By Ernie Over, managing editor, county10.com (Riverton, Wyo.) – When Brigadier General Steve Mount visited the Fremont County BOCES Military Science class last week at Riverton High School, instructor Cody Myers used the opportunity to present several awards to students in the program. Receiving the first ever “HOOAH!” award and a flag pin was Chris Holcomb, who Myers said “has…
By Joshua Scheer, reporter, county10.com (Lander, Wyo.) – Wyoming National Guard Brigadier General Steven Mount visited military science classes at local high schools on Monday to inspect the students and speak with them. Mount was representing Major General Luke Reiner, the Wyoming Guard’s Adjutant General. Reiner visited the classes last year. Mount’s day started at 7 a.m. at a zero…
Ethan Whiting is earning his Eagle Scout badge by partnering with BOCES Green Construction Academy to complete an outdoor gazebo project for the WLRC. The gazebo structure was built last school year by the Green Construction Academy students at Pathfinder. Ethan’s scout project involved finding a community project, getting volunteers from his Scout Troop 83, recruiting other community members, and…
Contact: Rajean Strube Fossen, 856-2028 (Riverton) – Five high school students in the Green Construction Program sponsored by Fremont County BOCES joined 11 employees from United Parcel Service Wednesday in assembling new bleachers at Wolverine Field. “This is a good project for our Green Construction students,” said Rajean Strube Fossen, Green Construction Coordinator at FC BOCES. “They get to work…
NEWS for immediate release Contact: RaJean Strube Fossen, Green Construction Coordinator, (307) 856-2028 Green Construction Academy graduates summer class (Riverton) – Twenty students from four Fremont County High Schools graduated from a Green Construction Academy on Friday, August. 19, completing a summer of specialized construction projects. The academy was sponsored by Fremont County BOCES and included two teams of students…
NEWS for immediate release Contact: RaJean Strube Fossen, Green Construction Coordinator, (307) 856-2028 March 21, 2011 (Riverton) – Thanks to a local partnership, Riverton will soon be the site of an innovative energy efficient duplex project containing a residence and a working model for students learning about sustainable construction techniques and materials. The Fremont County Board of Cooperative Education Services…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., believes that progress on the Job Corps center in Riverton is moving in the right direction after speaking with senior officials at the Department of Labor late Friday. The Department of Labor’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget indicates strong support for the Job Corps program and is “committed to having a Job Corps…
News for immediate release Contact: Sandy Barton, (307) 856-2028 July 29, 2010 (RIVERTON) — Regional energy industry partners and the Fremont County Board Of Cooperative Education Services (FC BOCES) have joined forces to expand an Energy Exploration Class into an additional West Central Wyoming high school this fall semester. “It’s critical that our students have an opportunity to understand the…
News for immediate release Contact: Sandy Barton, (307) 856-2028 (CASPER) – Two Fremont County entities were presented with the state’s top workforce awards this past week for developing partnerships and creating innovations in employment opportunities. The awards to the Fremont County Board of Cooperative Education Services (FC BOCES) and the Northern Arapaho Tribe’s Wind River Casino were presented at the…
News for immediate release Contact: Sandy Barton, (307) 856-2028 (RIVERTON) – The curriculum for the Wind River Job Corps Center to be built in Riverton is now under development as architectural plans for the center are being finalized. An energy industry curriculum advisory committee met this month to review plans for the center, which is slated to go out for…
