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Homecoming will be here before you know it, and the high school is once again taking donations of gently used dresses for the event. If you have dresses you would like to donate, please bring them to the high school during regular school hours. Girls will have the opportunity to go “shopping” in the dress closet for both Homecoming and prom. The Homecoming dance is set for Saturday, Sept. 29. If you have any questions, please contact Cortney O’Connor at 864-6535....
Ralph Witters Elementary was a busy place on Aug. 21 with students and parents getting ready for back-to-school time. During the evening, RWE Principal Catelyn Deromedi introduced various staff for the year....
Teacher Korinne Thoren paints a student's face while others wait their turn. The activity was part of the Thermopolis Middle School "Back to School Carnival."...
It is amazing how quickly our little ones grow up, but its never too soon to see how their development is going. Plan now to attend the Hot Springs County Preschool Screening and Health Fair, Aug. 13-14 in the vocational building at the high school. The developmental screening includes vision, hearing, speech and language, motor skills and pre-academics. Any child ages three and four are encouraged to have a developmental screening. For more information and to make an appointment for your child, please call 208-316-1456. The Hot Springs County...
Parents of students at Ralph Witters Elementary an encouraged to attend the Back to School Night at the building, Aug. 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Teachers at RWE are ready to share plans for the coming school year with parents, and this provides an opportunity to learn about the upcoming year, special events, academic goals and much more. School staff want to partner with parents to guarantee students have a successful year. This also provides an opportunity for parents to drop off their children’s school supplies. From 5:30-6 p.m. there will be t...
Next week will see the start of the second half of the summer school program for students at Ralph Witters Elementary and Thermopolis Middle School. Lights On Program Coordinator Elisa Daniels explained the sessions will be three weeks, July 23- Aug. 9. Summer school will be Monday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., with Lights On following from 12:30-5:30 p.m. There will be no school sessions on Thursdays, as they are reserved for field trips, and no school or activities on Fridays. For elementary students, the theme is “pollinators.” The fir...
Its hard to believe, but schools are already making plans for our students to be back in class. Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) will be having new student registration for back to school on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. until noon at the RWE office for students kindergarten through fourth grade. If you have any questions, please call the RWE office at 864-6561. Students at Hot Springs County High School will begin on August 23, while all other students will begin on August 22. Lists of items needed for class for Kindergarten through eighth grade...
Its sometimes difficult in the summer to ensure that kids are getting the right nutrition between playing and swimming and cruising on their bicycles. This summer, through the USDA Summer Food Service Program, children from ages five through 18 can enjoy a free breakfast and lunch at Ralph Witters Elementary. Breakfast will be served from 8 – 9 a.m., Monday through Thursday, June 11-28 and July 23 to August 9. Lunch will be available from noon until one o’clock on the same days. Adults may join their children for $1.75 for breakfast or $4 for...
The Bobcat football team held a hot dog eating contest fundraiser last Friday afternoon. Anthony Vargas (standing) was the winner with nine dogs in four minutes....
Jump Rope For Heart is a national education and fundraising events sponsored by the American Heart Association and the Society of Health and Physical Educators. Jump Rope For Heart events are conducted in school by physical education teachers. The money raised goes directly to the American Heart Association and every little bit helps. The kids at Ralph Witters Elementary along with our great community raised over $4,500 for the American Heart Association. That money will be spread out through...
The Hot Springs County High School Football program will be hosting the inaugural hot dog eating contest this Friday. Come enjoy some friendly competition and meet the staff and players of the 2018 Bobcat Football team. The contest is open to all members of the public, and contestants will eat as many hot dogs with buns as they can in four minutes. Competitors can use a beverage to help down the food, and water will be provided. The contest begins Friday at 5 p.m. in front of the high school. Sign up with football coach Matt McPhie. Entry fee...
Third grade students have been learning about the career opportunities available, what experience they might need and the salaries they can expect. Recently, they used this information to write about their future career plans. When I grow up I'm going to be a foot solider. My job responsibilities are loyalty,duty,respect,personal courage,selfless service,integrity,and honer. My work environment is the battlefield. You need to be at least 18 or have a high school deploma. You will not make money...
Students from Ralph Witters Elementary get a close up look at the buffalo in the pasture in Hot Springs State Park. Prior to the trip, students learned about the animals' biology and history....
Friday at Thermopolis Middle School, sixth and fifth grade students were recognized for their accomplishments throughout the year. These awards include one from each core in the subjects of Math, Reading, Writing, Science and Social Studies, as well as top students in other classes, winners of the Jessie Thompson Writing Contest and awards for citizenship, attendance and straight A's all four quarters. 6th grade awards: Jessie Thompson Writing Contest winners - first Porter McCumber, second...
Lee Grimm gets into the groove during a hip-hop dance class at Thermopolis Middle School, taught by the University of Wyoming dance troupe....
It was definitely a learning experience last week as the middle school held an Ag Expo. Students learned the difference between horns and antlers and compared the size of a black bear skull with a grizzly. There were sheep shearing demonstrations, enormous bulls, a class on saddling and riding a horse as well as what sugar can do to your body. Of course, the most fun all day were the sack races and other competitions between the classes....
Valedictorian Haley McDermott Class of 2018, we are about to enter a new chapter of our lives, and lets be honest, we could use some advice. Of course, I could give you some traditional advice, like don't trip across the stage, but you already know that. So instead, here's a few words from Johnny Rider Jr. A mighty wind blew night and day It stole the oak tree's leaves away Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark Until the oak was tired and stark But still the oak tree held its ground While...
Elementary students had plenty to do during their annual field day....
Its hard to believe, but we are coming up on graduation and all its respective activities for the Class of 2018. Graduation this year will be on Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. in the high school gym. Four Hot Springs County High School students receive top honors of Valedictorian this year, Stormy Cox, Daniel Leonhardt, Haley McDermott and Mary Ryan. This year’s Salutatorian is Shianne Yarrington. The class of 2018 chose a quote from Lemony Snickett as their Class Motto, “If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives....
While their techniques may be a little different, from running with a rolled tongue to laughing at the end of the long jump pit, it is plain to see the third and fourth graders from Ralph Witters Elementary had a splendid day for track and field....
People of all ages brought bikes, wagons strollers or just their own two feet to participate in the first ever Thermopolis Morning Stroll beginning at the football field and going around town. The event encouraged everyone to join in and get some activity....
Josi Thurgood was crowned prom queen during grand march Saturday in the school auditorium and using a sombrero in honor of the Cinco de Mayo theme, Logan Meier was crowned king....
Students at Thermopolis Middle School and Hot Springs County High School spent last week taking the latest Wyoming State Assessment tests, WY-TOPP, which replaced PAWS testing this year. Taken completely online, students had to complete all of the sections electronically, while PAWS had been strictly paper and pencil the last few years. Every student from fifth to 10th grade had to test in reading and math, while science was added for eighth graders and 10th graders. For the first time in many y...
Jarek Sorenson as Reginald Punnett and Josiah Butler as William Bateson speak about their role in genetic studies during the Thermopolis Middle School's Living Wax Museum last week....
Monday night saw the 80th annual FFA Awards Banquet, with 25 members and 152 guests in attendance. Following a dinner at the Hot Springs County High School ag building, those attending traveled to the auditorium for the awards ceremony. Among the important parts of Thermopolis FFA activities and programs are community, chapter and student development. Students work diligently all year to fulfill the requirements of the chapter application. This year the chapter earned a Two Star rating, and...
