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Guest Column: Meeker School District

As the 2019-2020 school year has now ended, most educators would state it is the most unique school year they have ever experienced. I continue to be inspired by the adaptability of our students, parents, staff, and community. I am proud to be a Meeker Cowboy! Specifically, I would like[Read More…]

June 8, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Progress…

Most of the remaining high school building has come down in the past week, and work on the new bus barn has begun. Soil preparation was underway last Tuesday afternoon.

May 26, 2020 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

Meeker

School construction on schedule

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Meeker Board of Education had a walk-through of the construction progress at the high school and bus barn before the regular board meeting. Superintendent Chris Selle said the coming weeks will see a spike in expenditures for the construction projects, which is[Read More…]

May 17, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

‘Drive-through’ graduation discussed

MEEKER | Meeker High School has been named a 2020 Best High School by U.S. News & World Report, Superintendent Chris Selle told the Board of Education on Monday. “By earning a national ranking in the top 40%, Meeker High School achieved status as a U.S. News Best High School[Read More…]

May 5, 2020 by Niki Turner 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

Meeker schools ‘increasingly unlikely’ to reopen this year

MEEKER | As Meeker School District’s regularly scheduled spring break winds down, officials are planning for distance learning and meal distribution while schools are closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Ordered school closures currently extend to April 17, but Governor Jared Polis has stated schools are “increasingly[Read More…]

March 29, 2020 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

For parents and guardians: what to do when school is closed

RBC | Rio Blanco County Public Health released an informational letter addressed to parents in the county this week. The letter address the importance of social distancing practices, offers specific recommendations, contact information and more resources from the Center for Disease Control and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.[Read More…]

March 20, 2020 by Caitlin Walker 3 comments

Meeker School District officially extends closure to April 17

MEEKER | Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order to suspend school activity until April 17, and Meeker School District has announced they will begin formulating their approach to alternative learning. MSD will also provide school breakfasts and lunches to students in need once the originally-scheduled spring break, which was[Read More…]

March 19, 2020 by Caitlin Walker 2 comments

Meeker School District closing through March 29 to help limit spread of COVID-19

MEEKER | Meeker School District (MSD) is shutting down through March 29. All school activities, including parent-teacher conferences, have been cancelled. “The primary reason for the school closure is to aid our medical facilities in responding to any community spread,” a letter from Superintendent Chris Selle stated.

March 16, 2020 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled

School district postpones activities following CHSAA announcement

RBC | All school activities related to the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) have been postponed until April 6 to comply with recommendations to prevent the spread of coronavirus. That includes sports practices and competition, the state speech tournament, music festivals, etc., according to CHSAA press release Thursday. The[Read More…]

March 12, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Unexpected hiccup found during auxiliary gym demo

MEEKER I No remodel or renovation project happens without at least one unexpected surprise. In the case of the renovation at Meeker High School, the auxiliary gym is the source of one of those surprises. According to Superintendent Chris Selle, as contractors got into the auxiliary gym, they discovered the[Read More…]

February 18, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

OPED: MSD’s Emergency Operations Plan

MEEKER | While we are fortunate to live in the extremely safe community of Meeker, Colorado, it is still a necessity to prepare for a variety of emergencies in our school system. Meeker School District’s Emergency Operations Plan is intended to address these emergencies, and it is important for the[Read More…]

January 21, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment