GoRiverton: Riverton Downtowners announce approval as a Wyoming Main Street "Aspiring Community'

RIVERTON DOWNTOWNERS ANNOUNCE APPROVAL AS A WYOMING MAIN STREET 'ASPIRING COMMUNITY' (RIVERTON, WY) Moving forward in their mission and efforts for the improvement and beautification of Main Street, the Riverton Downtowners were unanimously approved on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, by the Wyoming Business Council Main Street program as an “Aspiring Community.” Members of the Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board met with the Riverton Downtowners Board in an in-person and video-conferenced interview meeting hosted at Central Wyoming College. The interview was the final phase in the process of the Downtowners achieving their Aspiring Community status. The Riverton Downtowners group was established in 1995 with the purpose of beautifying Riverton’s Main Street, working with the City of Riverton on beautification projects such as planting flowers and trees, the purchase of Christmas decorations, and embedding the river design on the sidewalks. Experiencing several challenges through the years which included COVID in 2020, the group continued to meet and discuss ways in which they could take steps forward in the welfare and economic development of Main Street’s business community. In August 2022, the group invited Kayla Kler and Patrick Edwards of the Wyoming Main Street Coordinating Program to give a presentation and give direction on what their program could do to further the Downtowners' mission. In October, the Downtowners’ board agreed and voted to apply for the Main Street program and submitted their application for acceptance as an Aspiring Community. “We are so excited to welcome Riverton as our newest Main Street community,” said WY Main Street Manager Kayla Kler. “The Downtowners have demonstrated community engagement and volunteerism with the existing events happening downtown, and now they will move into more complex areas, like encouraging economic growth through physical enhancements and beautification. The Main Street network and program should open up new partnerships, ideas, and resources to start tackling more complex projects.” “We've been working on this for about a year,” said Traci Cooper, President of what is now called the Riverton Downtowners Main Street Alliance. “None of us had any idea what we were in for…the application, the interview, meeting the amazing Wyoming Business Council board members…I feel we have learned so much about how we can help our businesses, and also have fun doing it.” According to Kler, the Main Street Approach is intended to be a holistic model for growth and revitalization for a downtown, “listening to community feedback to determine your direction and recruiting volunteers to help do the work are both important components to Main Street,” she said. Patrick Edwards, Wyoming Main Street’s West Central Regional Director for Fremont, Sublette, and Teton counties said that he is “looking forward to what you all are able to do as a Main Street community.” For more information about the Riverton Downtowners Main Street Alliance, visit their website at rivertondowntowners.org or e-mail info@rivertondowntowners.org ###

Give Spur Virtual Academy a try! 4th quarter enrollment now open

The 4th and final quarter of this school year starts Monday, March 13th, and is a perfect time to give Spur Virtual Academy a try! 4th quarter enrollment is open now! This will be a great time for nervous beginners to give online, homeschooling a try! The last quarter of school will provide a 9 week trial opportunity to see if Spur, and its tremendous flexibility, is a good fit for your family.

In our ongoing efforts to make FCSD25 the heart of the community, Spur has been provided to you from Fremont County School District 25. It's our district's official, K-12 homeschool and online school partnership program, and it’s FREE!

With Spur, your kiddos will be homeschooled by you, with support from Mrs. Spradlin, a WY-certified teacher. Parents, you and your students are not alone! Mrs. Spradlin will grade all assignments with grade-level feedback, administer state testing, and even provide in-person tutoring sessions. Also, she is only a text or a zoom chat away, whenever you or your student gets stuck and needs help from home.

Our students graduate from a fully accredited program, earning a full high school diploma. They are college or military ready and have the same opportunity to earn the Hathaway Scholarship as our in-person students.

Spur students are district-registered students, and can participate in all school sports, clubs, and activities. 6th-12th graders can even join the choir or band and perform in the concerts! The high schoolers who join the band will march in parades, go on band trips, and be part of the halftime show for hometown football games. Students can go to dances, book fairs, join Speech and Debate Club, Key Club etc, go to Homecoming and PROM! 

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