Sheridan County School District #3

🌟 THANK YOU to our Amazing Shake Judges! 🌟 Your time, insight, and support made this event a true success. We couldn’t have done it without you! Your thoughtful feedback and encouraging presence made a lasting impact on every participant. Judges: Lanna Wing, Lanna Wing Photography Amy Sweckard, Weatherby Jennifer Destefano, Whitney Benefits Madison & Mason, EMIT Technologies Lynne Knudson, WYODAK Evergy Hector Martinez, The Sheridan Press Bill Bradshaw, Sheridan Gem and Mineral Club President Dusty Hackett and Kelly Little, Sheridan County School District 3 Board Members Heather Doke, City of Sheridan Val Burgess, Wars' Voices Liz Kincaid, Sheridan Media Ryan Buchanan, Common Cents Mary McDougal, Steppin' Out with Stella Ron Hoppe and Shawn Pushcar, Sheridan County Sheriff Deputies Al Sparkman, Valor Academy Principal Miranda Camino, Johnson County Healthcare Karlon Knudson, 307 Real Estate April Constantine, Buffalo Motors Misty Moore, Absaroka District Manager Wyoming State Parks Loyce Ellingrod, Gale Cole and Justin Kidneigh, Clearmont K-12 School #TheAmazingShake #ThankYouJudges #LeadershipInAction #PantherClaw #SixHousesOneClaw

🎶✨ Congratulations to Our Incredible Music Award Recipients! ✨🎶 What an unforgettable night celebrating the musical talent, dedication, and growth of our amazing students! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Spring Concert—your support means the world to our music program. Now, let’s celebrate our 2024 Music Award Winners: 🎵 Lettering in Music – Congratulations to all high school students who earned this recognition by showing leadership, responsibility, and commitment to excellence in music throughout the year! Congratulations Dellana, Izzy, Katelyn, Tera, and Isaac! 🎖️ Spirit of Music Award • 7–8 Grade: Callie – for spreading positivity, encouraging others, and helping make music a fun, safe, and supportive space! • High School: Dellana – for giving 100%, never giving up, and leading with heart and dedication in every rehearsal! 🎼 Musical Growth Award • 7–8 Grade: Garrett – for impressive growth, strong work ethic, and uplifting the band with both skill and encouragement! • High School: Isaac – for determination, self-advocacy, problem solving, and embracing every challenge to become a stronger musician! We are so proud of each of you and your musical journey this year. Keep growing, keep playing, and keep shining! 🐾🎺🎤 #MusicMatters #PantherMusicians #SpringConcertSuccess #PantherClaw #SixHousesOneClaw

🎶🌟 Our Spring Concert was a huge success tonight! 🌟🎶 We are so proud of our incredibly talented students who lit up the stage with their music, energy, and heart! A huge thank you to Ms. Johnson for putting together such a fun, eventful, and inspiring evening. 💙👏 The music, the smiles, the community—what a night to remember! 🐾 #SpringConcertSuccess #ThankYouMsJohnson #StudentTalent #PantherClaw

🏆✨ As the newly crowned AC Amazing Shake Statesman, Dellana Michelena will now hold a very special honor… She will have access to the Amazing Shake Belt—a symbol of excellence, leadership, and Panther pride! 🥋💼 Dellana can wear the belt anytime she chooses throughout the year to represent what it means to be the AC Statesman. This belt isn’t just an accessory—it’s a statement of hard work, confidence, and the courage to rise to the challenge. Wear it proudly, Dellana—you’ve earned it! 💙🐾 #AmazingShakeBelt #ACStatesman #LeadershipInAction #PantherClaw #SixHousesOneClaw

🏆✨ A HUGE thank you to Cody Sinclair, Jennifer Gaona, and Megan Crocker from Sheridan Memorial Hospital for serving as the final judges for our business lunch and The Amazing Shake! Your thoughtful feedback and time made this final round incredibly meaningful. 💼🍽️ We are so proud of both Dellana and Natalie—you were absolutely outstanding. 💙 Both showed confidence, clear communication, poise, and powerful presence throughout the entire challenge. From eye contact to thoughtful questions, from future goals to professional grace—you truly raised the bar. Though it was a tough decision, we are thrilled to announce that the very first AC Amazing Shake Statesman is… 🎉 Dellana Michelena! 🎉 Congratulations, Dellana, on earning this well-deserved honor—and hats off to Natalie for being an incredible finalist. Sheridan County School District #3 is proud to be home to such exceptional students. 🐾 #TheAmazingShake #ACStatesman #CongratulationsDellana #FutureLeaders #PantherClaw #SCSD3Proud

🍽️✨ The Final Event is Happening NOW! ✨🍽️ Good luck to our incredible finalists, Dellana and Natalie, as they take on the business lunch challenge—the last step in their Amazing Shake journey! 💼🗣️ You’ve both shown leadership, confidence, and heart every step of the way. Go out there and finish strong! 🐾 #TheAmazingShake #FinalChallenge #BusinessLunch #GoodLuckFinalists #PantherClaw

🎵We hope you will join us for the Spring Concert tomorrow! The elementary portion begins at 5 PM and the 7-12 performance will start at 6:30 PM. 🎵 In between concerts there will be an ice cream social! 🍦 See you there! #SpringConcert #Music #Band #Singing #ACMusic #IceCreamSocial #Panthers #PantherClaw

🎉🥂 Congratulations to Dellana and Natalie—our Final 2 in The Amazing Shake! 🥂🎉 These two incredible students have shown grit, grace, and greatness throughout every round, and now they’re heading to a business lunch tomorrow as the final challenge! 💼🍽️ We’re so proud of your journey—go represent with confidence and class! 🐾 #TheAmazingShake #FinalTwo #BusinessLunchChallenge #FutureLeaders #PantherClaw

🗣️🔥 Table Talks are underway and the Final Four are ROCKING it! 🔥🗣️ They’re bringing confidence, poise, and powerful conversation to the table—literally! 💼💬 It’s been an incredible journey, and these students are showing exactly why they’ve made it this far. Let’s go, Final Four—you’re making us proud! 🐾 #TheAmazingShake #TableTalks #FinalFour #ConfidenceInAction #PantherClaw

✨🤫 The calm before the storm… There’s already a buzz of excitement filling the AC hallways as students arrive dressed to impress and ready to take on The Amazing Shake! 💼🔥 Events officially kick off at 12:00 PM today, and you won’t want to miss a moment—keep an eye out for videos and pictures throughout the day as our students shine in confidence, professionalism, and poise. Good luck, Panthers—you’ve got this! 🐾💙 #TheAmazingShake #GameTime #ConfidenceInAction #PantherClaw #PinkiesUp

🎉🔥 The Amazing Shake is TOMORROW – May 7th! 🔥🎉 The countdown is over and it's GO TIME, Panthers! 💼💪 You've practiced your handshakes, polished your conversation skills, and now it's time to show the world what you're made of! Our judges are beyond excited to see the confidence, professionalism, and heart you’ll bring to the gauntlet. 🐾✨ And get this—our first event hasn’t even started yet, and we already have people from across the state asking how they can be part of it next year! 😲🔥 You’re not just participating—you’re setting the bar. Let's make tomorrow unforgettable. Pinkies up! 🩷☝️ #TheAmazingShake #ConfidenceInAction #StatewideBuzz #PantherClaw #PinkiesUp #Trailblazers

Congratulations to Izzy M. for being in the Senior Spotlight for this week! Student Council recognizes our seniors each week until graduation. Izzy is a great part of our school with her involvement in art and photography, plus completing a mentorship in the 1st-2nd grade classroom. She will be missed! We appreciate all she has done for our school! Congratulations and Best Wishes!

Our Careers 8 class traveled to Casper College today to learn all about what college can provide for future students and what is expected when a student enrolls. The college staff provided a tour for the students followed by a free lunch! It was a great experience!

🔦 Classroom Spotlight: Mrs. Buchanan’s Mathematicians! 🔢 Today in Mrs. Buchanan’s class, students explored a powerful concept: Can triangles that look different still have the same area? Through discussion and hands-on exploration, students used precise academic language, including terms like base, height, apex, perpendicular, obtuse, and acute, to support their thinking. One student, Ella, made a thoughtful connection: "I was thinking about it again and... well they have the same height even though one is obtuse and one is acute. So, since the formula is measuring base times height, they could have the same height even if they look really different." With opportunities to reason, explain, and use the language of geometry, Mrs. Buchanan’s students are growing into confident mathematicians! 📐🧠💬

🌟 Classroom Spotlight: Mrs. Ellingrod's ACES🌟 Students in Mrs. Ellingrod’s class explored different careers through interactive videos, drawing, and class discussions. Students practiced sharing their thinking with partners, and even learned new vocabulary like optometrist and solder! With high energy, hands-on learning, and meaningful conversations, students were fully engaged from start to finish. Way to go, Mrs. Ellingrod, for making your careers unit purposeful and fun! ✏️👏

Again, apologies for the lateness of this post, but we owe miss June Betz a huge congratulations for being voted as our K-6 #SourcesOfStrength student of the month during the month of March! Here is what June's nominating teacher had to say about her: "June Betz is a little firecracker of independence. She works hard when she has an identified goal. She is also a great classroom helper, often noticing when others need assistance before I do. Whether that be helping another student to understand or work on an assignment, or helping to clean up a mishap, June is "Johnny on the Spot," and I appreciate her efforts to be helpful not only to the other students but to me as well." 🎉🎉🎊🎊 Well done, June! Thanks for doing what you do! 🎉🎉🎊🎊

We are a little behind on posting, but please join us in giving miss Rylee Olsen a huge congratulations as she was voted as the 7-12 #SourcesOfStrength student of the month during the month of March! Here is what Rylee's nominating staff member had to say about her: "I have been blown away by Rylee’s transformation from last year's school year to this one. If you were to see her walk down the hallway last year, you could tell she was shy, timid, and preferred to keep to herself or her small friend group. But this year, she has blossomed into a completely different person. She walks down the hallway with that confident, outgoing swagger that teachers love to see in students. Not only has Rylee improved in her level of confidence, but her school performance and grades have skyrocketed. To see a student improve socially, emotionally, and academically, going from 8th grade to 9th grade is such an impressive accomplishment considering the differences between middle school and high school. But wait, there is more. Rylee has stepped up and shown so many new leadership qualities as an athlete as well, always putting in work behind the scenes and making sure she improves every day. I believe Rylee Olsen is 110% deserving of the student of the month award." 🎉🎊💪🏼We are so proud of you, Rylee! Thanks for being you!! 💪🏼🎊🎉

🎶🌷 Spring Concert – Thursday, May 8 The A/C music students would like to invite you to their Spring Concert on Thursday, May 8th! The concerts will take place in the A/C gym, with the elementary performance starting at 5 PM and the 7-12 portion beginning at 6:30 PM. In between performances, there will be an Ice Cream Social! 🍦 The students are very excited to show you what they have been learning and perfecting this semester! We hope to see you there! #SpringConcert #CommunityEvent #IceCreamSocial #StudentPerformances #PantherClaw #PantherMusic #SaveTheDate

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✨🎶The 7-12 music students had a great field trip to South Dakota on Friday April, 25th! 🎶✨ 🚍A/C students stopped at Black Hills State University in Spearfish to watch the jazz band perform! Some college students in the group chatted with our students about high level music, and they answered questions about college! We also did a campus tour with the admissions staff. 🚍Next, the group went on to Rapid City to see The Rock Orchesta perform live at the Monument! The Rock Orchestra is made up of professional musicians who mix classical music with rock and roll! ✨🎶 The band would like to thank everyone who has supported us this year! Thank you for helping make this field trip happen!✨🎶 #ACMusic #PantherClaw #MusicTrip #Musicians #FieldTrip