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  • November 22THANKSGIVING BREAK | Wednesday 27 - Friday 29
  • November 22FOOTBALL AWARDS NIGHT | Tuesday 26
  • November 22FIRST PRACTICE - BASKETBALL and WRESTLING | Monday 25
  • November 15WINTER FORMAL | Saturday 23
  • November 15ROBOTICS: MONTANA QUALIFIER | Saturday 23
  • November 15NORTH BIGHORN BASIN MUSIC CLINIC | Friday 22 - Saturday 23
Cookies and baked treats are displayed on a table for Westside’s bake sale.
FUNDRAISING FOR GONZALO
A beautiful river winds through the Bighorn Mountains prior to the forest fire.
THE ELK FIRES
Each candidate debates community-based questions related to the schools.
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES SPEAK OUT
A new sign-in method greets students when going to the counselor.
PARENTAL RIGHTS POLICY
Band directors pose for a picture while their musicians cheer.
CONVERGING COMPETITORS
Evan Whitlock and Dusty Carter take a double plunge after the target is hit.
SOAK-A-SENIOR 8/29
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps [JROTC] sign-up poster in the purple pod hallway.
WANNA C WHAT JROTC IS?
Powell High School’s honorary athlete's jerseys are hung throughout the trophy hall.
PLAQUED PERFORMERS
Northwest College Admissions Coordinator Kendle Jeffs and Center for Training and Development Director Christi Graham stand ready to help students apply for college.
ADMITTING TO GREATNESS
Students enter the purple pod hallways after lunch on Wednesday.
A ‘SHOE IN’ FOR HALLWAY ETIQUETTE
(from left to right) Shelby Moore, Amy Moore, and Lenita Moore wonder which one is which.
MORE MOORES
Amongst his many attributes, Alan thrives on the PHS Football team.
ACCOMPLISHED ALAN
Senior Toby Sessions looks at his phone while watching the football game.
WHAT IS A DISTRACTION?
An actor from the Shakespeare play takes the spotlight at PHS.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, THE PLAY
The library at Powell High School holds many cool books for flowering readers.
EXPANDING THE LIBRARY
Jenessa Polson prepares for the PHS Drama Club Haunted House.
HAUNTING THE HALLWAYS
Everyone has a favorite drink any day of the week.
HANDPICKED HAPPINESS
Powell High School students list off some of their favorite seasonal flicks.
SEASONAL SCREENINGS
The Powell Panther Volleyball Team locks in to secure a third-place victory at state early this November.
PUTTING THE DOGS DOWN
Senior Trey Scott (very right side) lined up with his All-State medal after the second day.
STATE GOLF
Seniors at Powell High School finally get their chance to participate in Senior Nights.
SENIOR NIGHTS
Freshman Jordyn Nelson runs at the Powell golf course for a XC event.
AN EMPOWERING PARTNERSHIP
Nathan Preator hits a backhand shot during one of his many tennis matches.
STATE TENNIS
Junior Ivy Agee raises her right arm, signaling that she’s ready to kickoff.
IVY AND THE PANTHERS
With the first semester of 2023 coming to a close, many questions are being proposed by grade levels of all ages.
COLLEGE READINESS
Powell-Shoshone FFA members gather at the Wyoming FFA Fall leadership conference to gain leadership and connections.
DOING TO LEARN
Downtown Powell, decorated for Christmas, at night.
SAMPLE THE SEASONS
"I just want everyone to find a home and through that our chapter can do that and my team can do that." 
TALKING WITH THE PRESIDENT: FFA
From left to right, Peyton Hamilton, Avery Lane, James Love, Marty Welling, Ashlynn Fink, Jimmy Dees, Scout Sullivan, and Kyle North celebrate the conclusion of the Summer Food Program. Photo courtesy of Rachel Knights.
AIDING THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY
The speech and debate team prepares for their tournament.
DON’T HATE IT, JUST DEBATE IT
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The new Omicron variant quickly spread around the world, making its mark on Powell as well.

OMICRON

Sophia Petrie, Prowl Reporter
January 31, 2022
Protesters gather outside Cody Regional Health in efforts to protest the Biden Administrations new vaccine mandate. This mandate requires all healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4.

THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD

Gabby Paterson, Prowl News Editor
November 22, 2021
Park County Public Health nurse gives sophomore Emma Short Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccine clinic held at the high school on April 28.

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT

Aiden Chandler and Isabella Gomez
October 11, 2021
PHS freshmen scored above average on WY-TOPP testing, whereas sophomores had mixed results.

BEYOND REPAIR

Gabby Paterson, Prowl News Editor
May 24, 2021
Powell Pioneer and PHS junior, Kolt Flores, hacks through a round of batting practice Jan. 29

AMERICA’S FAVORITE PASTIME

Nathan Feller, Sports Editor/Reporter
February 2, 2021
Four of Powell High School’s five divers pose for a picture on Jan. 18, the day they got to come back from quarantine. (from left) Sophomore Ashtin Prentiss, junior Cole Frank, junior Caiden Gehrts and freshman Jonathan Hawley.

OFF THE DEEP END

Abi Arends , Prowl Reporter
February 1, 2021
Pharmaceutical companies successfully produced the COVID-19 vaccination in record time.

SHOT IN THE ARM

Nathan Feller, Sports Editor
January 20, 2021
Prowl copy editor and reporter Bailey Phillips demonstrates a typical day in quarantine; only dressed from the waist up and seated on a bed littered with Twix wrappers, she attends a Zoom meeting.

CABIN FEVER

Bailey Phillips and Addy Moretti
January 20, 2021
Powell High School junior Morgan Schmidt holds up a sign to clarify where the senior class was to be seated during an assembly earlier in the school year. 

A CAP, GOWN AND MASK

Abby Landwehr, Prowl Editor
January 6, 2021
Some of the 2021 seniors pose for a group picture after a football game right outside the field, back in the 2020 football season.

SENIOR YEAR: TBA

Sophe Morrow, Prowl Reporter
January 2, 2021
Prowl reporter Nathan Feller holds a mask over a trashcan. Feller thinks panic from COVID has gone on long enough.

WORLD-WIDE WASTE OF TIME

Nathan Feller, Prowl Reporter
December 30, 2020
Sophomores Weston Thomas and Drew Valdez engaged in a wrestling match Nov. 12 during open mat.

WINTER SPORTS VS. CORONA: ROUND TWO

Nathan Feller, Prowl Reporter
November 19, 2020
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