Silverton School students start the year off in a newly remodeled school buidling.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Kharis Weller, 6, reads in the library at the Silverton School.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The Silverton School recently went through a $12 million renovation, which included improvements to its exterior.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The library in the Silverton School offers plenty of light shining through tall windows.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton School science teacher Kevin deKay shows details in a rock to student Ernesto Saldanos, 14, in the renovated lab room.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton School teacher Kevin deKay teaches his science class in his new room.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>"It's nice to have windows again," said Silverton School teacher Kelly Habecker.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton School science teacher Kevin deKay, shows details in a rock to student Ernesto Saldanos, 14, in the renovated lab room.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The gymnasium building also was remodeled.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Bright lights, new lockers and refinished floors are just a few of the improvements to the Silverton School building.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton School teacher Kevin deKay works with Talitha Gallegos, 15, during his science class.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Silverton high school students celebrate a fellow student's birthday in the hallway that now has lockers. There were no lockers in the school before the remodel.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Bowen Coates, 14, studies a rock during science class.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>A new stairwell and entrance were created in the Silverton School building.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The remodeled gymnasium includes a large climbing wall.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The wooden handrails and much of the original woodwork were saved and refinished.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Even the historic radiators were restored.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Students and teachers show how they feel about their remodeled building.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Students read in the library.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>A multipurpose room in the Silverton School building.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Elizabeth Barszcz teaches her middle school math class in the remodeled Silverton School building.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The wooden handrails and much of the original woodwork were saved and refinished.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The Silverton School recently went through a $12 million renovation, which included improvements to its exterior.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The library offers ample light through tall windows. A new kitchen and cafeteria plus a new performing arts center have been added, too.<br>
