Superintendent Brad LaCroix

Wright honored for 47 years of service to schools   Now a retired school trustee, Tom Wright said he misses the countless opportunities he used to have to hear from students in Weston County School District No. 1, but the Newcastle native said he is living his best life this week in sunny...

Jodi McGuire, submitted photo 

Jodi McGuire, a Newcastle Elementary School special education teacher since 2012, is in her 12th year of teaching at the school and was recently revealed as Weston County School District No. 1 Teacher of the Year at a ceremony in Casper.    Speakers at the ceremony included Sen. John Barrasso,...
The National Weather Service recently revamped its winter storm warning, advisories and alerts criteria to provide more detail in the hopes of better aiding residents in inclement weather preparation. Additionally, NWS provided current winter storm predictions for the first half of the season and...
The Weston County School District No, 1 board of trustees slightly modified a potential new communication policy on second reading at its recent meeting on Oct. 25. The board is expected to adopt the new policy on third reading at its Nov. 8 meeting.    The new policy aims to better define...
The resignation of Newcastle High School Ag teacher and FFA advisor Jill Pischke sent shock waves through the community, sparking a student speaker at last week’s Weston County School District No. 1 board of trustees meeting and a proposed policy to address community interactions with teachers.   ...
Weston County School District No.  1 plans to add more options for virtual learning.   During its Aug.  23 board meeting, Superintendent Brad LaCroix recommended that the board authorize a pilot program that would allow more families to use virtual learning for a number of reasons, including...
With the start of the 2023-24 school year just around the corner, programs to provide school supplies and other items to students in need are kicking off in the community.     Weston County School District No. 1 classes begin for all grades on Aug. 22, and the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center...
An incident involving high concentrate THC at a Newcastle school resulted in the hospitalization of one student last month, and the school board has responded by expelling three students but all of them were given the opportunity to continue their education under supervision and away from other...
As the end of the school year creeps closer, schools in Weston County School District No. 1 are beginning to enter the WY-TOPP testing window.    While both Newcastle Elementary School and Newcastle High School have been designated as “partially meeting expectations”  by the Wyoming Department of...
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated from its original published version as more information has become available.)   Two weeks after a situation involving an actual gun at Newcastle High School was diffused, all three schools in Weston County School District No. 1 were locked down on Monday...

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