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The North Fork Montessori at Crawford gym was packed on Thursday, May 4 for a concert. With local school board member Jennifer McGavin in attendance, students from pre-k through sixth grade celebrated spring with songs, dances and band arrangements lead by music teacher Fran Stein and band t…

On Friday, April 14th, North Fork Montessori students were treated to "Ag Days," courtesy of the Black Mesa CattleWomen. The students and staff got to see and participate in activities surrounding taxidermy, cattle byproducts, flowers, butter-making, soap-making and a cattle pot.

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Delta County homeschooled siblings Patrick and Naomi Thomas took a trip earlier this month which resulted in them placing in the 67th annual Western Colorado Regional Science Fair. Eighth-grader Patrick placed first and seventh-grader Naomi placed third.

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The Hotchkiss K-8 school offers a unique opportunity to its seventh and eighth-graders by offering a nutrition and cooking class, taught by Glenda Young and Olivia Celis, the only such class offered in the school district. The class includes a unit on nutrition and how to determine if the ki…

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Did you know that Delta County School District 50J has a free public Montessori School? There are 58 Montessori schools in Colorado and most are private. Our district Montessori school started 23 years ago in the North Fork Valley. In 1907, Maria Montessori was tasked with teaching in Rome b…

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Hotchkiss K-8 sixth-grader Quinnlan Price competed against sixth, seventh and eighth-graders in the regional MathCounts competition in Grand Junction on Feb. 25. He placed 11th, which qualified him for the state competition as an individual, even though the Hotchkiss K-8 school team took thi…

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The Rotary Club of Cedaredge has honored Alexia Funk as student of the month for February. The Cedaredge High School (CHS) senior is an active member of the school’s theater program and a dedicated student of history and English. Her goal after high school graduation is to enroll at the Univ…

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Each year, the Hotchkiss Bulldog Alumni Fund provides a cash award to an outstanding classified employee from Hotchkiss High School and Hotchkiss K-8 before the Christmas break. Recipients are chosen by their respective school staffs.

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Young writers were honored in Cedaredge by members of the Grand Mesa Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9221. The youngsters were winners in the post’s patriotic writing contests.

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Students of Delta County School District came away from the Math Counts competition at Delta Middle School on Dec. 9 with some placements of distinction.

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As Hotchkiss K-8 students are finishing the semester, the middle school cooking class has been busy learning more about cooking with beef and the beef industry. Each quarter, the Black Mesa CattleWomen sponsor a beef cook-off event.

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On Nov. 7th, North Fork High School held an annual Winter Warrior Dodgeball fundraiser to honor and support local veterans. NFHS Student Council hosted an all-you-can-eat chili supper; NFHS FBLA and student volunteers hosted a bake sale; local donors sponsored both a silent and a live auctio…

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At their regular meeting, the Rotary Club of Cedaredge honored Kylee Terry as student of the month for October. The Cedaredge High School (CHS) senior is an active member of the CHS Future Farmers of America (FFA) with a special interest in flora culture. In fact, her goal is to pursue a pos…

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Delta High School students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with univers…

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This spring semester nine students from Delta County School District 50J high schools completed internships with area businesses. Through the High School Internship Program, students explored careers working with local professionals for 120 volunteer hours. For more information about the Int…

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The Western Colorado Community Foundation (WCCF) has committed $135,200 in scholarship awards to support 34 Delta County students to attend four-year universities or vocational training. WCCF manages 36 scholarship funds across western Colorado, and 14 of those funds are specifically for Del…

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The Western Colorado Community Foundation (WCCF) will distribute $54,000 in scholarship awards to support 10 students to attend four-year universities or vocational training through the Lena Sammons Reed Scholarship in 2022-23, according to a WCCF press release.

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The Delta County Republican Central Committee has announced its 2022 scholarship winners: Landon Henson and Hunter Kissner. Each recipient will receive $1,500 paid to the college that he will attend in the fall.

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Delta County middle school students wrapped up the district’s first week of a new summer career exploration program. Nearly 150 students filled out the summer program, according to Joe Mock, coordinator of federal programs/grants for DCSD.

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Students of North Fork Montessori @ Crawford have recently earned their “Water Protector Certifications” from the Canary Committee, a local citizen-organized water conservancy group which was featured in the DCI in April 2021.

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