Special needs students to attend dance Friday
Durango High School’s Peer Influence Club will host its second annual Valentine’s Dance for students with special needs from noon to 3 p.m. Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
Middle and high school students from around Southwest Colorado will participate. There will be dancing, games and an awards ceremony. Lunch will be served.
Students with special needs, their friends and peer tutors are welcome. The aim is to build students’ confidence and encourage them to attend other school dances.
For more information or to volunteer, call Robyn Kellogg at 769-0397.
DHS to discuss learning community
Durango High School will host Small Learning Community information nights from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Miller Middle School and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Escalante Middle School.
All eighth-grade students and parents are welcome.
Durango school board to meet Feb. 18
The Durango School District 9-R School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the board room at the administration building, 201 E. 12th St.
Needham Elementary School will the school highlight.
Big Picture High School to host open house
Durango Big Picture High School will host an open house question-and-answer session from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for parents of eighth-graders interested in enrolling for next year.
Participants can visit the school at 215 E. 12th St. anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. to walk through the building and have questions answered.
Atlas at DHS to host parent meeting Feb. 18
Parents of Atlas freshmen at Durango High School are required to attend a parent meeting from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Feb. 18 in the media center to discuss the Middle Years Programme Personal Project.
This is a requirement of all Atlas students.
DHS basketball tickets on sale Tuesday
Girls and boys varsity basketball will play Cortez on Tuesday at Durango High School.
The girls game will start at 5:30 p.m., and the boys will start at 7 p.m.
Tickets will not be sold in advance for either game. Tickets may be purchased on a first-come first-served basis in the DHS commons beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Pass from Colorado High School Activities Association, Southwestern League and Durango Booster Club will be accepted.
Admission prices are $5 for adults and $4 for students in kindergarten to 12th grade and for senior citizens.
Traditionally, tickets for this game sell out.
Florida Mesa announces events
Florida Mesa Elementary School announces these events:
An Olympic Open House and the start of the Math Olympics will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday
A Found Sound Assembly will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Information session to address Atlas
Atlas at Durango High School and Miller Middle School will host “Coffee, Tea and IB” from 7:30 to 9 a.m.” Tuesday in Room W1237 at DHS.
This session about the International Baccalaureate program will be a drop-in format. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, email Rachel Colsman at rcolsman@durango.k12.co.us or call 903-9556.
Mountain Middle announces programs
Mountain Middle School announces these programs:
Registration for the 2014-15 school year is open until Feb. 14. To register, visit mountainmiddleschool.org. If interest exceeds the number of seats, a lottery will be held Feb. 26.
To request a shadow experience or tour, call 828-5600.
The sixth-grade math/science class will present “Submarine Density Exhibition” from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio. The sixth-graders will present with a partner and demonstrate a submarine device that will change density twice. This project also includes calculating the changing density of the submarine along with writing a “Captain’s Blog” that documents the experimental process through scientific method.
FLC to offer help at College Goal Sunday
Fort Lewis College will host College Goal Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday in Reed Library on campus.
The event will offer guidance about ways to pay for college, specifically how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. College Goal Sunday is free and open to everyone.
The FAFSA must be completed for a student to receive any type of financial aid, including grants, work study, student loans and scholarships.
Students should submit their applications as early as they can to receive as much financial aid as possible.
Families are encouraged to bring their 2013 or 2012 federal tax records and Social Security numbers to ensure they can work through the application during the time they have with financial aid experts.
For more information, call Lindsay Noisom at 247-7142 or email Finaid_off@fortlewis.edu.
Animas High School announces programs
Animas High School will host these programs:
Enrollment for the 2014-15 school year is now open. Spots are available for ninth, 10th and 11th grades. Students interested in enrolling can find an enrollment form at www.animashighschool.com.
Prospective students can shadow AHS students by making a reservation. To schedule an experience, call 247-2474 or email mainoffice@animashighschool.com.
A parent coffee meeting will be held 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Parents and guardians are invited.
A parenting workshop will be held at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at AHS. For more information and to RSVP, email pac@animashighschool.com.
High Noon Rotary Club offering scholarship
Applications for scholarships from Durango High Noon Rotary Club are now available from guidance counselors at Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio high schools.
Applications also are available at www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. The deadline for filing is March 31.
For more information, email Melody Warren at melawar@hotmail.com or call 259-7679.
Durango, Animas High to sponsor meeting
Durango School District 9-R and Animas High School will sponsor a town hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
AHS Executive Director Michael Ackerman and Durango Superintendent Dan Snowberger will host an evening of dialogue and planning for the future.
The school leaders will ask for comments about future planning and seek the community’s ideas about how enhanced collaboration between local district and charter schools can and should continue to benefit all of Durango’s students.
Continuing education available at FLC
Fort Lewis College Continuing Education Program will offer these classes:
“Life on Earth: A Natural History Journey” will be taught by Peter Money on Wednesday evenings from Feb. 12 to March 19. People will handle museum-quality artifacts and natural history specimens, meet live animals, peer into the micro-world and participate in demonstrations. The cost is $134 for six classes.
“Lean Business Startups” will be taught by Bill Smith of E7 Systems on Wednesday evenings from Feb. 5 to 26. This is a basic course for people who are considering launching a startup business. Interactive classes will cover business model design, market verification and pitching. Students will complete a one-page business model. The cost is $99 for four classes.
Advance registration is required. Call 247-7385 or visit www.fortlewis.edu/ContinuingEd for more information.
Denver schools seeking business professionals
Denver Public Schools is offering a unique learning model that’s recruiting business professionals and career-changers with no teaching experience.
Denver Teacher Residency Program and Denver Teach Today are programs designed to prepare, license and hire skilled teachers.
Denver Teacher Residency is a more time-intensive, in-depth program that puts professionals in the classroom for an entire school year before licensing them to teach on their own. Denver Teach Today is an accelerated five-week course designed to prepare professionals for teaching in Denver Public Schools.
Teachers who go through the residency program earn a master’s degree from the University of Denver and are guaranteed a job in Denver Public Schools. Once teachers finish their fourth year teaching in the district, they receive full reimbursement of their tuition.
Both programs are accepting applications. The application deadline for the residency program is Feb. 15. The application deadline for Denver Teach Today is March 7.
For more information, visit www.denverteacherresidency.org or www.denverteachtoday.org.
Riverview Elementary recipient of grant
Riverview Elementary School was recently the recipient of a $2,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation.
The grant will purchase supplies and materials for Riverview’s new science lab. This grant also will fund Riverview’s “Brain Food” program for the 2013-14 school year.
The goal of this program is to provide healthier snacks in the classroom by providing a variety of free fresh fruit throughout the day, outside of school lunch. Local fruit will be used when possible.
Herald Staff
