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December 19, 2024
CONTACT:
Janelle Collins, Strategic Communications Director
Governor Gordon to Sign Proclamation Honoring Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross
Governor: “I look forward to meeting the GRHS class that helped draft the proclamation.”
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon will join Green River High School teacher Bridgette Nielson and members of her social studies class to proclaim January 5, 2025 Nellie Tayloe Ross Day. In recognition of the 100th Inauguration Anniversary of Wyoming’s first female Governor, Ms. Nielsen’s class drafted the Proclamation during a student-directed learning opportunity inspired by Governor Gordon’s Reimaging and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) education initiative.
Members of the Sweetwater County Commission, the Sweetwater County Historical Museum Board, and community will also take part in the proclamation celebration Friday, December 20, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. at the Sweetwater County District Courthouse.
“It’s truly an honor to sign the 100th Inaugural Anniversary Proclamation honoring Governor Ross — her contributions to our state, region, and our nation reflect Wyoming’s ongoing spirit of grit, determination, and service,” Governor Gordon said. “Because of her dedication to education and empowerment, marking this occasion with RIDE students, their teacher Bridgette Neilsen, and the Sweetwater commission, historical museum board and community is very appropriate.”
Currently, 20 Wyoming school districts are participating in the Governor’s RIDE initiative, which focuses on student centered learning experiences through collaboration with students, parents, and communities. This approach aims to meet the unique needs of each student, fostering a more personalized and engaging educational environment.
“My students were highly engaged while moving through the proclamation draft process — an experience that fit so well with RIDE principles,” Bridgette Nielsen said, “Applicable and relevant, take-aways included the importance of civic engagement, powerful opportunities at the state and local levels for governance, self-directed research and enhanced communications skills — they [the students] now understand the value of dialog, collaboration, and respectfully disagreeing with one another.”
“The proclamation is well-written. It embodies the timeless attributes of Nellie Tayloe Ross, especially noting her ‘...steadfast commitment to public service, her advocacy for banking reform, public health, and education, and her unwavering dedication to the well-being of Wyoming Citizens,’” Governor Gordon said. “I am looking forward to meeting the students who helped draft it.”
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