Commitment to education in the classroom was the biggest factor for Saratoga Elementary School 3rd grade teacher Heather Strannigan’s recognition as this year’s Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Teacher of the Year.
Strannigan graduated from Saratoga Middle High in 2014 and has taught at Saratoga Elementary School for seven years.
Carbon County 4-H has lots to be proud of with six state champion titles that came home in July from the Wyoming 4-H State Shooting Sports Contest in Douglas. The first trophy was won by the Junior Shotgun Team consisting of Ira Haskins (Baggs), Tuff Weber (Baggs), Stran Weeldreyer (Baggs), and Coy Munroe (Encampment). Shotgun team members shoot 50 clays in a singles round and then 50 more clays in a handicap round.
The Encampment FFA held its first meeting of the school year on July 30th on the front lawn of the school. The goal for this meeting was to kick off not only the upcoming fair season, both county and state, but also to grow and strengthen the FFA community throughout Encampment school. The FFA officers, having met earlier in the month, decided what better way to get spirits up then a friendly cornhole tournament.
Since 1993, the Platte Valley Arts Council has been enriching the quality of life in the area and expanding educational opportunities for all forms of the arts, whether it is music, literature, dance, visual arts, or theater.
Fifth graders from across the county took a field trip to the Carbon County Courthouse to participate in a mock trial on May 21.
Students from Rawlins, Saratoga and Baggs participated in the mock trial to learn about the judicial system with two groups at the courthouse. One held their trial at 9 a.m. and the other at noon.
