MEEKER I If the purpose was to shock, it worked. Graphic images of victims of alcohol- and drug-related accidents and accident victims who didn’t wear seatbelts were shown on a big screen during an assembly last week at Meeker High School. The images had the desired effect on students.
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FFA Member Spotlight
MEEKER | The state of Colorado, as well as the Meeker FFA Chapter was represented by Maclaine Shults in the National FFA Creed Speaking Competition, held at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. “Maclaine represented the state of Colorado very, very well,” said Trina Smith, FFA adviser and agriculture instructor[Read More…]
Frisby will be homecoming parade marshal
MEEKER I Dale Frisby, who is a regular at Meeker High School sporting events, will be the grand marshal of Friday’s MHS homecoming parade. “I haven’t missed many games since 1948, when I got out of the Navy,” Frisby said. A World War II veteran, Frisby returned to Meeker after[Read More…]
Fairfield grant application deadline Oct. 1
MEEKER I The Freeman E. Fairfield Trust semiannual grant application deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received, not postmarked, by Oct. 1.
MHS volleyball opens at Glenwood Springs
The Lady Cowboy volleyball team will open the varsity season in Glenwood Springs this weekend. “We play up in Glenwood, there are mostly 3-4 and 5A schools,” coach Christy Atwood said of the upcoming competition for her 2A varsity team. “We’ll use it as a measuring stick to see where[Read More…]
Let it shine, seniors …
Photo by ELLEN ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY Members of the 2010 Meeker High School senior class went through graduation exercises Saturday at Starbuck Stadium. Commencement speaker Pastor Johnny Arrington told the graduates, “Meeker class of 2010, let it shine. With God’s blessings, I think you might be the group that turns this[Read More…]
Nomination letter for Dr. Bob Dorsett
Editor’s note: Following is a nomination letter for Dr. Bob Dorsett, written by student Jessica Mullins, with help from teachers Patricia Robinson and Kathleen Kelley. Dorsett, a math and science teacher at Meeker High School, was honored recently with a Jared Polis Foundation Teacher Recognition Award. As a student at[Read More…]
2010 MEEKER HIGH GRADUATES
MEEKER I Following is a list of the 2010 graduates of Meeker High School: Isabella Emerald Atoafa Anthony Patrick Bartucco Seth Joseph Boesch Nathan Jesse Bradfield Colton David Brown
Meeker High students are studying in Baja
MEEKER I Eight Meeker High School students and one teacher, Bob Dorsett, are participating in a nine-day field science project studying marine life in Baja California Sur. The Island Ecology Program, organized by Ecology Project International (www.ecologyproject.org), is located at the Sea of Cortez’ Espiritu Santo Island.
Former Craig official inducted into hall
Burkie Wynkoop, former Craig resident now residing in Battlement Mesa, was recently inducted in to the Colorado Football Officials Association Hall of Fame, class of 2009.
Student fundraiser Saturday at fairgrounds
MEEKER I Students planning a research and ecology expedition to the Sea of Cortez will hold a fundraiser supper and bingo night Saturday at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m.
Meeker girls sweep past three foes to win tourney
MEEKER I After a loss at home to Olathe, the Meeker girls’ basketball team won three games and the title last weekend in Granby. The Lady Cowboys lost to Olathe on Dec. 15, following the Cowboy Shootout.
