Converse County School District Number 2

Converse County School District #2 is a public school district based in Glenrock, Wyoming, United States. The district's team colors are made up of purple and white, and a bighorn sheep represents their mascot.

Geography

Converse County School District #2 serves the western portion of Converse County, ^[1] including the following communities:

• Incorporated places ^[2]
  • Town of Glenrock
  • Town of Rolling Hills

Schools

• Glenrock Junior/Senior High School (Grades 7–12)
• Glenrock Intermediate School (Grades 4–6)
• Grant Elementary School (Grades PK–3)

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2009. ^[3]

• Total district employees: 1,288
• Student enrollment by gender
  • Male: 369 (53.63%)
  • Female: 319 (46.37%)
• Student enrollment by ethnicity
  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 3 (0.44%)
  • Black or African American: 4 (0.58%)
  • Hispanic or Latino: 51 (7.41%)
  • Two or More Races: 12 (1.74%)
  • White: 618 (89.83%)

Football field

In 2014, the high school football field was upgraded to fake turf. The project cost around $800,000, with about $500,000 from the Wyoming Schools Facility Department. The style is the "Field Turf Revolution Model", which is also used by nearby Casper Schools.^{[ citation needed ]}

Shootout incident

On March 22, 2018, Grant Elementary and the High School went into lock-down, and the Middle School was placed on high alert, due to a shootout around the time students were supposed to leave, just happening down the street of the high school. The lock-down went into effect around 2:10 pm. The house where the shootout was happening started on fire and eventually, they suspect was taken into custody. At about 4:40 pm, the lock-down was lifted and the kids could go home. ^[4]

See also

• List of school districts in Wyoming

References

1. "School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division. March 8, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Converse County, WY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 22, 2024. - Text list
3. "School District Profiles". Wyoming Education Statistics. Wyoming Department of Education. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
4. "Glenrock Schools On Lockout At Police Request". K2radio. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

External links

• Official website