We know that second only to family, school is the most important stabilizing force in the lives of young people. School connection is the belief by students that adults in the school care about their learning and about them as individuals.
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On April 25th, we presented Fort Lewis Elementary student Selene Stephenson with a Bravo Jr. Award. She was nominated by Art Teacher Christine Trout for showing kindness, and going above and beyond to serve her school community by volunteering in the art room.
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After an amazing performance at the Colorado Regional Concert Band Festival, where the DHS Concert Band received a “Superior I” rating, the band qualified for the state competition. This was the first time that the DHS concert band qualified for state.
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Animas Valley Elementary School is proud to announce that they have been selected as a 2018 Healthy School Champion and have won the $1000.00 Bronze Award for their school health efforts.
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For its exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that serve to improve Durango HS and the Durango community, the Durango HS student leadership program has been awarded a 2017 National Gold Council of Excellence Award by the National Association of Student Councils. This is the 9th consecutive year that the DHS program has been recognized as a Gold Council of Excellence.
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Today we presented Riverview Elementary 3rd Grader Andrea "Andie" Lawrence with a Bravo! Jr. Award. She was nominated by Paraprofessional Missy Fundora.
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We just received word that our local DHS SkillsUSA Chapter has achieved Gold Level status for the Chapter Excellence Program - Models of Excellence. This is the highest level a SkillsUSA chapter can achieve.
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Durango School District 9-R invites the community to participate in a public hearing on how we can provide supports for Native American students through Title VI grant funding.
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Nearly 300 teams from around Colorado competed in the Destination Imagination (DI) state tournament last weekend, and one team of Durango 5th graders advanced to the Global Finals. 

Animas Valley Elementary 5th grade students Holden Bronson, Dane England, Jack England, Alyxx Ford, Myla Glaser, Zach Oliver and Peri Wright won second place out of 24 teams in the state tournament’s elementary school technical category last Saturday. Participants are scored based on “instant challenges” - timed tests of teamwork and “think on your feet” problem solving - and prepared presentations to address an assigned challenge. The Durango team (who called themselves DI-DI-OH) designed, built and presented a device, props and a thoughtful and witty storyline to successfully navigate a tournament-provided maze.
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Where do you see yourself in ten years? This is the question that members of the 9-R Long-Range Planning Committee are helping the school district answer when it comes to school buildings and capital projects.
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