Community college hires EMS coordinator
Southwest Colorado Community College announces that it now has a full-time coordinator for its Emergency Medical Services program.
Troy Salazar has transferred to the local campus from Pueblo Community College’s main campus in Pueblo, where he has been a full-time EMS instructor since 2005. Salazar is a 1981 graduate of Farmington High School. He received his initial Emergency Medical Technician certification in Moab, Utah, in 1997.
He graduated from Pueblo Community College’s EMS program in 2000 with an associate’s degree. He earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management in 2012 from Colorado Christian University.
Salazar will help other training agencies with EMS needs. He currently is working with Montezuma-Cortez High School teacher Lori Mott on the EMS/Fire Science program there, as well as with Silverton’s EMS program.
To help agencies dependent upon volunteer first responders, the college recently obtained its Training Center certification through the Colorado Division of Fire Safety and now is able to offer Emergency Medical Responder courses that result in state certification.
Salazar also will coordinate the Colorado Symposium on Emergency Care, to be held May 15-18 in Durango.
These EMS courses will be offered:
An EMT course designed for wildland firefighters will be offered at the Upper Pine Fire Department in Bayfield from November to February.
The Durango campus will offer an AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support course for initial or renewal certification Dec. 6 and 13.
The Mancos Campus will offer an AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support class for initial or renewal certification Nov. 8 and 9 as well as an eight-week Emergency Medical Responder course from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Monday.
For more information, call 247-2929, ext. 7206 or email Troy.Salazar@pueblocc.edu.
Columbine hosts last atlatl tournament
Columbine Christian School hosted the last atlatl target tournament of the year Oct. 6.
These students and two alumni in the last year have scored the required 40 points to be listed on the World Atlatl website at www.waa.basketmakeratlatl.com: Quin Crist, Makenna Coleman, Caleb Gates, Will Klumpenhower, Peter Oles, Eva Ridens and Chad Winkler, as well as 2013 alumni Gavin Andrew (Durango High School) and Clancy Collins (Grace Preparatory Academy).
The atlatl is a traditional throwing weapon. The Durango Atatl Club will continue again at Columbine in the spring.
For more information, visit www.columbinechristian.com or call 259-1189.
Local students studying abroad through FLC
These local students are studying abroad for the Fall 2013 semester through the International Programs Office at Fort Lewis College:
Griffin Easter of Durango is studying at University of Granada in Granada, Spain.
Sarah Fortman of Durango is studying at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Franchesca Framer of Durango is studying at University of Pau in Pau, France.
Ayla Owens of Bayfield is studying at Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Emma Rodgers of Durango is studying at University of Slamanca in Cusco, Peru.
Matthew Stilwell of Durango is studying at Linnaeus University-Kalmar in Kalmar, Sweden.
Activities association conference to be held at DHS
Hundreds of students will visit Durango for the upcoming Colorado High School Activities Association conference, which the Durango High School Student Council won the rights to host at DHS for the first time.
Nearly 50 schools from across the state will participate in the conference, which will include a meet and greet at Fort Lewis College, a train ride and workshops geared toward student council.
Local students named admission ambassadors
These students were named Admission Ambassadors and will represent Fort Lewis College to prospective students, their parents and family, the high school and community college guidance community, as well as visitors to the Durango area:
Ashlee Robison of Butte, Mont.
Joshua Jones of Pagosa Springs.
Ambassadors are chosen through an application and interview process, and are selected based on their campus involvement, academic success, and enthusiasm for FLC.
Ignacio teacher receives recognition
Gifted education teacher Burt Baldwin from Ignacio School District was the recipient of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented “Educator of the Year 2013” at the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented Conference on Oct. 7.
This award is supported by both Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented and the Gifted Education Division of the Colorado Department of Education.
Local transfer, freshmen students attend FLC
The Fall 2013 semester welcomed these local transfer and freshmen students to Fort Lewis College:
Durango: Karina Lozano, Payton L angley, Glen Adams, Becky Caldwell, Richard Feeney, Christina Leos, Shelley Mauch, Andrew Rance, Alison Gillaspy, Amber Harwig, Isabelle Tonso, Preston Baker, William Frownfelter, Jaimie Welbourn, Janelle Bilyeu, Kennedy Clark, Keegan Jordan-Matney, Nicholas Holbert, Tanner Waldron, Race LaDue, Chayse Romero, Guillermo Rodriguez Baca, Austin McCord, Nicholas Pearson, Kolten Brennan, Sara Newsome, Kathryn Snowberger, Joseph Solomon, Levi Andersen, Maxwell Ponce, Luke deKay, Jack Cloonan, William Johnston, Brennan Buiso, Steven Chiarito, Matthew Goodson, Kayden Hyson, Michael Thomas, Kaila Cruz, Bailey Strickland, Haleigh Lyon, Anna Harris, Samuel deGraw, Ashley Nelson, Shanelle Bogus, Sydney Andersen, Catlin Cox, Maria Cuddie, Lea Gibbens, Luke Perkins, Henry Bagley-Gurtner, Stephan Davoust, Nick Hamlin, Ryan Dittmar, Eric Hanson, Alexander Huss, Mark McKee, Cesar Moriel, Alex Romme, Phillip Scott, Michael Van Slyke, Fletcher Bair, Allison Kruchell, Jonathan Helvoigt, Bepe Tomko, Sherrie Davis, Ian Lenney, Jessica Morgan, Lynsey Powell, Kenneth Wehn, Christopher Ridener, Craig Short, Gunnar Chase, Sean Claussen, Gabriel Wilson, Kaitlin Barela, Makayla Best, Danzig Davis, Zachary Dowd, Clara Gray-Stallings, Devin McGlamery, Taylor Moquino, Dominique Ward, Alysa Griffith, Lynn Honig, Allison Wehner, Maxwell Briggs, Jared Dudley, Ashley Aragon, Derek Tippeconnie, Mikayla Bennion, Madison Brockway, Jenna Brooks, Larissa Duarte, Cayton Ferguson, Brodie Hall, Bryton Kinlicheene, Jazel Lamont, Jorge Lucero, Sierra Mullen, Rachel Overington, Irene Perez, Kiersten Raby, McKenna Rigdon, Natasha Rodriquez, Emily Sandner, Terra Toner, Jerome Gallegos, Kinsey Ipson, Caitlin Callahan, Tricia Gourley, Tyson Jones, Max Loewenstein, Kyle Odin, Jonathan Patton, Graci Clark, Dawn Turner, Christi Loomis, Matthew Geiger, Jessica Phillips, Phillip Haas, Erik Hall, Davis Kline, Anna Chambers, Matt Hert, Levi Kurlander, Taylor Lopez, Kalahi Moreno, Sarah Malin, Beth Ruybal, Julie Hutson, Lynnea Lee, Hannah Rehman, Jonathan Smith, Taylor Woolverton, Reginald Garcia, Bryan Bauer, Kimberly Williams, Kourtney Aarvold, Sarah Wentz, Evan Meyer, Andrea Dalla, Noel Thompson, Keith Bender, Addi Jenkins, Gregory Averill, Anne Montgomery, Stacey Waltzman, Michael Ortega and Katheryn Maloney.
Cortez: Valentina Silver, Jaye Jones-Daves, Janice Laner, Rachel Faught, Kristen Parker, Dashell Meredith-Wilson, Marlyn Chavez, Abigail Engel, Dillon Wells, Kaylisha Cotonuts, Tori Tucker and Kayleen Lindsay.
Bayfield: Josephine Bia-Bebout, Timothy Formby, Justin Moore, Noah Jiles, Matthew Cerdas, Katherine Svanes, Nicholas Lister, Kevin Donahue, Alexis Green, Austin McMenimen, Kenneth Ash, Orvik Lozano, Denvir Clarke, Chane’l McCloskey, Skye Sarnow, Chyenne Countryman, Ty MacGuffie, Andrew Maten, Virginia Taylor, Geraldine Wise, Benedict Stewart, Elizabeth Hoover and James Bick.
Mancos: Johnathan Cannon, Branson Mitchell, Leah Starr, Austin Shupe, Ryan Lawrence, Seth Eastin, Cade Mitchell, Aryanna Lee, Matthew McGuire, Lauren Heinert-McGee, Joseph Hetrick and Courtney Cannon.
Hesperus: Julie Birkle, Marla Moon, Bridget Meyers, Christian Gillen, Madeigh Winsor, Tyler Cordell and Dawniel Hayward.
Pagosa Springs: Noor-un-Nisa Touchon, Nicolas Thatcher, Boone Scheer, Bonnie Brown, Lane Tanner, Devon Chadeayne, Tucker Houston, Benjamin Reece, Christopher Mannara, Rylee Houston, Wesley Schoneman, Jesse Floyd, Jeffrey Jones, Kendra Schlom and Megan Rafferty.
Ignacio: Michelle Simmons, Venessa Carel, Caitlin Martin, Kenai Duran, Tracy Bean, Shandiin Dodge, Trae Seibel, Ashley Dodd, Jordyn Harrison, Tristany Valencia, Mariah Vigil, Joyce Ford, Kashina Perry and Kelsey Gaskins.
Herald Staff
