All Durango School District 9-R schools will be closed Monday to observe Labor Day. After-school program offers waiting list Because of high participation levels, the Durango School District 9-R Kids’…
Students in Michigan State University’s Summer Study Abroad Program take a break while hiking in Israel. Citing security concerns, some U.S. colleges have pulled students from their overseas study programs…
The Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver recently conferred master’s degrees for 22 graduates of the Four Corners Master of Social Work in Durango. La Plata…
Elementary schools in Durango School District 9-R will offer a chance to meet teachers, tour the building and bring in school supplies from 8 to 9 a.m. Friday. Teachers will…
Tips from pros can make year easier for students
Teacher-contract talks could not be closed to public
Berghorn Former Durango resident Jeffrey Berghorn graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a degree in energy and land management. While at CMU, Berghorn played four years of college football. Berghorn…
For Rebekah Kaufman, the desk her parents bought her for homework has become “a repository for the four outfits she tried on earlier that day and rejected,” her mother, Melissa,…
All ninth-grade Animas High School students will have student orientation from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday , from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tuesday and from 8:15 a.m. to…
Dr. Nick DeBlasio, a pediatrician with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, says about 10 percent of school-aged children and more than 15 percent of teens experience periodic headaches. He…
Foes say it’s just a disguise for out-of-state casino
Kelsey Lyons of Durango has received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City. Joseph DuCharme graduates from university Joseph DuCharme from Pagosa Springs…
Jane Tabachnick’s daughter, Mel Bandler, studied in Paris as part of her work for a degree from Rutgers University. Bandler stayed in touch with her mom using Skype and Google…
Students, ages 17-20, who have dropped out of school or are behind for their age and grade and will not graduate on time have a second chance to earn a…
In a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, 30 professors said a clarification the agency issued last month on what rules model aircraft hobbyists must follow would eliminate the ability…
All Durango School District 9-R schools will hold registration for the 2014-15 school year from noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 14. Parents will be asked for their child’s birth certificate,…
Trujillo These local residents were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: Thomas Poole of Durango initiated at Fort Lewis College. Natalia DiIacovo of Durango initiated at FLC.…
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age and are coming to this…
Rules mandate healthier food, but will kids want to eat it?
Elizabeth R. Schell was named to the dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, for her outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2013-14 year. Schell, a…
More than half of recent graduates are unemployed. And if they do have a job, it is probably a low-paying one that does not require that expensive college degree. Some…
Southern Ute Montessori Head Start and Early Head Start are currently enrolling children for the 2014-15 school year. The programs serve children 3 to 5 years old and children 6…
According to a new report by the National Education Center for Statistics, graduates with degrees in math and science have a greater chance of finding high-paying jobs after college.The Associated…
Visiting students, ages 15-18, from around the world, including Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand, are seeking host families in and around Durango for the 2014-15 school year. Host families are…
Many first-generation students fail to follow steps after acceptance
