Fort Lewis College announces its new mobile app. The app is free and will be available for Apple, Android and Windows devices. The app makes it easier to access information…
Durango superintendent travels to Denver to support measure
Cooper Stowers, son of Michael and Bridget Stowers of Durango, has been named to the chancellor’s list for the Fall 2014 semester at Chapman University. Students must maintain a GPA…
Controlled by Republicans, the board delayed a vote to require parental consent for the surveys after their vote on the matter brought only one side – parents and health officials…
Mancos will harness that talent and knowledge with the opening of Mancos School of the West, which is offering classes by local artists and craftsmen, mostly from their studios. Learn…
Animas High School announces these events: Enrollment for incoming ninth-, 10th- and 11th-grade students for the 2015-16 school year is open. An information session will take place from 6 to…
Akron School Superintendent Kevin Shanley said the decision to cancel the Akron Tigers’ March 31 varsity game against the Lancaster Redskins was made in support of Native Americans who view…
New elementary would focus on active, hands-on learning
Rushing Keely Costello, a resident of Ignacio, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for Fall semester 2014. Students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade-point average to…
Animas High School will offer these programs: Ninth-graders in Sara Price’s classes will hold a Model UN Exhibition from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Fort Lewis College in Noble…
With a ‘physical map of where things are,’ they say their comprehension improves
In addition to achievement expectations driven by mandates from our state and federal governments, our kids face an electronic world that further complicates the pressures of peers. Whether it is…
Mayfield High School junior Laura Cruz, 18, joined other students on Monday for a student-organized walkout to protest the state exams in Las Cruces. Students frustrated over the new standardized…
These local students were named to the University of Dallas dean’s list for the Fall 2014 semester: Danielle Pajak of Pagosa Springs. Crystal Purcell of Pagosa Springs. These students earned…
Monday is the deadline for high school seniors to apply for scholarships and awards available through La Plata Electric Association. Applications can be downloaded at www.lpea.coop. All high school seniors…
If you’re a college student wondering what you’ll do after you graduate, it might be good to know that young workers with degrees in agriculture, mining, teaching and medicine are…
Schaldach La Plata Electric Association has selected Rebecca “Becca” Schaldach to attend the 2015 Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp, an all-expense paid educational/leadership camp July 12-17 at Glen Eden Resort outside…
Panel discusses systems in place to address the problem
Music in the Mountains will showcase and celebrate the musical talents of students from Durango and Bayfield at the third annual School Music Extravaganza at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at…
Four students and practicum director Leslie Blood will travel to the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter National College Journalism Convention in Los Angeles at the end of February. The Independent started…
Uneven state data doesn’t reflect legal pot factor
According to a new national survey, today’s young adults – more than any cohort recorded before them – spend more time on their computers, and less time hanging out with…
