Fort Lewis College works to hold on to students

To be healthy financially in this era of decreasing state funding, as well as watching students succeed, Fort Lewis College needs to attract students and keep them. Easier said than done. FLC...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

SCCC names dean from Farmington

Southwest Colorado Community College recently announced the selection of Tonya Nelson as the executive dean. SCCC is a division of Pueblo Community College with a campus in Durango and one between...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Kiva plans walkathon for play area

Children’s Kiva Montessori School, plans an annual CKMS Walkathon to raise funds to support the building of a new play area in Montezuma Park. Children’s Kiva Montessori is applying for the Great...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Southwest Open School: SWOSology at 30 years

Southwest Open School hits a milestone this year, as it celebrates 30 years of offering an educational alternative for high school students in Montezuma County.Tucked into a pocket off of Main...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

School awarded $500,000 in settlement

A Denver architect firm has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the Dolores Re-4A School district claiming faulty cost estimates for a campus upgrade.The district argued that Eidos Architects...

DATE: Sept. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community Calendar

Email announcements to [email protected] and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and...

DATE: Aug. 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Community Calendar

Contractor estimates M-CHS injected $10M into local economy

Now that the dust has settled and the doors are open, the lead contractor for the Montezuma-Cortez High School, Nunn Construction, estimates that it injected roughly $10 million into the local...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

High school could grow east side

The addition of a state-of-the-art high school campus to any city is generally considered to be a boon, especially to real estate. With the campus now positioned on the eastern end of Cortez, an...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Auditorium showcases student and community talent

A state-of-the-art auditorium at the new Montezuma-Cortez High School will be named after Ralph E. Vavak, a legendary music educator at the school from 1956 to 1986. “Mr. V” would surely appreciate...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Teachers’ excitement builds for new M-CHS

Can the new Montezuma-Cortez High School lead to additional community involvement and greater academic success? “Change is good,” said veteran social studies teacher Raymond Harriman. “I think the...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS landscaping shows a respect for our area

When I first read the architect’s landscape description for the new Montezuma-Cortez High School, one word came to mind: “respect.” Respect for the environment, our area, and the Native American...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

New school clinic offers physical, mental, dental care

When students at the new Montezuma-Cortez High School don’t feel well, they’ll find a lot more medical services available to them. Recognizing the connection between health and education, Re-1...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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