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…]
Milestones
CAMPUS TOUR
Meeker High School sophomores attended a Colorado Mesa University campus tour, ate at The Mav Cafe, and toured CMU Tech (formally called Western Colorado Community College). Students learned about programs being offered, the housing opportunities, as well as heard the personal experiences of their tour guides. This is the second[Read More…]
Superintendent shares statement on unloaded firearm at high school
A letter sent to Meeker High School parents Monday notified them that a Meeker High School student brought an unloaded firearm to school. According to the letter, the firearm was in the student’s backpack. Other students shared this information with school staff. Upon receiving this information, the backpack was in[Read More…]
MHS Give Back Day a success
Meeker | On Friday, Oct. 13 Meeker High School put on their second annual Give Back Day. More than 80 students showed up to aid elderly and disabled members of the community. Student Council organized the event. Volunteers arrived at Meeker High School at 8:30 a.m. to receive their team[Read More…]
Engagement
Baylie named to Honor Roll at U Wyo.
MEEKER | Mary Theresa Baylie of Meeker has been named to the honor roll at The University of Wyoming for the 2023 spring semester. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25[Read More…]
Birth: Kyleigh Dawn Peters
Kyleigh Dawn Peters, daughter of Chance and Kelsey Peters of Rangely, Colorado, was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, at 11:51 p.m. on July 7, 2023. She was 6 lbs., 6.7 oz. and 18 inches long. She is the great-granddaughter of Dave and Jean Jordan, Deborah and[Read More…]
Birth: Elara Rune Turner
Joshua Turner and Artesia Cyrus, formerly of Meeker, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Elara Rune Turner, at 2:56 p.m. on June 28, 2023, at Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Elara weighed 5 lbs. 8.2 oz. and was 18 inches long at birth.
Hendrickson, Klinglesmith receive CCA Volunteer of the Year awards
MEEKER | The 2023 Colorado Cattlemen’s Association celebrated its 156th annual convention in Steamboat Springs this month. Among multiple awards presented, Meeker’s Callie Hendrickson and Lenny Klinglesmith were recipients of Volunteer of the Year awards.
Bushey named to Scholastic Honor Roll
MEEKER | Rylee M. Bushey of Meeker has been named to the Scholastic Honor Roll for Spring 2023 by Oregon State University. A total of 11,660 students earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 6 graded[Read More…]
Nebraska Wesleyan announces spring academic honors list
MEEKER | Shelbie Blazon of Meeker has been named to the spring 2023 academic honors list at Nebraska Wesleyan University for students enrolled in traditional and adult undergraduate programs.
Webber receives graduate degree from Cedarville
MEEKER | Mitchell Webber of Rangely graduated from Cedarville University spring 2023 with a Doctor of Pharmacy. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,715 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study.