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Once-bullied teen creates app to ease cafeteria jitters

‘Sit With Us’ app gives students a place to sit with others in the cafeteria

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango student graduates from Bates College

Ellen Southworth, daughter of Scott Southworth and Robin Lucie of Durango, recently graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Southworth, a 2012 graduate of Durango High S...

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary to hold open house, potluck

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School will host an open house and potluck from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus. Families are asked to bring a potluck or desser...

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Park Elementary School to host book fair

Park Elementary School will open its semi-annual Scholastic Book Fair on Monday. The fair will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days through Oct. 3. For parents, this is an...

DATE: Sep 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Students encouraged to enter Bookmark Contest

The Friends of the Durango Public Library and Maria’s Bookshop, co-sponsors of the annual Bookmark Contest, are seeking entries from elementary, middle and high school students by the Oct. 1...

DATE: Sep 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Literary reading suffers steady decline

The percentage of American adults who read literature – any novels, short stories, poetry or plays – fell to at least a three-decade low last year, according to a new report from the Nationa...

DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Tubman, Madison portrayals coming to AHS

Animas High School will feature Colorado Arts and Humanities Council Chautauqua Program speaker Bill Worley as fourth president and Federalist Papers author James Madison at 10:10 a.m. Tuesd...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango adult education receives grant

The Durango Adult Education Center has received a $75,000 Daniels Fund grant to support its BOOST Self-Sufficiency program. BOOST helps students transition from poverty to econom...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

School security practices designed to ensure student safety

Last month, The Durango Herald reported on upgrades to the safety and security practices within the district. It can be disconcerting to recognize that the challenges of society a...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Animas High School board of directors to meet

The Animas High School Board of Directors will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at AHS. This is an open meeting, and the public is welcome to attend. ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango High School to celebrate stadium grand opening

The grand opening for the new Durango High School stadium will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Opening ceremonies will be followed by the 7 p.m. kickoff of the homecoming football...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Animas High’s Back to School Social will be held at Rochester Hotel

Animas High School’s Back to School Social will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Secret Garden of the Rochester Hotel, 726 East Second Ave. Head of School Sean Woytek wil...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

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