Salida Board of Education President Joe Smith addressed community concerns Tuesday about the Sept. 23 incident at Salida High School that resulted in a 20-minute lockdown and four misdemeanor charges against SHS Principal Talmage Trujillo.
Incumbent Jeanie Peters is running unopposed for the at-large seat on the Salida Board of Education.
Carrie Coscarella-Mattix, running unopposed for the District 1 seat on the Salida Board of Education, was appointed to that seat two years ago.
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District 3 representative Cheri Post and District 5 representative Greg Reed likely attended their last full meeting on the Salida school board Tuesday. Post has served for 7½ years and Reed has served for two years.
Salida School Board will hear an update from representatives of strategic planning consultant Onward Education Consulting at their October board meeting.
Abby Jefferson is a candidate for the Salida Board of Education in District 2.
Jodi Breckenridge Petit, vice president Salida Board of Education, is seeking re-election in District 2.
Salida High School Band’s fall concert is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday and will feature the school’s concert and jazz bands.
Mandy Paschall is seeking election to the Salida Board of Education for District 3.
Jennifer Adamson is a write-in candidate for Salida Board of Education District 3.
Catherine Rich, is a candidate for the Salida Board of Education in District 4.
Salida Board of Education president Joe Smith is seeking re-election representing District 4. He has served on the board since 2017.
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Salida School District Superintendent David Blackburn clarified several aspects of the series of events stemming from the lockdown incident Sept. 23 at Salida High School.
The Salida School District school board is poised to go into executive session to review the actions of Salida High School Principal Talmage Trujillo and Superintendent David Blackburn during a lockdown situation Sept. 23 at Salida High School.
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Childhood is filled with rites of passage, and in Salida one of those is distribution of bicycle helmets to fourth-graders at Longfellow Elementary School.
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Salida High School principal Talmage Trujillo appeared on bond in Chaffee County Court Tuesday before Judge Diana Bull.
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by D.J. DeJong
Following a school year of uncertainty, interruptions, sporadic quarantines and pivots between in-class and online learning, Salida students and teachers have something to celebrate.
by Brian McCabe
Salidan Mandy Paschall officially launched her campaign for the District 3 seat on the Salida R-32-J Board of Education.
Sam Kearley recently was named to the dean’s list for the spring term at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Desmond Lau of Salida recently was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Fort Lewis College in Durango.
Autumn Faye Mann of Salida graduated in May from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Carly Swallow of Salida is one of more than 2,100 students who have been named to the 2020-21 dean’s list at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation is accepting applications until July 9 for scholarships for certified emergency medical technician/paramedics or certified nurse assistants who are pursuing a nursing degree.
Salida High School alumna Jennifer Mae Wentz graduated May 28 from Des Moines University – College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery.
In first round of drawings for vaccine incentives, five $50,000 scholarships were awarded to youth 12-17 years old, a Thursday press release stated.
Salida School District R-32-J school board voted to rescind the district’s declaration of fiscal exigency at their regular June meeting.
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation recently announced it is offering two scholarships of $2,500 each for current college students planning to pursue a career in healthcare.
The question of rescinding the Salida School Board’s declaration of fiscal exigency is again on the agenda for the June board meeting.
Central Colorado Humanists recently announced recipients of their $1,000 scholarship.
Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction recently recognized Salidan Abby Groover for academic achievement for the spring 2021 semester by placing her on the dean’s list.
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Auxiliary awarded its 2021 scholarship to Raley Patch of Salida.
Caleb Richardson of Salida and Riley Truitt of Buena Vista recently were named to the spring semester dean’s list at Grove City College.
Salidan Taryn Ceglowski recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees provided initial review at its May 18 meeting of a long-term lease with the Salida School District for use of its Kesner Building by the CMC Salida campus.
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An end-of-the-school-year tradition will continue Thursday and Friday as Salida’s youth musicians take the stage at Riverside Park for SunFest.
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Lily Lengerich, a 2021 Salida High School graduate, received the $1,000 Anthony M. “Mickey” Marchase Memorial Scholarship.
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The Board of Education of Salida School District R-32-J announced Tuesday six school board seats will be up for election in the November election.
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It’s the end of an era at Salida High School as Tammy Thompson, principal for the past 13 years, retires and passes the torch.
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Shavano Academic Booster Club announced its May students of the month for Salida School District R-32-J.
Colorado Mountain College will celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates during in-person commencement ceremonies May 7-8.
Salida Sunrise Rotary is offering grants in youth, education and vocational projects; community service; and environmental programs. Grant applications open April 15 through May 15.
Salida School District R-32-J board members voted to approve the lease of the Kesner building to Colorado Mountain College for three years at a rate of $15,000 per month.
Directors discussed whether or not they would allow the Clay Target League, Buena Vista High School Demon’s newest athletic team to letter in their sport during the school board’s meeting.
Salida School District R-32-J board members voted to approve the lease of the Kesner building to Colorado Mountain College for three years at a rate of $15,000 per month.
For the third week in a row, Buena Vista schools reported no cases of COVID-19 in superintendent Lisa Yates’s Monday update.
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Students in the Crest Academy seventh- and eighth-grade classes have been working on a display about Isaac William Haight for several months and set it in place Wednesday at the Salida Museum.
