Durango School District 9-R - The Durango Herald

Teacher appreciation day Monday at DMR

To raise money for the newly created La Plata County Teacher Appreciation Fund, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort is hosting Teacher Appreciation Day on Monday. Up to $20 of ev...

DATE: Feb 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ceiling pipe breaks at DHS

Cleanup from a busted sprinkler inside Durango High School was expected to last through Friday, said Karola Hanks, fire marshal with the Durango Fire Protection District. A ball t...

DATE: Feb 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

9-R seeks outdoors equipment

Pathways to Independence helps special-education students

DATE: Feb 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunnyside teacher wins $25K award

Joins 2,600 educators noted for excellence

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Board pledges to renovate stadium

Plans look at fixing school’s field, track

DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

District 9-R adopts academic calendar for 2015-2016

The 2015-2016 academic calendar for Durango School District 9-R is not too different from the current schedule. The schedule was adopted 5-2 on Tuesday by school board members. An...

DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Real-time schooling

Interactive software will allow parents to follow child’s educational progress online

DATE: Jan 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Liberty School in temporary quarters

StoneAge building in Animas Air Park put to new use

DATE: Jan 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Big Picture students at DHS all week

Big Picture High School students will attend classes at Durango High School for the remainder of the week after its classrooms were closed Jan. 7 because of a major leak. Durango ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Schools work on food waste

Durango school district making effort to curb students from throwing away uneaten food

DATE: Jan 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis Mesa wins governor’s award

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School for the second consecutive year has won the Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award for exceptional student academic improvement. The award go...

DATE: Jan 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Flooding cancels classes Thursday at Big Picture

Big Picture High School and The Liberty School will be closed at least through Thursday after flooding on the north side of the building. A main drain pipe got blocked, causing ma...

DATE: Jan 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News