Girls on the Run would like to invite the Durango community to participate in their upcoming 5K Race on Saturday, November 4th. Click on "Read More" to find out how to sign up and details about the race.

We had amazing participation for our first annual Panther Prowl! Our Park students worked really hard running their laps on the playground and collecting funds for their efforts. PTO would like to thank all of our Park Families for supporting your student and Park Elementary. We raised $9,100.00! All these funds will support the educational needs at Park Elementary.

Park Elementary would like to invite our families to our annual Thanksgiving luncheon. See details and times by clicking on "Read More"

Delia Bong (4th grade) won 1st place for the Friends of the Durango Public Library/Maria's Bookstore Bookmark contest. She earned a $100 gift certificate to Maria's Book Store. Copies of her bookmark will be distributed at Park Elementary as well as Maria's Bookstore.
Way to go Delia!!



“When given the choice between right or being kind, choose kind.”

The LaPlata Family Center will be offering Love and Logic Classes. One starts on Thursday, Oct. 19th and the next session starts on Nov. 30th.

Do you have gently used books that need a new home?
Our Transportation Department is in need of gently used books for their Books on Board program.

The Halloween Movie Night will be replacing the Pumpkin Patch Festival that we've had in previous years. Meet in the Park Elementary cafe. Registration is required in order to attend. Movie night will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This event is for students only and parents can drop off their students in the cafeteria.

Parent teacher conferences will be held Oct. 27th (Fri.; 7:40am-4:30pm). This is very important time to come find out what your child is doing in school and how you can support their success.

Due to the delay of Lifetouch Photography distributing our original pictures which were taken on Sept. 7th, we are rescheduling our retake photo day from Oct. 10th to Oct. 18th (Wed.) at 8:00am. We are expecting our original photos to arrive sometime next week. We are so sorry for this inconvenience.

In 2014, it was signed into proclamation that October is the official Colorado Safe Schools Month. This focus allows schools and communities across the state to educate and focus on school safety within their unique communities.