In March, the Durango Airport was celebrating its 30-year anniversary of its terminal! To celebrate, the Airport reached out to area schools to host an art contest and they received some great art pieces! Displayed currently in the Airport, five winners from 9-R schools were celebrated.
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In an effort to continue to increase safety in our city parks located at schools, especially during school hours, Durango School District 9-R and the City of Durango are changing and increasing signage at two popular parks: Fanto and Needham.
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School districts in southwest Colorado are working together to purchase beef from Colorado Ranchers in order to bring in healthier, sustainably produced, and regionally sourced foods to our lunch programs. Click on "read more" to access the full request for bids.
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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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