Club of Wyoming with topics based on the 10 Cowboy Codes of the West. Kate focused her essay on "Live each day with courage" and what that means to her. CONGRATULATIONS, Kate!
Special Olympics are underway in Cody today. The Cheer Competition was great.
BEST OF LUCK to our Special Olympics athletes as they compete in Cody on Monday! #GoHuskies
Join us in celebrating our new FFA program. Watch using the following links or by visiting the Wyoming FFA Association Youtube Channel under "live". We receive our chapter award halfway through Session 1--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig6xpx56agA
We will be recognized as a chapter first thing during Session 3.
Session 3 --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKtetSxZxf4
Exciting news!
It's Assistant Principal's Week! A time to celebrate amazing assistant principals who play a crucial role in our schools. Thank you, Mr. Foley, for your dedication and commitment! #APWeek
We had 4 MS school records broken at the track meet on Saturday:
Chase Bassett broke Branden Christiansen's Pole Vault record from 2002 with a vault of 10'9.
Hyrum McNiven broke Sam Davidson's Triple Jump record from 2006 with a jump of 39-2.5.
Stella Davidson broke her own record from last year with a vault of 7'3 in the Pole Vault.
Kellen Winters broke his own record from last year in the mile with a time of 4:55.78.
CONGRATS athletes and coaches!
Skiing at Antelope Butte! The MS Husky Pack and our Lifetime Sports class shared a gorgeous day, full of fun on the slopes. We even had a group who tried snowshoeing!
What do COOPERATION and SCIENCE have in common? Mrs. Smith's 1st graders have been applying cooperation skills they have practiced with Mrs. Crosby to plant zinnia seeds for scientific observation with Mrs. Braidy Davidson. We have been learning that cooperation is working together as a team to reach a goal. In order to cooperate we need to develop certain skills, which isn't always easy! We have practiced 4 distinct skills to help us cooperate:
1. We need to listen.
2. We need to speak up/talk/communicate.
3. We need to take turns.
4. We need to pay attention.
We will be documenting the zinnia's growing cycle as we write and draw diagrams of what we are doing and observing in our journals. Today we noticed two sprouts!
A huge congratulations to our FFA, especially officers who put in the time to complete the application! Ms. Carson is "beyond proud of the work that these kids have put in this year to get our chapter up and running." Being a GOLD chapter is a huge accomplishment for a first year program. For those unfamiliar, applications are judged on a rubric and then divided based on natural point splits. Our FFA made the top split!
Have you checked out our Bookfair yet? 25% of all proceeds go to the school, but today's the last day! Visit https://www.bookfair.org/welcome/?ref=PC55PZX
NHS' Students vs Teachers fundraiser was a huge success. THANK YOU!
Only Three Days Left in Our Online Book Fair!
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