San Juan Basin Public Health is planning a Suicide Prevention Community Summit to engage local individuals, families, organizations, and businesses in a community-based event focused on building support for suicide prevention.
School districts in Southwest Colorado work together to purchase beef from Colorado ranchers to bring healthier, sustainably produced and regionally sourced food to our lunch programs
Durango School District 9-R is proud to announce the implementation of the Student Tracking System on our school buses. All students will be issued Student IDs this year that will work interactively with our bus tracking system, as well as other systems in the school, such as the library. Using the cards, students will scan when they get on and off the buses. This new safety feature allows the Transportation Department, our schools, parents, and guardians to follow bus schedules and routes, and whether or not their student is on the bus. With the Student Tracking System, the school district is able to increase its safety measures and identification processes for all students.
Durango Big Picture High School presents the Big Picture Classic Disc Golf Tournament. This is a PDGA sanctioned disc golf tournament being held on May 13th at Colorado Timberline Academy. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to project materials and college text books for Durango Big Picture High School students. Registration for this event may be done online at discgolfscene.com or in person on the day of the tournament between 8:00 and 9:00 am. Registration for this event is $35 for PDGA members with an additional $10 fee for non members. For more information please visit Big Picture Classic on facebook or on discgolfscene.com. You may also contact Dreher Robertson at Big Picture High School with any further questions. (970) 259-0203
Durango Big Picture High School will be hosting a “Technology Drive” yard sale. We will be selling towers with Windows 10, laptops, graphics cards, iPods and a lot of other cool items. All funds will go to a technology repair account to keep the technology at Durango Big Picture High School in working order. The yard sale will take place on April 15th from 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM at Durango Big Picture High School located on 215 E. 12th Street.
We want to wish everyone a fun and safe spring break! Don't forget that schools will also be closed on Monday, April 3rd for a professional development day. We look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday, April 4th!
On Monday, February 27th members of the Durango Education Foundation (DEF) Board of Trustees and Rob Sachs of Sachs Construction visited Durango Big Picture High School to recognize the hard work of two of our students. Seniors Sophia Kincaid and Anna Caplan were awarded scholarships that recognized their determination and ability to overcome obstacles.
Durango Big Picture High Picture will be hosting a parent information night for parents and students interested in enrolling in the 2017-2018 school year. The information session will be held from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on February 23rd at Durango Big Picture High School. Call 970-259-0203 for more information about the session and our enrollment process.