Community college offers EMT classes
Southwest Colorado Community College has added two new classes for emergency medical technicians.
The college will hold an EMT refresher course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays from Feb. 7 to March 14 at Southwest Colorado Community College’s East Campus in Durango.
The course will meet the 24 to 36 hours of continuing-education requirements for the Colorado or National Registry’s recertification of emergency medical service providers.
The college also will offer an EMT internship course. Students in this course will spend 96 hours working on an ambulance and participating with the ambulance’s crew on the calls it receives.
The internship course will be held from Monday to May 16. Students can choose to be placed with an ambulance crew at a variety of locations throughout Colorado.
Each class is limited to 12 students. Students in the internship course must have completed an emergency medical technician course but are not required to be certified EMTs to enroll.
For more information or to apply, call 247-2929 or 564-6200, or visit either campus’s Go!Zone to speak to an adviser.
Methodist Thrift Shop offers scholarship
The Methodist Thrift Shop board has established a scholarship fund to help local people advance their education.
Applicants are considered on their church involvement, leadership, community service, extra-curricular activities and personal attributes.
Applications are available at the Methodist Thrift Shop, 986 East Second Ave., or at high school counselors’ offices.
The application deadline is March 15.
Miller Middle School to host fundraiser
Miller Middle School’s school-wide fundraiser, The Miller Angel Games, will be held Feb. 23 on the Miller football field.
Students will divide into teams representing different countries and compete in various games.
Before the games, students will collect donations from family, friends and neighbors to help fund enrichments to curriculum and instruction. This money will help provide new programs, technology and service- and action-oriented projects with a student focus.
There are visible corporate sponsorship opportunities available for this event that will continue throughout the calendar year.
To volunteer or for more information about corporate sponsorship, call Renée Knight at 769-7736 or email knightdurango@yahoo.com.
Volunteers needed for boys conference
Durango School District 9-R needs 30 to 40 volunteers for its second annual “Keys to High School Success ... and Beyond!” conference for eighth-grade boys about to enter high school.
The boys will explore topics around advocacy, healthy relationships and positive self-image.
The conference’s goal is to provide tools to help students build a deep sense of self-advocacy, positive self-images and strong relationships – all of which contribute to success in high school and beyond.
The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 7. To volunteer, email info@durango.k12.co.us before Friday.
Animas High School announces programs
Animas High School will host these programs:
AHS faculty members Colleen Dunning, Susy Raleigh and Matt Dooley will defend their championship title at the Snowdown Spellebration at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. Spellebration is a fundraiser for the Durango Education Center and a family-friendly spelling competition.
The Parent Advisory Committee will meet from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.
Seniors and their families should plan to attend a graduation meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in the AHS Commons. This meeting is mandatory for all seniors and their parents/guardians. Participants will learn about graduation, including the schedule of events, invitations, gowns, photos, senior speeches and more.
AHS enrollment for incoming ninth-, 10th- and 11th-grade students for the 2015-16 school year is open through March 12. AHS information sessions will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.; from 4 to 5 p.m. Feb. 21 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.; and from 6 to 7 p.m. March 3 and March 12 at AHS. To schedule a shadow day or parent tour, call 247-2474.
For more information, visit http://animashighschool.com.
Nurse-aide training program available
A seven-week Certified Nurse Aide Training Program, designed to help people enter the workforce fast, will begin Feb. 9 and run through March 20 at Southwest Colorado Community College’s West Campus, 33057 U.S. Highway 160, Mancos. The class will meet 8 to 11:45 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays.
The college also will hold another seven-week CNA training program at the college’s East Campus in Durango, March 31 to May 15. Students will meet from 8 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday to Friday.
Certified nurse aides are in high demand locally. Students will learn the skills they need to help hospital patients, long-term care residents and home health-care clients with daily activities.
Classes are limited to 10 students each. Students must meet immunization requirements and pass a background check.
For more information or to apply, call Cheri Johnson at 564-6205, the Durango campus at 247-2929 or the Mancos campus at 564-6200; or visit the campus and pick up an application packet at the Go!Zone.
Mountain Middle School enrollment is open
Mountain Middle School enrollment for incoming sixth, seventh and eighth grades is open through 11:59 p.m. Feb. 28.
The lottery will be held March 4.
For more information and to enroll for next school year, visit www.mountainmiddleschool.org.
Herald Staff
