Posts from February, 2014

EWC Phi Theta Kappa inducted 28 new members

Spring 2014 inductees:
Front row left to right: Amber Jerke, Bret Hoover, Murphy Haun, Phoenix Fribourg, Zachary Eisenbarth, Cody Colman, Dakota Clough, Sarah Cline, Kacy Buskirk.
Second row left to right: Crickett Volmer, Shelby Page, Kyle Nicolls, Everett Summers, Michael Newman, Nicole Stockwell, Karlyn Najera, Shayna Nagel, Logan Macomber, Daniela Ruiz, Nelson Kahler.
Third Row from left to right: , Nathan Pieper, Ian Zerbe, Alyssa Vollmer, Spencer Teasley, Malia Shipley, Jeffrey Sherman, Clay Schafer.

Eastern Wyoming College is pleased to announce that twenty-eight students were initiated into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society on February 26, 2014. Students initiated into the Alpha Omicron Lambda Chapter of PTK include: Kacy Buskirk, Bayard, NE; Sarah Cline, LaGrange, WY; Dakota Clough, Ogallala, NE; Cody Colman, O’Neill, NE; Zachary Eisenbarth, Yoder, WY; Phoenix Fribourg, Torrington, WY; Murphy Haun, Torrington, WY; Bret Hoover, Morrill, NE; Amber Jerke, Cheyenne, WY; Nelson Kahler, Noosa Heads, Australia; Logan Macomber, Whitman, NE; Tabatha Mesich, Pick City, ND; Shayna Nagel, Springfield, SD; Karlyn Najera, Yoder, WY; Michael Newman, Torrington, WY; Kyle Nicolls, Windsor, CO; Shelby Page, Laramie, WY; Nathan Pieper, Casper, WY; Daniela Ruiz, Torrington, WY; Clay Schafer, Littleton, CO; Jeffrey Sherman, Chappell, NE; Malia Shipley, Lingle, WY; Nicole Stockwell, Wheatland, WY; Everett Summers, Rock River, WY; Spencer Teasley, Kimball, NE; Alyssa Vollmer, Torrington, WY; Crickett Volmer, Yoder, WY; Ian Zerbe, Lusk, WY.

The Keynote Speaker for the event was Leland Vetter, Director of Welding Technology at EWC.

Phi Theta Kappa’s mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service, and fellowship programs.

Eastern Wyoming College Announces the President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls

Eastern Wyoming College is pleased to announce the honor rolls for the Fall 2013 semester. There were 309 students receiving recognition for achieving high scholastic grades.

The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students that are full time (12 or more credit hours) and achieve a 4.0 grade point average. To qualify for the Dean’s Honor Roll, students must also be full time and achieve a grade point average of 3.5, but less than 4.0. The Associate Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes those students who have at least six credit hours but not more than twelve with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

President’s Honor Roll

Torrington, WY- Tyson Bergeson, Ross Breedlove, Hannah Chapman, Josh Davison, Phoenix Durrant, Avery Madden, Allison Marsh, Patricia Martinez, Nicholas Vetter, Alyssa Vollmer, Blake Wisroth

Beulah, WY – Brendon McGirr

Douglas, WY – Ciara Blain, Hunter Haman, LaSonya Hancock, Christopher Harris, Darcy Hoffman, Michael Moravec, Logan Soto, Joshua Walmsley

Gillette, WY – Charlene Pfaff

Glenrock, WY – Karie Moulton

LaGrange, WY – Sarah Cline, Joshua Fellows

Moorcroft, WY- Ryan Baker, Joseph Clonch, Luke Lovett, Emily VerBurg

Newcastle, WY – Justin Francis, Alondra Munoz

Rozet, WY – Tyler Jones

Yoder, WY – Zachary Eisenbarth, Karlyn Najera

Holyoke, CO – Caitlyn Kramer

Steamboat Springs, CO – Kailee Duryea

Orlando, FL – Brittany Cross

Dean’s Honor Roll

Torrington, WY – Ruiz Alvarado, Jeremy Davila, Nicole Donbraska, Malissa Hager, Alexander King, Kylie Korell, Iziah McGee, Brooke Miller, Michael Newman, Shaylyn Reichert, Dusty Southworth, Duggins Wroe

Aladdin, WY – Monica Fowlkes

Casper, WY – Colten Carpenter, Benjamin Flake, Nathan Pieper

Cheyenne, WY – Cori Bagby, Bradley Burns, Amber Jerke, Kevin Malatesta, Nicholas Morgan, Cody Preston, Thomas Wilson, Braden Woods

Cody, WY – Kelly Wageman

Douglas, WY – Chris Bolinger, Jarek Brown, Shannon Brown, Bailey Curtis, Amy Stokes, Nita Werner

Evansville, WY – Chris Marbaugh

Gillette, WY – Daniel Provost

Guernsey, WY – Antoinette Bowen, Brittany Holtz, Cynthia Lewis

Hudson, WY – Joshua Soule

Laramie, WY – Shelby Page

Lingle, WY – Abderrahim Elghanjaoui, Malia Shipley

Lusk, WY – Ian Zerbe

Moorcroft, WY – Brandi Essen

Newcastle, WY – Kayla Bergstrom

Oshoto, WY – William West

Pine Haven, WY – Colton Richter, Zacharria Wight

Rawlins, WY – David Greninger

Riverton, WY – Chase Wood

Rock River, WY – Everett Summers

Rock Springs, WY – Ruiz Alvarado

Shoshoni, WY – Tina Kirlin

Upton, WY – Jacy Grieves

Wheatland, WY- Alyce Bowman, Kaycee Cordingly, Charles Maike, David Russell, Nicole Stockwell

Yoder, WY – Crickett Volmer, Molly Weglin

Gilbert, AZ – Megan Crenshaw

Hereford, CO – Adele Cass

Holyoke, CO – Parker Redfern

Littleton, CO – Clay Schafer

Longmont, CO – Dugan Tomczak

Windsor, CO – Kyle Nicolls

Ismay, MT – Annie Bryan

Otter, MT – Tel Vineyard

Bayard, NE – Kacy Buskirk

Bloomfield, NE – Dalton Cunningham

Chappell, NE – Jeffrey Sherman

Kimball, NE – Spencer Teasley

Lyman, NE – Jacob Ramirez

Mitchell, NE – Cady Cross, Aaron Wadhams

Morrill, NE – Bret Hoover

Ogallala, NE – Dakota Clough

O’Neil, NE – Cody Colman

Oshkosh, NE – Tori Vineyard

Scottsbluff, NE – Jessica Littlejohn, Alexandra Miller, Haleigh White

Whitman, NE – Logan Macomber

Berthold, ND – Cotey Hanson

Halliday, ND – Sadie Gjermundson

Pick City, ND – Tabatha Mesich

Sentinel Butte, ND – Derek Weinreis

Calome, SD – Rebecca Kartak

Pierre, SD – Jacob Etzkorn

Springfield, SD – Shayna Nagel

Austin, TX – Kara Babola

Moab, UT – Catrina Howe

Associate Dean’s Honor Roll

Torrington, WY – David Abernathy, Rachel Abernathy, Melissa Canaday, Caden Coffelt, Murphy Haun, Kelsea Herriman, Kathy Hilbert, Kylah Meyer, Crystal Munoz, Callie Pearson, Alan Phillips, Renae Sheets, Brett Spencer, Joseph Steele, Kaitlynn Stoeger, Seren Umbenhower, Whitney Walson

Alva, WY – Leanna Roscoe

Beulah, WY – Krista Drentlaw

Buffalo, WY – Matthew Misslin

Cheyenne, WY – Robert Leazenby

Cody, WY – Jedediah Ehlers

Douglas, WY – Kacy Addleman, Emily Bartling, Courtney Blain, Caitlin Boe, Sarah Boyer, Blake Brooks, Jaise Depietro, Megan Dick, Bradley Edwards, Victoria Eklund, Savannah Graham, Dianna Hale,Tanner Hall, Colter Haman, Justin Hancock, Megan Hansen, Morgan Hays, Jenna Hepp, Robin Hilbird, Lateesha Hiser, Nicholas Hiser, Cody Hornbuckle, Kelsie Jamerman, Tyler Jones, Noah Lankford, Celine Larson, Chance Leach, Justin Leman, Emilie Naderzad, Brock Oliver, Chase Oliver, Morgan Pagett, Britta Paris, Baylee Parks, Tori Parks, Amber Petersen, Morgan Praska, Alexandria Rhoads, Shania Rich, Sai Rogi, Trista Rohrer, Tatum Seebaum, Echo Sonesen, Catherine Stock, Jessie Underberg, Bobbie Underwood, Courtnee Vialpando, Keely Vonsavoye, Lauri Walmsley, Taylor Warlick, Sydney Werner, Ashlee Wilcox, James Willox, Seth Wilson

Gillette, WY – Dane Clemetson, Fayleen Prosenick

Glendo, WY – Cally Collins, Kandace Meier

Glenrock, WY – Rachel Cotton, Morgan Downs, Ashley Eldred, Alexandra Hawkins, Kaylee Montgomery, Sharlie Nissen, Jesenia Orozco, David Parkinson, Devon Parkinson, Steven Ritter, Josie Sewell,

Paige Steinmetz, Gideon Williams

Guernsey, WY – Kelda Lee, Brandi McCoid

Hulett, WY – Jarrett Bush, Alicia Cornett, Morgan Cummings, Reba Dorsett, Hali Ike, Melissa Maddison, Kelly Pannell, Zoe Penning, Jessa Peterson, Alisha Roberts, Anna Sibbett, Andrea Thomas

LaGrange, WY – Karissa Malm

Lance Creek, WY – Jessica Bruegger, Brenna Dixon,

Lingle, WY – Kaylee Greenwald, Rebecca Sutherland

Lusk, WY – Chelsea Baars, Amy Bergstrom, Kristy DeGering, Rishell Lizasuain, Bryce Sturman, Matthew VandeBossche, Willow Waldock

Newcastle, WY – Keriann Bissey, Nickolas Bock, Jordan Brooks, Chloe Coy, Merritt Crabtree, Courtney Dixon, Dillon Ehlers, Wade Gordon, Kolton Hail, Catherine Halliday, Lynnell Hanson,

Ann Henkle, Carlotta Holland, Angela Holliday, Gavin Holmes, Debra Hoover, Jerred Janicke, Garrett Liggett, Nathan McMahon, Bethany McVay, Courtney Munger, Robert Neate, Nathaniel Pillen, Josie Podio, Zachary Rasmussen, Christina Rushton, Christopher Spain, Colton Sweet, Lane Zerbst

Moorcroft, WY – Rody Bonaguidi, Cameron Braden, Bayli Buckmiller, Hyrum Burger, Alexis Eldridge, Brittany Richendifer, Savanah Richter, Lorena Robinson, Ashley Sams, Elizabeth Stairs, Kyrie Wendling

Pine Haven, WY – Kole Schell

Rozet, WY – Natasha Fowles, Baillie Matthews, Toby Reynolds

Sundance, WY – Taylor Bjornestad, Lane Carter, Brooklyn Fossen, Cindy Hansen, Kelsie Loken, Kacie O’Connor, Skye Seeley, Jamie Sigel, Eden Valdon, Jace Walker

Upton, WY – Tara Cowger, Erin Crawford, Cheyenne Hansen, Bryton Materi

Van Tassell, WY – Jayci Shoults

Yoder, WY – Travis Jinks

Morrill, NE – Paula Rector

Whitman, NE – Lacy Holthus

San Antonio, TX – Belen Priest

Operation Hometown Support

The American Legion Women’s Auxiliary is asking for donations so they can build care packages and send them on to our local American Troops abroad. There is a box located in the hallway across from Student Services for larger quantities of donations please drop them off at the Information Center.

Please see the list of items needed and items that cannot be accepted.

The items will be picked up around the 13th of March.

Eastern Wyoming College Hosts Academic Challenge

Five high school teams from around the state of Wyoming competed at the Wyoming Academic Challenge, hosted by Eastern Wyoming College, Saturday, February 15. The three to five-member teams participated in four rounds of competition and answered questions ranging from current events to mathematics and literature. Schools participating were: Big Horn, Campbell County, Lovell, Riverside, and Sheridan.

First Place was Big Horn with a total of 895 points. Big Horn also won the small school competition.

Second place went to Campbell County with 735 points.

Third place was Sheridan with 585 points.

Plaques and medals were presented to the winning teams and students on the first place team were presented scholarships to attend EWC for the 2014-2015 academic year.

For more information, please contact Becky Lorenz, 307.532.8210.

EWC Livestock Judging Team places at shows in Arizona and Colorado

The Eastern Wyoming College Livestock Judging Team traveled to the Arizona National Livestock show and The National Western Stock Show recently and brought home awards from each show.

The judging team members who competed in Arizona were Brady Lind, sophomore, Harrisburg, NE, Joe Kinchen, Sophomore, Lusk, WY, Forrest Lorenz-Hendrickson, sophomore, Lodgepole, NE, Ashley Johnson, freshman, Wheatland, WY, and Nathan Amrine, freshman, Vernon, CO. The team placed 3rd overall and Brady Lind was 6th in Beef and 10th in sheep.

A show team competed in the Open Breeding Sheep Show. They were Brady Lind, Ashley Johnson and Zeb Rosencranz, sophomore, Beulah, WY. The Dorset spring ram lamb was 1st, Dorset winter ewe lamb placed 3rd, Dorset spring ewe lamb placed 4th and 5th, pair of Dorset ewe lambs placed 2nd and Dorset lamb flock placed 2nd. Dorsets were provided by Steve and Patti Griffith, Griffith Dorsets of Pavillion, WY.

“ANLS offers a great opportunity for the students to both judge and exhibit livestock in a professional but relaxed atmosphere. Some of them hesitated about giving up part of their Christmas break but I think they would all agree the rewards earned were well worth the sacrifice”, said Dr. Georgia Younglove Livestock Judging coach.

They won the following awards at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, the show team once again competed in the Open Breeding Sheep Show. Team members were Zeb Rosencranz, Brady Lind, and Ashley Johnson. Other Purebred Meat Breed (OMB) ram lamb placed 1st, OMB yearling ram placed 2nd, OMB ewe lamb placed 1st, 2nd, and 4th, OMB pair ewe lambs placed 1st, OMB best pair placed 1st, OMB lamb flock, Champion, OMB Champion Ewe, OMB Reserve Champion Ram. Dorsets were provided by Griffith Dorsets and Snider Hampshires and Dorsets, Sandy Snider of Powell, WY.

“The success in Denver with the show team was an amazing motivator for the students. I can’t thank Patti and Steve Griffith and Sandy Snider enough for providing the opportunity,” Younglove added.

The team will be traveling to Kearny (Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic) February 21-23 and then to Houston (Houston Stock Show and Rodeo) March 12-19.

EWC announces new business course opportunities

The Community Education office recommends the following credit classes to the community. (more…)

EWC Highlights Upcoming Classes

The Community Education office at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington is now accepting enrollments for the following class. (more…)

EWC to hold Winter Concert in Torrington

The Eastern Wyoming College music department has announced the winter concert on (more…)

FAFSA Frenzy offers free FAFSA help

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a vital step in getting help to pay for college. By attending FAFSA Frenzy on February 16th students and families can get free, expert help in filling out this important form.

FAFSA Frenzy will be held from 1-3 p.m. February 16th at Eastern Wyoming College in Douglas. Financial-aid professionals — primarily from Wyoming postsecondary institutions — will provide assistance in completing the FAFSA. College-bound students must complete the FAFSA to qualify for federal and state financial aid, as well as scholarships and grants offered by many colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools.

Students 23 years of age or younger should attend the FAFSA Frenzy with their parents or guardians and bring their parents’ and their own completed 2012 or 2013 Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax returns, if available, or W-2 Forms or other 2012 or 2013 income, asset and benefits information. If parents cannot attend, students may attend alone, but they must bring the same income information. Students 24 years of age or older may attend and bring their own completed 2012 or 2013 IRS 1040 tax returns, if available, or W-2 Forms or other 2012 income, asset and benefits information.

Everything else — including pens, pencils, FAFSAs and snacks — will be provided. This event is free and open to anyone seeking assistance with the FAFSA.

For more information about the FAFSA Frenzy, call 307.358.5622.

EWC to hold Bow Hunter Education Course

The Community Education office at Eastern Wyoming College has announced that it will hold a Bow Hunter Education Course on Saturday, February 22, 2014 in Torrington, Tebbet 131, 8 am to 5 pm and the cost is $15. Jeff Capron is the instructor for the course.

Unlike hunting with firearms, bow hunting in Wyoming does not require a safety course. However, if you are planning to hunt with your bow in Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, or Idaho, depending on age and if you’ve ever been licensed in that particular state, you may be required to complete a bow hunter education course. The International Bow Hunter Education Program covers topics such as hunter ethics, shot placement, animal anatomy and tracking techniques. After completion, attendees will be issued a bow hunter education card that certifies them and that is recognized by all states and Canadian Provinces.

For more information on this course or to register, please contact Community Education at EWC at 307.532.8213 or 307.532.8323.