SVHS Speech and Debate team members who competed at state include Nick Jardine, Priscilla Greenwell, Gabe Daniel, Holly Draney, Ashley Helm, Amalie Scherbel, Joseph Scherbel, Parker Thompson, Zoey Scherbel, Aidan Shervin, Kendrick Shervin, Maggie Daniel, Morgan Scaffide, Caleb Thygerson, Samuel Draney, Nathan Casperson and Callin Sanderson. Elie Thygerson, though part of the team, was unable to compete. The SVHS Speech and Debate team is advised by Katie Roberts and Julie Lewis.
◆ The skilled senior is one of only six debaters selected state-wide.
Star Valley High School Senior Speech and Debate Team Captain Josef Scherbel, son of Karl and Holli Scherbel, of Etna, has been appointed by the Wyoming High School Forensic Association as one of six students state-wide to represent the forensic community as a 2021 Wyoming High School Forensic Ambassador.
GRHS secured the third-place finish with 92.833 points.
Star Valley High School placed first with 98.833 points and Powell High School took second with 93.833 points. Coming in fourth, was Lovell High School with 83.667 points.
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GRHS senior dancer Sydney Ferrer was also selected to dance on the 2021 Wyoming All State Dance Team. Ferrer is the dance captain of the Wolf Pack Dance Team.
Additionally, head coach Debi Kovick was awarded 3A Coach of the Year.
Debi Kovick was selected as 3A Coach of the Year at State Spirit. Photo courtesy of GRHS Wolf Pack Dance Team
Casper College Volleyball Squad Goes 1-2 on Opening Weekend
The Casper College volleyball team finally made it to the court after a long pandemic related delay and lost 2 of out 3 in their season-opening tournament at the Erickson Gym. On Friday, the Birds matched up with Salt Lake Community College and lost in four sets, 25-23, 25-13, 28-30, and 25-21. Casper played two matches on Saturday starting off with a 4 set loss to Colorado Northeastern 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, and 25-19 but followed that up with a win over Miles City, Montana 25-18 25-12 and 25-13.
The Thunderbirds are trying to reverse their fortunes after an 8-27 campaign a year ago. The team does have some valuable experience with seven sophomores and has four players from the state of Wyoming on their roster, Olivia Muir from Star Valley High School, Camille Nate from Cokeville, Torrington s Hailey Anderson, and Mountain View s Aileen Bugas.
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SALT LAKE CITY As one of their first acts of the 2021 session, Utah lawmakers approved a resolution honoring the late Rep. LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff, who died in December after a three-week battle with pneumonia.
“Her loss is a great loss for all of us. A loss of somebody who was a revered educator,” Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner, R-Ogden, said on the Senate floor. Shurtliff’s popularity in District 10 was fueled by love and support from students and parents.
Weber County’s lone Democrat, Shurtliff, who was just reelected to represent House District 10, had been hospitalized for three weeks after becoming sick on Dec. 6. Her family told the media she’d tested negative for COVID-19 “and several other viruses.”