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Future school calendars approved for LCSD#2

    Lincoln County School District #2 (LCSD#2) has received word that their alternate hybrid calendars for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years have been approved at the state level. Districts in Wyoming are expected to be on a 175-day…

LCSD#2 School Board meeting recap

The Lincoln County School #2 Board of Trustees met in their regularly scheduled meeting on May 13, 2026 with a few of the following discussions and actions. Financial Report Business Manager, JC Inskeep addressed the board and noted that as…

Three SVHS students take gold in State Young Authors writing competition

  Three Star Valley High School students took home first place ribbons in the Wyoming State Young Authors writing competition. Senior Taggart Ivie, junior Symantha Hepworth and freshman Aniston Schwab were honored as the state’s first place winners in a…

Cokeville schools weigh impacts of SF81 funding changes at community meeting

With Senate File 81 (SF81) passing legislation in the 2026 budget session, questions and concerns have been arising across the state of Wyoming about how exactly funding in school districts will be allocated and how activities will be affected come…

Cranney, Mackey and Barnes earn Southwest Athlete Award

  LCSD#2 did very well in the awards portion of the Southwest District Senior Student-Athlete Award voting from the most recent meeting of the athletic directors and head coaches of those schools this past week. Colton Cranney and Camryn Mackey…

Engen approved as principal of Etna Elementary

  Crystal Engen has been approved by Lincoln County School District #2 as the new principal at Etna Elementary School. David Saltzman, who has been the principal at the school for the last several years, is taking the position of…

Activities funding likely to be impacted by new school recalibration

Superintendent Matt Erickson of Lincoln County School District #2 (LCSD #2), which represents schools in the Star Valley and Cokeville areas, spoke with SVI about the recent end of the 2026 Wyoming Legislative session. One major aspect of that session…

LCSD#2 urging patrons to be involved as legislative session draws near

    Many of the stories over the past week regarding education have stemmed from recent meetings of members of the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) and early decisions by some lawmakers to potentially make big changes to the funding of…

McKeown, Mattson selected as VFW Teachers of the Year

Lincoln County School District #2 teachers Katie McKeown and Heather Mattson have been selected as the district winners of the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year Recognition Program. Both women will advance to the state program. Winners…

Rich to take SVMS principal position

The Lincoln County School District #2 Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 14. One item of personnel approvals during that meeting was the reading of Jake Rich as the new principal of Star Valley…