By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

On April 17, the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School had an induction of new members of National Honor Society (NHS) and the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). There were seven sophomores inducted to the National Honor Society and eight middle school student taken into the NJHS. This will make the size of the chapter a little larger.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Hanna Basin Museum had several grades come from the northern Carbon County School District No. 2 to visit the buildings of culture.

By Mike Armstrong    

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Future Farmers of America (FFA) of Encampment went to the Wyoming FFA convention from April 10 to 13 competed with many schools and walked out with some impressive wins. 

Ryon Miller, Raden Miller, Hayden Crow and Korbyn Barkhurst took first place in Agricultural Technology and Mechanics in the team activity as well as second place overall in the category.

By Mike Armstrong   

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Wyoming FCCLA Master Advisor for the State of Wyoming 2024 works in Carbon County School District No. 2 system teaching kids at the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School.

The teacher selected from the entire state was Jennifer Bowen, who advises students in Family, Career, Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and teaches Family and Consumer Science. 

By K.J. Schricker

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

At the Platte Community Center (PVCC) on Wednesday, April 24, the Saratoga Police Department and the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS)  were teaching bicycle safety to the Saratoga Elementary School students.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Prom, short for promenade, is a quintessential American high school tradition - a celebratory dance party marking a pivotal moment in a teenager’s life.

Though prom may seem like a modern phenomenon, its origins can actually be traced back thousands of years. Ancient civilizations like Greece and Rome held lavish banquets to celebrate a young man’s coming of age. 

Press Release

University of Wyoming

A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates is now published in the fourth volume of the “Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States.” The maps in this report series reveal the migration routes and critical ranges used by ungulates, or hooved mammals, in the western U.S., furthering scientists’ understanding of the geography.

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) -- in partnership with the UW Division of Communication Disorders and the Parkinson’s Foundation -- will offer two free webinars on Parkinson’s disease to individuals living with the disease, care partners, families and health care professionals.

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University of Wyoming

When people think of turkey vultures, images are often conjured of scavenger birds picking at an animal carcass on the side of the road. However, these often misunderstood raptors provide key benefits to the environment.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Middle/High School drama club put on a play for their families and members of the three communities of northern Carbon County at the high school on April 4.

Press Release

University of Wyoming

Beginning this fall, all University of Wyoming undergraduates will be able to access their required course materials for a flat fee of $275 per semester through an innovative new university program, StartRight+, aimed at breaking down financial inequities while enhancing the student experiences through academic preparedness.

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University of Wyoming

A student higher education resource says the University of Wyoming offers one of the top blockchain education programs in the nation.

UW ranks second among the top five cryptocurrency and blockchain programs listed by SuccessfulStudent.org, a website founded in 2014 by educators, data scientists and academics.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Seniors from Carbon County School District No. 2, listen up! If you’re graduating this year, you have a chance to win the 2024 Youth Citizenship Award from the Valley Service Organization (VOS). This award isn’t like a scholarship—it’s actual cash given to you for being an awesome citizen and helping out in your community.

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University of Wyoming

To help further the development and future programming around cardiovascular health in the state, libraries throughout Wyoming are encouraging patrons to check out a blood pressure monitoring kit and complete the included survey.

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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human cells can slow down molecular processes.

This makes the tardigrade proteins potential candidates in technologies centered on slowing the aging process and in long-term storage of human cells.