"I've been teaching in our school district for 15 years and about five years ago, I had this epiphany that the greatest resource [Wyoming is] exporting is not oil or coal or natural gas; it's actually our youth."
Photographer Rick Carpenter of WYDOT Public Affairs has traveled all across the state creating the banners, often focusing on club and sports involved students.
Thanks to some recent strong play, the Team Wyoming Bantam American ice hockey squad is headed to Canada for the International Silver Stick Tournament in January.
Expert panels will address the relationship between civic education, civic participation and youth participation in the political process as well as how the changing media landscape impacts youth perceptions of politics.
The number of youths ages 18-20 in Wyoming’s workforce has declined by 22% over the last decade, according to a report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.