Education

Mountain Middle School to host sixth grade science exhibition

Since November, the class has been exploring the cosmos, studying everything from the Big Bang and the expansion of the…

District announces school events

5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday: Riverview Elementary PTO and staff will host a second and third grade family night in the cafeteria…

Local residents earn degrees from Western Governors University

Christopher Wildman of Durango earned a master of business administration degree.Erin Montgomery of Durango earned a bachelor of science, nursing…

9-R opens applications for school board

To be eligible for the appointment, a candidate must have been a resident of the school district for the past…

Stella MacLeod Walsh named to dean’s list at Gonzaga University

Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed.

Foundation announces $10,000 scholarship opportunity

The DLM Family Scholarship is renewable up to three years and is available to Durango High School and Big Picture…

Caroline Parker named to dean’s list at Grove City College

Students eligible for the dean’s list have a GPA of 3.40 to 3.59; for the dean’s list with Distinction a…

San Juan College creates Fleming Memorial scholarship

San Juan College created the Julian Fleming Memorial Scholarship to help students entering the firefighting and paramedic fields. The Julian…

Nonprofit organization seeks volunteers for high school exchange students

Area representatives recruit and screen potential host families, supervise the exchange students in their community, organize activities with the students…

Paget Rathbun of Durango named to the Champlain College dean’s list

San Juan BOCES seeks judges and volunteers

The science fair takes 100 volunteers. Volunteers do not need to be experts or scientists to act as judges. All…

Sonflower Christian Preschool to host open house

Sonflower’s program accepts students 2½ to 5 years old. It offers fun projects to work on, a curriculum and classroom…

Durango High Noon Rotary to offer scholarships

Applicants pursuing a four-year degree at a post-secondary college or university.Applicants pursuing an associate or vocational/technical degree.Applicants pursuing a paramedic…

Benjamin Wiley named to dean’s list at Lincoln Memorial University

Wiley was one of nearly 700 full-time undergraduate students at LMU to have a 3.5 or higher grade point average…

Mountain Middle School opens enrollment

To enroll in the school’s lottery visit www.mountainmiddleschool.org The lottery will be held March 4.

LPEA to host scholarship Q&A open house Jan. 29

LPEA staff members will be on hand to answer questions. No reservations are necessary, and copies of all applications will…

Fowler named to Hamilton College dean’s list

To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have carried throughout the semester a course load of four…

Robert Henry Haggart of Durango named as presidential scholar at Clarkson University

Presidential scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.

Montana State University announces undergraduate honor rolls

The 1,261 students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the president’s list. An…

Methodist Thrift Shop offers scholarships

Applicants are considered on church involvement, leadership, community services, extracurricular activities and personal attributes. Interested people may pick up an…

Mountain Middle School approves a weighted lottery

These students will be assigned two lottery numbers that will be entered in the annual lottery held the first Wednesday…

Scholarship applications open

Any senior girl with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average is eligible to apply for this $1,500 scholarship.…

Local student earns degree from University of Northern Colorado

Yudron earned a master of arts in special education.

Kaitlyn Doughty named to fall 2019 dean’s list at ENMU

To be eligible, a student must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours with a GPA of 3.25 or greater.