Kelly Walsh tennis coach Dwight Ballard watches several of his players in different matches while they play Sheridan at the Casper Country Club on Tuesday afternoon. The Natrona County school board approved funding on Monday night to design an activity complex at Kelly Walsh High School, which would include tennis courts, soccer fields and track and field facilities. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Natrona County School District Superintendent Dr. Joel Dvorak looks over school projects by 8th-graders during a visit to Frontier Middle School recently in Casper. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
TJ Phegley, of Northwestern Electric, installs a light fixture in the hallway of the new freshman wing of Natrona County High School Tuesday afternoon. The future configuration of Natrona County's high schools is being considered by a committee that identified possible designs to the school board on Tuesday. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Kindergartener Zayne Gomez washes his hands before lunch Thursday Aug. 27, 2009 at University Park Elementary. Natrona County School District is educating parents and kids about the importance of handwashing to prevent the tranmission of viruses like the flu. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Veronica Rodrequez, 10, and her brother Jonathan Rodrequez, 4, run up to the reading circle during a bilingual story hour organized by Even Start, the Natrona County School District, and the public library on Thursday night at North Casper Elementary School. The program is intended to reach out to Casper's Hispanic community. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)
Allie Orr helps Kaylie Holmberg with assembling her flute Wednesday Aug. 26, 2009 during the first day of fifth grade band. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Dane Cannon practices making noise with his trumpet during the first day of fifth grade band class at Park Elementary. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Jannelle Ordiway focuses on the holding of her trombone during the first class of fifth grade band at Park Elementary. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Isaac Hunstable, who previously lived in Washington state, raises his hand to answer a question in his third-grade class at University Park Elementary in Casper on Friday. Wyoming's booming economy presents its schools with an interesting challenge - how to prepare out-of-state students for standardized tests. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Isaac Hunstable, who previously lived in Washington state, raises his hand to answer a question in his third-grade class at University Park Elementary in Casper on Friday. Wyoming's booming economy presents its schools with an interesting challenge - how to prepare out-of-state students for standardized tests. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Interior Partitions employees Brian Cowley, left, and John Pace manipulate a piece of metal into place Tuesday afternoon at Natrona County High School. The freshman class will grow by 200 students from the previous year. Due to the increase, new classrooms are being built above the auto shop in the school's Annex Building. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Jesse Wadley, 17, greets his new partner, Titan, at the Reach 4A Star Riding Academy Tuesday afternoon. Students in the Natrona County School District's Transitions program have been coming to the academy for the last two weeks to work with horses as apart of a new pilot program. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Jesse Wadley, 17, greets his new partner, Titan, at the Reach 4A Star Riding Academy on Tuesday afternoon. Students in the Natrona County School District's Transitions program have been coming to the academy for the past two weeks to work with horses as part of a pilot program.
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