Jose Granada with Century Sign Builders puts up the sign on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at Durango High School’s new Impact Career Innovation Center, which was constructed in front of the school. The public is invited to the building’s grand opening ceremony from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. There will be an Indigenous blessing, speakers, ribbon-cutting, appetizers prepared by culinary students, student music performances and interactive tours. For more information, visit durangoschools.org/apps/pages/impact. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)

Jose Granada, left, and Fernando Cordova, both with Century Sign Builders, put up the sign on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at Durango School District 9-R’s new Impact Career Innovation Center, which was constructed in front of the school. The public is invited to the building’s grand opening ceremony from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. There will be an Indigenous blessing, speakers, ribbon-cutting, appetizers prepared by culinary students, student music performances and interactive tours. For more information, visit durangoschools.org/apps/pages/impact. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)