Ballew wins ag award at IHS
Dylan Ballew has received the Dekalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award, Ignacio High School's highest honor for agriculture students.
Ballew received the award for his work in Future Farmers of America, where he serves as a chapter officer. He raises market hogs for the La Plata County Fair and the National Western Stock Show.
Brandon Hatter is Ballew's agricultural instructor at IHS. Ballew is the son of Jeff and Angela Ballew.
Local students named to FLC dean's list
DURANGO - More than 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College's Dean's List for the Spring 2015 semester. These students took at least 15 credits this semester and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade point average. Students' names are followed by their fields of study.
Dawn Ahart of Bayfield; sociology/human services
Molly Arms of Bayfield; art - K-12 teaching option
Jennifer Bick of Bayfield; accounting
Kelsey Catlin of Bayfield; business administration
Denvir Clarke of Bayfield; business administration
Andrea Dalla of Ignacio; sociology/human services
Larissa Duarte of Ignacio; elementary education
Grace Landry of Bayfield; Spanish
Darcy Lewis of Bayfield; art and sociology/human services
Pamela Ludwig of Bayfield; elementary education
Morgan Miller of Bayfield; business administration
Kendall Mimmack of Bayfield; psychology
McKenzie Rayburn of Bayfield; art and business administration
David Storey of Ignacio; biology
Shannon Wirth of Bayfield; psychology.
Semler named to Northeastern presidents list
STERLING - Northeastern Junior College has released its honor roll list for the 2015 spring semester and reports that 193 full-time students were given high academic achievement recognition, including 69 students who made the president's list by earning a 4.0 grade point average.
Those making the president's list included Michael Semler of Bayfield.
Head Start director attends early childhood meeting
Char Schank was one of 18 professionals who spoke at the Early Childhood Meeting on June 3 in Towaoc. The meeting was for Colorado State employees and Head Start Programs from the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes to collaborate on services funded by the state to tribal children and families.
Schank is the director of the Southern Ute Community Action Programs' Head Start and Early Head Start division. She also is on the board of directors of National Indian Head Start.
