Big Horn #1 District Teacher of the Year!
We are excited to honor Patricia Casey, secondary FCS and Art teacher at BHS, as the 2024-25 District Teacher of the Year!
Ms. Casey doesn’t just teach content; she teaches excellence. She leads by example, modeling hard work, high standards, and a positive attitude that inspires students to rise to their potential. One of her most exciting recent contributions is the launch of a Catering course for students who have earned their Serve Safe certification; it’s a program that not only develops technical skills, but also builds confidence and career readiness. While her accomplishments are impressive, it’s her students who best capture the heart of her work. Here are just a few of their comments:
“Ms. Casey stays after to help me in Boost every day. She doesn’t have to, but she does. And that means a lot to me.” “I can tell she loves teaching because she’s always smiling and she’s simply kind.” “Ms. Casey believed in me when I didn’t even believe in myself. She showed me that I can do hard things.” “Ms. Casey’s room is a safe place where we can be ourselves.” “Ms. Casey taught me that effort is the important part and that if I keep trying, I can get better.” “She brings mega-good energy. I look forward to her class every day.” “Ms. Casey makes the time to listen to me, no matter what’s going on.” “I have learned how to be more confident because of her.” “I never liked school and I wasn’t good at anything until I took Foods class with Ms. Casey. Now I’m thinking about a career in culinary!” “She makes all of us feel like we are her favorites and that can’t be true, but it sure feels good.” “Ms. Casey pushed me to do things I didn’t think I was ready for and I found out that I can!” “She motivates me by her teaching and by the kind of person that she is all of the time.” “She has this way of listening, really listening, to our thoughts and questions.”
We are excited to honor Patricia Casey, secondary FCS and Art teacher at BHS, as the 2024-25 District Teacher of the Year!
Ms. Casey doesn’t just teach content; she teaches excellence. She leads by example, modeling hard work, high standards, and a positive attitude that inspires students to rise to their potential. One of her most exciting recent contributions is the launch of a Catering course for students who have earned their Serve Safe certification; it’s a program that not only develops technical skills, but also builds confidence and career readiness. While her accomplishments are impressive, it’s her students who best capture the heart of her work. Here are just a few of their comments:
“Ms. Casey stays after to help me in Boost every day. She doesn’t have to, but she does. And that means a lot to me.” “I can tell she loves teaching because she’s always smiling and she’s simply kind.” “Ms. Casey believed in me when I didn’t even believe in myself. She showed me that I can do hard things.” “Ms. Casey’s room is a safe place where we can be ourselves.” “Ms. Casey taught me that effort is the important part and that if I keep trying, I can get better.” “She brings mega-good energy. I look forward to her class every day.” “Ms. Casey makes the time to listen to me, no matter what’s going on.” “I have learned how to be more confident because of her.” “I never liked school and I wasn’t good at anything until I took Foods class with Ms. Casey. Now I’m thinking about a career in culinary!” “She makes all of us feel like we are her favorites and that can’t be true, but it sure feels good.” “Ms. Casey pushed me to do things I didn’t think I was ready for and I found out that I can!” “She motivates me by her teaching and by the kind of person that she is all of the time.” “She has this way of listening, really listening, to our thoughts and questions.”
**Schedule Change**
Friday, August 29
Burlington Football vs. Encampment in Shoshoni - Middle School 4:00 PM, High School 6:00 PM
Friday, August 29
Burlington Football vs. Encampment in Shoshoni - Middle School 4:00 PM, High School 6:00 PM
Our MS and HS Student Council members held an assembly today to issue a challenge to both students and teachers: During the whole month of September, can you commit to NO screen time during the school lunch hour? Our StuCo members are leading the challenge and will be providing incentives and alternatives to screen time during lunch. Talks for a nine-square game are in the works, based on student participation. Can you commit to this one month challenge?
One of our summer projects included pouring new concrete and adding newly painted lines for basketball, foursquare, hopscotch, and pickleball, which are a big hit. So many fun things to do at recess!
The preschoolers had a great time at the activity we coordinated with Braidy Davidson last Tuesday!
1st Day of School!
You"re officially invited!
Jessica Mendez, Taft Winters, Aubbri Wagner, and James McNiven traveled to Florida with FCCLA advisor Patricia Casey, after qualifying for nationals. Jessica received Gold and was 15th in the nation for her Sports Nutrition project. (This makes Jessica the highest placing student that Trish has ever had at Nationals!) Aubbri Wagner was awarded Gold. Taft Winters and James McNiven received Silver.
At nationals, Taft was very involved with the other Wyoming state officers and represented Burlington well in all of the state portions of the conference. Congrats to all!
At nationals, Taft was very involved with the other Wyoming state officers and represented Burlington well in all of the state portions of the conference. Congrats to all!
2025-2026 School Supply List
What are your thoughts about screen time during school? Click the link to this short survey & let us know: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScibGmXos9pl6tUCFRmO2SgUrsHBL5GWdyM887064h_b-OLQQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107226008186948231503
Volleyball action July 10th and 11th!
Burlington Schools have a couple of summer projects moving along. The library has a new glass wall. The elementary playground has a new concrete pad.
It seems like each year more and more students are choosing to interact with a device during their free times and the amount these students interact with each other has greatly decreased. We’d like to get more input from each of you regarding the current school cell phone policy and whether or not you think changes are warranted toward being more lenient or more stringent. Please take a few minutes to let us know what you think by clicking the link to the 15 question survey, for all PreK-12 parents/guardians:
https://forms.gle/zwa3aConSAMw3CCJ9
There's still time to get your team together and sign up!
CONGRATS to Sophie Olson, Madison Aagard, Bradford Davidson, Jackson Olson, Trigdon Aagard, Rulon Andrew, Jamie Taylor, Bitner Philpott, and Rae Leonhardt for placing among the top students in the country! Pretty neat to see BHS as 1 of only 4 schools in Wyoming with students recognized on the Pre-ACT which is taken by our 9th graders. 😊
Distinguished Scholars (top 5%): Bradford and Madison
Rising Scholars (next 10%): Jack and Sophie, scoring in the top 6-15%
Early Scholars (next 35%): Trigdon, Rulon, Jamie, Bitner and Rae scoring in the top 16-50%
Wyoming Pre-ACT Schools of Distinction:
1. Burlington High School
2. Douglas High School
3. Glenrock High School
4. Glenrock Middle School
State Champions!
Thank you to all who have filled out the annual school survey! Steve and I do read every comment and look at the survey data each year from students, parents, teachers, and each staff member. It is also shared with district folks as well as with the School Board members during our annual Data Dig each summer.
Based on last year’s elementary student feedback & parent feedback, we built the Computer Science classes for grades 4-5 and the STEAM activities into our schedule this year. At the MS/HS level we’ve continued the Social Emotional Learning lessons during Homeroom since both parents and students have noted that it is important and has been beneficial. Based on overall feedback, we've tried to increase communication from the school, including through the website, Weekly Newsletter, teacher notes to parents, and information on the school's marquee and Facebook page in addition to posting podcasts and videos on the school's Youtube site. Here's a link to the Parent survey if you haven't had a chance to fill it out yet:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDqq7UMXGuj72zqfqtsp7gPowJ3OmFpb009eo1TPDkqucUww/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107226008186948231503
Look how far they've come! Celebrate with us tonight as our Class of 2025 graduates @ 6:30pm in the gym!
Region Champions. Boys and Girls.
Congratulations to our MS track athletes and coaches on a super successful season! We had 25 athletes qualify for the "Best of the Best" where they competed against the top athletes from the western half of the state. Here are a few highlights:
Chase Allen, Pierce Peterson, Chase Bassett, & Kellen Winters broke the 4X100 record from 1998 held by Jake Coble, David Loveland, Thomas Tolman, & Ryan Cauffman. Our boys ran a time of 50.13 beating the old record by 2 seconds!
Hyrum McNiven, Asher Loveland, Chase Bassett and Kellen Winters beat the Sprint Medley Relay record from 2002, held by Josh Preator, Michael Flores, Stetson Cauffman and Brandon Christiansen with a time of 1:48.71, six seconds faster!
Kelli McNiven re-broke her own 800 record with a time of 2:35.62 and the 1600 time with 5:39.49.
Kellen Winters re-broke his own mile record running a 4:36.33.
As a 6th grader, Tilly Neves broke the pole vault record with a vault of 7'10.
