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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The Durango 9-R School Board announces a vacancy for District D. Applications are now being accepted through the board clerk.
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Each month, colleagues nominate colleagues who deserve an extra round of applause for their amazing work in and around the district. The following are the winners from September:
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Durango School District 9-R Food Services stays true to their core value of creating a healthy food environment to support student achievement through local food partnerships. In addition to a robust farm to school program that supports local beef and agriculture, the school district works with local small businesses to provide products to students that help support healthy habits for students eating at school. Although there are multiple partners, this article will highlight just three businesses that are contributing to the community through our 2019-2020 food programming in schools.
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