Spring Break
Journeys School will be closed Monday, March 26 - Friday, April 6. Staff will be available for admissions-related inquiries during this time; please contact Tammie at tammie.vanholland@journeysschool.org or 734-3710.
Parent Council Coffee/Meeting
Thursday, April 12, 8:15-9:30 am
Join other parents for an informal coffee gathering followed by a Parent Council Meeting. Both will be held in the Education Center, third building on the right. Please come to the coffee even if you can't stay for the meeting! For more information or to volunteer for an event, please contact any Parent Council representative or tammie.vanholland@journeysschool.org.
Congratulations to the Robotics Team
Students from Journeys School competed against teams from across the state at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Competition in Casper, Wyoming on March 17th. The student team, coached by Ethan Lobdell, designed and programmed a robot to go head to head with robots from 25 other regional schools. The Journeys School robotics team, consisting of students Ryan Levy, Michelle Slaughter, Melissa Slaughter, Wesley Mulligan, Collin Daily, Andreas Olvera, Alex Lang, and Marshall Pomeroy, was awarded the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award, which celebrates a team that not only thinks outside the box, but also has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. Congratulations!
Congratulations Mary Muromcew!
The Wyoming State Spelling Bee was held in Casper Wyoming on March 17. There were 72 students from around the state that qualified at a county level to compete. Mary Muromcew, the only 3rd grade student at the competition, competed against students in 4th-8th grade. Mary won 8th place overall, and is looking forward to next year's competition. Way to go!
Young Authors at Journeys School
Congratulations to all Journeys School students who submitted writing to Wyoming Young Authors! We have just received the results from the county judging and several Journeys School students received First Place and Honorable Mention recognition for their writing. All First Place winners will have their writing go on to state level for judging.
Kindergarten
1st Place Poetry: Augustine Porter, “I Am Poems”
Honorable Mention Fiction: Frankie Daly, “SPY”
First Grade
Honorable Mention Fiction: Alden Rice, “James and the Big City”
Honorable Mention Poetry: Sam Smith, “Weird Dog”
Second Grade
Honorable Mention Nonfiction: Elsie Hall, “My Birthday”
Honorable Mention Poetry: Matthew Grady, “Reflections of an 8-year old”
Third Grade
Honorable Mention Poetry: Nikita Muromcew, “My Favorite Things”
Sixth Grade
Honorable Mention Fiction: Avery Holdsworth, “Dreams in the Forest”
Eighth Grade
First Place: Michelle Slaughter, “Family, Bravery and Love”
Ninth Grade
First Place Nonfiction: Madeline Carlman, “The Last Wild Continent”
First Place Poetry: Emily Whipple, “Interaction Through Life”
Eleventh Grade
First Place Fiction: Melissa Slaughter, “Mrs. Bundren from Faulkner’s Bundren Family”
Twelfth Grade
First Place Fiction: Tessa Landale, “Snow Stories”
Honorable Mention Nonfiction: Hannah Wells, “Person, Place, Object Memoir”
Journeys School Talent Show
Friday, May 4, 5:00-7:00 pm
Jackson Campus Dining Lodge
Please mark your calendar for the 2nd Annual Journeys School Talent Show! Now is the time to start planning performances. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, April 18th. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Joohee Muromcew or Carrie Kirkpatrick.
Article of the Week
How do children develop independence and responsibility? For some answers, please click here to read an article entitled “The Truth about CATs and DOGs" by Aden A. Burka and Catherine U. Burka. If you have questions or comments, please contact Travis Gay at travis.gay@journeysschool.org.
Community Lunch
Friday, April 13, 11:30am
Parent volunteers are encouraged to assist with community lunch. To volunteer, please arrive in the dining lodge at 11:00am. All lunches include garden fresh salad, carrot sticks, orange slices, nut-free cookies and milk.
March 30th: No School
April 6th: No School
April 13th: Thanksgiving in April: Turkey and Gravy with Mashed Potatoes and Cranberry Sauce
April 20th: Spaghetti with Meatballs & Garlic Bread
April 27th: Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice and Veggie Egg Rolls