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October 21, 2016
NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS FROM SJBH
Several children attending area schools havebeen diagnosed with Hand, Foot, and Mouth(HFMD) disease over the last month. San JuanBasin Health is working with the Durango School
District 9R and the School Based Health Center to educate staff andparents about HFMD, and how to prevent the spread of further illness.
HFMD is common in infants and young children. It usually causes fever,painful sores in the mouth, and a rash on the hands and feet. HFMD isusually not serious. The illness is typically mild, and nearly all peoplerecover in 7 to 10 days without medical treatment. Complications areuncommon.
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ESCALANTE HOSTS VOTER EDUCATION NIGHT
Students from Escalante Middle School will hosta voter education night on Wednesday, October26th from 5:30 8pm at the La Plata CountyFairgrounds. The event will include appearancesfrom all four major parties, studentproducedboards concerning ballot issues, candidates, and national issues, andfinally, speeches from noted candidates such as Gail Swartz, Scott Tipton,J. Paul Brown and Barb McLachlan.Ecalante is also seeking volunteers for the Voter Education Night,volunteers are needed for:
9R SCHOOLS CLOSED ONMONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST
Durango 9R schools will beclosed on Monday, October31st for ProfessionalDevelopment. School willresume on Tuesday, November1st.
TITLE VI NATIVE AMERICANWINTER ARTS MARKET Durango 9R Title VI NativeAmerican Education Programwill host their annual NativeAmerican Winter Arts Marketon Saturday, December 3rdfrom 9am4pm at DurangoHigh School. Learn more hereor download the registrationform here.
VETERAN'S DAY AT PARK Park Elementary will host aVeterans’ Day program onFriday, November 11, 2016. Allcommunity veterans are invitedto attend. The fourth gradestudents will host a musical
Setup from 2:00 to 4:00 Food pickup 4:00 Food Service 5:30 to 7:30 Cleanup 8:00 to 8:30
Interested? Email John Hise at [email protected].
9R SCHOOLS HOST FALL FUNDRAISERS
Many of our elementary schools will be hosting family friendlyfundraising events this month. Here's a look at some of the upcomingopportunities to support our schools and celebrate this fall season:
Florida Mesa's annual Harvest Carnival will be held onSaturday, Oct. 22nd from 4:007:00 pm. If you are interestedin helping out with this awesome event, please stop by for theplanning meetings on Monday, Oct. 10th at 8:00 am andon Thursday, Oct. 20th at 9:00 am. Signup sheets will be inthe lobby on Friday, Oct. 7th if you are interested in signing upfor a time slot to run games, setting up and tearing down theevent.Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary will be hosting a HalloweenCarnival on October 29th from 5:30 to 8:00pm. Learn more at fortlewismesa.durangoschools.org.Sunnyside Elementary will host their 33rd Annual HalloweenCarnival on Saturday, October 29th from 58pm. Learn moreabout this fun celebration here.Park Elementary will host their annual Pumpkin Patch Festivalon Friday, October 21st from 5:307:30pm. Volunteers are stillneeded to help run games, serve food, and sell pumpkins.Email [email protected] to get involved.Animas Valley will host their Fall Carnival on October 21st.Learn more here.
performance, second gradestudents will read letters ofthanks, and there will be a flagfolding ceremony. The eventtakes place from 8:459:30am.
DBPHS SENIOR CREATESFUNDRAISER Mai Funk, a senior at DurangoBig Picture High School, ishosting a silent auction andbenefit for her Senior ThesisProject. The funds will gotoward sponsoring a child’sheart surgery in Belarus orUkraine. The event will belocated in the Smiley Buildingon Friday, October 28th, from4:30 to 7:00pm. All studentsand their families are invited.Contact Mai for moreinformation: 9707595010 [email protected].
MMS HALLOWEEN DANCE
Miller Middle School is holdinga Halloween Dance on Friday,October 28. Remember thatonly current Miller Students areallowed. The dance will start at7pm and end at 8:30pm. Theconcession stand will be open.Costumes are encouraged nofull face masks or painting. Music by Aiko Aiko sound. Formore information call 2471418ext. 2550.
DBPHS HOSTS TALENTSHOW
SUDDEN SCIENCE OFFERED AT ANIMAS AND SUNNYSIDE
The Powerhouse Science Center will be offering their Sudden Scienceafterschool program at Animas Valley Elementary and SunnysideElementary in November. Learn more here.
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS ON OCTOBER 31ST
The Nifty Nanny and Seed Studio will both be offering special programmingon Monday, October 31st when schools will be closed for professionaldevelopment. Seed Studio will offer a day long "Spooktacular" workshopwith games, crafts, yoga, and more. Get all the details here. Read all aboutNifty Nanny's Halloween camp which features a scavenger hunt, pumpkindecorating and more here.
GOTR NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 5KOn Saturday, November 12th the all of our elementary 9R Girls on the RunTeams (GOTR) will be running in Durango’s 2nd Annual GOTR 5K. We areanticipating close to 800 participants which would make this 5K one of thelargest running events in Durango! We are in need of a lot of volunteers tomake it happen. Volunteer opportunities are varied and range from setup,to being a course marshall, to registration, to handing out medals at thefinish line, and more. The time frame for volunteer varies as well, but yourtime would be needed between the hours of 7:00am 12:00pm on race day.If you are interested or would like to learn more about this opportunityplease contact Autumn Frickel at [email protected] orFrancesca Shaw at [email protected].
You can also support the girls from your school by coming out to cheer orregister to run or walk the 5k with them.
LIBRARY OFFERS CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR TEENS
The Durango Public Library is offering a creative writing workshop for teenswith author Mandy Mikulencak on Thursday, November 10th. Learnmore about how this workshop will help young writers create complex,memorable characters here.
DNS OPEN ON SATURDAYS IN OCTOBER
Durango Nature Studies Center will be open to the public on Saturdays inOctober from 10am3pm. Free for members and children 12 and under. $5for nonmembers (use your school and camp passes before they expire).Miles of hiking trails, river play, picnic pavilion, junior naturalist badge,interpretive trail, insect investigation kits, nesting bird walk. Fun for thewhole family! Visit Nature Center for details and directions.
In The Loop
Durango Big High School islooking for participants in theirupcoming talent show. To learnmore and to sign up your actclick here.
DHS PRESENTS BEAUTY &THE BEAST
Durango High School TheatreTroupe 1096 will open Beautyand the Beast on November4th. Tickets are now availableonline. Beginning October 15,Thespian Troupe SeasonPatrons can go online andchoose their seats and showsfor Beauty and the Beast—already paid for when youbecame a Patron! (Additionaltickets $13.00 for Patrons) OnOctober 24, the ticketingwebsite will open to thegeneral public to purchasetickets FOR $15 per show.Learn more here.
MMS COLLECTS BOX TOPS
Miller Middle School iscollecting Box Tops forEducation. If you know a Millerstudent please send your BoxTops with them. You can findBox Tops on cereal boxes,granola bar boxes, and manymore items. The first deadlineis October 24th. Moneyreceived through the Box Topsgoes to the Miller Parent ActionCommittee to fund teachergrants.
DHS WELCOMES DR. RYANHAALAND
On November 3 from 1011am,Dr. Ryan Haaland, DepartmentChair of theEngineering/Physics programis visiting Durango High Schoolto engage with students andprovide students withinformation on the FLC
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Engineering/Physics programas well as the NEW ComputerEngineering program. Studentsinterested in learning about theunique opportunities Fort LewisCollege has to offer and to alsoask questions about careerand graduate schoolopportunities should sign up tomeet with him at the GuidanceOffice.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Let us tenderly and kindlycherish, therefore, the meansof knowledge. Let us dare toread, think, speak, and write."
John Adams
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