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The Thermopolis Middle School MathCounts team recently placed third at the northwest district competition, qualifying them for state competition hosted by the University of Wyoming's College of Engineering and Applied Science on March 3. The team also had two students place in the top 10. Josiah Butler placed second in the overall and second in the countdown round, and Jacob Randall placed 10th in the overall. Emmy Hergert, who coaches the MathCounts team along with Stephanie Metz and Ayni...
During a student-led assembly last Friday, Audrey Hensley presents an award to teacher Linda Umbdenstock. Students presented each teacher their award for being part of a Professional Learning Community At Work™ model school....
Last weekend, Thermopolis Robotics teams Fistful of Axles — 7283 and Aluminati — 4273 headed north to compete in the Montana State Championship. Teacher, London Jenks, noted Aluminati came home from the event with a judged award — the Think Award. He explained this award is given to the team that “best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season.” Students keep a notebook recording their work, and that record’s engineering...
A group of students at Hot Springs County High School is currently working on a "tiny house" as part of the school's new Trades class. Teacher Britton Van Heule explained an Industrial Arts teacher could not be found, so Principal, Breez Longwell Daniels, asked him what he could do. Thus the Trades class was created this past fall. In preparing to build the tiny house, students looked at various examples and did some research as to costs of building the house on skids compared to building it on...
In their second meet of the season, the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate team brought home a solid third place finish from the Jackson tournament over the weekend. The key, of course, is getting speakers into the semi-final and final rounds as that is where team points come into play. This weekend, all but one of the students made it into semi-finals, and the single competitor who missed semis, Lane Randall, missed it by a single point. “Its been kind of rough on Lane (Randall),” coach Cindy Glasson said. “He’s putting in the wo...
If you have been inside Hot Springs County High School recently you may have noticed signs in the commons area that read “Cell Phone Free Zone” and wondered what was going on. According to Principal Breez Daniels, concerns from parents during the first semester were that students were using their cell phones too much at school and they were concerned the phone use was distracting students from learning. The biggest worry for parents, however, was bullying via cell phone text messages and soc...
Ralph Witters Elementary teacher, Toby Emery, gets a few high fives from school staff after being named the second Bobcat Champion for Children for the 2017-18 school year. The recognition also puts Emery in the running for Teacher of the Year....
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team started their season with an excellent showing at the Kelly Walsh meet in Casper last weekend, coming home with a fourth place finish in 3A. “I’m sure other coaches feel the same way,” said head coach Cindy Glasson, “that you’re not quite sure on that first outing that your team is ready. I have to say, these kids stepped up and proved they were more than ready.” All students become varsity in speech and debate as of Jan. 1, so even the two newest members of the team, Lane Randall and Kris...
While the seventh grade basketball team was hitting the courts this Saturday at Thermopolis Middle School, down the hall another type of competition was happening, as the school was host to a First Tech Robotics Challenge Scrimmage in the Makerspace Library. London Jenks stated, "As it was a scrimmage there are no specific results or awards selected. Those only happen at qualifying and state tournaments." Scrimmages provide more opportunity for teams to teams able to work out their programming...
The war is on at Hot Springs County High School as the Student Council pits the classes against each other in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser. Now, through Jan. 26, each of the classes are raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Student Council set a goal of $5,000, however, if they raise $8,000, attendance secretary Jessica Smith said she will shave her head. The winning class will be based on the number of points they have and the class with the most points at the end of t...
Hot Springs County High School's choir performed a Christmas tune in the style of the group Pentatonix, using not only their voices, but their hands to complete the rhythm for the acapella performance....
There was plenty of action on the auditorium stage Thursday, Dec. 14, for the annual Ralph Witters Elementary Christmas program. Grades K-4 sang several traditional songs as well as some that are lesser known and a few silly numbers. All students took the stage at the end of the program for a rousing rendition of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." Among the singers were Peyton Reese, Taylin Birdsley, Dayton Basse, Billie Jo Macie, Briar Lahoe, Kaydence Larson and Misty Flowers....
Reindeer Teagan Allen gives Rudolph, portrayed by Andy Bledsoe, a hard time during the Children's Resource Center Christmas program....
Hot Springs County High School was filled to the rafters on Saturday as the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate team held their Bobcat Invitational Speech Meet alongside the Thermopolis Middle School’s wrestling tournament. “Things went very smoothly,” speech coach Cindy Glasson said. “It was like ‘singlets and suits day’ with the speech kids all dressed up and middle school wrestlers all in basically the same space.” According to Glasson, there were over 200 students from 12 Wyomi...
Last week, Spencer Axtell and Chandler Maddock learned more about the process of artificial insemination (AI) during a training session at the armory of the Fremont County Fairgrounds. Spencer Axtell said he attended the training to help out on the family ranch. “We do our heifers in the springtime and dad usually does it by himself and he’s been wanting some help.” He added with a laugh, “Getting out of school was part of it.” The training, which was Dec. 4-6, was not just about AI, Axtell sa...
Part of the joy of the holidays is the music that goes along with it, and this week kicks off the first of the series of Christmas concerts at Thermopolis’ schools. Tonight (Thursday, Dec. 7) the 5th – 12th grade band students will be showcasing the very hard work they have put into this year’s Holiday Concert. The concert will be held in the auditorium beginning at 7 p.m., and will include performances by the 5th grade band, 6th grade band, 7th and 8th grade band as well as the high school conc...
When you think of robot competitions, you might conjure up images of metal creations battling it out with saw blades, battering rams, spikes or any other devious implements. But at Hot Springs County High School, the Robotics students are busy building and programming their robots not to battle but to perform tasks. Eric Range explained his team, Fistful of Axles - 7283, is coached up by Curtis Hamer, while London Jenks coaches Aluminati - 4273. This year, Jenks said, they have a new CNC...
Johnny B showed the students at Ralph Witters Elementary a rockin' good time as he played all variety of music on the piano while telling them about his life in Alaska....
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club is headed to State Drama in Casper this week, Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. They will present designs and acting pieces for judges from around the country. “The students have worked very hard to get ready for State,” director Mary McGillivray said. “That includes adjusting to the new rules for State this year.” The Wyoming Educators of Secondary Theatre, the group who hosts State Drama, and the Wyoming Thespian Chapter have aligned the rules with the Int...
This month, students in Thermopolis FFA travelled to Douglas for a two-day conference. While some attended the Finding Inspiration Reaching Excellence (FIRE) conference, others attended the Chapter Presidents Conference. While FIRE presents leadership workshops and helps students get the most from FFA, CPC focuses on helping students be more effective leaders for their local chapters. Both events provide opportunity for local FFA students to meet and work with students from around the state....
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team is gearing up for their home tournament, the Bobcat Invitational, Sat., Dec. 9. Coach Cindy Glasson said there are 11 schools registered for the meet, from Kemmerer and Casper Kelly Walsh to Cody, Powell, Torrington, Newcastle and others from the Big Horn Basin. “We are full,” Glasson said. “It’s going to be a great meet with kids from all over the state. We have 203 registered as of Monday.” The Bobcat meet is always a mixture of JV and varsity, one of the few JV tournaments left before... Full story
The Hot Springs County High School Fall Drama production featured individual pieces and duets by members of the club as well as Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for Algernon." Here, Charlie (Tyler Kay) a developmentally challenged man in his 30s is examined by a doctor (Breez Petty) to determine if he's the right person for an experimental formula that will increase his intelligence the same way it did for Algernon, the mouse....
At Thermopolis Middle School, fifth grade students are getting the opportunity to really put their minds to work in designing and creating some interesting items, through the Genius Hour every week. Teacher Cassie Hetzel explained the hour, once per week, is dedicated to the students being able to research, create and invent. The program started at the beginning of the year, and is held in the fifth grade classrooms every Friday beginning at 11:45 a.m. Among the ideas explored in the program are...
Ralph Witters Elementary kindergartners were asked how they would cook a turkey. Here are the responses from classes taught by Mrs. Shaffer and Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Shaffer’s class Soren Webber First you would skin the turkey. Then put it in the fire. Last you eat it. Creighlee Williams First cook it in the oven and then eat it. Cameron Martinez Skin the turkey. Cook it for 20 minutes and then eat it. Gunner Martinez First you pull off the legs so he can’t run from you. Next you skin it. Then you cook it for 1 minute. JayLynn Macie You put the...
"Buffalo Bill" Boycott and "Dr. Jo" entertained students at Ralph Witters Elementary last week with a western history lesson filled with songs of old....
