Durango School District 9-R

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Sunnyside teacher wins $25K award

2,600 educators noted for excellence

February 4, 2015

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Board pledges to renovate stadium

look at fixing school’s field, track

January 29, 2015

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District 9-R adopts academic calendar for 2015-2016

The schedule was adopted 5-2 on Tuesday by school board members. Andy Burns and Brie Stahnke dissented. The first day…

January 28, 2015

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Real-time schooling

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

January 17, 2015

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Liberty School in temporary quarters

StoneAge building in Animas Air Park put to new use

January 15, 2015

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Big Picture students at DHS all week

Paul Schwarm of Servpro vacuums inside the building that houses Durango Big Picture High School and The Liberty School after…

January 14, 2015

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Schools work on food waste

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

January 11, 2015

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Fort Lewis Mesa wins governor’s award

Librarian Chris Conrad reads to students at Fort Lewis Elementary, which won the Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award for the second…

January 8, 2015

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Flooding cancels classes Thursday at Big Picture

A main drain pipe got blocked, causing many drainage pipes throughout the building to back up and water to pool…

January 7, 2015

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Blinding sun causes school bus collision

minor injuries reported

December 19, 2014

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Online system grades area schools

Plata County middle of the road

December 17, 2014

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9-R superintendent to give update on School Vault

District-wide system measures student achievement

December 15, 2014

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‘Dictionary Santas’ put the mista in mistletoe

Going back to at least 2006, the Rotary Club of Durango, High Noon Rotary and Durango Daybreak Rotary clubs have…

December 11, 2014

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9-R bus drivers eligible for benefit package

Victor Figueroa, director of operations with Durango 9-R School District, hopes to have the seven bus driver vacancies filled soon…

December 3, 2014

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9-R needs bus drivers

routes could be altered, canceled

December 2, 2014

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Schools in session Tuesday on Veterans Day

Schools throughout La Plata County will be in session Tuesday on Veterans Day. Ignacio schools took Monday off, however. [email protected]

November 10, 2014

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Young fans, stay seated

district to enforce rule at games

October 24, 2014

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Skipping class is getting tougher

groups aim to fix truancy before it worsens

October 16, 2014

On the Run

Middle schoolers: Now it’s 10 years on the run

Ten years later the success of this program is evident by the number of participants and the joy and excitement…

October 9, 2014

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DHS aerospace team recognized

In a proclamation, Deputy Superintendent Keith Owen recapped the teamâ€™s many awards. The task usually pertains to creating hypothetical settlement…

October 9, 2014

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Board hears stadium sales pitch

9-R administrators would like $1.8 million for repairs, upgrades

October 8, 2014

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Anonymous call can save lives

Program encourages teenagers to break silence about crime

October 1, 2014

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Escalante mourns loss of counselor

48 grief advisers available to help

September 17, 2014

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Big Picture freshman marks Sept. 11 attacks

Observation honors victims of terrorism

September 11, 2014