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Sixth grader, Trenton Bledsoe, tries his hand at the standing chimes during the Thermopolis Middle School Concert....
One of the best ways to get into the Holiday Season is to listen to a little Christmas music, and Hot Springs County schools have you covered. Christmas concerts will kick off with the middle school concert on Dec. 13. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the auditorium. Next on the schedule is the Pre-K concert which will also be held in the auditorium on Dec. 18. Music begins at 7 p.m. You’ll be treated to a double dose of Christmas cheer on Dec. 20 with a pair of concerts. Ralph Witters Elementary will hold their concert in the auditorium at 2 p.m. a...
Rebekah Johnson guides third graders Ruth Needham and Orion Jenks in making a Christmas tree with yarn and nails at the Vocational Building wood shop....
Two teams tasked with designing and developing robots have seen their first competition for the season and will be plenty active in the coming weeks. Coach London Jenks said the two high school teams — No. 4273, Aluminati, and No. 7283, Fist Full of Axles — travelled to Butte, Mont. on Nov. 17 for a qualifying tournament, where Aluminati qualified for the Montana state competition. The teams went to Helena, Mont. this past weekend, and Fist Full of Axles qualified for the Montana state com...
Toby Emery congratulates students for their hard work during the banner celebration at Thermopolis Middle School, recognizing student accomplishments from the 2017-18 school year. Eighth grade was eighth in the state for math; seventh grade was seventh in reading and second in math; sixth grade had 100 percent growth in math and was ranked sixth in the subject; fifth grade had 100 percent growth in math; and fourth grade ranked sixth in science, ninth in reading and 10th in m...
Tyson Tobar and Deanna Becker are among the students who helped bring Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" to the second floor of Hot Springs County High School....
Nichole Ciz hands out awards to Ralph Witters Elementary students and staff for their efforts in disguising paper turkeys. Kindergarten -Winner Ian Brooks, Honorable Mention Grant Coates; First Grade - Winner Soren Webber, Honorable Mention Lillian Estenson; Second Grade - Winner Logan Johnson, Honorable Mention Jaden Boren; Third Grade - Winner Isabel Hetzel, Honorable Mention Ammon Wille; Fourth Grade - Winner Cannon Boren, Honorable Mention Hayden Franklin; Staff - Winner Carrie Ryan,...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team will be holding their annual Bobcat Invitational Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 15, and are looking for anyone who would like to be a judge at the tournament. “We have about 13 schools attending the tournament,” coach Cindy Glasson said, “and we could use all the judges we can get.” The judging commitment would not have to be an all day commitment. If you have a few hours in the morning or in the afternoon, they can find rounds for you to judge. There is no prior experience necessary...
One of the best ways to get into the Holiday Season is to listen to a little Christmas music, and Hot Springs County schools have you covered. Christmas concerts will kick off with the middle school concert on Dec. 13. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the auditorium. Next on the schedule is the Pre-K concert which will also be held in the auditorium on Dec. 18. Music begins at 7 p.m. You’ll be treated to a double dose of Christmas cheer on Dec. 20 with a pair of concerts. Ralph Witters Elementary will hold their concert in the auditorium at 2 p.m. a...
The Hot Springs County High School Drama team headed out to Rock Springs Wednesday evening to participate in the Wyoming State Drama Festival. The students will perform or present their work from the fall season, including the one act play, “The Lottery”. The festival starts today (Thursday) and finishes up on Saturday. “The students have worked hard and are really excited to go show off their work with the other students in the the State of Wyoming,” coach Mary McGillivray said. This event has over 700 students from across the state partici...
Ralph Witters Elementary kindergarten students have provided some creative ideas for preparing your Thanksgiving turkey. You stuff them. Teagan You have to find a turkey and then you cook it on a stove and then you eat it. Brailynn Cut off its head and then cook it in the stove. Ellal I would put it in the oven and put some salt on it. I would put some pepper on it when its done cooking. Grant Put it in a pan. Add some ingredients. And done. Bridger In the pan. Then eat it. Dallis Put it in the oven. Cook it. Put real food on it to make it...
The Ralph Witters Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is currently working with local businesses to provide baskets for the PTO’s annual Christmas Basket Auction. Currently in its third year, this year’s auction will be during the elementary school’s Christmas program on Thursday, Dec. 20. Though the baskets will be bid on in a silent auction, this year there will also be a live auction after the program, for artwork created by different grade levels. Proceeds from the auction will...
Members of Hot Springs County FFA braved the weekend weather to travel to Buffalo for the annual FIRE/CPC conference. Geared toward younger members or members who want to learn new leadership techniques, FIRE urges the freshman and sophomore members to discover their passions, define their virtues and how to explore them as well as how to distinguish if their decision making skills lead to a virtuous life. They also evaluate the culmination of those passions, virtues and decision making skills to define their character and create goals and...
The Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees and Board Members were recognized during the annual 2018 Wyoming School Boards Association Fall Conference held last week in Casper. The school board, as a whole, was presented with the Standard of Excellence Award. The award is given when a majority of the current board members have received or are eligible for the Certified Master Board Member Award. Trustee Nichole Weyer was presented with the Award of Distinction - Level I and Trustee Joe Martinez was presented with the Award of D...
One of the best ways to get into the Holiday Season is to listen to a little Christmas music, and Hot Springs County schools have you covered. Christmas concerts will kick off with the middle school concert on Dec. 13. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the auditorium. Next on the schedule is the Pre-K concert which will also be held in the auditorium on Dec. 18. Music begins at 7 p.m. You’ll be treated to a double dose of Christmas cheer on Dec. 20 with a pair of concerts. Ralph Witters Elementary will hold their concert in the auditorium at 2 p.m. a...
Taydee Landrum and Michael Slagle ensure all of the names have been collected as other players gather stones during the Hot Springs County High School Drama Club's one-act performance of "The Lottery" as part of their Fall Showcase....
Monday night was the annual Academic Letter Banquet at Hot Springs County High School, with 99 students receiving their letters and/or pins. In order to receive a letter, a student must have been on the honor roll in the fall and spring semester of their previous year. Prior to the presentation of awards, Superintendent Dustin Hunt expressed appreciation to the parents for helping make education a priority in their children's lives. "Parents are truly our partners," Hunt said, "and by placing...
"Buffalo Bill" Boycott and Dr. Jo (Flower of the Prairie) teach students about pioneers, the Oregon Trail and the construction of the railroad at Ralph Witters Elementary, through word and song last Thursday....
Brass and woodwinds join with other instruments for the Thermopolis Middle School band and choir fall showcase on Nov. 1....
Hot Springs County High School’s Drama Club will be presenting their Fall Showcase tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow night at the auditorium, beginning at 7 p.m. The troupe will be performing the pieces they have been working on in preparation for the State Drama Festival the first weekend in December. Along with varsity and novice monologues, there will be varsity and novice duets, musical theatre solos and musical theatre duets and the one act play, The Lottery. In addition to the performances, come early and view their stage and costuming d...
Aaron Hanson and Lane Randall, members of the Aluminati, one of the robotics teams from HSCHS, maneuver their robot through the course at their home competition last Saturday. The competition was a 'tune up game' before they start traveling the end of this month....
Kelly Wood, a ranger and educator from Yellowstone Rangers paid a visit to Ralph Witters Elementary on Friday to present valuable information regarding Yellowstone National Park to the fourth grade classes. Jonah Coleman, Hayden Johnson, Lane McMartin, Ayden Coleman-Weisz and Hayden Franklin take part in a segment using visual clues to get scientific information about some native animal skulls....
A new program is underway at Thermopolis Middle School and so far, has been extremely successful. Under the direction of Becky Martinez, middle school students are now able to join an FFA chapter and enjoy all the opportunities FFA offers. According to Martinez, several students showed a big interest in livestock judging last year, so she contacted Joey Johnson with the 4-H program and from January through April, the kids worked, Johnson kept scores and the top four students got to go to the State Livestock Judging competition. Martinez...
In addition to core subjects like Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies, students at Hot Springs County High School are also learning hands on skills they can use outside the classroom through the Trades class. Trades begins in the classroom, just long enough to go over the current goals for the day, but it's soon a rush to grab safety glasses and head to the shop for some work. Teacher Britton Van Heule said the class is keeping plenty busy with projects, including a judges stand for...
Monday, Nov. 12 marks the Hot Springs County High School Academic Award Night, beginning at 6:15 p.m. in the high school commons with dinner and awards to follow at 6:30 p.m. Following the presentation of the high school academic awards, the commons will also be home to the 2018 National Honor Society induction ceremony....
