School

LeBlanc on Univ. of Wyoming honor roll

MEEKER | Joseph James LeBlanc of Meeker was one of 68 students from Colorado on the 2009 fall semester President’s Honor Roll at the University of Wyoming.

January 23, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely officials continue to look at option of four-day school week

RANGELY I When it comes to the subject of a four-day school week, there’s more homework to do.

January 22, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Grade school to be torn down

Board unable to come up with alternative use for 30-year-old building RANGELY I Talk about bringin’ down the house. The “old” Parkview Elementary — which is how it has been referred to since the building was vacated at the end of the school year — will be demolished.

January 8, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Music is in the air

Jared Heaps directed the Rangely sixth-grade, junior high and senior high bands.

December 22, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Alternative school helps students to get back on track

MEEKER I It could be called the school of second chances.

December 17, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Flying High! Meeker’s Nate Bradfield receives nomination to Air Force Academy

Nate Bradfield, a senior at Meeker High School, has been notified by mail that he was nominated for the U.S. Air Force Academy by Colorado Sen. John Salazar.

December 10, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Elementary school work group holds first meeting

MEEKER I Members of the elementary school site work group met last week, in what could be the first of many meetings. “It was good,” Meeker Mayor Mandi Etheridge said of the Nov. 18 meeting. “But we have a long road ahead, just because of the project and the idea[Read More…]

November 26, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

History of Meeker Elementary School

MEEKER I At a meeting held Nov. 21, 1883, in Meeker, a unanimous vote was cast by ballot to reorganize White River Precinct No. 3, which included the town of Meeker and at that time was part of Garfield County, with Glenwood Springs as county seat.

November 1, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Board candidates make views known

RBC I Editor’s note: Candidates in the Nov. 3 election for positions on the Meeker and Rangely school boards were asked to respond to general questions about their qualifications and why they are running for office. The responses that were received appear in alphabetical order, first for Meeker, then for[Read More…]

October 30, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Workgroup will organize info, options

MEEKER I More than a dozen residents and business owners attended a special meeting of the town board of trustees Tuesday. On the agenda? The town’s plan to establish a workgroup to “gather information and talk about ideas” for the future of the 70-year-old Meeker Elementary School building.

October 29, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker jumps on Rangely early to take 46-0 victory

MEEKER I Cowboy head football coach Shane Phelan said he does not script the first 15 plays for his team. If he did, it would have been difficult for him to script them any better last Friday. After the first 15 plays against county rival Rangely, Meeker led 30-0.

October 27, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled