Craig Daily Press / Education

MCTA narrows director search to five

The Moffat County Tourism Association has narrowed its pool of 28 applicants down to five finalists for its vacant director position.

HVAC system to save MCHS 20 percent of energy

In the summer and fall, Haselden Construction worked to install a $650,000 HVAC system in Moffat County High School, complete with new boilers, to help control temperatures in the building. According to a report by the engineering company that designed it, the system also is calculated to save 20 percent of energy costs if it is running efficiently.

Work program teaches MCHS students personal finance, work ethic

The Alternative Cooperative Education work program at MCHS includes classroom work teaching job-finding and personal finance skills, as well as real-world job experience.

Moffat County High School sends record number to All State Choir

On the west wall of the Moffat County High School choir room, next to a Colorado state flag, a series of plaques commemorate a significant achievement for several students in the school’s history. Each year, the names of students who are selected for the All State Choir are engraved on a plaque and hung on the wall. Soon, five MCHS students will see their names displayed next to decades of singers who achieved the same milestone.

Moffat County School District to bid out insurance contract

With nearly 10 percent less state funding, the Moffat County School District is busy planning for upcoming budget cuts amounting to more than $1 million. On the expense side, rising insurance premiums could cost the district more than $500,000 more to provide benefits to its staff next year, district finance director Mark Rydberg said.

Girl Scouts pay it forward

Local troops donate 75 new books to Moffat County Libraries

Kayla Keith was at story time at the Craig branch of the Moffat County Libraries last summer when the idea first struck her. The theme for that month’s event was “Helping others,” and Kayla, a Girl Scout, started to think ahead to her next community service project.

District presents calendar plans

Proposed schedule includes shorter days, longer school year, adjusted breaks

After three years of a modified school year calendar, the Moffat County School District is proposing a return to a longer school year and shorter days. In a work session before its monthly meeting Thursday, district administrators presented a proposed school calendar for the 2010-11 school year, which, if adopted, will remain in effect for the next three years.

Cyber harassment becoming an issue at Craig Middle School

Tiarra Schroeder was surfing the Web when she came across a MySpace page in her name. The page was written from her point of view, and displayed several pictures of her. But there was a problem. She never made the page.

School Board to discuss budget reduction

With budget season looming, the Moffat County School District will turn to four guiding principles to steady its course through the process of budget reductions. The first guideline, and the most important, according to Assistant Superintendent Christine Villard, is to remain true to the district’s core beliefs: student learning and achievement, and continuous improvement.

Music, physical education join forces at Sunset Elementary School

With their feet planted squarely on pieces of tape on the gym floor Thursday morning, 20 Sunset Elementary School first-graders were ready for one final rehearsal. The students were preparing for Friday’s dance performance, when their parents would line the walls of the gym with video cameras attached to their hands to watch their children perform.

Literacy Carnival sees record attendance

More than 300 students participate in Sagebrush Reading Council event

Standing in the gymnasium of Sunset Elementary School, 5-year-old Caden Call prepared to get a new book at Thursday’s Family Literacy Carnival. And he wasn’t the only one planning to trade in his books. More than 300 elementary school children attended the Literacy Carnival, hosted by the Sagebrush Reading Council.

EDP, CNCC promote buying local

With the assistance of other agencies, the Craig/Moffat Economic Development Partnership is attempting to do its part to enhance the local community.

Board to review budget survey

Hayden School District plans cuts

The Hayden School District is scheduled to unveil the first step in a process to trim more than $300,000 from the 2010-11 budget when the School Board meets tonight. Hayden High School Principal Troy Zabel will lead a discussion with School Board members about a survey created by the district’s budget committee.

Elementary school students start anti-aggression program in preschool

Starting in preschool, Moffat County School District students are introduced to three puppet characters, which will pop into their classrooms once a week until the student graduates to Craig Middle School.

Team-building retreat kicks off new CMS Student Council

The room had grown quiet while seventh-grader Clayton Moon slowly ticked off ideas he had written down on a Post-It note. Each student sitting on the carpet Thursday of Serendipity Café & Coffee Shop had taken turns voicing their ideas while Clayton organized them.