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Laramie County School District 1 Employee Spotlight
Karen Low, the assistant head custodian at South High School, has been selected for the Board Employee Spotlight for the month of October.
Low is known for her leadership and dedication. In the absence of the head custodian, she fulfills those responsibilities, setting a high standard for the custodial team.
“Her strong work ethic, technical skills and ability to coach and motivate others have earned her respect of staff, students and administrators alike,” Custodial Services Supervisor Michael Kimmel said.
East High, Anderson Elementary receive Purple Star awards
East High and Anderson Elementary are the most recent additions to the Wyoming Purple Star Program’s recognized schools.
The Wyoming Purple Star Program recognizes the efforts of Kindergarten through 12th grade schools that are committed to and supportive of military students and their families as they transition to their new homes and schools.
“As if being a modern student in school today isn’t hard enough,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Johnson, an aerospace science instructor and Air Force JROTC instructor at East High, “imagine enduring the changes of culture, curriculum standards, course offerings, schedules and graduation requirements six to nine times in your educational career (as a military-connected student.) It’s daunting.”
“They’re showing up here most of the time coming in from out of town, out of state, and they may even have a parent that’s deployed at the time of their move. Hardships like these make the kids special, make the military family special,” Johnson added.
East High and Anderson Elementary join South High, Central High, McCormick Junior High, Freedom Elementary and Jessup Elementary as Purple Star schools. Laramie County School District 1 schools make up seven of the eight Purple Star schools in Wyoming.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon spoke at East High’s award ceremony, and Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder spoke at both the East High award ceremony and the Anderson Elementary award ceremony.
“We talk about honoring and so on, but we need to show that every day,” Gordon said, “and that’s a little bit of what this purple star honor is. It is an amazing honor.”
First Lady of Wyoming helps kick off National School Lunch Week
First Lady of Wyoming Jennie Gordon helped kick off National School Lunch Week! She visited Prairie Wind Elementary and help serve up some delicious dessert made by our Smart Spoon Cafe!
Thank you, First Lady Gordon, for supporting our students!
Henderson Elementary celebrates 75 years of education
Henderson Elementary students celebrated the school's 75th birthday with a school assembly. Principal Karen Brooks-Lyons shared some history and photos with the students to help honor this amazing milestone!
Did you know that Karen Brooks-Lyons has been Henderson's principal for 25 years?
LCSD1 meets with Hensel Phelps
LCSD1 Superintendent Dr. Stephen Newton and Workforce Partnership Facilitator Adam Keizer met with the team at Hensel Phelps for a tour and discussion about ways the district can promote trades.
South High teacher honored as Wyoming Woman of Influence
Jenefer Pasqua, a special education teacher and yearbook adviser at South High, was selected as the Adams Multimedia of Wyoming 2025 Woman of Influence in the education category.
The Women of Influence awards recognize outstanding women across Wyoming in a variety of fields. This year, nine women were nominated in the education category.
With 20 years of experience in education, Pasqua has held multiple leadership roles, including president of the Cheyenne Teachers Education Association (CTEA) and district trainer for Laramie County School District 1’s Collaborative Decision-Making Team. She has also represented the Wyoming Education Association and currently co-leads the CTEA Government Relations Committee.
Pasqua is a Holly Frontier Golden Apple Award and Cheyenne Schools Foundation Grant recipient.
Central High students visit UW College of Business
Central High's entertainment marketing and entrepreneurship classes took a trip to the University of Wyoming's College of Business to learn about marketing for sporting events. The students enjoyed touring the business school and their sports facilities.
Cheyenne Schools Foundation distributes LCSD1 teacher grants
The Cheyenne Schools Foundation (CSF) announced the recipients of the 2025 Excellence in Education and Student Enrichment grants at the LCSD1 Board of Trustees Meeting held on Monday, Oct. 20.
Classroom teachers in Laramie County School District 1 (LCSD1) will receive $22,387 for 12 grants in 12 schools. Grants, projects and amounts are listed below.
Excellence in Education Grants:
Photography & Mentorships—Nicole Cameron, East High, $3,500
Materials for Growing, Enhancing Drawing Opportunities for Students—Kati Lovett, East High, $1,121
Classroom Enrichment Equipment—Ali Rose, Central High, $1,500
Enhancing Musical Access with Adaptive Instruments—Amber Thompson, Sunrise Elementary, $1,424
Foundation funding comes from corporate sponsors, LCSD1 employees, participants in the Run for #1, and another generous gift from the Carlton family. District employees contributed more than $5,300 through their payroll deduction program.
This year’s gold sponsors are the Carlton family, First Education Federal Credit Union, Kohl’s, and Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union. This year’s silver sponsor is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming. This year’s bronze sponsors are ANB Bank, Simpson Electric Company, ANB Bank, and Taco John’s. Capitol Roofing was an event level sponsor.
The Cheyenne Schools Foundation was started in 1995 and gives grants directly to classroom teachers in LCSD1 for projects that are beyond the capacity of the school district’s budget. To date, CSF has raised more than $1.3 million to support district students.
BMX stunt masters visit Alta Vista
Alta Vista hosted a family night that focused on the Olweus program. To kick things off, the school invited BMX stunt masters who demonstrated teamwork and bravery. Principal Brooke Yearsley and some Alta Vista parents even bravely volunteered to be obstacles for a stunt!
Parent Updates
Planning and parent teacher conferences
Wednesday, Oct. 29—Early release for elementary students
Thursday, Oct. 30—No school for elementary students, early release for secondary students.
Friday, Oct. 31—No school for all students.
Parent teacher conferences will be held Oct. 30–31. Schedules may vary by school.
Board of Trustees meeting
The next Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. A work session will be held at 5 p.m. The meeting can be attended in person or via Zoom. It will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The link to the Zoom meeting is https://laramie1.zoom.us/j/99622417671.
LCSD1 junior high schools hosting mobile health clinic
The HealthWorks Mobile Clinic will be continuing to visit Laramie County School District 1 junior high schools. Johnson Junior High has already hosted the clinic. The remaining schedule is as follows:
McCormick: Tuesday, Nov. 4 from noon–2 p.m.
Carey: Tuesday, Dec. 2 from noon–2 p.m.
The mobile clinic will offer a variety of services, including health screenings, immunizations, minor injury treatment, sick visits, sports physicals and well child exams.
Parents must sign a consent form before their child receives treatment.
For more information or to schedule a visit call 635-3618.
Veterans Day
Tuesday, Nov. 11—No school, staff development
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