Animas High School announces events

Animas High School’s second annual Sports Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 21 at the Boys and Girls Club.

Donations of sporting equipment are being accepted at the school during school hours.

For volunteers interested in helping, the first organizational meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Adaptive Sports Association, 125 E. 32nd St.

For more information, email pac@animashighschool.com.

Enrollment for the 2012-13 school year continues at Animas High. Students and families looking to enroll at AHS should visit www.animashighschool.com and complete an online Intent to Enroll form. The school will hold an enrollment lottery March 1.

Thursday Info Night sessions will continue from 5 to 6:30 p.m. each Thursday on the school campus at 3206 N. Main Ave.

Invention Convention results announced

The following students received honorable mentions at their elementary school-level Invention Conventions:

Riverview: Hailey Horn, Emily Murillo, Aubrey Ward, Katie Rydz, Zion Mooney, Mariah Whitney, Erik Seha, Jadah Dreger, Camdyn Scofield, Jack Beattie, Keenan Kelly and Quinn Dunne-Cartier.

Park: Stevi Cameron, Thalia Trujillo, Sarah Phelps, Zanna Maxman, Channin Syme and Lila Trono.

Needham: Dylan Barkey, Ashley Carpenter, Autumn Ford, Aspen Barnard, Hailey Hamilton, Riley Winckel, Ryder Ratcliff, Mikaela Reeder, Quinn Schmidt, Charlotte Caldwell, Mia Baguskas, Land Lambert and Adelaide Cady.

Animas Valley: Ann Marie Austin, Josh Lanka, Ringo Racheff, Santana Martinez, Chloe Hammersmith and Seth Kane.

Fort Lewis Mesa: Charlie Sullivan, Conner Rayburn, Mara McCoy, Amarine Gjedde, David and Danielle Lee, Holden Becher, Risa Whitehead, Pablo Smagacz and Tayler Dossey.

Florida Mesa: Riley Roessler, Sophia Hardesty, Kaetlyn Brown, Cody Bryant, Caitlynn Weaver, Isabella Putnam, Taylor Schermer, Matthew Cuthbert, Caden Gurr, Veronica Woodward, Estevan Shanchez, Shawn Hayden, Aidan Roessler, Diethrich and Madison Roberts.

Sunnyside: Ian King and Connor Smith.

Academic All-State honors announced

Twenty-nine winter Durango High School athletes and CHSAA-sponsored activity participants earned CHSAA Academic All-State honors. Of these 29 students, 21 earned Academic First Team honors, while eight others earned Academic Honorable Mention Recognition.

The Durango High School Girls Basketball team is a CHSAA Academic All-State Team with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.58. Varsity teams and CHSAA Activities must have a cumulative 3.50 GPA or above. Members of the team include Molly Barnes, Shanelle Bogus, Jerrica Crosby, Raquel Delgado, Emily McCue, Alyssa Montoya, Taylor Perry, Jessica Sigillito, Abby Surmeier, Jennifer Welbourn and Madeigh Winsor.

First Team honors are given to juniors and seniors with cumulative 3.60 or higher GPA and include:

Boys Basketball: Connor Dugan, Easton Garcia, Joe Keresey and Morgan Miller.

Girls Basketball: Molly Barnes, Abby Surmeier and Jerrica Crosby.

Speech & Debate: Keely Costello, Aidan Graham, Koby McInnis, Ryan Mull and Amanda Urban.

Girls Swimming: Katie Armbrecht, Hannah Chapman, Haley Cotgageorge, Danielle Erickson, Bonne Matheson, Carly Merryman, Brennan Stottlemyer, Rydell Stottlemyer and Jordan Warren.

Juniors and seniors with cumulative GPAs of 3.30 to 3.59 earned Honorable Mention recognition and include:

Girls Basketball: Raquel Delgado, Taylor Perry and Madeigh Winsor.

Speech & Debate: Peter Bussian and James Calvet.

Girls Swimming: Kaitlin Barela and Megan Piccoli.

Wrestling: Christian Stadler.

Jazmin Stoner named to president’s list

Jazmin Stoner of Durango was named to the fall semester president’s list at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.

Stoner is a senior majoring in applied psychology, and she earned a 4.0 grade-point average.

Needham students, staff honored

Needham Elementary School students and staff worked on the International Baccalaureate Attitude of Appreciation for December and January.

Students and staff chosen to demonstrate this attitude were: Rachel Ager, Nate Pinto, Rowan Dawson, Tristin Bennett, Haleigh Kelly, Jose Morales Chacon and Mrs. Sallie Kautter.

Animas Valley announces top Huskies

Animas Valley Elementary School announced Huskies of the Week.

Recognized for respect and tolerance were first-graders Alaina Quigley and Boden Devaux and fourth-grader Alexa Howell.

Recognized for respect were kindergarteners Chelsea Ballou and Caven Crowl.

Recognized for tolerance were kindergarteners Owen Huff and Jasmin Coy and third-grader Sayer Frontella.

Herald Staff