The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2024 spring semester: Katrina Bauman (Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering) and Alessandro Mastrovito (Bachelor of Science in Business) of Hulett; William Tyler Hoese (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering), Megan Kay Lovitt (Certificate), Reagan S. Mullaney (Bachelor of Science in Business), Elizabeth Peterson (Bachelor of Arts) and Aubrey Ryann Schelling Hoard (Bachelor of Arts) of Moorcroft; Avery Maxner...
Laramie County Community College is proud to announce those students earning a place on the president’s and vice president’s honor rolls. Students earning president’s honor roll recognition have earned a cumulative 3.75-4.0 GPA, and students on the vice president’s honor roll have earned a cumulative 3.5-3.74 GPA. McKaya Jo Gillespie of Sundance is on the president’s honor roll and Anna Bossman of Moorcroft is on the vice president’s honor roll....
Sheridan College held its 75th commencement ceremony on May 11, 2024. Over 290 Sheridan College students earned degrees or certificates following the end of the spring 2024 semester, with a total of 358 degrees and/or certificates earned over the 2023-24 academic year. “The achievement of a college diploma or certificate is a major milestone in one’s life,” said Dr. Walt Tribley, President of Sheridan College. “Our students continue to excel while preparing for the next steps in their lives. Congratulations to these students on this importa...
The University of Wyoming lists 13 students from Crook County on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Students are: Myles T. Stefanich of Beulah; Katrina Bauman and Mckenna V. Kromarek of Hulett; Day...
The Crook County Farm Bureau Federation promoted a program called Ag Books for Kids in the Crook County elementary school classrooms. This year's book was "Seed, Soil and Sun" by Cris Peterson. The purpose: to instill the knowledge that many of our daily necessities come from agriculture! American agriculture provides us with the food we eat, the clothes we wear and so much more. "Donating accurate agriculture books to Wyoming elementary schools has been the goal of the Wyoming Farm Bureau...
Cydney Mullaney of Moorcroft was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC....
Wyoming Connections Academy, Wyoming’s leading tuition-free, online program for students in grades K-12, celebrated the graduating Class of 2024 at the Cody Auditorium on Saturday, June 1. Students, family, friends and faculty gathered to honor the 58 graduating students during the in-person commencement ceremony. Curtis Riesland of Oshoto in among the graduates....
(Top) Elementary school kids enjoy a romp on their last day of classes with relay races, sprints and riding scooters. (Below) Abby Sroud, Joslyn Vonolnhausen and Tanna Timberman followed the long time Moorcroft tradition of riding their horses into school on the last day of the 2023-2024 year....
William Bussell and Ms. Enright. William had perfect attendance at Moorcroft Elementary for the entire 2023-2024 school year....
Crook County first graders from Hulett, Moorcroft and Sundance gathered at the Crook County School District central office gym on Tues., May 21 for the 19th annual Wyoming Reads celebration in Crook County. Due to the rainy weather, it was moved from the traditional Devils Tower location. After a sack lunch, area coordinator Bonnie Stahla, Crook County Library Director, read the story of The Good Queen Sue in memory of Sue Jorgensen with the help of all the first graders. Part of the...
Tia Cranston of Moorcroft earned President’s List honors at Chadron State College for the Spring 2024 semester. The President’s List consists of students with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester....
Talissa Fischbach of Moorcroft has been named to Dickinson State University’s Dean’s List for the 2024 spring semester. At the end of each regular semester, Dickinson State recognizes those students named to the Dean’s List. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher....
Black Hills State University released the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester. A total of 630 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. In addition, a total of 102 students maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher while taking less than 12 credit hours. Local students on the Full-Time Dean’s List include Brandon Dixon of Sundance. On the Part-time Academic Recognition list from Crook County are Rosa Link of Carlile and Hope Marchant of Sundance....
Thirty-seven of Moorcroft's kids celebrated the moment they stepped into their lives as young adults Sunday afternoon. Holding their loved ones tight, the former students gave these who supported them a white rose, symbolizing gratitude and respect. Senior class poets Rebekah Anderson (above) and Clarissa Moebius reminisced on the first part of yesterday before moving toward tomorrow. Salutatorian Spencer Cuthrell (below) and Valedictorian Anderson spoke to the determination of their 2024 class...
After 17 years of teaching English to youths in 11th and 12th grade, Debra Harrison retires from Moorcroft Secondary School. Harrison began her career in an entirely different field. "When I initially got my degree, it was a nonteaching English degree and I worked for the State of South Dakota doing grants through the highway safety office, a facilitator for grants and safety," she says. With the change of administration and the reorganization of the agency, she found her position, along with...
Natalee Scribner has received the John and Margaret Moline Scholarship. Natalee is the daughter of Brian and Tasha Scribner of Moorcroft. Natalee will be attending Casper College and majoring in radiology technology....
Moorcroft's secondary school celebrated students who made noticeable progress throughout the 2023/2024 school year at the annual Academic Award ceremony. Many faces returned to the table to receive medals, and all were recognized and applauded....
Moorcroft Secondary second semester perfect attendance congratulations go to Liberty Cook, Kyrra Lindberg, Rayanne DeCent, Rio DeCent and Principal Redden. Pinnacle Bank provided a generous gift for each of the perfect attendance recipients....
Moorcroft's elementary and secondary school years end for another summer with a flurry of events including the annual Spring Concert. Kindergarten through sixth grade kids, who had been practicing for this many months, sang songs near and dear to the audience of family and friends. Soon thereafter, the junior high and high school choir and band entertained those watching with the Moorcroft School Song and Only a Holy God among many others, including solos and combinations. The elementary kids...
Breakfast May 20: Pancake on a stick or pancake sausage bites, pears, yogurt, milk May 21: Breakfast variety, mandarin oranges, GoGurt, milk May 22: Chocolate oatmeal bar, apple, yogurt, milk May 23: Cereal, toast, strawberries, juice, milk Lunch May 20: Hamburger, fries, orange, sugar cookie, veggie bar, milk May 21: COOK’S CHOICE: Assorted chicken, fresh fruit, Rice Krispie treat, chips, veggie bar, milk May 22: COOK’S CHOICE: Hot dogs and corn dogs, fries, strawberries, veggie bar, milk May...
The Moorcroft Elementary congratulates Ms. Thea Dittman, Mrs. Alyson Nelson and Mrs. Emily Bishop on being nominated as finalists for Teacher of the Year! Thea Dittman is originally from Spearfish, SD. "This is my 5th year teaching 2nd grade in Moorcroft! I initially interviewed in Moorcroft because the principal at the time, Teresa Brown, called me 3-5 times a day for about two weeks. I was student teaching and I thought it was a spam call so I kept ignoring it! Once I gave in to an interview,...
The Devils Tower Natural History Association is pleased to announce we will be offering two monetary, one-year scholarships, in the amount of $1000 each. Application forms may be obtained from Crook County school counselors or by contacting DTNHA at PO Box 37, Devils Tower, WY 82714, by calling 307-467-5283 x 631 or by email, from Executive Director Sandra Mooney at: [email protected]. Below are the qualifications for the scholarship: • The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in one of Crook County’s high sch...
Moorcroft students will be joining the 56th annual Wyoming State High School Art Symposium again this year. The event starts on April 17 and is open to the public on Thursday, April 1 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Ford Wyoming Center, in Casper, WY. The Wyoming Secondary Art Educators (WSAE), sponsors of the event as well as coordinators, are excited about the estimated 5000 pieces of student artwork anticipated to be on display and the approximately 1500 students, 75 high school art teachers,...
The MHS Prom was held this Saturday with an attendance of 111 students, and the Old Hollywood-themed event glittered like the Oscars. This year's royal court included King Bryce Merchen, Queen Alora Alexander, Prince Bradynn Terry, Princess Lacy Pennington, Senior Class Attendants Trenten Sheehan and Gracie Semlek and Junior Class Attendants Dayne Humes and Kiriana Martinez....
Every table was full on Monday as dinner guests enjoyed Hollywood crooners and a band over dinner and were then encouraged to walk through a gallery showing of interesting and imaginative pieces created by students. The annual event was a hit, following the Old Hollywood theme of the prom. Above, the band provides live music for the dinner. At right, Dima Haskell, Brayden Keller-Decteau and Greleigh Crozier work on pieces as guests finish their meal....
