Durango School District begins bus cancellations
Because of driver shortages, Durango School District 9-R will cancel one bus route per day on a rolling schedule. The current schedule runs through January.
Bus Route AV3 will be canceled Wednesday; DP1 on Thursday; DW1 on Friday; FL1 on Monday; FL2 on Tuesday; FL3 on Jan. 13; FM1 on Jan. 14; FM2 on Jan. 15; FM3 on Jan. 19; FM4 on Jan. 20; FR1 on Jan. 21; FR2 on Jan. 22; JC1 on Jan. 26; RJ1 on Jan. 27; SS1 on Jan. 28 and SS2 on Jan. 29.
Student exchange program seeking host families
World Heritage Student Exchange Program, a nonprofit organization, is seeking local host families for high school boys and girls from Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, China, South Korea and the former Soviet republics.
Host families provide room, board and guidance for a teenager living thousands of miles from home. Couples, single parents and families with or without children in the home are encouraged to apply.
The exchange students arrive from their home country shortly before the 2016-17 school year begins, and each World Heritage student is fully insured, brings his/her own personal spending money and expects to bear his/her share of household responsibilities, as well as being included in normal family activities and lifestyles.
For more information, call Courtney Wade at (866) 939-4111, email Courtney@World-Heritage.org or visit www.whhosts.com.
Mountain Middle School opens enrollment period
Enrollment for next year’s sixth, seventh and eighth grades at Mountain Middle School is open through Feb. 29.
The lottery will be held March 2.
For more information, visit www.mountainmiddleschool.org.
Stillwater Music to offer winter/spring programs
Registration for Stillwater Music’s 2016 winter and spring music programs are open for youths and adults ages 5 to 100.
Classes run from Jan. 4 through May 27 and include a wide variety of offerings to meet the needs of beginners to experienced musicians and vocalists. Classes range from introductory percussion to advanced combos and bands.
Stillwater Music’s hands-on approach to teaching music gets students playing music together as a group immediately to get them engaged and having fun right out of the gate. Team building, collaboration and self-confidence are the byproducts of this approach, which have a much farther reach than just learning how to play music.
For more information, visit www.stillwatermusic.org or call Jeroen van Tyn at 946-3049.
Animas High School announces events
Animas High School announces these events:
AHS is a tuition-free public charter school that prepares all students for college and post-secondary success. Enrollment for the 2016-17 school year is now open. All families with students who will be entering ninth, 10th or 11th grade next fall are invited to complete an Intent to Enroll form at http://animashighschool.com/online-intent-to-enroll-form. If there are more students who complete the Intent to Enroll than available spots for a particular grade, AHS will hold its lottery March 18. All interested families are encouraged to visit the school. Student shadow days will begin Jan. 14 and will be held every Thursday through March 17. AHS information nights will be held on campus and at various other venues throughout the enrollment season beginning in late January. AHS students and staff members will attend the Durango School Fair from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Fort Lewis College ballroom. Prospective families also are encouraged to attend AHS exhibitions to see examples of student work. For more information, visit http://animashighschool.com/admissions-information.
The AHS Board of Directors will meet from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. For more information, visit http://animashighschool.com/board-meetings.
All AHS ninth- and 10th-grade students will attend the PoWeR Career Fair at Fort Lewis College on Thursday. Juniors and seniors will participate in the “Life Beyond the Nest” conference on campus that day, which will include a variety of workshops to prepare students for post-secondary success.
The Parent Advisory Committee will meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. All are welcome. For more information, visit http://animashighschool.com/parent-advisory-committee.
The School Excellence Committee will meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at AHS. For more information, visit http://animashighschool.com/board-meetings.
Students in Jessica McCallum’s 11th-grade humanities classes will present “An Evening of Rhetorical Discourse” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. AHS juniors will express their emerging political and ideological perspectives about issues important to them. Students have been exploring the relationship between ideology and the rhetoric people encounter in their lives as citizens in a democratic society. They have crafted original rhetorical pieces in various genres of discourse such as oratory, debate, music and spoken word poetry. Audience members are encouraged to bring an open mind.
District 9-R to host discipline workshop
Durango School District 9-R will host the Kagan workshop “Win-Win Discipline” on Jan. 23.
This one-day workshop helps educators develop discipline solutions where students and teachers win. Participants will learn how to identify the four types of disruptive behavior, recognize the seven positions from which they spring and what to do in the moment-of-disruption. Educators from surrounding districts are invited to participate.
For registration information, visit www.durangoschools.org.
Educational fair to feature numerous Durango schools
The third annual Durango Education Fair, which celebrates the educational choices and opportunities available in Durango, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Fort Lewis College Ballroom.
From public schools to a variety of private and parochial schools to charter schools and many higher education opportunities, Durango-area schools offer choices, diverse curricula and opportunities for every family from preschool through higher education. Schools from all over the Durango community will participate in the fair.
For more information, visit www.durangoschools.org.
District 9-R school board to meet Jan. 26 in Durango
The Durango School District 9-R School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the board room at 201 E. 12th St.
Durango School District to hold budget forums
During the next three months, Durango School District 9-R will hold public budget discussions around the district to garner public comment about how it can manage its challenging budget situation.
The first two meetings, which will provide a detailed overview of 9-R’s budget and current spending practices, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at Miller Middle School and on Jan. 21 at Escalante Middle School.
Instrument Discovery Day scheduled for Jan. 16
Music in the Mountains, in partnership with Katzin Music and Fort Lewis College, will offer Instrument Discovery Day on Jan. 16 at Roshong Recital Hall inside Jones Hall at Fort Lewis College.
This is a free event available to students of all ages (primarily third to sixth grade), a chance to try out various brass, string, woodwind and percussion instruments. A morning and afternoon session will be offered.
To register, visit www.musicinthemountains.com and follow the Instrument Discovery Day link on the main page or call 385-6820 to RSVP. RSVP is needed by Tuesday.
For more information, call Cassie Robel at the number above or email crobel@musicinthemountains.com.
James Martin of Durango named to dean’s list
James Martin of Durango qualified for the fall 2015 dean’s list at Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade-point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
For more information, visit www.belmont.edu.
Herald Staff
