With just a few short weeks left of the summer break, we wanted to remind families of important dates for August. Most schools are hosting a Fall Check-in, which is a great time for families to complete their registration process, sign up for bus services, sign up for Free & Reduced, and for students who missed spring photos, to get school photos taken for student ID's.
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Durango High School, which is on a mission to become a top high school in the state, recently ranked as the 66th high school in the entire state of Colorado, and 3,000 Nationally, in the US News Rankings Best High Schools for 2018.
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Madalen Meier, Durango High School 2019 graduate, just received First Place at the Educators Rising National Conference in Dallas this week. Educators Rising is a professional organization that supports students who are interested in education-related careers.
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School districts produce several required and beneficial communications documents
throughout the year, some mandated by law and some to stay connected with
families and the community. In order to help streamline these costs in the budget,
which in turn funnels money back to the classrooms, we are reaching out to
community partners to support our work through sponsorships!
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Girls from Durango High School have discovered their hidden talent for cybersecurity this year with an exciting Governor backed program, Girls Go CyberStart, designed to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap in the US. During the program, girls across the country competed in a series of digital games and challenges to see if they have what it takes to make it in the cybersecurity industry.
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Each week, Durango 9-R recognizes an employee that has gone above and beyond expectations to serve a child, a family, their school/department or their peers. Check out who we recognized in May, our last month of the 2018-19 school year.
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Every year, the Durango Education Foundation administers donor-based scholarships to graduating seniors in Durango School District 9-R. This year, in conjunction with our generous donors, the DEF Scholarship Committee and Trustees awarded nine scholarship recipients. The awardees are:
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Please see the Request for Proposal, or RFP, for full details, including deadline.
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Pediatric Partners of the Southwest will assume operations as the medical provider for the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at Durango High School effective July 1, 2019.


The School-Based Health Centers have been a partnership between Durango School District 9-R and Axis Health System (AHS) for the last 12 years. AHS and 9-R worked closely over the years to develop the SBHC model of supports and services for students and youth in the area, providing high-quality and accessible healthcare to La Plata County. Pediatric Partners of the Southwest (PPSW) is well positioned to assume the medical sponsorship and direct health care services at the Durango High School SBHC.
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After an extensive search and several great candidates, Durango School District 9-R has identified a new District Athletic Director (DAD) in Ryan Knorr. Knorr will take the place of current AD, Adam Bright, who after 3 (three) years with the district is moving on to serve as a assistant commissioner with CHSSA.
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