By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff writer
The new policy for choosing valedictorians and salutatorians at Rawlins High School is poised for final approval at the next Carbon County District 1 School Board meeting in late March.
The item received little discussion from School Board members during its first reading. The second and final reading is set for the School Board’s meeting near the end of March.
Previously, Rawlins High School’s policy matched that of Little Snake River Valley School, where the student with the highest grade point average was named valedictorian, with no limit as to the number of students who could earn the honor. Likewise, the student, or students, with the second highest GPA were named salutatorian.
Pending approval, next year’s policy will be revised to incorporate ACT scores. Students should be chosen initially by their GPA. In the event of a tie, the student with the best ACT scores would be named valedictorian. The student with the second-highest ACT score becomes salutatorian. If there is still a tie, multiple students receive each honor.
“There are pros and cons to both policies,” District 1 Superintendent Peggy Sanders said. “A pro to the old system is that many students get recognized. The other point of view is that if you have up to nine valedictorians, it doesn’t really distinguish to the highest honor of who should be recognized.”
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Budding chefs take third place
By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff writer
Encampment High School’s pro start cooking team finished third in February’s state competition in Jackson.
As part of it’s presentation to the Carbon County District 2 School Board on Monday night, the team had School Board members taste part of their winning menu.
In hard taco-like shells the size of silver dollars was a relish made of corn and cilantro. The budding chefs called it “cowboy caviar.”
Encampment competed against many 3A and 4A teams. “Often, our 1A team is competing against the bigger schools simply because those schools can support that type of program,” said Bob Gates, District 2 superintendent.
According to a report from the Wyoming Lodge and Restaurant Association, the judges sincerely sought to hire the winning students to work in professional restaurants.
Encampment finished behind Cheyenne East and Cheyenne Central. They competed among 160 students from 17 schools.
Also at the meeting, School Board members:
• Decided to keep the current District 2 schedules for another year, giving schools another chance to fine tune the schedules and try to address any lingering issues.
• Heard updates on ongoing construction projects in Medicine Bow and Elk Mountain. Gates reported that the design and budget for both projects are nearly complete and are about halfway through the stages of approval from the School Facilities Commission. Construction should begin this summer.
• Agreed to collaborate with the town of Encampment on an emergency management and disaster mitigation plan. Encampment officials drafted the plan to include the use of district busses and facilities in the event that a natural disaster left its population homeless or in need of help.
Times staff writer
Encampment High School’s pro start cooking team finished third in February’s state competition in Jackson.
As part of it’s presentation to the Carbon County District 2 School Board on Monday night, the team had School Board members taste part of their winning menu.
In hard taco-like shells the size of silver dollars was a relish made of corn and cilantro. The budding chefs called it “cowboy caviar.”
Encampment competed against many 3A and 4A teams. “Often, our 1A team is competing against the bigger schools simply because those schools can support that type of program,” said Bob Gates, District 2 superintendent.
According to a report from the Wyoming Lodge and Restaurant Association, the judges sincerely sought to hire the winning students to work in professional restaurants.
Encampment finished behind Cheyenne East and Cheyenne Central. They competed among 160 students from 17 schools.
Also at the meeting, School Board members:
• Decided to keep the current District 2 schedules for another year, giving schools another chance to fine tune the schedules and try to address any lingering issues.
• Heard updates on ongoing construction projects in Medicine Bow and Elk Mountain. Gates reported that the design and budget for both projects are nearly complete and are about halfway through the stages of approval from the School Facilities Commission. Construction should begin this summer.
• Agreed to collaborate with the town of Encampment on an emergency management and disaster mitigation plan. Encampment officials drafted the plan to include the use of district busses and facilities in the event that a natural disaster left its population homeless or in need of help.
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