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Bayfield High School program helping bridge health worker gap

Patient Care Technician training allows students to work in field sooner

January 10, 2025 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield High School engineering student building drone to aid Upper Pine Fire

Davis’ machine could help relay crash scene information to first responders more quickly

December 21, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield Primary School holding holiday food drive to help families in need

Classrooms accepting nonperishable items through Thursday

December 10, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield eighth-graders explore college life during two-day trip

Nineteen students tour CU Boulder, UC-Colorado Springs with help of state grant

December 9, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield High School engineering student building pinball machine

Capstone project will be gift to Edward Herrera’s father, who played game during childhood

December 8, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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VFW Post 4031 in Durango awards scholarships to local Voices of Democracy winners

Student essays recited for audience after Pearl Harbor Day flag ceremony

December 7, 2024 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

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Pancake breakfast to raise money for Bayfield Middle School teacher who had brain surgery

making steady recovery, preparing to start physical therapy

November 22, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Are four-day school weeks helping or hurting K-12 education in Southwest Colorado?

Ignacio and Bayfield report positive results in teacher retention

November 17, 2024 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield School District exploring athletic facility, building upgrades at middle school

Renovations would include new auxiliary gymnasium, football and track facility

November 14, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield school board considers policy allowing students to go by chosen names

District is working to implement nondiscrimination policies, comply with state laws

November 14, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield Middle School club raising historical, cultural awareness of Indigenous tribes

November is Native American Heritage Month

November 12, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Ignacio schools using program to gradually improve protocols

Educators travel to different rural Colorado schools for new ideas via Student-Centered Accountability Program

November 8, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Ignacio schools seeing benefits of meal program expansion

fall 2023, number of daily full-pay student meals has increased 20%

November 5, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Ignacio FFA chapter to add new chicken coop building

district’s agricultural education department received grant to help pay for 160-square-foot structure

October 29, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Ignacio School District housing a boon for employees

rent, proximity to schools helping recruit and retain staff members

October 18, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Incoming Bayfield High School freshmen will have more course options, starting in 2025-26

Students will be able to take classes like world history and economics, allowing them to focus more on internship studies…

October 9, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield School District exploring ways to remodel middle school

common area, learning space suggested

October 8, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Durango elementary students argue with AI chatbots

Durango School District 9-R looks to find positive ways to integrate artificial intelligence

October 4, 2024 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield School District sees slight drop in state test results

Cumulative results down 4.6% from previous year

October 3, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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What are La Plata County school districts doing about chronic absenteeism?

Student attendance is starting to recover post-pandemic

September 30, 2024 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

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Miller Middle School students and staff move into new multimillion dollar building

completion of project expected in spring 2025

September 25, 2024 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

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Durango School District 9-R test scores trend in positive direction

Administrators say students are recovering from post-pandemic struggles

September 23, 2024 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

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Ignacio School District sees improved state test results

District moved into accredited status, jumping from collective score of 46.9% in 2022-23 to 59.3% in 2023-24

September 22, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer

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Bayfield’s Wolverine Academy moves to former Pueblo CC Southwest building

doors of building, 110 E. South St., were painted purple to help provide a more personal touch

September 20, 2024 • Matt Hollinshead — Herald Staff Writer