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School News: History of Dolores a success

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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 8:40 PM

Third grade students at Dolores Elementary School really brought history alive last week. I learned so much listening to the students present their history of Dolores. The students divided into four groups: miners, farmers, lumber workers and railroad works and presented history from those point of views.

It was amazing.

Good job students.

One of my favorites was the train cars filled with "gold" and the recreation of the train engine.

In the know

Dolores High School and Middle School Knowledge Bowl teams recently competed in Telluride. The High School Team won third place and the Middle School Team tied for Fourth Place. There were nine schools and 17 teams.

Operation graduation

The 2015 Operation Graduation Committee will have its first meeting on Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m., in Brooke Elder's third-grade classroom at Dolores Elementary School. We are organizing our plans and making preparations for the safe alternative "All Night Party." The group is looking to make this the best one yet, so a lot of parents are needed. If you have any questions please call Brooke Elder at 970-560-4105 or Nancy Nelligan at 732- 693-6663.

Silly dance

Dolores High School Basketball moms did a silly dance during the home game on Saturday. I am told it got lots of laughs.

Music trip

On Jan. 30 the fourth-graders will present the character word of Empathy during the Dolores Elementary School assembly. On Feb. 9, Dolores fifth-grade students will take their annual trip to Fort Lewis College to hear the Fort Lewis College Jazz and Concert bands perform. This performance is sponsored by Music in the Mountains of Durango. On Feb. 11, Ms. Reinhardt's fifth-grade class and Mrs. McNeill's first-grade class will travel to The Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, to take part in the annual Valentine's Day presentation.

Schedule

JAN. 29: MS girls basketball vs. Dove Creek, home, 4 p.m.

JAN. 30: HS Basketball vs Ignacio, girls and boys, 4 p.m.

JAN. 31: HS Wrestling @ Ignacio, 8 a.m.

FEb. 6: No School, staff work day

Feb. 6: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, east side the high school, noon.

Feb. 10-12: Dolores Elementary book Fair in the Little Bear Gym

FEb. 12: Dolores Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 to 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12: Dolores Elementary Spelling Bee at the Aux. Gym

FEb. 13: No School, Parent/Teacher Conferences 8 a.m. to noon

Shannon Livick

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