Bryce Mittelstadt was recently hired by the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center (AHC) as the new Wyoming History Day (WHD) coordinator.
Mittelstadt teaches social studies at Casper Kelly Walsh High School, where he has incorporated WHD into his classroom. Mittelstadt brings a multifaceted view to the program, as he also participated as a student and a volunteer for the program in the past.
He brings many ideas to reinvigorate the program after the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The AHC welcomes Mr. Mittelstadt as the new WHD coordinator, and we look forward to the exciting new approaches and energy he brings to the whole WHD program," AHC Director Paul Flesher says.
WHD is more than just an extracurricular activity, Mittelstadt says.
"Students become researchers, historians, artists, filmmakers, web designers and, most of all, storytellers," he says.
He encourages teachers or parents interested in the program to visit the WHD website at www.wyominghistoryday.org
