Photo by Pat Sunderland Blue ribbon celebration Garnet Mesa Elementary students, staff, parents and community members crowded into the school’s Discovery Center last week for a National Blue Ribbon School flag-raising ceremony. The ceremony was originally scheduled for the school’s front lawn, but single-digit temperatures prompted the move indoors. The ceremony was attended by several dignitaries, including Delta Mayor Ed Sisson who declared Dec. 20 “Garnet Mesa Elementary Day.” See story and additional photos on page A6.By focusing on just one facet of curriculum, the administration of Delta County Joint School District #50 has been able to allay many of the fears expressed by teachers and parents when the curriculum alignment process was launched two years ago.

The goal was to ensure that every student at every grade level, regardless of school or community, was being taught the same core state standards at the same time.

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Photos by Kathy Browning Second graders at Crawford School perform “Frosty the Snowman” last Thursday before family and friends. Right, third and fourth graders sing “Feliz Navidad.” Paul Frazier directed the students of Crawford School on Dec. 18 in their annual winter concert. Kindergarten through fourth grades sang a wide range of songs of the season celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah.

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Photos submitted Pictured are members of the BELA pre-school class: Terrence Rung, Gage Adams, Chayton Falkner, Ty O’Connell, Brooke Angelovich, Bradley Rayburn, Braeden Flores, Austin Littlejohn, and Finneas Gingell.The BELA Pre-K classes from Hotchkiss K8 took a fun field trip to the chicken farm on Powell Mesa earlier this month. The kids had a great time checking out all the chickens, their eggs, and the whole chicken farm process.

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Photos by Kathy Browning Hotchkiss K-5 holiday singers Snow Flakes, Snow Angels, Snow Balls and Snirts (above) played by kindergarten through second grade Hotchkiss students, were directed by Jenny West at Thursday night’s performance. Snirts (dirty snow) sang an a capella rap song. Jeannette Carey directed third, fourth and fifth graders in “The Reindeer Games.” Red and green reindeer teams competed in this musical.