Swings, springers, and a comet spinner; a cliff rider; a sand pit and digger; one double slide; and a seesaw: those features and others are envisioned for a new playground at Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS), and, in a preview offered to board members Dec. 11, it’s a vision inching closer to reality.
On Dec. 10, the Pagosa Springs Planning Commission, acting in its role as the Design Review Board, approved the final major design application for the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library.
Despite a 20 percent decrease in report volume from October to November, Safe2Tell has received 12,818 reports since the start of the 2024-25 school year, a 28 percent increase compared to the same point last year.
Summarizing feedback from a series of community engagement meetings about the condition and future of Archuleta School District schools, Superintendent Rick Holt reported Tuesday, Dec. 10, that the message was clear.
Since 2017, the local nonprofit organization Build Pagosa has been supporting fun, meaningful educational experiences for Pagosa Springs High School (PSHS) students while addressing the skilled labor shortage in Pagosa Springs and Southwest Colorado.
Pagosa Springs Middle School has released its honor roll for the first quarter.
The Pagosa Springs High School (PSHS) Pirate Unified bowling team placed 19th out of 28 teams at last week’s state tournament. The team logged a total pinfall of 442 at the tournament in …
Board members at Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) voted to cap classroom sizes for kindergarten through third grade at 18 students for the current school year, approving a request by School Director Emily Murphy during the board’s meeting on Nov. 20.
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With 95 percent of U.S. teens reporting having access to personal smartphone devices, administrators and teachers in Archuleta School District (ASD) are continuing to discuss what role, if any, those devices should play during the school day.
A task force created to examine the state’s education accountability system is recommending a major overhaul — including adjustments to ratings for schools and districts — to better …
A record-breaking 28,218 reports were submitted to Safe2Tell in the 2023-2024 school year, highlighting the program’s growing importance as a critical resource for Colorado students and …
The Pagosa Springs chapter of Future Business Leaders of America will host a blood drive in the high school library on Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cross-country runners representing Pagosa Springs Middle School can count themselves among the best in the state after taking eighth place at the Middle School Boys State Cross Country Championship on Oct. 26 in Morrison, capping a historic season that also delivered the school’s first state champion.
A new policy requiring school personnel to address students by their chosen names received unanimous approval by the Archuleta School District Board of Education after its second reading on Oct. 14.
Archuleta School District administrators reported that four of its campuses are in need of wide-ranging structural improvements on Tuesday evening at Pagosa Springs High School, where community members and district staff gathered to discuss the condition and future of their school facilities.
If you were offered $400 to enhance your students’ learning opportunities, how would you use it? The Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs posed that question to preschool through high …
Archuleta School District (ASD) has announced the dates and locations for the upcoming community meetings on its facilities master plan.
The Archuleta School District Board of Education heard that several of its campuses and classrooms are in need of improvements after early findings from a summer survey were shared during the board’s meeting on Oct. 10.
To encourage Coloradans to continue their education, Governor Jared Polis and the Department of Higher Education (CDHE) recently announced that all 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado and …