MEEKER | On April 30, the Meeker High School Scholastia Chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 22 new members at a ceremony in the MHS auditorium. The National Association of Secondary School Principals met in Omaha, Hawai’i in 1919 and pushed for an organization that recognized well-rounded students who[Read More…]
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MHS senior awarded Boettcher Scholarship
MEEKER | Opal Munger, a senior at Meeker High School, has been selected as a recipient of the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. Boettcher Scholarships recognize Colorado’s top students by providing them with the funds to attain an excellent in-state education and access to additional opportunities to enrich their time in college[Read More…]
Selle named ‘educator of distinction’ by NSHSS
MEEKER | Michelle Selle, an educator at Meeker High School in Meeker, Colorado, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). A role model to pupils, Selle was nominated by a student for outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence[Read More…]
Successes for FCCLA team
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…]
Meeker’s FFA Chapter competes at leadership development event
On Tuesday, March 5, the Meeker FFA Chapter loaded up around 30 members on a bus and headed up to Craig’s CNCC campus for the 2024 District Leadership Development Event (LDE) competition. LDEs consist of a variety of competitions that provide FFA members with the opportunity to develop their leadership[Read More…]
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Dreams and memories: A birthday morning
What is the first thing that reaches your mind when you hear the word “dream”? For most, a dream is merely a story that happens in your head when you sleep. A dream is a thought; it is not real. Furthermore, children have intense dreams formed in their complex little[Read More…]
POPS CONCERT
Band and choir students from Barone Middle School and Meeker High School presented a dinner theater concert Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Fairfield Center. All proceeds from the $25 dinner/concert directly support the Music Department. (Left) Ella Ford and Norah Loar perform “Teardrops on My Guitar” by Taylor Swift. (Center)[Read More…]
COWBOY UP
This year’s Cowboy Up award recipient is Kay Bivens (center), pictured with MSD superintendent Chris Selle (left) and MHS principal Amy Chinn (right.)The Meeker High School Class of 2020 established the Cowboy Up Award to “honor people, past and present, who have displayed an extraordinary commitment to or support of[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Newscast #120 ~ Jan. 25, 2024
In this newscast we cover the top stories from the last edition of January 24. We also interview some of the MHS students who won Scholastic Art Awards!
Student Spotlight: Life beyond Meeker
EDITOR’S NOTE: This student narrative was submitted by MHS instructor Kathleen Kelley. We’re publishing it here as the first in what we hope will be a series of “Student Spotlights,” showcasing the thoughts, perspectives and writing abilities of our local students much the same way athletic prowess is highlighted on[Read More…]
MHS grapplers perform well in Hotchkiss
The Cowboys entered the Fight at the Fork with 27 other teams full of tough competition, previous state champions and kids ranked high. “We have some kids that are sick and so didn’t have a full team, but the kids that were there are all still improving and all of[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys win one, lose one, break top ten
The Meeker girls basketball team has blown last year’s season out of the water. Just half way through the season and they have one more win than they had all of last year. “We are much more cohesive as a team this year and it is showing,” commented Ainsley Selle[Read More…]
