Dear Parents and members of the Community,

I want to thank our community for the participation in last week’s Suicide Prevention Summit sponsored by many community organizations and facilitated by San Juan Basin Health Department.  It was a good first step for us to begin problem solving and planning for critical next steps as a community.

We would like to invite all of our Park families to the end of the year celebration at Park Elementary. Students will have time to share portfolios and celebrate their growth from 5:00pm-5:30pm in their classrooms and then a picnic will be held on the playground from 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Dear Park Students and Staff,
It’s the last hoorah for making this year great. Time to honor (ha ha ha) our teachers once more.

Student council is starting a new fundraiser called “Being COOL with Water.” FOR ONE WEEK This endeavor will raise money for the organization called “Thrones for Homes.” This program buys eco-friendly waterless composting toilets for South American families in need. This may sound silly but every family needs a toilet and without toilets families have to go into the woods making it unhealthy and unsafe. $300 will buy a compostable toilet for one family; $1000 will buy a well for four families.

Durango 9-R's sponsorship program helps local businesses and organizations reach the 9-R community and puts money back in our classrooms. Not only does your sponsorship free up dollars that can go back to support technology in schools, good nutrition programs in the kitchens and innovative programming for students, but it is also an opportunity to showcase your business, and its services, as being a key supporter of public education in Durango.

Thanks to those who attended the Budget Meeting to hear the district's plan and provide input and ask questions.

Dear Parents and members of the Durango 9-R Community,

This has been a very difficult week in La Plata County. As many of you know, we have dealt with many significant issues this week with regard to students attempting or completing suicide in our community.

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.

Park Elementary teachers and staff would like to thank our amazing Park PTO for taking such good care of us throughout the year. We appreciate you so much!

Park Wellness Team, City of Durango (Daybreak Rotary Club, Police Dept., Durango DEVO, Gray Matters and STUCO), Park Elementary Staff & parent volunteers will be hosting the Safe Routes to School Bike Rodeo. Events will include two bike rodeo stations, helmet fitting and safety & education stations.

We would like to invite families to the District-wide Elementary Music Festival featuring our Orchestra & Choir students on May 4th (Thurs.) from 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Durango High School Gymnasium. Orchestra students will dress in white shirts and black pants or long black skirts and should arrive at 5:30 pm. Choir students will dress the same and arrive at 5:45pm.