MEEKER | Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is an amazing diverse student organization that incorporates skills from the Family and Consumer Classroom into competition pieces. For the past eight years Meeker has been working towards placing all competitors in a Gold or Silver category. This year, instructor[Read More…]
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Meeker High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) hosted the Scenic Country (Western Slope) FCCLA Fall District Conference. District President Sam Hightower and the MHS Officer team led the 56 students participating through leadership roundtables, STAR Event information, and promoted competition in state events. Instructor Brenda Hummel[Read More…]
MHS FCCLA members place at state
MEEKER I April 14-16, 2022, was an inspiring weekend of competition, recognition and of course continuing leadership journeys for the Meeker High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members who attended the 2022 Colorado FCCLA State Conference. Thursday featured opening ceremonies, a delicious dinner at the Cheesecake[Read More…]
EMPTY BOWLS …
Meeker High School FCCLA has brought the international event of “Empty Bowls” to Meeker. Students have spent the fall semester learning the craft of the potter’s wheel and glazing. With art instructor Ben Quinn’s guidance, they have created 200 bowls that sold at the event “Empty Bowls” fundraiser. MHS FACS[Read More…]
News Notes: November 11, 2021
Watch for sheep MEEKER | The Theos Swallow Ranch will be heading down from summer pasture with two herds of sheep. Watch for the herds coming through from CR 8 through Meeker on Nov. 11 and 12. Drivers are asked to have patience, and locals can help by taking side[Read More…]
FCCLA members attend 2021 state conference
MEEKER | April 8-10, 2021, was an inspiring weekend of competition, recognition, and of course continuing leadership journeys for the Meeker FCCLA members who attended the 2021 Colorado FCCLA State Conference. Taking place virtually for the first time, members had opportunities to engage in workshops and showcase the leadership skills[Read More…]
Meeker FCCLA attends state conference
MEEKER | April 5-7 was an inspiring weekend of competition, recognition and of course making new friends for the Meeker FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) members who attended the 2018 Colorado State Conference in Denver. Members had opportunities to interact with students from around the state and[Read More…]
FCCLA members compete at national conference
MEEKER I From July 1-7, two Meeker Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members competed at the Unlimited Possibilities National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tenn.
Meeker High School celebrates career/technical education month
MEEKER | Students and faculty at Meeker High School joined others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. This year’s tagline is “Celebrate Today, Own Tomorrow!” CTE Month provides CTE programs across the country an opportunity to demonstrate how CTE[Read More…]
FCCLA …
FCCLA Gold…
Three Meeker High School students — incoming sophomore Jenna Walsh and incoming seniors Piper Haney and Aly Ridings — traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to compete in the National Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competition after earning top gold at the state competition in Denver in April.
Brown strikes gold in California
MEEKER | Jordan Brown, who will be a junior this year at Meeker High School, qualified for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference at the Colorado state leadership conference this past April, with teammates Elissa McLaughlin and Sage Chapin.
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This year’s batch of Mormon crickets are beginning to hatch. Above is a picture of an immature cricket compared to a dime. JANE TURNBURKE PHOTO Read more online at ht1885.com.
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Join Home.Made for their Spring Cleanout Sale for discounts, new spring styles, and preordering your Mother's Day flowers!
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On April 4, the Meeker Lions Club installed new shelving units for the New Eden Pregnancy Care Center. New Eden asked the Lion’s Club to help them come up with more storage for items within the building, and the Lion’s Club raised money to purchase shelves. OPAL MUNGER PHOTO
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Why are we all so mad? Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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Livestock Judging teams from both sides of the county competed at The Rumble In The Rockies Livestock Judging Contest in La Plata County this past weekend. Read the full story this week online ht1885.com.
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Meeker Cowboy Track continued its season with another meet in Grand Junction, the Frank Woodburn Invitational. The meet went on despite the blustery winds, low temps and snow. Read the story online at ht1885.com.
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Sunglasses, shorts and snowflakes... if that doesn’t sum up a Western Colorado track meet in April, nothing does. The Rangely Panthers will likely have a warmer meet this Friday, April 12, in Grand Junction. Read the recap from the last meet in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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Meeker High School’s FCCLA group placed 10 of 13 students in the top three in their respective categories and six qualified for the national competition in Seattle, Washington, this June. Results: Sam Hightower and Finley Deming - 1st Place Gold - Repurpose and Redesign; Aimee Shults - 1st Place Gold - Job Interview; Becca Hood - 1st Place Gold - Leadership; Lissbeth Sanchez and Shailee Rundberg - 2nd Place Gold - Promote and Publicize FCCLA; Kailynn Watson- 3rd Place Gold - Job Interview; Emma Bauer and Jacey Follman - 3rd Place Gold - Sports Nutrition; Braydin Raley - 3rd Place Silver - Professional Presentation; Graycee Cravens - Silver Medal - Entrepreneurship; Haylee Steele - Silver Medal - Sports Nutrition; Eduardo Cordova- Silver Medal - Career Investigation. More photos and full update online at ht1885.com.
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