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Meeker Elementary School plan to return Chromebooks:

On Thursday, May 21, we will have drop-off times for Chromebooks. We ask everyone to pull up in the bus loops, follow the signs, please remain in your vehicle, and we will come to your car. The schedule will be as follows: Students with last names A–F will have drop-off[Read More…]

May 16, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Teaching through technology: RBC teachers share challenges and triumphs of distance learning

RBC | Our schoolteachers have been assigned a Herculean task: learn an entirely new way of connecting with and teaching their students, and do it almost overnight. Both Rio Blanco County school districts have shifted to distance learning for students from kindergarten through high school. Students have been provided with[Read More…]

April 18, 2020 by editor Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Congrats on ESEA award

Dear Editor: I was so impressed by the article in the paper about the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) award. The Meeker Elementary was honored by the Colorado Department of Education. out of 750 Colorado schools only two were selected and Meeker Elementary was one of them. Congratulations to[Read More…]

February 17, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

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ESEA Award …

Meeker Elementary School (MES) was honored by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) last week and received a $10,000 check for being selected as a National ESEA Distinguished School. Out of 750 eligible Colorado schools, only two were selected for the award. MES closed the achievement gaps in both English[Read More…]

February 9, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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W-I-N-N-E-R …

Meeker Elementary School fourth-grader Ashton Tapia was the winner of the third annual MES Spelling Bee. After more than a dozen rounds, Tapia emerged as the top speller by correctly spelling “accelerates.” He’ll take his spelling prowess to Denver for the state competition in March. Niki Turner Photo

February 6, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

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Meeker Elementary School recognized for 2019 success

MEEKER | Meeker Elementary is one of up to 100 schools to be nationally recognized for exceptional student achievement in 2019. The National Association of ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) State Program Administrators has named the Meeker school a National ESEA Distinguished School. The program publicly recognizes qualifying federally[Read More…]

December 17, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

PreK playground gets a facelift

MEEKER | In the spring of 2019, Meeker Elementary was awarded two grants to improve the quality and add age-appropriate equipment to the preschool playground. The Buell Foundation invests in quality programs that can demonstrate success in helping children thrive. The Buell Grant of $55,000 was supplemented with $5,000 in-kind[Read More…]

November 16, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Coal Creek School update: May

MEEKER | Coal Creek School was filled with the sounds of children once again. Over 70 Meeker Elementary School Second graders, teachers, parents, grandparents and smaller siblings visited the school. They enjoyed outside games, inspecting the buildings and participating in some daily activities that children would have done in the early[Read More…]

June 9, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fifth graders present ‘A Night at the Museum’

MEEKER | The enthusiastic fifth grade students of Meeker Elementary School were given an assignment: Pick a subject they are interested in, research the subject, then create a presentation that will inform as well as entertain. Last Wednesday, May 15, the MES gymnasium was nearly filled with what can only[Read More…]

May 24, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 2 comments

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MES Night at the Museum May 15

MEEKER | Meeker Elementary School fifth-graders will present their Night at the Museum projects in the MES gym on Wednesday, May 15 from 6-7 p.m.

May 14, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

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Ag in Motion…

Meeker High School FFA students shared their agriculture knowledge with groups of Meeker Elementary School students last week as part of the Ag in Motion educational program, sponsored by Farm Bureau. For more photos, scan the ZAP code with the free Zappar app.

May 1, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

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Officer Friendly…

Returning to his role as “Officer Friendly,” Meeker Police Chief Phil Stubblefield demonstrated proper bicycle hand gestures to Meeker Elementary students as part of the annual bicycle rodeo. Scan the Zappar code with the free Zappar app for more pictures.

May 1, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled