REGIONAL TRACK MEET--LANDER-- 5-13 and 14

We will leave at 6:45 AM Friday. The Meet starts competition at 11:00 AM - Boys Discus - Girls Triple Jump

Running Events - Start 12:45 PM

SATURDAY- Start - 9:00 AM - Girls Discus - Boys Shot

Running Events - 11:00 AM


Thanks,
Coach Thomas

PRE-REGIONAL TRACK MEET!!

We will leave at 10:45 for the District Meet in Thermopolis. It starts at 1:00 PM. Students need to be at the Gym no later than 10:15 AM on Friday the 7th of May. Home arrival will probably be between 9:00 and 10:00PM

Thanks,
Coach Thomas

THERMOPOLIS TWILIGHT!! Friday April 30th

We will leave at 10:45 for the Thermopolis Twilight. It starts at 1:00 PM. Students need to be at the Gym no later than 10:15 AM on Friday the 30th of April. Home arrival depends on number of teams showing up,however probably between 9:00 and 10:00PM

Thanks,
Coach Thomas

FROM COACH THOMAS

Riverside-Basin Meet on Friday April 16 is at 2:00p.m.
The bus will depart Meeteetse at 11:30am


Thanks Coach Thomas

FROM COACH THOMAS

****ATTENTION ALL TRACK ATHLETES AND PARENTS****
On Monday the 12th of April, all athletes wanting to compete in track MUST BE AT PRACTICE! Unless they, or their parents, have contacted ME personally, attendance is expected. Track practice will be from 4:00 until 5:30 PM everyday, unless otherwise notified. Athletes will be expected to be there for the full practice, and those that want to work on events after the regularly scheduled practice will be accommodated. If parents or athletes have questions, I'm available around the clock. I would like to make clear that I expect Meeteetse Track Athletes to break out an hour and a half per day for steady track related duties!! If one is not able to commit that amount of time in a small schools busy schedule, I understand and only need the uniform back from your sons or daughters, and /or under your guardianship. We are Blessed with a tremendous amount of talent in Meeteetse, and need to get as much return from it as we should.

Coach Thomas

TRACK MEET-- Friday, April 9, at 2:30 p.m. in Worland.
The student bus will depart from Meeteetse at 11:30am

FCCLA State Convention Events and Medal Winners

Events and Medal Winners top photo first.
National Programs in Action: Sami Moger(Families First), Keely Newkirk and Brodie Bennett (Pawsitive Action)-Bronze Medal Winners
Illustrated Talk: Kristen Moger and Nicole Long )The dangers of sexting). Not pictured Ashley Karlstad (Mission Costa Rica)
FCCLA State Choir: Sami Moger, Nicole Long, and Kristen Moger
Senior Quiz Bowl Team: Kristen Moger, Nicole Longe, Sheana Guthrie, Keely Newkirk, Brodie Bennett-Silver Medal Team
Junior Quiz Bowl Team: Tristen Brewer, Cheyanne Camblain, Ashton Abarr, Seth Bennett, Ashley Karlstad-Bronze Medal Team
Creed Competition: Ashton Abarr-Bronze Medal Winner Jr. Divison, Tristen Brewer, Sheana Guthrie-Silver Medal Winner Sr. Division, Cheyanne Camblain-Gold Medal Winner Jr. Division
Promote and Publicize FCCLA: Seth Bennett and Wilson Renner Gold Medal Winners in the Junior Division.

State FCCLA Convention

The Meeteetse FCCLA Chapter had another wonderful state convention this year.

Meeteetse FCCLA State Convention Itinerary

FCCLA State Convention
Meeteetse FCCLA itinerary
Cheyenne, WY March 24th-26th
Holiday Inn
All members are expected to bring at least 5 items for the Troops package!
Also bring your study packets to study on the bus for the quiz bowl.
Choir people bring your music
Be sure to read the Dress Code information and the Code of conduct
Wednesday, March 24th
5:30 a.m. Leave for state. Please meet bus in the back parking lot. Be sure and bring “game day” dress clothes for every day. You may also bring jeans for casual time, but you will be expected to be in dress clothes for the entire convention. You will also want to bring your swim suit. The only meal you will need to buy is the first meal, the chapter will pay for the rest. You will want to bring spending money for the mall as well.
8:30 a.m. Stop in Casper to eat
1:00 p.m. Check into motel Judges lunch meeting-chaperones.
1:30 p.m. Mrs. Bennett Registration
3:30 p.m. Quiz Bowl-Dinner after quiz bowl
8:30 p.m. Opening Session
Thursday, March 25
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. All members check into their events
8:30 a.m. Events begin. Members are expected to help and support each other while waiting to compete. I also hope you will meet other members and be social.
12:00 Lunch for STAR event competitors
3:00 p.m Last member event
4:00 p.m. Mall and Supper
7:00 p.m. District Meetings
8:00 p.m. Dance
Friday, March 26
7:30 a.m. Voting Delegate Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Business Session
1:00 p.m. Awards
3:00 p.m. Depart for home
10:00 p.m. Estimated arrival time back in Meeteetse

I am really looking forward to spending our last Meeteetse FCCLA State Convention with all of you!

Athletic Banquet -- Jr. High Girls

It was a privilege to be able to coach the Jr. High girls this season. They are a fun and unique bunch of individuals that came together as a team. The improvement that each girl made was awesome and so much fun to see everyday in practice. Every girl contributed to the team and shared in celebrating our Third Place win at the confrence tournament.
The awards that were given out were as follows : Offensive MVP --Cheyanne Camblin , Defensive MVP -- Tori Lewis ,Tournament MVP -- Amelia May, Most Improved -- Taylor Coady, The Glass Cleaner Award -- Cheyenne Foote , The Coaches Award -- Ashton Abarr , The Rising Star Award -- 6th grade Brooklynn Graybill , 7th grade Caitlyn Hiser , 8th grade Haley Sessions. With everybody making such a contribution it was difficult to make these decisions.
The whole team, 8th grade: Amelia May , Ashton Abarr ,Tristen Brewer , Cheyanne Camblin ,Cheyann Justice , Cheyenne Foote , Haley Campsey , Haley Sessions , Kaelyn Hodson , Tori Lewis , Taylor Coady , Sami Moger
7th grade : Aspen Eldredge , Caitlyn Hiser , Sarah Cushenberry , Tiffany Ward , Brianna Sweeney 6th grade : Brooklynn Graybill , Darbi Schlenker , Karli Renner , Melanie Riley.
At one point in the season the coaches were taping nine girls ankles. Thats a lot of tape, but really shows how tough the girls are to still go out and compete. A big thanks to Sami , who got hurt in the first game , but still cheered on her team mates and helped with managing the team. Also to Tristen , who missed some games, you kept your spirits up and came back at the end of the season to contribute at tournament,,
I think every coach wants to win their last game of the season. That would mean a championship , third place , or a consolation championship. But over all to end on a win is a big lift to the program. Over the last five games these girls went 4 and 1 ending with the third place win. They were playing their best basketball at the end of the season. Another coach comented on what an improvment he saw in our team and was glad that the season didn't have another week or two because he didn't want to face us again.
Going from 20 girls to maybe ten next year , there will probably be some growing pains as these younger girls step into the leadership rolls and more playing time. I am confident that both Aspen and Caitlyn will be great leaders and these sixth graders will also step up to have a competitive season.
Thanks again to all the parents and fans for your support.We always had a great crowd whether at home or away. You rock!!
A big thanks to Coach Foote!! You have a great competitive spirit and had my back the whole season. You did a great job!
It really was a privilege to have this opportunity. I don't think there could be a more pretty picture than to see all these girls with smiles on their faces. If you get a chance, ask one to say the pledge of the hoop. Its cool. It would be my hope that all these girls get to stay together because the potential of greatness is within their grasp.
Thanks again to all !!
Longhorn for Life
Coach Bennion

Athletic Banquet -- Jr. High Boys

It was great to celebrate the basketball season on Thursday the 18th. Congradulations to all the student athletes and the effort that was given during the season.
The Jr. High boys had a successful season that ended with a hard fought victory and a third place at the tournament. I was very proud of all the boys with the effort and improvment that each one showed during the season.
The awards that were given out were as follows: MVP to Seth Bennett ,The Glass Cleaner award to Jasper Smith , Mr. Hustle to Shawn Shepperson , Most Improved to Jacob Allen , The Rising Star to Scott Sessions.
The whole team deserves recognition for their efforts. 8th grade : Seth Bennett , Jasper Smith 7th Grade: Zach Burbank , Alex Poole , Hank Wagers , Jacob Allen , Wilson Renner 6th Grade: Hunter Allen , Shawn Shepperson , Scott Sessions , Gabriel Kreitzer , Roberto Hernandez.
These two eighth graders were our leaders this year , so the younger guys will have to step up next year and take on those rolls. I have total confidence in these boys and their abilitiy to make that step and have a very competitive season.
Thanks to all the parents and fans that gave their support. We appreciate that very much!! Thanks again to the boys for the effort and improvment. Thanks to Coach Paxton for your support and guidence during the season. It was a blast !!
Always riding for the Longhorn brand,
Coach Bennion

Join the Meeteetse FCCLA on Facebook

FCCLA members, Seth Bennett and Wilson Renner are working to promote and publicize FCCLA in Meeteetse. We are looking for past alumni and potential members to join us on facebook. They are also posting upcoming events so parents may also want to join us. Go to www.facebook.com and search for meeteetsefccla.

FCCLA Presentation Night

The community is invited to join the FCCLA Chapter Friday, March 19th at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Members will be presenting their state projects and we would love to have an audience listen to their projects and give us your feedback. We will be attending State FCCLA Convention next week, March 24th-26th, in Cheyenne, WY. Thank you for your support this year.

State Basketball

Below you will see an itinerary for the upcoming state basketball tournament. Hope to see you there.

Thursday March 4th

8:30 Bus Leaves Meeteetse
12:00 Arrive in Casper/Eat Lunch
1:30 Check in to Ramada Hotel
3:30 Arrive at Event Center
4:30 Game vs. Arvada
6:00 Watch Snake River vs. Kaycee
7:30 Dinner
9:00 Return to Ramada

If we win vs. Arvada we will be playing at 6:00 at Casper College

Jr. High Tournament

The Jr. high had a successful tournament over the weekend of Febuary 19th and 20th. With a coin flip we ended up going in to tournament as the 3rd seed and faced the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies, who with a couin flip was the 2nd seed. We came out with some nerves showing and couldn't get those first shots to fall. We played good defence and held Rocky to one of their lowest point totals all season but still fell 25 to 15.

We next played a much improved Ten Sleep team on saturday morning. We came out with a lot more fire and shot the ball better .In the second half we let down a little and let the Pioneers make a run , but held them off for the win , with the score of 32 to 26.

With that win we played Cloud Peak in the game that decided third place. We again came out with some fire and shot the ball very well. Again in the second half we had a let down and made it way to close. Having a let down is something we need to work on not having. To our girls credit they didn't panic , kept playing hard , made some free throws at the end and held on 22 to 19 for third place. As their coach i am so proud of the effort that each and every one of these girls put into this whole season. Each one made a lot of improvment and it really showed as the season progressed.

It will be great to watch these 12 eighth graders as they move into the High school ranks and also the progress of the 7th and 6th graders as they continue to grow and develop the skills they showed this year.

Congrats on the third place finish !!!

Coach Bennion

1A West Regional Basketball

What a great time of year! Gymnasiums across the state of Wyoming will be filled with electricity as it is 1A/2A Regional basketball weekend. Today, February 25th, the Meeteetse Longhorn girls basketball team will play a first round tournament game against Farson at 7:00 p.m. The game will be played in the auxilliary gym in Lander. If the girls win, they play at 7:30 p.m. in the fieldhouse (Lander) on February 26th. If the girls lose the first round game, they play at 10:00 a.m. in the auxilliary gym on February 26th. Good luck to our Longhorn girls!

February 18, 19, 20

The Junior High girls basketball team will be the #3 seed going into this weekends conference tournament. The tournament is at Burlington and our girls will play #2 seed Rocky Mountain at 3:20 on Friday, February 19th. The High School teams wrap up conference play this weekend by hosting St. Stephens on Thursday, February 18th at home. The varsity girls game is at 5:30 and the varsity boys play at 7:00. Parents/seniors will be recognized about 5 minutes before each scheduled tip-off. Also, the elementary students will be playing at half-time of both varsity contests. On Friday, February 19th, the Longhorns go to Dubois for games at 5:30/7:00.

Jr. High Games

The Jr. High had a competitive and successful weekend. On Friday night Ten Sleep came to town and the girls played a very good game and came out on top 35 to 7. They came to play defence and our shots are starting to find the target. We only beat them by 4 points in Ten Sleep so you can see a big improvement.
On Saturday morning the Shoshoni Wranglers came to town with a very physical style of play. It was a tough back and forth game. Our girls again played good defence and matched up well. We were a little bruised and bloodied but came out on top 25 to 21.
With these two great efforts I am excited for our chances at our conference tourney next week. If we play together we have a great chance to do well!

As we have no school on Monday we will have an open gym at 4:00 p.m. to continue to work on our shooting and prep for the tourney.
Thanks again for all the support!
GO HORNS!!

Coach Bennion

HS Girls Basketball Scores

The past weekend the Lady Longhorns went on the road. Friday night they matched up against Burlington losing 64 to 43. Saturday they traveled to Arvada where they came from behind to win 44 to 41. This weekend the Longhorns host Ten Sleep on Friday and travel to Kaycee on Saturday.

JR.HIGH SCORES

The Jr. high girls had a very competitive weekend. On Friday afternoon we traveled to Burlington. The B-team had a great effort and won their game 24 to 19. The A-team played terrific defence , but couldn't get their shots to fall and ended up losing a tough contest 17 to 8.
On Saturday we traveled to Rocky Mountain ,with the B-team losing by the score of 31 to 13. The A-team were missing a couple of players to injury , and a couple playing injured, gave another great effort but fell to the grizz 37 to 23. We had a better offensive game but let them have a run in the third period and couldn't keep pace. With a couple more girls going down with injuries we are now offically the walking wounded. Even with the injuries our girls played great games and as their coach coudln't be prouded of their effort! Going into tournament on the 19th anf 20th I truly feel that we have a great chance to come out on top if we play together and with the effort they gave this last weekend.
As coach Paxton blogged , our games are both home this week with Ten Sleep on Friday and Shoshoni on Saturday morning.

As always thanks to you for supporting our girls and GO HORNS!!

Coach Bennion

Games on February 12th and 13th

Ten Sleep will be coming to Meeteetse for games on Friday, February 12th. The Junior High girls will play the "A" game at 3:00 and the "B" game at 4:00. The High School girls play at 5:30 and the High School boys play at 7:00. Again, all games against Ten Sleep on the 12th will be at home. On Saturday, February 13th the Junior High girls play against Shoshoni at home (10:00). There will not be a "B" game against Shoshoni. The High School basketball teams will be at Kaycee on Saturday the 13th, varsity girls at 1:00 and varsity boys at 2:30.

FCCLA Week

February 7-13 is National FCCLA Week. Please view our member made FCCLA Week movie.

TIME CHANGES

For those who haven't heard the news , the times for the Jr. High girls games in Burlington on Friday have been changed. The times now are 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock p.m. this gives the fans a chance to not have a big break in between the Jr. High and High school games that are at 5:30 and 7.

The departure times for the Jr. High are 1:45 p.m. on Friday and 7:45 a.m. on Saturday for the game at Rocky Mountain. Please have the girls there at least 15 minuntes before that time.
We will be staying to support the high school teams , on fri, so our arrival time back home will be around 9 or 9:30. We need to get the girls home at a decent hour as the early departure time the next morning.

As always thanks for your support and GO HORNS!!

Coach Bennion

It will be another busy weekend for the Longhorns. On Friday, February 5th, all of the Meeteetse basketball teams will be at Burlington. The Junior High girls will play the "B" game at 3:00 and the "A" game at 4:00. The H.S. varsity girls play at 5:30 and the varsity boys play at 7:00. On Saturday, February 6th, the Junior High girls travel to Deaver for games at 10:00/11:00...."B" game first. The High School teams travel to Arvada for games at 1:00/2:30, varsity girls at 1:00 and varsity boys at 2:30.

JR. High basketball

It was another barn burnin weekend for the Jr. High girls. On Friday night we had a rematch with the Cloud Peak Cougars. We had a great first half of playing hard and went into the half with the lead. In the second half we struggled to score , but luckily so did the cougars, and we held on to win 14 to 13.
On Saturday the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies came into town. Again we had a good effort from the girls but we coudn't keep pace with the Grizzlies as they won 41 to 20.
These girls improve every week and we will work on our shooting this week so we can keep better pace with our next opponents. There are only two weeks before our tournament so we need to keep working hard to do well there.

Our next games will be on the road at Burlington on Friday with game times at 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. before the high school games. On Saturday we travel to Rocky Mountain with game times at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Coach Bennion

Student Council Flies Planes for Kara Paxton

Thank you to everyone who flew planes and donated to the Kara Paxton benefit during Saturday's basketball games. We raised $214 to help the Paxton family while Kara is receiving radiation treatments in Arizona.

FCCLA Deadlines

FCCLA members it is time to register for our upcoming State FCCLA Convention. Members need to bring their $50 deposit and event registration fees to Mrs. Bennett by Monday , February 8, 2010. Please make checks to Meeteetse School. Thank You!

Boys Basketball

The high varsity basketball team traveled to Midwest on 1/23/10 to play the Oilers. The score was Oilers 51 Longhorns 31

Week of January 25 - 30, 2010

It is Winter homecoming week in Meeteetse. The Junior High girls will start the action with games against Cloud Peak at home on Friday the 29th...."B" game at 1:30 and the "A" game at 2:30. Then the High School girls and boys teams will host Rock River on Friday evening....game times are 4:00 and 5:30. Then, on Saturday the 30th, the Junior High girls host Rocky Mountain at 10:00/11:00. The "B" game will be first at 10:00. The High School girls and boys teams will follow by hosting the Dubois Rams at 1:30/3:00.

JR. HIGH Basketball

The JR. High girls had a very competitive weekend. On Thursday night they played Cloud Peak and after being behind made a great comeback and actually went ahead towards the end of the 4th quarter. A couple of defensive mistakes let the Cougars tie the game and we went into overtime. The Cougars had a little more energy in the extra period and we ended up losing 26 to 22. It was a good effort on the Lady Longhorns part.
On Saturday the Ladys traveled to Ten Sleep to take on the Pioneers. We were a little sluggish and put the Pioneers on the free throw line way to many times, but came away with the victory buy the score of 20 to 16. Ten of the Pioneers points came from the free throw line.
I hope the girls learned what kind of effort it takes to win. The confrence is very competitive this year and we are right the hunt for a confrence win if we play together and give a great effort.

This week the JR. High have a couple of home games. On Friday we have a rematch with Cloud Peak at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. and on Saturday morning we take on Rocky Mountain at 10 and 11 a.m.

Thanks to all those who came out to support our JR. High girls.

Coach Bennion

OPEN GYM

For the JR.High girls,
There will be an open gym on Friday from 11:00 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. I know we have games on thursday and saturday, but in this stage of the season we need to take advantage of any time we can get in the gym. We will do mostly shooting drillls and depending on how many show up, some of the offence. This is not mandatory but attendence is encouraged.
Thanks to all who support our Longhorns!!

Coach Bennion

JR. HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hey Longhorn fans,
The Jr. high girls had their first two contest's of the season. They played hard but came up short in both losing to Burlington and Shoshoni. I was pleased with the effort of all the girls and the progress i saw in each girl and in each game. I am confident that the girls will improve each game and we will have a successful season.
The next games ,as coach Paxton blogged, will be this thursday against Cloud Peak in Manderson at 4:30 & 5:30 p.m., and saturday in Ten Sleep at 10 & 11 a.m. The bus will leave Thursday at 2:30 p.m. and on saturday at 7:45 a.m.
I wish all the teams good luck this weekend !!
GO HORNS !!!!!

Coach Bennion

Basketball games from Jan. 21st - Jan. 23rd

The High School basketball games against Ft. Washakie on 1/22/10 have been cancelled. Ft. Washakie has been unable to field teams. However, the High School teams will be traveling to Midwest on Saturday, 1/23/10, for a varsity girls game at 1:30 and a varsity boys game at 3:00. The Junior High girls have two games on the road this week as they travel to Cloud Peak on Thursday for games at 4:30/5:30 = "B" game first. Then, the Junior High girls go to Ten Sleep on Saturday for games at 10:00/11:00 = "A" game first.

HOBY Ambassador

Congratulations to Sheana Guthrie for being chosen as Meeteetse High Schools HOBY Abassador.Sheana will attend the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Seminar in Cheyenne June 17-June 20th. HOBY programs provide youth selected by their schools to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experiences. HOBY also provides adults with opportunities to make a significant impact on the lives of youth by volunteering. We are proud to have Sheana representing our school.

UW Summer High School Institute

We would like to extend the wonderful opportunity to Meeteetse High School Sophomore Students to attend the University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute June 6-June 26, 2010. Please help us encourage our high school sophomore students to apply for this program.

Program Overview

For the past twenty-five years, students across the state of Wyoming have had their first taste of college life while attending the UW Summer High School Institute (HSI). The UW Summer High School Institute is a three-week summer residential program designed to provide intellectually talented high school students exciting educational experiences on the University of Wyoming Laramie campus. HSI provides great opportunity for high school students
•Take part in an exceptional summer enrichment program,
•Spend three weeks on the University of Wyoming campus,
•Learn in small, informal classes with no grades or tests,
•Study with outstanding university faculty,
•Enjoy and environment where you can be yourself,
•Meet new people in a relaxed university atmosphere,
•Develop long-lasting friendships, and
•Discover how students from all over Wyoming think about themselves and the world

Wyoming Girls State and Boys State

Meeteetse Schools would like to select a high school junior boy and girl to represent our school this summer at Boys and Girls State June 5-11. Please help us to encourage our students to attend this amazing experience. Contact Mrs. Bennett for more information or visit http://www.boysandgirlsstate.org

January 11th - 16th

The Junior High girls game on Friday, January 15th will now start at 3:00/4:00. The times were changed because of the High School basketball games at 5:30/7:00 on the same day. All games on the 15th are at home against Burlington. Junior High will be playing the "B" game first against Burlington. On Saturday, January 16th, the High School teams travel to Ten Sleep for games at 5:30/7:00. The Junior High girls travel to Shoshoni for a "A" game at 10:00 and the "B" game at 11:00.

open gym

Hey there Longhorn fans,
An unexpected turn of events has given me the opportunity to coach the Jr. High girls basketball team. They have had a good first week of practice and have already shown excitement and improvement. There will be an open gym on Friday starting at 11:00 a.m. for all those that can make it. With games starting next week we have a lot of work to do! This team has a lot of potential and i am very excited to see how far these girls can go.
Good luck to the High School teams this weekend as they return to action!!
GO HORNS!!

Coach Bennion

HS Basketball

The High School Basketball teams will be playing this weekend against Farson on Friday and St. Stephens on Saturday. Please wish them luck!

Friday Jan. 8th
10:00 am Bus Leaves Meeteetse
12:00 pm Lunch in Riverton
1:00 pm Bus Leaves Riverton
3:15 pm Bus Arrives in Farson

Girls Varsity 4:00 pm
Boys Varsity 5:30 pm

7:00 pm Bus leaves Farson
8:15 pm Dinner in Lander
9:15 pm Check in to:
Pronghorn Lodge
800-424-6823

Saturday Jan. 9th
10:30 am Breakfast in Lander
12:00 pm Bus leaves for St. Stephens
12:45 pm Bus arrives in St. Stephens

Girls Varsity 1:30 pm
Boys Varsity 3:00 pm

4:30 pm Bus Leaves St. Stephens
5:00 pm Dinner in Riverton
6:15 pm Bus leaves Riverton
8:15 pm Bus arrives in Meeteetse

Correction for this weekend

*****Please note that the games are at 4:00/5:30 in Farson = Friday***** This change was necessary because the officials would not have been able to make the originally scheduled 2:30 game. So, the varsity girls will play at 4:00 and the varsity boys at 5:30.

January 4th - 9th

The High School girls and boys basketball teams will be on the road this weekend. On Friday, the varsity girls play at 2:30 and the varsity boys play at 4:00 in Farson. On Saturday, the teams play at St. Stephens with the varsity girls game at 1:30 and the varsity boys game at 3:00. There will not be JV games.