Robert Waggener – Archivist at UW’s American Heritage Center
Few University of Wyoming fans know that Pistol Pete began not as a Cowboy, but as a Spartan warrior who nearly sparked a riot at UW’s War Memorial Stadium.
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School class on Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is popular with the students at the school.
Part of its popularity is the teacher Jennifer Bowen, who takes great pride in her students and what they accomplish in the school year. Some of her students are working hard to get to Nationals.
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School is very close to having the barn finished.
The principal, Eli Hobbs, of HEM is grateful not only for getting it done, but also for the help from businesses, organizations and individuals that have come together to make it possible to be what it has become, to house animals in the future.
At Rawlins Middle School, there is a teacher who is getting recognition not only in her region, but she is also in the running as music teacher of the State of Wyoming.
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) hosted science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students, in grades 6-12, who participated in the Southwest Regional Science Fair (Fair) on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
The University of Wyoming lists 30 students from Carbon County on the 2025 fall 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.
The University of Wyoming lists seven students from Carbon County on the 2025 fall semester Provost’s Honor Roll.
The Provost’s Honor Roll consists of undergraduates who have completed at least six but fewer than 12 hours with a minimum 3.5 grade-point average for the semester.
The University of Wyoming lists 19 students from Carbon County on the 2025 fall semester President’s Honor Roll.
The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades.
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) is pleased to share that the Fall 2025 honor roll is now available. Attached are the lists for the Dean’s Part-Time Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll, and President’s Honor Roll, recognizing the outstanding academic achievements of our students.
The University of Wyoming was created in 1886, four years before Wyoming became a state. We often make note of this piece of history to show the inextricable connection between the university and this place we call home, but there is more to it than that.
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) class at Rawlins Middle School is adding another component to students’ learning. It is marketing.
In the classroom is equipment and materials that allow students to make merchandise to sell in fundraising events for their class.
