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Remington Ferree presents the FFA Creed during the regional competition Tuesday afternoon. Ferree tied for second in Districts, and placed fifth in Regionals. Also competing in this past week's FFA Speech events were Jeffery VanAntwerp, who places third in Extemporaneous in Districts and fourth in Regionals, and Chase White, who placed third in Prepared at Districts and fifth at Regionals. Hunter Bartholomew and Oakley Bowman also competed at Districts, but just missed moving on to Regionals....
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team will be making their 16th appearance at the National Tournament in June after Tyler Kay qualified in humor over the weekend in Rock Springs. Overall, the team had a remarkable National Qualifying tournament with several members moving through to semi-finals before finally being eliminated. Katie Burrows and Ashley Brawley finished their season of duet by moving into semis along with Hannah Hu and Breeze Petty, both in oratory. Lane Randall had his second shot at semis this weekend in humor as well. Kay...
There is something beautiful about the old languages, Latin, in particular, and students at Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) are keeping that beauty alive with an extra-curricular class in Latin. Laura Stam offered to teach the class after several students expressed an interest in it last year and they are really enjoying learning one of the original languages of the world. Stam was doing Latin with her daughter in an independent study situation last year and was sharing with TMS students. “So m...
The Thermopolis Middle School Math Team had plenty to be excited about after their competition in Powell last week, as the seventh grade team placed first and the eighth grade team took second in their divisions Stephanie Metz explained there were five rounds to the competition, each lasting 20 minutes, in which the students were given 10 questions. A right answer meant 20 points, a wrong answer was a loss of five points and no points were awarded for no answer. The eighth grade team was shy of...
by Mark Dykes Friday night at Thermopolis Middle School, the Lights On Afterschool program hosted a cribbage tourney, with tables set up for other games like checkers and chess. A light soup supper was also provided, and players were encouraged to play against people they didn’t know and strike up a conversation during their games. Julia Scott, the site coordinator with the Lights On program, said they are currently looking for community members interested in instructing a club at the middle s...
During the regular meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller said Thermopolis will be home to the Wyoming Office of Tourism board meeting on Tuesday, April 17 at 8 a.m. She expects many of the members to stick around and attend the Travel and Tourism Board meeting, which is the same day. Tourism board members will be coming into town April 16, and Moeller is putting together an itinerary for visits they would like to make. She is also working to get some of the leaders...
The Senior Class Parent Committee will host a Bingo fundraiser on Sunday, April 8 from 6-8 p.m. at Thermopolis Middle School. Two initial Bingo cards and two meals will be available for $25, with a menu of walking tacos, and additional cards are $5 each. Tickets are available at Storyteller, Community Home Health, S Squared, Thermop Eye Care or any senior parent. Proceeds from the event will go to the Senior Night event following graduation....
Mannequin heads, blankets and sunglasses were among the sights at Hot Springs County High School for the "Meme Monday" kickoff to Spring Fling this week. Other themed dress days included a "punk" day and dressing like TV or movie stars....
Members of the Thermopolis Police Department came Friday afternoon to Thermopolis Middle School to assist with the lock late activities. Ethan Crow winds up to test his speed while Sergeant Pat Cornwell uses a radar speed gun to measure the velocity of the thrown tennis ball. Each student participating had an opportunity to best their speeds with three tries....
The Hot Springs County Speech and Debate team attended their State Tournament last weekend in Lander, coming home with a fifth place win. "This was a great weekend for this young team," coach Cindy Glasson said. "We are up against over 400 competitors at State and with a team of just 11, I think they did a bang up job." While none of the Bobcats made the main stage, they did place in a few events as 3A competitors. Reilly Russell brought home a third place medal in 3A poetry, Tyler Kay won third...
Last week, students and staff members at Hot Springs County High School challenged themselves through the Badcat Obstacle Course Race. The course took them through and around the school, as well as the Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) playground and into Hot Springs State Park. Beginning at the northeast corner of the track at LeRoy Hayes Memorial Stadium, participants run about half a lap before climbing an A frame over the fence into the RWE playground to complete both sets of monkey bars. They...
Hot Springs County High School students Jaydon Christiansen and Matthew Reynolds test out their tennis ball launching trebuchet before making modifications....
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries: Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, to name a few. ASSE students are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture while they practice their English. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family...
David Duncan reads with his daughter, Lettie, during the Dads and Daylight event at Ralph Witters Elementary. The event, as well as Moms and Muffins, invites parents to come to the school for a light breakfast. both events are put on by Lights On Afterschool....
Crazy hats and hair were part of a fun week celebrating Dr. Seuss at Ralph Witters Elementary, and students brought plenty of flair to their classrooms and the cafeteria. Enjoying their lunch are, left to right, Payton Straley, Peighton Vargas and Zennin Sosa....
At the library inside Ralph Witters Elementary, several shelves are lined with books in open, lettered boxes. Though at first appearing like an alphabetical sorting system, the letters actually denote different reading levels for students. School principal Laurie Graves said they currently have 2,782 titles and 22,587 books in the "leveled library." Right now, Graves said, teachers are involved in benchmark testing and professional development, and the instructional level of the child...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate Team had a mixed bag of success last weekend at the Worlando Beach tournament in Worland, bringing home fifth place in 3A. While seven of the team members made the cut for semi-finals, all but one, Katie Burrows, didn’t garner the scores to take them to finals. Burrows, who went into semis ranked fourth, came out of finals with a fourth place finish, bringing home the only award for the team. Burrows and her duet partner, Ashley Brawley missed finals by just three points as did Hannah Hu in oratory. Hu also fell s... Full story
Last Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School MathCounts team of eighth-graders Josiah Butler and Jacob Randall and seventh-graders Owen McCumber and Lexi Overfield competed at the state competition. Coach Stephanie Metz said the students did well at the competition, but did not have their exact placing as only the teams in the top five percent are recorded. However, in terms of individual achievement, Butler placed among the top 25 percent of students. This was the third year Butler has...
Hayden Mayne accepts a trophy from Catelyn Deromedi as the second place finisher in the Thermopolis Middle School Spelling Bee. Other award winners were Josiah Butler, first place, and Madeline Wagler, third place....
Deputy Jeremie Kraushaar visits with middle school students about the dispatch area of the Law Enforcement Center. Students were also given tours of court areas and the Hot Springs County Detention Center....
Katie Despain pushes Ryan Arends during a round of Hungry Hungry Hippos last Friday at Thermopolis Middle School. Some TMS staff members were in Phoenix being recognized as being a DuFour award finalist but other staff members and students were enjoying the opportunity to have a little fun at home....
Students at Ralph Witters Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday this week with themed days, including mustaches on Monday to recognize "The Lorax."...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team had an extraordinary weekend at the Greybull tournament, coming home with a second place finish in 3A competition. The team had students in finals in 12 events, including multiple students in a couple of them. “All of the work this team has been putting in since November is now paying off big time,” coach Cindy Glasson said. “We are down to our final three meets, Worland, State and National Qualifiers, and they are hitting their peak of performance. I can’t ask for anything more....
Some of the state's top engineers made special visits to Wyoming elementary schools during National Engineers Week Feb. 18-24. The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) partnered with the Wyoming State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to create a free program that brings professional engineers into third-grade classrooms around the state to lead a one-hour, hands-on activity. The activity is designed to inspire innovative thinking and design...
