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Sights Around Douglas
Douglas is the home of the Jackalope!
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Douglas is a family oriented environment with numerous activities and many fine facilities.
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Douglas Recreation Center (free to the community)
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18-Hole Community Golf Club
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Numerous local churches
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Douglas Water Park
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Shooting Range
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Glendo Reservoir
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Incoming Wal-Mart
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Peak Fitness Center
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Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo
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Eastern Wyoming College has a branch campus in Douglas
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Memorial Hospital of Converse County (a full-time staff of physicians, surgeons, emergency staff, and rehabilitation facilities)
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Douglas is located in east-central Wyoming. Our population from the 2000 census is approximately 5,200. Douglas is situated on I-25 from Casper (to the west) to Cheyenne (to the south).
Douglas lies just north of the Medicine Bow Mountain Range with exceptional hunting, fishing, and various other outdoor activities. Laramie Peak is visible throughout the entire community. The North Platte River runs through the middle of town -- a biking and walking trail follows 2.5 miles of the river course.
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Douglas Water Park |
Ayres Natural Bridge Park is a 15-minute
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The view close to Esterbrook (a 30-minute
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Antelope near Douglas |
History is all around -- one of our old
one-room schoolhouses outside Douglas. |
Sights and Events around Douglas
Please note that the sites below link to resources beyond CCSD#1. Although we check links for
accuracy and relevance, we cannot guarantee or take responsibility for the content found
on these websites. |
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Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo
An annual event in August for over a hundred years! |
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Ayers Natural Bridge State Park
Only 15 minutes from Douglas. |
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Douglas Water Park
Our new summertime attraction, featuring two 100+ foot waterslides! |
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Glendo State Park
Glendo is only a 30-minute drive from Douglas and offers fishing, boating, camping, and other recreation activities. |
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Information about Fort Fetterman and the Wyoming Pioneer Museum
The remains of the fort site are a 10-minute drive from town. The Pioneer Museum is in town and has many artifacts and exhibits from the 1800s. |
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Oregon Trail
The Trail ran right through our county. You'll find historical markers indicating the trail's route. Visit Wyoming Tales and Trails (this link) to learn more about the history of Douglas, the Oregon Trail, and Fort Fetterman. |
Additional Information about Douglas and Converse County
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What Does CCSD#1 Offer?
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The Douglas Recreation Center (located adjacent to
the High School) offers a pool, multiple gyms,
racquetball, a weight room, and more.
Access is free to the public.
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Technology abounds in CCSD#1. We offer
student computers in labs, classrooms, and
mobile units. We have a student computer for
every 2.1 students. Every teacher and nearly
all other staff has their own computer, with nearly
half our teachers now using notebooks
to work anytime, anywhere.
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The District sponsors several Staff Wellness
activities every year, with incentives and prizes.
This fall we did a walk through historical
downtown Douglas.
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Converse County School District #1 is a unique environment with a wide variety of experiences and opportunities. These are some highlights about what CCSD#1 has to offer:
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Our district currently has around 1,750 students. We have four in-town schools and fiverural schools. |
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Starting salary for teachers: $42,963.00 (B.S.) and $50,747.00 (M.S.). Currently, our salary schedule increases horizontally $1,946.00 & vertically $575.00 per step. |
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All of our schools have met Annual Yearly Progress since 2002. |
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We are technology enriched with student-to-computer ratio of about 2.1 to 1. |
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We have a New Teacher Induction program that prepares new teachers to work in their classrooms and in CCSD#1. Each participant receives a $500.00 stipend. |
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The district provides ample professional development opportunities including financial assistance and district payback for staff members obtaining a masters degree. |
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All of our schools are staffed with instructional facilitators and mentor teachers. |
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The staff has a wide age range where new ideas and age old wisdom are mixed together to form the perfect combination for the students of Douglas, Wyoming. |
By browsing our website, you can learn a lot more about what we have to offer!
Learn More about CCSD#1
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Recruitment Brochure
This is our official brochure describing our district, schools, and community.
This is a great place to start learning about CCSD#1! (PDF format) |
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