Needham Elementary School second-grade students Alaska Farley, left, and Jasper Finn recite a poem the class wrote with their teacher, Alan Morris, on Friday during the Arbor Day celebration at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
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Needham Elementary School second-grade students Alaska Farley, left, and Jasper Finn recite a poem the class wrote with their teacher, Alan Morris, on Friday during the Arbor Day celebration at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
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Juniper School third-graders Jayla Medina, 9, second from left, teacher Carrie Lyons and student Brooke Bishop, 9, listen as Mariah Zufelt, 9, reads a poem about trees on Friday during the Arbor Day celebration at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
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Juniper School third-graders Jayla Medina, 9, second from left, teacher Carrie Lyons and student Brooke Bishop, 9, listen as Mariah Zufelt, 9, reads a poem about trees on Friday during the Arbor Day celebration at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
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