Wind River High School Juniors and Seniors visited the CWC College Fair today. All of Wyoming's colleges were represented as well as several colleges from bordering states. Students gathered information about programs, scholarships, tuition, and housing.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our Indian Education Committee for receiving a $10,000 Johnson O'Malley Grant from the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. These funds will be allocated by the parents/guardians of tribally enrolled students to meet student needs.
Pictured below (Mara Mills, Native American Liaison; Carla Mann, Regional JOM Director through Eastern Shoshone Tribe; Judy Tidzump, IEC Vice-Chairperson; Shila Kazee, IEC Chairperson; (missing from photo) Shaylynn Garza, IEC Secretary/Treasurer)
Our 8th Grade art students are working on Paper-Mache' Self Portraits.
They will be displayed in the Student Center after they are finished.
Thank You for the support and interest in the Hay Fundraiser, but do to the lack of donations we are going to cancel the hay fundraiser for this year. Please Spread the word. We will look at trying it again next year and GO COUGARS !!
WRCAA Football Playoffs
Tuesday, October 3rd @ Wyoming Indian High School
3:45 Fort Washakie (home) vs. Wind River (visitor) - 3rd Place game
5:15 Wyoming Indian (home) vs. Arapahoe (visitor) - Championship game
Home team will be on the West sideline nearest the press box.
Admission: $5 per car
$3 one person in car
Middle School Youth Girl Volleyball Friday Sept 29th @ 2:30 Has been CANCELLED due to St. Stephens not have enough girls to play.
Wind River's first ever community race is coming to you next Wednesday, October 4th! This race comes with a great cause, read on for details! Please fill out the Google Form below to register. Registration can be done prior to each race as well.
https://forms.gle/sPw5XiYDTPw238ZHA
***If donating, please make checks payable to Wind River Schools and write Participation Scholarship in memo line.***
Purpose: To have a healthy community event that brings people together for some fun and competition while also adding value to homecoming week by raising money for a scholarship.
Participation (one of 4 pillars) Scholarship: Reward a senior who participates in a wide variety of extracurricular activities. They do not have to be the best but are willing to participate. ($500 or $1000 or whatever we raise via donation once costs are covered).
5k Course: Runners/Walkers will go through the youth course twice plus olive grove jag to finish
1.5 Mile Run/Walk: Runners will run the youth course
Awards: Top 3 male/female in short run and top 3 in 5k
Oldest Runner/Walker, Youngest Runner/Walker, Most Family Members Participating, Biggest Graduating or School Class (Example: Class of 97 or 2030)
The full Wind River Homecoming 2023 Schedule of events is coming SOON!
Next week is Wind River's Homecoming week!
- Monday's drive in movie is free to the community. There will be dinner available for purchase from FFA, and concessions for sale during the movie.
- The community is welcome to the BBQ! We always need sides, so if you feel so inclined, please bring something to share with everyone. Students will be bringing some items, but our BBQ continues to grow each year!
- To sign up for the 5K, use this link: https://forms.gle/5ogLE3KpNGH7YLzT7
- To have a float or ride horses in the parade, pick up a form from the MSHS front office! The more entries, the better!
- Out of District dance forms are due to the HS office NO LATER THAN 10/5!!!! The cost is $7 per person, and tickets can be purchased from Ms. Cottrill starting 10/2, or can be purchased when entering the dance.
Let's make a great, fun, SAFE, week for our students and community! Go Cougars!
Volleyball Highlight of the Week is for the whole team. Coaches have been pushing all athletes to self-reflect, work together, team build, and strengthen mindsets. Coach Remacle and Coach Griebel want to recognize the team growth that is happening every day, and they are proud of the work they are putting in. Everyone agreed that it's never a bad day when you get to end practice with a volleyball massage.
You can catch the Lady Cougars in Thermopolis on Friday and Saturday for the Bobcat Invitational!
The Indian Education Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the MS/HS Student Center. The group would like to invite parents/guardians of tribally enrolled students to attend the Homecoming BBQ at 6 p.m. and then head to the Student Center at 6:30 p.m. for the meeting. FCSD#6 received $10,000 in Johnson O'Malley funds and will be planning activities for the school year.
Wind River Athletics are looking to get 30 round hay bales and 80 large square Hay bales. This hay will be sold and the proceeds will go to Wind River Athletic General Fund.
When donating hay please deliver it to the high school parking lot on September 30th at 8:00am. The bales will be loaded onto semi-trucks.
Sept 26th High School volleyball @ Dubois Cancelled please make note
Volleyball Highlight this week goes to the varsity captains! Cylie is a senior, who is committed to the progression of her team and herself. She strives on being better each day and leads by example. Gracie is a junior, whose knowledge of the game serves her team well. She knows every position and where every player is supposed to be in every rotation. Together, they are a dynamite duo! Come watch these two with their Lady Cougars this week! They play in Rocky Mountain on Friday with games starting at 4:00 p.m., and Saturday at home against Thermopolis with games starting at 11:00 a.m. Go Cougars!
Middle School & High School Football pictures have been moved to Tuesday, September 26th.
Students in Advance Woods came over to the Art Room to install a cabinet for Art Class.
HS Student Council members conducting a meeting regarding Homecoming 2023 decisions. The themes is OUT OF THIS WORLD! Homecoming week will be October 2nd-7th. The dress up days are as follows:
10/2: Cowboys vs. Aliens (dress up as a cowboy or an alien)
10/3: Duo Day (dress up as your favorite space duo)
10/4: Space Jam (wear your favorite jersey)
10/5: Purple Day (wear your cougar gear)
Football and Volleyball Games: BLACKOUT!
10/7: Homecoming Dance
More information regarding events and times will come soon! Email tcottrill@fre6.k12.wy.us if you have questions regarding Homecoming week!
Alan Sinner Photography will be taking HS/MS Volleyball and Cross Country photos tomorrow, September 13th. HS/MS Football pictures will be taken on September 27th. Coaches gave out picture packets, if your student is missing one please let them know!
This weekend our Varsity and JV1 team traveled to Star Valley for a tournament that involved playing bigger schools and facing some amazing competition. This week's volleyball highlight goes to Varsity player, Karina Fredrick and JV player, Ashlynne Olson. Coach Remacle and Coach Griebel wanted to recognize these two athletes for their outstanding serving performance throughout the tournament. Karina provided consistency and accuracy with her spot serving, running up points for the varsity team and Ashlynne had several runs with her fast, strong serve for the JV team. Catch the Lady Cougars for their first home matches on Friday against Shoshoni at 5:00 pm and Saturday against Greybull at 11:00 am. Help us fill the gym and support our athletes! Go Cougars!
A new Principal's blog for Wind River Middle/High School has been posted at https://www.fremont6.org/o/fcsd6/page/principals-blog
Sept 11th (JV) Football vs Greybull has been moved to Home Oct 5th 4:00 start time. They will play 2 quarters before the VR game at 6:00
