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Cooke City students present National History Day documentary on dark night skies and local mining history
Summary
Seventh-grade students from Cooke City presented a National History Day documentary on dark-sky conservation and local mining law history during public comment at the Park County commission meeting.
Students from Cooke City presented a National History Day documentary about conserving dark night skies and the town’s historical relationship to mining during public comment at the Park County Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 20.
A teacher accompanying the students said the project was a seventh-grade National History Day entry chosen to address the 2025 theme of rights and responsibilities; students created a documentary exploring a local issue. The teacher noted the project differed from the prior year and encouraged commissioners and attendees to view the film.
In the documentary excerpt played during the meeting, the student narrator described Cooke City’s economic shift and historical context, noting the long-standing 1872 mining law and the town’s later orientation toward Yellowstone National Park and tourism. After the presentation the commission and attendees thanked the students; the teacher offered to share the full film by direct link to viewers.
The presentation was given during the public comment portion of the meeting. Commissioners and county officials expressed appreciation and said the film was relevant to local planning and conservation conversations. No formal county action resulted from the presentation.
