Musical Theatre should feel like home for high school students
Lynzi McAdams is in her first year as a Special Education Aide and the Musical Director at Star Valley High School. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lynzi is the youngest of four children and loved growing up in a smaller…
Finding creative ways to involve every student in classroom learning
◆ Kathi Smith is a special education teacher at Afton Elementary. Kathi Smith has been an educator for 25 years. She started teaching pre-school as a high school senior and continued in that role, supporting herself through college. Today, after…
Building student success means helping students step up
◆ David Saltzman teaches Social Studies at Swift Creek High School. David Saltzman is in his seventh year as an educator and his fifth year teaching Social Studies and advising the Discovery Program at Swift Creek High School. He also…
Star Vally FFA launches their annual Bear Tree Service Project
◆ Project provides stocking stuffers to families. Star Valley FFA has launched their annual Bear Tree Service Project to help provide stocking stuffers to families that need a little extra support with Christmas this year. Through December 15, community members…
A quality education unlocks doors
◆ Josh Winder is a Special Education Teacher at Star Valley Middle School. Josh Winder is in his first year serving the students at Star Valley Middle School as a special education teacher. He started with LCSD2 as a substitute teacher…
Building a foundation of success for kindergarten students in LCSD2
◆ Heidi Stoor is a kindergarten teacher in Cokeville. Heidi Stoor has been teaching Kindergarten at Cokeville Elementary School for ten years. She came to LCSD2 as a Special Education Aide at Afton Elementary, and then served as a 1st…
Registration open for FitEx program
◆ FitEx is designed to help with healthy lifestyle patterns. Registration for the UW Extension Fall 2020 FitEX session is open October 1 through October 9, 2020. Competition launches October 11 and runs through December 5. “Fit-Ex is a fun,…
Thousand Books Before Kindergarten program now back up and running
◆ Book boxes back in local businesses. The Lincoln County School District 2 Education Foundation has reopened their 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program in the Star Valley community. Program book boxes were locked down last spring due to coronavirus containment…
Karli Galloway is a first grade teacher at Afton Elementary
◆ Creative a positive learning environment is key to classroom learning, Galloway says. Karli Galloway came to Lincoln County School District 2 in 2018 as a substitute for the school district while she completed her degree with Western Governors University,…
Education Spotlight: Drew Hathaway
Drew Hathaway is the new science teacher at Swift Creek High School. He was born and raised in Star Valley. After completing his degree at the University of Wyoming in 2016, he taught in Dubois, Wyoming for three years, and…