The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD 2) Board of Trustees had a packed house during their April 15 meeting at Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow High School.
Many in the audience were in attendance to find out the fate of Medicine Bow Elementary School (MBES) and Elk Mountain Elementary School (EMES). Due to low student populations there had been speculation that a closure of one or both schools was a real possibility.

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 of Saratoga has selected Riley as a delegate to attend the 77th session of the American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State program to be held at LCCC in Cheyenne. Riley was selected for her outstanding achievements in school and community.

There is still time for graduating seniors from Carbon County School District 2 high schools and home schools to apply for the Valley Service Organization’s (VSO) $500 Youth Citizenship Award (YCA).
Carol Beach, YCA chairman for VSO, said the application deadline is Monday, April 15. Application forms are available from school counselors. Home schooled students may get them by contacting Beach at 307-326-8012.

Students that learn at home have different reasons to do so. It is not necessarily popular with public school administrators that have small school populations to begin with, but in Carbon County School District No. 2, (CCSD2) there is an effort between the school system and parents to make sure the students get the best education no–matter where they actually sit down and learn.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will offer a hunter education class in Encampment beginning on April 9.