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Students in the high school’s “We the People” program are trying to raise enough money to pay for a trip to Washington D.C., to compete on a national level. Erin Freeman, Green River High School teacher and the “We the People” program leader, said the program is a national civics education curriculum that some schools have adopted. Students in “We the People” are in the GRHS’s AP government class, a rigorous, elective class the students take to prepare for the AP exam. “It is the premier gover...
With the regular season behind them, the Green River High School Speech and Debate team will set its sights on state. This weekend, 17 students representing the GRHS Speech and Debate team will attend state at Lander High School. "The coaches meet together to decide on who will compete at state. They look at how a student has done over the entire season. They look at how a student is doing now," assistant coach Jason Grubb said. "Are they at their best? Is there room to grow? Will they be compet...
In a dominant fashion, the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team came home with two first-place trophies. The team recently traveled to Greybull and Worland to compete in a couple of smaller tournaments. In Greybull, they finished first with 109 points, while Worland took second with 38 points and Greybull took third with 34 points. In Worland, the team took first with 114 points, followed by Jackson with 39 points and Rock Springs with 28. “Greybull was a smaller tournament. We were on...
Several hundred Green River students submitted stories and poems in this year’s Young Authors Awards Competition. Fredrick Schwartz, Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s Young Authors coordinator, said just one school alone submitted more than 300 entries, which made for a pretty tough competition. Schwartz said each elementary school judges their own entries and then send him the first-place winners. In a second round of judging, it was narrowed down to 77 entries that placed first thr...
Clapping and laughter filled the air as seniors moved along to the music. The Golden Hour Senior Center's Zumba Gold class continues to grow the longer it runs. At first, a small group would faithfully show up each week, but now there can be anywhere from 15 to as many as 20 working out to music. On Monday morning, one of the first songs played was the Village People's "YMCA" and the ladies in attendence were really moving to the beat. They were swaying back and forth while mimicking the moves Z...
The high school tennis season consists of a few weeks at the beginning of the school year, wrapping up at the end of September. However, for Green River High School's players, tennis can be a year-long commitment through the tennis clinics the team hosts throughout the year. Last week, head coach Phil Harder and members of the team hosted their winter tennis clinic at the Green River Recreation Center. Harder said 46 children from elementary and middle school participated in the clinic,...
The speech team came home with a second-place finish after traveling to Laramie this weekend to compete in a new tournament. The Green River High School speech and debate team attended Laramie’s first Pokes Invitational Speech and Debate tournament, which was hosted by the University of Wyoming. Twelve schools and about 214 students attended the event where Cheyenne East took first place with 103 points, Green River grabbed second with 92 points and Rock Springs came in third with 33 points. ...
For one Green River resident, staying idle isn't something she's ever going to do and her lifestyle is a reflection of that. When Karly Eyre isn't busy teaching at Lincoln Middle School, she's coaching, participating in her favorite sports or serving her country in the Wyoming Army National Guard. Recently, she participated in the Western Regional Championships biathlon competition in Jericho, Vermont. Eyre, who admits to being extremely new to the sport, is still learning about it. A biathlon...
Residents at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center were learning a new type of art -- decoupage. During the weekly Crafts with Kathy Elliott class Friday morning, those participating in the class were learning how to decoupage. Most of them hadn’t even heard of such a thing, but once they found out what it was, they were ready to give it a try. Decoupage is nothing more than a slight of hand. When done correctly, it gives one the impression that something was hand painted, but in real...
One hundred and forty children descended upon the high school Saturday morning with one common goal- to learn a dance routine. The children ranged in age, from three year olds to 13 year olds, and the Green River High School gymnasium and auxiliary gymnasium were filled with children learning a dance routine from the Wolf Pack Dance Team. This is the third year the dance team has put on this dance camp and it has grown. The first year about 80 children attended and in the second year the group...
The Wolves faced tough competition this weekend, but still came back home with a first-place trophy. The Green River High School Speech and Debate team traveled to the Natrona County for its tournament. Thirty one teams and more than 600 students from Wyoming and South Dakota attended this tournament. “This is the biggest and most competitive tournament we have traveled to this season,” assistant coach Jason Grubb said. “Most events had over 50 competitors. Some as many as 90. Since we are n...
Each year, the Green River High School Student Council is challenged with coming up with new ideas for the Make-A-Wish fundraising event. The friendly competition between Green River and Rock Springs raises money for the organization, which is then used to grant children's wishes. Some Sweetwater County children have received their wishes granted due to these efforts. One new fundraiser this year was the rummage sale. GRHS junior Kassandra Reyes came up with the idea with the help of her...
On Friday, students in Emily Gomez' second-grade class waited patiently for their mystery guest to arrive. While they were being read a book, the students would occasionally whisper to each other about who the mystery guest would be and when he or she would arrive. After about a 10 minute wait, the children soon realized who the guests were when four female Green River High School students walked into their classroom at Washington Elementary School. The students' next assignment was to try and f...
Green River High School recently released it first-semester honor rolls. To make the Principal Honor Roll students must have a 4.0 GPA with no “I” or “F” letter grades with a minimum of five classes with A-D grade. Students making this list are Abigail Alcorn, Victoria Allen, William Allen, Hailey Allison, Kelsi Angelovich, Jade Arnell, Kaisa Arnell, Kaitlyn Banks, Samuel Bayles, Ashelynn Birch, Carlee Boden, Kassandra Bohlmann, Caitlin Boyer, Tayla Boyer, Jordan Brady, Hannah Braithwaite, Hannah Burgess, Kyle Cacho, Paxton Castillon, Jonah C...
It was a pretty quiet room. Usually one can hear the sound of laughter coming for the Golden Hour Senior Center's pool room, but on Tuesday morning it wasn't that loud. Even though there were several men playing pool, they were not as loud as they normally are. Soon, a couple more players arrived, and two tables were going. One person, Ed Dupre was playing solo, while the others were in a doubles' game. Dupre isn't new to the game of pool. He said he started playing when he was 16 years old....
During the 10th annual High School Blood Drive Challenge, some Green River High School students shared the true reasons why they feel it's important to donate blood. While most Green River students were pumped up about donating blood just so they could beat Rock Springs, others knew there was way more to it than a rivalry. The whole purpose of the friendly rivalry is to encourage the students to get out and show school spirit by donating blood. Not only did the students who donated receive a...
The final count is in. With the help of both the Green River and Rock Springs communities, 701 pints of blood was collected with can now be used to save 2,103 adult lives. Green River edged out on top by collecting 357 pints, while Rock Springs collected 344. Sandy Thomas, senior donor recruitment for United Blood Services, said she was just really impressed with how the communities responded to the students’ requests for help. “It was just amazing numbers,” Thomas said. “Basically, they we...
After competing in one of the most competitive tournaments of the year, the Green River High School speech and debate team came home with second. This past weekend, the team traveled to Cheyenne to compete in the Cheyenne South Bison Stampede Speech and Debate Tournament. This time Cheyenne East came out on top with 120 points, followed by Green River with 108 points. Assistant coach Jason Grubb said this particular tournament is always a challenge because they compete against the two most...
Families who have an incoming kindergarten student for the 2018/2019 school year, who turn 5 on or before Sept. 15, 2018, are encourage to register now. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is asking parents to enroll their students at their home schools. Early enrollment will not only assist the District in determining seat counts, but will help ensure the best chance for the child to attend their home school or have a voluntary transfer application approved due to class-size restrictions. Boundary information is located on the...
Arabella Lynn Schear Kayla Froats and Zaden Schear of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Arabella Lynn Schear. She was born Jan. 9, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Margo Violet Greene Corby and Kimberly Greene of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Margo Violet Greene. She was born Jan. 10, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Piper Rose Asay Morgan and Janae Asay of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Piper Rose Asay. She was born Jan. 10, 2018,...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team traveled again this past weekend and came home with another first-place finish. “Overall the team did an excellent job. A lot of our first year students who have recently become varsity competitors are discovering how competitive varsity competition can be,” assistant coach Jason Grubb said. “They are learning lots and we know we will see some of them on stage before the end of the year,” he said. Eight schools and a total of 151 student...
The Red Desert Humane Society is hosting the “Pampurr” Yourself Purse and Jewelry Auction on Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Holiday Inn ballroom. This event will help to chase away the winter blahs. Residents will have the chance to bring home a new purse or piece jewelry With more than 200 purses, one should be able to find something. This event is also the perfect girls’ night out because it’s full of good food, fun, company and purses. Tickets for the event are available at both the Green River and Rock Springs chambers of commerce and the Red...
