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Chance over choice: Charter school lotteries open this month in Durango

‘You’ll have parents calling in desperate,’ Mountain Middle’s director says

January 13, 2026

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Mountain Middle School receives excellence award for fourth consecutive year

Charter also earns top state accreditation for 10th time

January 8, 2026

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Mountain Middle School eighth grader writes 160-page World War II book

Student inspired by veteran grandfather, fascination with topic

December 7, 2025

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Mountain Middle School to become first emergency resilience hub in Durango

Independent battery-powered microgrid would provide power during outages, crises

October 21, 2025

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How do La Plata County schools explain the ‘why’ behind shooting drills?

Direct, individualized communication is the best way to approach conversations, experts say

October 8, 2025

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Mixed results for Colorado schools in spring 2025 Measures of Academic Progress scores

outcomes on the rise nationally, locally since pandemic lows, but numbers still need work overall, says CDE official

September 3, 2025

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New data show setbacks in chronic absenteeism, daily attendance in Colorado schools

positive trends seen locally, but numbers on the whole ‘moving in the wrong direction,’ says state Department of Education official

August 29, 2025

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Student jurors find Kit Carson guilty of mass murder

Mountain Middle School holds mock trial at La Plata County Courthouse

March 3, 2025

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Mountain Middle School wins John Irwin award for third consecutive time

‘To see kids achieve at this level of excellence year in and year out is a testament to all of…

January 16, 2025

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Pay increases push some Mountain Middle School teacher salaries over $90K per year

bump comes amid cost-of-living and teacher-retention concerns

November 18, 2024

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Mountain Middle’s executive director named Colorado Charter School Leader of the Year

Voss has overseen charter’s growth for past 11 years

March 5, 2024

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Mountain Middle School students blast off with rockets

graders launch 2-liter bottles during presentation

March 1, 2024

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Mountain Middle School granted excellence award

Executive Director says the school’s disadvantaged population has doubled

January 23, 2024

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Photo: Chapman Hill Ice Rink open for public skating

Mountain Middle School students take to the ice on Tuesday

December 6, 2023

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Mountain Middle School wins state ‘Performance with Distinction’ accreditation

Charter school wins award for the eighth time in 11 years

December 4, 2023

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Mountain Middle School awarded ‘performance with distinction’ accreditation

Project-based institution ranks in Colorado Charter School Institute’s top performing schools for the state

December 20, 2022

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Mountain Middle School’s $4.2 million addition features high-tech and green thinking

Rooftop classroom includes solar panels for shade while feeding building with renewable energy

August 26, 2022

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Documentary highlights Durango’s Mountain Middle School as media literacy success

‘Trust Me’ shows how schools can teach students to think critically about information and media

February 1, 2022

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Photos: Mountain Middle School students graduate

Shane Voss, head of school at Mountain Middle School, addresses eighth grade graduates and their families on Friday during the…

May 21, 2021

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10 ‘moon trees’ land in Durango

Student’s project honors local astronaut, Earth Day and Apollo mission

April 23, 2021

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Durango charter school does nasal swabs every day

‘We’re all negative,’ says dean of students. ‘This is the one test we like to fail.’

April 21, 2021

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Mountain Middle School to break ground on expansion

Satellite building will add classrooms, maker lab and art studio

April 15, 2021

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Durango eighth graders bake for shelter residents

Cookies form the heart of their ‘Care Packages’

December 23, 2020

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Durango School District 9-R bond passage would fund charter schools

approves $2.5M each for Animas High, Mountain Middle, The Juniper School

September 27, 2020