Education - The Durango Herald

Shiprock High School student wins Stock Market Game

Competition sparks interest of investment and finance

DATE: Jan 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Mancos school board commends superintendent in evaluation

Board also discusses success with its cellphone policy

DATE: Jan 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

PCC Southwest to offer introductory forestry and fire mitigation classes again in 2025

These classes are open to adults with high school diplomas and high school students

DATE: Jan 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Southwest Conservation Corps hiring high school students for summer conservation work

There will be two four-week sessions offered, and no experience is necessary

DATE: Jan 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

San Juan College aims to train students on uranium mine cleanup

A new program at San Juan College in Farmington could finally help get abandoned uranium mines cleaned up in the Four Corners region, while also helping people who have lost their jobs amids...

DATE: Jan 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fort Lewis College’s five-year strategic plan seeks to repair legacy

FLC doubles down on commitment to serving as rural university

DATE: Jan 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio School District celebrates improved graduation rate

Success mirrors a larger trend within Colorado schools

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Powerhouse in Durango asks community to fuel ideas for new programs and services

Public meetings scheduled for Tuesday at the museum

DATE: Jan 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain Middle School wins John Irwin award for third consecutive time

‘To see kids achieve at this level of excellence year in and year out is a testament to all of the collaboration that goes back to our shared vision of excellence’

DATE: Jan 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taurus the bull and Orion the hunter

Greetings, stargazers. A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull. It is particularly easy to find this month, because Jupiter is right in the middle of it. At magnitude -2.68, Jup...

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

A day in the life: Behind the scenes of a field trip adventure

Imagine stepping into a snow-covered forest, where every tree whispers stories of resilience, and the crunch of snowshoes underfoot is the only sound breaking the winter silence …and, oh yea...

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Bayfield High School program helping bridge health worker gap

Patient Care Technician training allows students to work in field sooner

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful yearLights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Bright lights, screaming fire trucks and children bundled up so thoroughly it seemed like an army of Michelin men had taken over downtown Durango. Yep. It’s the much anticipated Snowdown light parade, this year distinguished by a crowd of onlookers peppered with scrabble tiles, Clue characters and playing cards.

Locals flocked to Main Avenue on Friday to get a look (and maybe a Smartie or two) at the floats parading through town on various, creatively decorated vehicles. There were some obvious standouts at this year’s board game-themed parade. After a fire truck’s opening sirens came the Purgatory car, toting a brightly lit ski bum moonlighting as a DJ, likely giving the women of Durango some unpleasant déjà vu. Best dressed had to go to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s bulldozer, wearing the most believable Hungry Hungry Hippos costume seen yet. Biggest crowd pleaser? The dancers boogieing to Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” while the crowd sang and wiggled along. But what got the biggest rise out of the onlookers was the white plumes of motorcycle exhaust, courtesy of the Harley-Davidson club. The smell of burning octane was a convincing enough reason for people to briefly unclutch the rails and step away from their coveted positions at the front of the fence. Last but not least, another machine spewing its interior into the crowd: a foam cannon, the first one to make an appearance in the history of Snowdown. Much better received than exhaust, it extracted gleeful screams from kids and adults alike. jbowman@durangoherald.com