10 I The Lovell Chronicle I January 5, 2012
LMS
geography
bee finals
today
The school finals of
the 2011-12 National Geo-
graphic geography bee
sponsored by Google will
be held at Lovell Middle
School this Thursday, Jan.
5, at 2:30 p.m.
LMS social studies
teacher Bob Geiser said
that, after the preliminary
classroom competition, the
starting field of 162 was
whittled down to 10 final-
ists. Those finalists will
compete for the right to
head to Cheyenne on March
30 to vie for the state cham-
pionship and the right to
continue on to Washington,
D.C., and the national fi-
nals on Thursday, May 24.
The national winner
will receive a $25,000 schol-
arship and a trip to the
Galapagos Islands off the
coast of South America.
Competing in the school
finals this week will be
eighth-graders Nic Haskell
and Savanna Savage, sev-
enth-graders Jazmyn See,
Kaitlyn Mickelson, Chris
Salyer, Shelby Wardell and
Daryn Allred and sixth-
graders Brent Snyder, Ben-
jamin Cornia and Logan
Hitz.
All parents and friends
are welcome and "cordially
invited" to attend the com-
petition, Geiser said.
Call for
artwork
Friends of the Basin
Library's "Art From The
Heart" event is drawing
near and organizers would
like to invite regional art-
ists of all kinds to show off
their art creations by enter-
ing them in a silent auction/
art show.
This is the sixth year
Friends of the Basin Li-
brary has hosted "Art From
the Heart", They have
achieved great success not
only in raising money for
the library, but in provid-
ing regional artists with a
platform to display their
creative talents and earn a
profit from that display.
For those who would
like to participate in this
fundraiser, the library is
accepting art work from
regional artists, 1-4 pieces
(jewelers may submit up to
15 pieces). The art needs to
be prepared for display such
as shrink-wrapped, matted,
framed, etc. Bring the art-
work to the Basin Library
beginning Jan. 14, and no
later than Feb. 7.
"Art From the Heart"
is a fundraiser; all submit-
ted art is for the public to
purchase during the silent
art auction/reception. The
winning bid is shared in a
50/50 split between the Ba-
sin Library and the artist.
Artists should set the dollar
amount on each art piece
entered, keeping in mind
that this is a fundraiser.
They should choose what
they would normally sell it
for, and then, if sold, that
amount is split 50/50 be-
tween the artist and the li-
brary...hence, art from the
heart.
The silent auction/re-
ception will be at the Big
Horn County Library in Ba-
sin Friday, March 9, from 6
to 8 p.m. Bidding closes at
7:30 p.m. Organizers call it
"an evening filled with mu-
sic, food and wine, great
company and beautiful art."
For more information,
call the library at 568-2388.
State of Wyoming raises the bar
on educational standards
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Parents of students in Wyoming's K-12
schools may notice that the homework their
children bring home next year is a bit more
challenging. This is due in part to the on-
going effort by the state's top education of-
ficials to keep Wyoming's educational stan-
dards among the highest in the nation.
According to information released re-
cently by the Wyoming Department of Edu-
cation, the state re-evaluates its standards
every five years and the state is proposing
a new set of standards in schedule with
that time period.
"Under Wyoming law, the state board
of education is required to establish content
standards for K-12 public school students
in Wyoming," explained Big Horn County
School District No. 2 Supt. Dan Coe. "Those
standards are the essential elements that
indicate how the state expects students to
perform in certain critical areas."
According to Coe, this includes math,
language arts, social studies, science, the
fine arts and vocational education.
"There are Wyoming content standards
for all of those areas," said Coe, "and the
State Board of Education is required by
law to revise those standards every five
years so that we stay up-to-date in regard
to changing times and what students need
to be prepared to go on to other things upon
graduation."
Wyoming is among a group of 45 states
that have adopted a set of "common core
standards" that were developed by the Na-
tional Governor's Association (NGA) to cre-
ate uniform guidelines that prepare stu-
dents for both career and college readiness.
"The common core initiative is not
mandated by the federal government," ex-
plained Coe. "There is a rumor out there
that this is something the federal govern-
ment is forcing us to and there will be a
national test, etc. This is just not true. The
NGA initiated the common core. The su-
perintendent of public instruction for each
state belongs to the organization."
Coe went on to explain that the group
(NGA) set a common core of standards
about a year ago, which Wyoming adopted
in June 2010.
"They basically presented us with a
set of standards that are research based
that would be common to students across
America," said Coe. "It tells us what stu-
dents need to know to be successful in the
future."
Forty-five out of 50 states have adopted
these core standards.
"The standards tell us not only the
standard that should be taught but the
grade level it should be taught," said Coe.
The standards can be found at www.
corestandard.org.
"The standards are very detailed and
determine what will be assessed on the
state's assessment test (PAWS) and it is go-
ing to drive curriculum and what textbooks
are used to teach the standards," said Coe.
Coe expects the content standards as
they currently exist to remain in place
through this spring, but parents could see
a change in the curriculum as soon as the
fall of 2013 and the students will be tested
based on the new standards in 2014. It will
be up to individual school districts to select
the materials and set the curriculum that
will best teach the students according to
the new standard. Coe is already working
with curriculum director Nancy Cerroni to
analyze what changes will need to be made
to incorporate the new standards into the
school's curriculum.
Coe recommends that parents can best
help their children during the transistion
to the new standards by making sure they
are able to do their homework, working
with teachers and by keeping their stu-
dents prepared for school. Those prepara-
tions include making sure the students get
quality nutrition and plenty of rest. The
school provides tutoring for students who
need help in specific areas.
"I think there will be some adjust-
ments," said Coe, "but compared to what
we are already doing in our district, they
won't be huge changes. If I put it on a scale
of one to 10 with one being no change and
10 being massive change, I would put this
at about a seven on that scale. The changes
will be more along the lines of what grade
level we teach the various standards, as
opposed to what the actual standards are.
There will be more detail in the standards
and when they will be taught is where we
will see the most change."
An explanation about the new stan-
dards can be found at www://edu.wyoming.
gov. The public is invited to make com-
ments about the planned changes through
Jan. 25.
Spring Roundup 2012
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ducers will have access to
the best agricultural minds
in the region during Spring
Roundup 2012, Thursday
and Friday, Jan. 19 and
20, at Northwest College in
Powell.
The focus of this year's
roundup is risk manage-
ment. The two-day affair
offers well-known speak-
ers, high-interest informa-
tion sessions and a chance
to see Baxter Black per-
form in person, according
to co-sponsors.
Chuck Hassebrook, ex-
ecutive director of the Cen-
ter for Rural Affairs (CRA),
will open the roundup. He
will discuss a new vision
for strengthening fam-
ily farming and ranching
through entrepreneurship,
local initiative and policy
reform.
The CRA is a nation-
ally recognized research,
advocacy and development
organization that supports
small communities, small
business and family farm-
ing and ranching. Hasse-
brook has served 34 years
with the center, accom-
plishing changes in federal
tax, farm, conservation and
rural development policy.
He was instrumental
in the passage of Initia-
tive 300, Nebraska's anti-
corporate farming amend-
ment. He also was involved
in passage of federal agri-
cultural tax reforms in the
1980s, research and rural
development provisions of
recent federal farm bills,
and a pioneering package
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Thursday, January 5
Diabetes Support Group, North Big Horn Hospital Multi-
Purpose Room, 1 p.m.
BHC School District No. 1 Board, 2rid Tuesday, RMES, 8 p.m.
BHC School District No. 2 Board (Lovell), 2nd Monday, board room,
7 p.m.
BHC Treasurer at County Annex, 1st and 3rd Thursday each month,
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Big Horn Basin chapter of Gold Prospectors Association of America,
Skyline Care in Powell, 2rid Tuesday, 7 p.m., 754-5921
Big Horn County 4-H Leader's Council, 1st Monday, Extension OffÉce
on Hwy 310, 6:30 p.m.
Big Horn County Weed and Pest monthly board meeting, 2nd Tuesday,
1 p.m., W&P office at 4762 Hwy. 310, Greybull.
Byron Lions Club, 548-7543.
Cancer Support Group, 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m., NHCC multi-purpose
room.
Cowley Riding Club, 3rd Monday, 7 p.m., 307-664-2235.
Home School Club, twice monthly, Friday, 1 p.m. Call Wendy, 548-
9336, for more information.
Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting, 3rd
Monday, noon, place tha.
Lovell Bulldog Booster Club, 3rd Wednesday, Big Horn Federal Hos-
pitality Room, 7 pro.
Lovell Library Story Time, every Tuesday, 10:30 am.
Lovell Riders, Inc. meeting, 1st Friday, 7 p.m., call 548-9918 for loca-
tion.
Lovell Town Council, 2nd Tuesday, Town Hall, 7 p.m.
Lovell Woman's Club, 2nd Wednesday, Big Horn Federal Hospitality
Room, 1 p.m. Contact Deanna Wagner, 548-7793.
Narcotics Anonymous, Mondays at Big Horn Federal at 7 p.m., contact
Permillia, 272-8384.
North Big Horn County Health Coalition, 3rd Tuesday, noon, rotating
locations, 548-6410.
Ostomy Support Group meeting, 2rid Tuesday, 6 - 8 p.m., North Fork
room, West Park Hospital in Cody.
Pindroppers Quilt Club, 4th Thursday, 7 p.m, Mayes Fabric, 406-788-
9689.
TOPS @ VVY169, every Thursday,
St. John's Episcopal Church
basement in Powell, 6 p.m. 664-
2394
Tri-Mountain View Masonic
Lodge, 2nd Thursday, dinner
6:30 p.m., lodge meeting 7:30
p.m.
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