The Durango School District 9-R Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 31 in the boardroom at 201 E. 12th St.
Schools in the Durango School District invite families and guardians to attend open houses at their student’s school.
Animas Valley Elementary: 5-6 p.m. Sept. 15.Durango Big Picture High School: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 14. Durango High School: 6-8 p.m. Sept. 1.Escalante Middle School: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 21. Florida Mesa Elementary: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 15. Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 22.Miller Middle School: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 14. Needham Elementary: 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 15. Park Elementary: 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 14.Riverview Elementary: 5-6 p.m. Sept. 14.Sunnyside Elementary: 5-7 p.m. Sept. 15.
Animas Valley Elementary: 5-6 p.m. Sept. 15.Durango Big Picture High School: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 14. Durango High School: 6-8 p.m. Sept. 1.Escalante Middle School: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 21. Florida Mesa Elementary: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 15. Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 22.Miller Middle School: 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 14. Needham Elementary: 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 15. Park Elementary: 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 14.Riverview Elementary: 5-6 p.m. Sept. 14.Sunnyside Elementary: 5-7 p.m. Sept. 15.Know Your Dough, a nonprofit organization focused on the financial well-being of youths and young adults, needs volunteer teachers for fourth-, seventh- and 11th-grade programs.
Ideal candidates will have a passion for working with young people, teaching experience and/or knowledge of the financial services industry, such as accounting, banking and investing.
Specific modules include “Needs & Wants,” “Saving & Budgeting,” “Debt & Credit,” “Investing” and “Protecting Your Money.”
Courses will be taught in the Durango, Mancos and Bayfield school districts. Programs typically last five hours and meet for one hour per day for a week, during regularly scheduled social studies classes.
For more information and to sign up, email Jen Williams at knowyourdough@zoho.com.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a youth marijuana prevention campaign aimed at “trusted adults.”
The campaign provides parents, educators, coaches, mentors and others who work with young people with tools, tips and information to discuss the importance of not using marijuana before age 21.
Risks to people younger than 21 include impaired brain development, reduced athletic performance, impaired judgment, and memory and learning difficulties.
To answer questions adults may have about retail marijuana and underage use, the department has also gathered a panel of experts for a CBS Denver roundtable on Facebook Live on Oct. 12. Content also will be featured on Good To Know Colorado’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter sites.
Tools and tips along with more information are available at www.GoodToKnowColorado.com.
Durango High School invites students and families to the DHS Open House and Activities Rush Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 1 for a meet-and-greet with teachers, coaches and administrators.
Florida Mesa Elementary School will hold an open house from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 15.
Families will have the chance to see students display their new rooms and explain some of the current events and activities at the school.
The Parent Teacher Organization’s annual ice cream social will be held after the open house from 6 to 6:30 p.m.
Animas High School families and friends are encouraged to attend the “Feathering the Nest Campus Cleanup” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Participants can come for as much time as they would like.
There will be several projects to help beautify and prepare the campus.
Durango Medical Hypnosis will present a free talk about hypnosis for academic performance from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
Hypnosis is an effective method for improving test anxiety, information recall, attention disorders and more.
Seating is limited. Attendees are encouraged to reserve seats at http://durangomedicalhypnosis.com/academicdgo or by calling 799-4941.
The Aztec Municipal School District board members recently approved a second project to install solar panels on district property.
The plan calls for installing solar panels on the roofs of five Aztec schools that is projected to cost about $915,000.
The move comes as administrators prepare to submit a third solar energy project for board approval that could produce as much energy as the first two projects combined.
Officials say the new solar panel system could produce about $86,000 in energy savings the first year.
Herald Staff & Associated Press
