Riverton activities director details new event calendars, safety steps; pool outage forces practices in Lander

Max Mills, Riverton High School activities director, told the Fremont County School District #25 board on Sept. 9 that he has launched individual Google calendars for athletics and activities to improve communication with staff, families and the public. The calendars, Mills said, allow subscribers to receive automatic updates when event times or locations change.

The move to school-managed online calendars is part of a broader effort Mills described to standardize itineraries, medical documentation and emergency information for coaches and event staff. “We have them check off that they understand that a folder with physicals has been shared with them,” he said, adding that med kits are checked out through the athletic trainer and that coaches must confirm concussion and heat-illness training.

Mills said the concussion training is tied to state requirements: “The concussion aspect is part of the of state statute, the the 3 prongs that they have there.” He also said the district requires an NFHS heat-illness course in addition to that statutory requirement.

Mills discussed other safety and logistics items, including an ‘‘ICE’’ (in case of emergency) document kept by bus drivers, a checklist for practice plans and an event-worker sign-up that lets staff volunteer to work home events. He said Frontier Ambulance has been on standby at home contests and that the district pays for that service: “it does cost us some money, about 25 an hour for them to to be there on standby, but worth every penny,” Mills said.

Mills reported the Riverton High School pool is currently out of commission. He said the district worked with Lander’s superintendent and activities director to bus swimmers to Lander for practices in a 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. window to minimize disruption to Lander’s community-swim schedule. Mills said the district is evaluating options for next Tuesday’s scheduled duel — postpone, travel to Evanston, or cancel — and expects to start digging on repairs the following day. He said the district is aiming to host a larger meet on Sept. 26 and hopes to have the pool repaired by then; Lander has offered to work its schedule so Riverton could use Lander’s facility if needed.

Board members thanked Mills for the visibility and the coordination; several members said they have attended recent practices and events and appreciated the information-sharing. Mills noted coaches are responsible for carrying scanned physicals and coordinating with the athletic trainer (Fallon) to stock med kits.

The activities presentation also covered eligibility processes, staff check-ins with sponsors and coaches, social-media spotlights produced by staff, and the district’s efforts to make event itineraries and motel room lists available in advance to minimize confusion during away trips.

Mills’s update was part of the district’s regular round-table agenda; board members did not take formal action on the report.