Education

Benjamin Wiley graduates from Lincoln Memorial University

Wiley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in conservation biology.

Durango School District 9-R to host public budget meeting

For more information, visit www.durangoschools.org.

Fort Lewis College to hold virtual commencement

Remarks will be given by President Tom Stritikus, Provost Cheryl Nixon, Student Body President Cody Stroup and commencement speaker Erik…

Nathaniel Benton earns degree from WGU

The online, nonprofit university has graduated more than 178,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.

Rebekah Fowler named award winner at Hamilton College

The Karen Williams Theatre Prize is awarded to a member of the junior class who is majoring in theater and…

Seamus Millett graduates from Colorado School of Mines

He was a two-year Shultz Scholarship recipient, a PIRE research project participant in gold mining supply chain issues in Columbia,…

Mila Snow, William Bodewes earn degrees from University of New Hampshire

Bodewes of Durango graduated magna cum laude with a BSME degree in mechanical engineering. Students who received the honor of…

Southwest Colorado Bar Association announces scholarship recipients

The association offers their congratulations to all three.

Shared School offers classes

Elementary classes are for kindergarten through fifth grades. They meet from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays or…

Applying lessons from past pandemics to COVID-19

Escalante Middle School During this time of coronavirus, it has been useful to look back at one of the world’s…

Emily Rohren receives University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree

Rohren earned a bachelor of science in education and human sciences from the College of Education and Human Sciences.

Tessa Hermesman graduates from The University of Tampa

The virtual commencement ceremony included 1,752 undergraduate and graduate candidates. The ceremony included remarks by President Ronald Vaughn, special messages…

Vincent Grego graduates from University of Colorado

Grego is the son of Rachael Simbeck of Mancos and Tony Grego of Wheaton, Illinois, formerly of Durango. For more…

Cattlemen and Cowbelles announce scholarship recipients

The La Plata County Cowbelles have also announced they have awarded three scholarships for the 2020-21 school year. The scholarships…

Know Your Dough to offer classes via at-home-learning platform

Originally scheduled for the week of May 18, teachers have scheduling flexibility to work the program into their at-home learning…

Philanthropic Educational Organization Chapter CS announces scholarship recipients

The two students were chosen for their academic achievement, leadership abilities, desire to create positive change and dedication to their…

United Methodist Thrift Shop awards scholarships

Student who received scholarships include: Eli Armendariz, Ben Black, Sydney Brown, Ruth Dickson, Kiara Hamlin, Jason Hampton-Foutz, Lilah Hwang, Desirae…

9-R announces registration updates

Registration for existing and new students is currently open. Current families need to log into their Parent InfiniteCampus account and…

Know Your Dough to present at-home-learning curriculum

Originally scheduled for the week of May 4, teachers have scheduling flexibility to work the program into their at-home learning…

LPEA awards scholarships

LPEA Scholarship (up to $28,000 for tuition, books and fees at any university or college): Awarded to Logan Moore from…

Know Your Dough to offer classes via at-home-learning platform

In-person Know Your Dough classes were originally scheduled during April and May at Florida Mesa, Park, Sunnyside and Riverview. The…

Durangoan Katie Driscoll named Goldwater Scholar

Driscoll is only the fifth Rowan student ever selected by the federally endowed scholarship program, and the third winner since…

Southwest Colorado Bar Association to offer scholarships

The scholarship amount is $2,000 per student. Students may obtain applications for the scholarships from the counseling offices at each…

Local student Holden Becher named to dean’s list