Cortez Eight Cortez teachers nominated for 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year Nominations closed March 20 March 31, 2026
Lewis-Arriola shines in CMAS testing; other schools fall below state average Statewide CMAS scores show students catching up to pre-pandemic levels September 3, 2025
Lawsuit prevents maintenance of AC units at Kemper Elementary School district is in a lawsuit with a HVAC company August 12, 2025
Kemper Elementary cancels school because of plumbing initial delay and cancellation was attributed to a building-wide plumbing issue May 1, 2025
Cortez school district starts webpage for updates on plan for elementaries Remote learning is mandatory for all Kemper Elementary School students through Oct. 22.The Journal file The Montezuma-Cortez school district has… April 28, 2025
Montezuma-Cortez school district shares meeting dates for proposed elementary reorganization district is hoping to garner feedback from parents and the community April 21, 2025
DAC discusses potential elementary reorganization, how to receive input from parents Reorganization would come into effect for the 2026-27 school year April 8, 2025
Kemper Elementary’s first day of school starts with evacuation alarms required all in the building to evacuate August 12, 2024
Road closure near Kemper to take place on Friday westbound lane will be closed nearly all day August 9, 2024
Montezuma-Cortez school district creates survey about potential bond and mill levy override would be used to build an elementary school if grant is acquired June 21, 2024
Kemper Elementary ranked in top 40% of schools in state, according to the U.S. News & World Report school ranks 151st out of 778 schools, according to the report November 23, 2023
Parents and teachers hear plan to close Manaugh Elementary in Cortez Informational meetings held Monday for Manaugh; Pleasant View meeting is Tuesday June 27, 2022
Suspect in shooting near Kemper Elementary is arrested in Arizona to Cortez police leads to apprehension on Navajo Nation October 13, 2021
Kemper Elementary School moves to remote learning Closure comes a day after school board refused to give superintendent authority to move schools to remote learning October 6, 2021
UPDATE: Father and son suspected in bomb threat; no arrest in shooting near Kemper Investigation of bomb threat turned over to Shiprock police September 29, 2021
Montezuma-Cortez board approves HVAC upgrades to four campuses OKs systems for M-CMS, Kemper, Mesa and Lewis-Arriola May 23, 2020
Local News Kemper students win national math awards fifth-graders recognized for excellence in Math Olympiad June 6, 2019
Local News Kemper focuses on trauma-informed teaching Elementary school chosen for grant, national collaborative May 10, 2019
Local News International Peace Run reaches Montezuma County Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run stops by Kemper Elementary May 17, 2018
Local News Kemper students visit White House again The same group of students helped plant vegetables in the garden in April, along with students from school garden programs… June 11, 2016
Local News Kemper students tell council about their White House trip kids were invited to plant garden with Michelle Obama May 25, 2016
Local News Kemper kids plant White House garden with Michelle Obama Fourth-graders help first lady Michelle Obama April 5, 2016
Local News Kemper students to plant garden with Michelle Obama Students Miles Frost, Gael Garcia, Christian Rebaza, Cecelia Thom and Trenity Tillahash will spend about two hours on Tuesday helping… April 1, 2016