The School District has also been purchasing its own, locally sourced cows to bring in the best and freshest options to students. These cows, sourced from a local -area ranch, are all 100% grass-fed and finished cows who were humanely raised. And now you can have some for yourself or as a gift for a loved one during the holidays, all the while continuing to support the innovative offerings by our food services team.
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Thanks to our families who planned around the snow and made it safely to school and work. While the weather continues, road conditions do not warrant any closures for after-school activities today. We are planning all after-school activities as scheduled. Thank you and drive safely!
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Notice is hereby given that a proposed charter renewal application for The Juniper School has been submitted to the membership of the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and is on file in the superintendent’s office of Durango School District 9-R, where it is available for public inspection during regular business hours. There will be a public hearing regarding the application at the December 10, 2019 board meeting, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Administration Building, 201 E. 12th Street.
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Shout out to Lianne Nicholson, Tim Prowell, Rick White and Jamie Kittelson for preparing all the amazing food at our recent Thanksgiving feast! Another huge shout out to Krista Garand. She prepared 154 turkeys for all the thanksgiving lunches at our 9-R schools!!! Thank you also to our very own 5th Grade Student Council for helping.
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Park Elementary would like to invite our families to our annual Thanksgiving lunch. See details for menu and times.
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Help shape the future of 9-R! Join us for our community meeting on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 6-7pm at Durango High School to share ideas and provide feedback to the district as it continues its process for facilities long-range planning.
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We are getting excited to celebrate all our staff next week during American Education Week.  Next week is also Education Support Professionals Day, celebrating all our amazing support staff including custodians, cooks, bus drivers, secretaries and paraprofessionals!  You can show your appreciation as well by donating to support staff appreciation parties and dinners right from the durangoschools.org website.
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All student bus riders must wear a lanyard and school ID around their neck and on the outside of their clothing to board the bus. Please support our bus drivers’ efforts in checking IDs and scanning students into the bus student information system.
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Come cheer for our Girls on the Run participants from schools around the region. It's a community run and all others are welcome to join in the fun as well.
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Niki Bryant Photography is offering her photography services to any Park student or their siblings older or younger. Niki took pictures for us in previous years and is highly recommended. Some of her proceeds will be donated to the Adaptive Sports Ski Program at Park Elementary. Her photos are sure to delight and would be a special holiday gift to friends and family. Starting prices will be $15.00. Online orders. Order forms coming home in Friday folders. For those who are not Park students, come by the front office for an order form.

Nov. 4th (Mon.) – 8:30am–2:30pm – For Park students

Nov. 5th (Tues.)–3:15pm– 5:00pm – For older or younger siblings or others outside of Park Elementary.
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