News & Announcements

What better way to demonstrate hands-on learning than letting students run an entire event? This unique approach is now an award-winning model for the state. Team Impact students and the district’s Communication Department have been recognized with a 2024 Medallion Award, the highest achievement awarded by the Colorado School Public Relations Association.

More than 100 Durango High School (DHS) students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Program. This program celebrates students' hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance.

On May 1, the joy of creating was on display. Fourteen Durango High School students in Career & Technical Education (CTE) pathways demonstrated their capstone projects at the Impact Career Innovation Center.

Durango High School (DHS) has been ranked No. 1,906 out of 17,655 high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Reports– placing the school in the top 10 percent of public high schools in the U.S. The rankings evaluate nearly 18,000 schools at the national, state and local level. The school was also ranked No. 40 out of 414 traditional Colorado High Schools – placing DHS in the top 9 percent in Colorado as well.

On Thursday, April 24, the Board of Education held a Student Awards ceremony, to celebrate students who exemplified the district's Portrait of a Graduate competencies.

All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students must return DHS-issued CHROMEBOOKS AND CHARGERS to the DHS Library after final exams. You will receive the same device in August at Fall Check-in. See link for more information.

Durango High School's (DHS) Career & Technical Education (CTE) students will share what they have learned throughout the year as they tackled independent projects in health, engineering, graphic design, and computer science. May 1, 5-7 p.m.

A community wide electrocardiogram (ECG) drive is scheduled for April 26 & 27 at Durango School District’s Impact Career Innovation Center at Durango High School (DHS). It is hosted by Future Health Professionals of DHS HOSA. This event is a public service project for the community to perform the appropriate medical tests to inform them if the electrical activity of their heart is working as it should.

Beginning April 18, we encourage everyone in La Plata County – district staff, families, community members – to participate in an important survey regarding public education programs, policies, and a potential ballot measure this November 2024.

Durango High School Principal Dr. Jon Hoerl has been named the 2024 Colorado High School Principal of the Year and the state representative for the National Secondary Principal of the Year award. The awarding agency is Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE).