Wells Combined School

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL vs WHITE PINE is CANCELED, today, Friday April 26th.

Track and Field will be competing in Wendover, Utah on Saturday, April 27th, 9 am... CORRECTION...THE MEET WILL START @ 10 AM

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Amy Hunsaker for her unwavering commitment and tireless efforts in supporting our students in numerous ways! Ms. H was recognized for her 25 years of service with NASC at the State Conference. She has devoted her life to helping our students thrive, whether it is in the classroom, on school trips, on and off the field, or anywhere else she is needed. Ms. H has given her all to the students and staff of Wells Combined, and we are truly appreciative of her dedication.

Our music teacher, Mr. David Roberson, accompanied six of our talented students - Chris B, Skylar H, Marcos C, Isabella E, Avery S, and Angela D - to the 2024 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) High School All-State Choir held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Spanish Springs rodeo results Elko Daily Free Press RENO — The Spanish Springs High School and Junior High School Rodeo took place from April 5-7, at the Reno Livestock Events Center. The results listed are for the competitors who ranked in the top 10 of the average in their respective events. Bareback Riding 1. Ian Leavitt Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Eyer Morrison — Wells Rodeo Club — 1st-go score 72.0 and 2nd-go no score 2. Ian Livingstone — Wells Rodeo Club Boys Cutting 1. Tucker Shippy — Wells Rodeo Club — 1st-go score 74.0 and 2nd-go score 72.0 2. Kade McKnight 3. Lane Byrd 4. Billy DeLong 5. Quaid Spratling 6. Jacob Burke 7. Quinn Filippini 8. Cooper Hill Girls Cutting 1. Ellie Gansberg 2. Sabra Steen 3. Matti DeLong 4. Audrey Wright — Elko Rodeo Club 5. Olivia Process 6. Quil Filippini 7. Molly Whitaker Goat Tying 1. Kylie Ann Behrendt 2. Leeah Osterhoudt 3. Matti DeLong 4. Brooklyn Sena 5. Olivia Process 6. Christina Hendricks 7. Maddie Rockwell — Wells Rodeo Club 8. Scarlett Buchanan 9. Amelia Lancaster 10. Kashlin Hill Pole Bending 1. Olivia Process 2. Hannah Bliss 3. Kashlin Hill 4. Maggie Van Norman 5. Leigh Johnson 6. Caylee Linnell — Elko Rodeo Club 7. Kylie Velasco — Wells Rodeo Club 8. Emma Garijo 9. Amelia Lancaster 10. Quil Filippini Steer Wrestling 1. Jace Jepson 2. Grant Kiechler 3. Kade McKnight 4. Dalton Nixon Team Roping 1. Blake Vanstavern and Noah Williams 2. Wyatt Peek and Jarrett Peek 3. Quil Filippini and Quinn Filippini 4. Maggie Van Norman and Willis Rodriguez — Elko Rodeo Club 5. Marinna Mori and Emmett Silva — Elko Rodeo Club 6. Amelia Lancaster and Eli Lancaster 7. Jayden Buchanan and Hannah Bliss 8. Matti DeLong and Billy DeLong 9. Cole English and Caleb Edgmon 10. CJ Christian and Cade Steward Tie-Down Roping 1. Noah Williams 2. Emmett Silva — Elko Rodeo Club 3. Oliver Buchanan 4. Kade McKnight 5. Wyatt Peek 6. Wyatt Lusk — Elko Rodeo Club 7. Jace Jepson 8. Lane Byrd 9. Cade Steward 10. CJ Christian Breakaway Roping 1. Marinna Mori — Elko Rodeo Club — 1st-go time 3.7 and 2nd-go time 3.05 2. Maggie Van Norman — Independent — Tuscarora 3. Cierra Johnson 4. Christina Hendricks 5. Matti DeLong 6. Leigh Johnson 7. Kaydence Potratz 8. Olivia Process 9. Kayleigh Marshall 10. Amelia Lancaster Junior High Top-10 Average Winners Barrel Racing 1. Ellie Machado 2. Stella Lee 3. Macy Marvel 4. Louise DeLong 5. Landry Meiman 6. Kiala Reynolds 7. Jordyn Process 8. Charlotte Silva — Elko Rodeo Club 9. Taylor Hill 10. Macy Moore Boys Breakaway 1. Luke Matson — Elko Rodeo Club— 1st-go time 4.1 2nd-go time 7.6 2. Stix Lee 3. Bryce Fears 4. Case Morrison — Wells Rodeo Club 5. Clayton Hiibel 6. Logan Lancaster 7. Pete Mori — Elko Rodeo Club 8. Tucker Nicoll Boys Goat Tying 1. Frank Buchanan 2. Henry Buchanan 3. Luke Matson — Elko Rodeo Club 4. Ben Marvel 5. Stix Lee 6. Lane Whitaker — Elko Rodeo Club 7. Case Morrison — Wells Rodeo Club 8. Wyatt Greenwood 9. Tucker Nicoll 10. Clayton Hiibel Chute Dogging 1. Ben Marvel 2. Lane Whitaker — Elko Rodeo Club 3. Logan Lancaster 4. Stix Lee 5. Bryce Fears 6. Luke Anderson 7. Henry Buchanan 8. Frank Buchanan 9. Case Morrison — Wells Rodeo Club 10. Chance Thomas Girls Breakaway 1. Ryliegh Coe 2. Raelee Christian 3. Tegun Sleppy 4. Kiala Reynolds 5. Landry Meiman 6. Charlotte Silva — Elko Rodeo Club 7. Megan Allison 8. Huntley Byrd 9. Jenna Covers Up 10. Brooke Ramsdell Girls Goat Tying 1. Ryliegh Coe 2. Megan Allison 3. Landry Meiman 4. Ellie Machado 5. Natalie Bliss 6. Ashlynn Kavanagh 7. Charlotte Silva 8. Taylor Hill 9. Kinley Behrendt 10. Macy Marvel Junior High Bareback Riding 1. Ben Marvel Junior High Bull Riding 1. Rostin Snow 2. Beau Drake Junior High Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Ben Marvel Pole Bending 1. Huntley Byrd 2. Jordyn Process 3. Natalie Bliss 4. Fia Trombetta 5. Macy Moore 6. Louise DeLong 7. Raelee Christian 8. Stella Lee 9. Macy Marvel 10. Josie Brodsho — Wells Rodeo Club Ribbon Roping 1. Stix Lee and Stella Lee 2. Pete Mori — Elko Rodeo Club — and Raelee Christian 3. Frank Buchanan and Huntley Byrd 4. Lane Whitaker — Elko Rodeo Club — and Ellie Machado 5. Henry Buchanan and Louise DeLong 6. Ben Marvel and Macy Marvel 7. Wyatt Greenwood and Kinley Behrendt 8. Bryce Fears and Jordyn Process 9. Jace Barto and Kaydee Lacey 10. Luke Matson and Charlotte Silva — Elko Rodeo Club Team Roping 1. Stix Lee and Clayton Hiibel 2. Huntley Byrd and Bryce Fears 3. Frank Buchanan and Tucker Nicoll 4. Luke Matson and Lane Whitaker — Elko Rodeo Club 5. Logan Lancaster and Pete Mori — Elko Rodeo Club 6. Charlotte Silva — Elko Rodeo Club — and Taylor Hill 7. Raelee Christian and Louise DeLong 8. Tegun Sleppy and Jace Barto 9. Logan Lancaster and Macy Marvel Tie-Down Roping 1. Henry Buchanan 2. Frank Buchanan 3. Lane Whitaker — Elko Rodeo Club 4. Ben Marvel *Photos are of Eyer, Ian and Josie. Some photos are not from this specific rodeo

Wells High School's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) team had an incredibly successful week at the State competition. Jesse S was elected as the new Eastern Region Vice President for Nevada FBLA. This year's FBLA State competition was one of the largest events in the history of FBLA, with over 800 students participating! Our students were excellent competitors and won numerous awards! Parli-Pro 1st-Truman, Jesse, Colter, Spencer and Isaac Business Etiquette- 1st-Chris Multimedia Website Design-1st- Cassidy, RileyJo Mission& Pledge 1st-Avianna 2nd-Avery 3rd-RileyJo 4th-Bella 5th-Cassidy 7th-Lupe 8th-Camden 9th-Chris Digital Video Production 5th-Jesse, Spencer, & Chris Business Law-7th-Truman Leadership-3rd-Cassidy Elevator Speech-3rd-Chris Digital Citizenship- 2nd-Chris Graphic Design- Gonzalo placed 10th after three rounds of elimination Matti & Jose also participated in Graphic Design Angel competed in Website Design Job Interview- Melanie Intro to social media strategies-Melanie

Virginia City @ Wells Baseball Saturday, April 27th 12 pm/ 2 pm Umpire Appreciation

Softball @ Wells vs Virginia City Saturday, April 27th 10 am/ 12 pm Umpire Appreciation Day

Jesse S was elected as the Eastern Region Vice President for Nevada FBLA. He attended his first official meeting today, Wednesday, April 24th. Congratulations Jesse!!

Wells High School Boys Golf Ely, Nevada April 25th 10 am

Wells @White Pine Softball Varsity 1 pm JV 3 pm Friday, April 26th

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. Sherri Sanders for being awarded the April Staff and Teachers Achieving Results with Students (STARS) award presented by Elko County School District Superintendent CJ Anderson and Board of Trustees member Susan Neal as well as WHS Principal Robert Woolsey and Vice Principal Tina Barger. Congratulations Mrs. Sanders! We appreciate your hard work and dedication towards the students at Wells Combined School.

Baseball @White Pine Friday, April 26th Varsity @1 pm JV @3 pm

Our Junior High and High School FBLA are attending the State Business Leadership Conference in Reno, Nevada. They are participating in three days of incredible training, intense competition, inspiring, and exciting entertainment. Jesse S is also running for Eastern Region Vice President. Good luck with your campaign Jesse and good luck to the other FBLA members as they compete in their respective competitions!

AAA Students of the Week 2023-2024 Elko Daily Free Press AAA Academic - Ian Livingstone Senior Ian Livingstone is a student-athlete maintaining a 4.0962 GPA at Wells High School. He is the captain of the varsity basketball team and participates in rodeo, saddle bronc and team roping. After graduation, Ian plans to continue rodeo at the college level at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, in the fall. AAA Athletic - Samantha Iveson Senior Samantha Iveson is a three-sport athlete playing volleyball, basketball and softball at Wells High School. She loves the adrenaline of the activities, which have developed her time-management skills, and she is also senior class president. After graduation, Sam plans to attend Great Basin College for an associate of science degree in radiology. AAA Artistic - Jose Castellanos Senior Jose Castellanos is a graphic designer at Wells High School. He is a welder, and expresses his art in metal, along with playing baseball for WHS. After graduation, Jose plans to continue his studies in welding at Great Basin College in the fall.

We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to all the talented and hardworking students who submitted their exceptional work to the Elko County Writer's Festival. Elementary Dallas P- 2nd Place Brielle S- 2nd Place D'angelo S-D- 3rd Place Vanessa F- Honorable Mention Frances S- Honorable Mention Dorothy H- Honorable Mention Jr./ Sr. High Avery S- Cover Contest Winner RileyJo G- Honorable Mention Avery S- Honorable Mention Kira B- Honorable Mention Way to go students!! We are so proud of you!!

On Wednesday, April 24, the 43-foot tall sculpture of the Golden Spike will be on display at Wells City Park, as part of a community event. During the 4:00-6:00 PM event, the Golden Spike Foundation would love to share the story of the Spike monument’s creation and journey. The Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates the joining of the western and eastern tracks at Promontory Summit and the history of the workers who built the first transcontinental railroad. Constructed between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental railroad created a revolutionary transcontinental transportation network and became one of the technological feats of the 19th century with the driving of the last spike at Promontory Summit that opened it to traffic on May 10, 1869.

Today, on the occasion of Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd, the 3rd-6th grade classes of Wells Elementary took a walk around campus and cleaned up a lot of trash and other items. We appreciate and applaud the efforts of our students for showing pride in our school and celebrating Earth Day. Thank you, students!

Our Lady Leopards softball played a doubleheader against the Smith Valley Lady Bulldogs on Saturday, April 20th. They won both games 9-4 and 7-0. Wells is currently ranked #1 in the 1A Northern League with 11-1 in league play and 14-3 overall. Their next game is on Friday, April 26th @ White Pine High School. Varsity @1 pm and JV @3 pm.

On Saturday, April 20th, our Leopards Baseball team played a doubleheader against the Smith Valley Bulldogs. They won their first game 6 to 4 and lost their second game 8 to 20. Wells is currently ranked 2nd in the 1A Northern League with 7-1 in league play and 15-3 overall. Their next game is against White Pine @1 pm on Friday, April 26, with JV playing @ 3 pm.