CY Junior High

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2211 Essex
Casper, Wyoming 82604
Phone: (307) 253-2700
Fax: (307) 253-2683

Hours: 7:55 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Grades: 6 - 9
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CY Junior High School is located south of Smith's Grocery, just off of CY Avenue at 2211 Essex Avenue. Exciting prospects are drawing near as construction has begun on the new 118,000 square foot building located on the west-side of Casper. To view the job site Web came, click here. Once construction is completed and the new building is opened, students and staff will transition together into the new facility. CY Junior High School, Home of the Cyclones, offers Interdisciplinary CORE Teams which allow for the creation of smaller learning communities where emphasis can be placed on the transition from an elementary to a middle level setting and enhanced home/school communication. Teaming ensures that teachers are meeting the academic and behavioral needs of their students. Teams of teachers are more responsive to the needs of young adolescents and students become connected by developing a sense of belonging with their CORE Team. In addition to creating a safe, caring, and engaging environment within our smaller learning communities, academic rigor is a primary focus for all students. In addition to our Interdisciplinary CORE Teams, CY's Summit Program is specifically designed for the academically high achieving middle level student. Summit provides additional avenues fro rigorous academic instruction in the areas of mathematics, English, science and social studies; all blended with the incredible benefits of effective middle level teaming. Beyond academics, CY students enjoy and excel in the full complement of athletics and other cocurricular activities. Approximately 600 students currently attend CY Junior High School, which was established in 1963. An interesting bit of trivia reveals that CY was originally almost named Dead Horse Junior High for the name of the hill immediately in back of the school. However, discretion prevailed and the school was named after a famous cattle brand of Wyoming. The CY brand was used by the early pioneer rancher J.M. Carey, who chose the first and last letters of his surname. Judge Carey, (and later the Carey Brothers) whose CY Ranch trail from Casper paralleled the present CY Avenue were part of Wyoming outfit in the 1880's running up to 25,000 head of cattle. You may want to take a moment to stop by the bronze of the CY cowboy, the steer and the buffalo located near the intersection of CY Avenue and Wyoming Boulevard in west Casper.

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Parent-teacher conferences are held twice a year. For the 2009-10 school year, these dates are October 22, 2009 and February 15, 2010. Students also will bring home packets every Tuesday with news and information from the school.

Our core curriculum includes basic, regular, and advanced courses in math, science, social studies, and language arts. Our math department uses Connected Math in grades six through eight and Math Connections in grade nine to deliver the district’s essential curriculum. The language arts department has imbedded the 6+1 Traits of Writing and Step Up to Writing programs in all language arts classes.

Sixth-graders take math, science, social studies, art, introduction to Spanish, a music class (band, orchestra or choir), PE and a double block of language arts.
Seventh-graders take language arts, math, science, social studies, PE, and computer skills.

Eighth-graders are enrolled in language arts, math, science, social studies, PE, and health.

Ninth-graders take language arts, math, physical science, history, and physical education. Ninth-graders also can take classes at Natrona County High School, including algebra II, ROTC, agriculture, etc.

In addition, career technical education electives include metals I and II, woods I and II, computer science, computer applications, multimedia in agriculture, and culinary arts. Other electives include Spanish, art, computer skills, computer applications, orchestra, band, choir, musical performance, piano lab, and guitar lab.

The CYJH Summit program is specifically designed for the academically high achieving middle level students. This program provides additional avenues for rigorous academic instruction inn the areas of mathematics, language arts, science and/or social studies; all blended with the incredible benefits of CY CORE Teams.

CY offers a wide variety of clubs and other cocurricular activities for students, including Annual, Computer, Geography, National Junior Honor Society, Robotics, Stock Market, Art, Dance, Jazz Band, Science, Student Council, Band, Drama, Jazz Choir, Newspaper, Spanish, Flute Choir, Math, Orchestra, Spelling, and Cheerleading.

CY students in all grades may participate in girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, cross country, wrestling, and track. Students in seventh through ninth grade may play football.

In addition, ninth-graders may participate in swimming, soccer, golf, tennis, cross country, wrestling, track, and skiing at the high school level.

CY has two certified tutors available to work with students in math and language arts. Tutoring and homework help is available during the school day, before school, and after school.

Breakfast is served before school.

We recently implemented a program called Prime Time to improve student achievement. During Prime Time, CY students meet with an adult advisor in a homeroom setting to improve literacy, strengthen home-school communication, set academic goals, learn about career opportunities, and engage in student advocacy.

In addition, we have continued our Where Everyone Belongs (WEB) transition program to help make the move from elementary to middle school easier. This program includes peer mentoring, as well as support for every student entering the middle level.

CY Junior High also provides Jolt, a time for morning- and after-school homework help, and Bridges, an after-school program for academic assistance.

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