Dear Students and Families – I hope that you all are well and rejuvenated and ready to take on the new school year. Our staff has been working hard to prepare for the year ahead and we are excited to welcome your students back to school. While we were sad to have to say goodbye […]
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Dolores Elementary Parents, Please join us for the 2022-2023 School year open house. The open house will be Thursday August 11, 2022 from 1:00 pm-6:00 pm. The first day of school is Monday August 15th! Thank you The Dolores Elementary School 970-882-4688
Dolores Parents, A current physical is required for participation in Dolores Athletics. The updated physical form, medical eligibility form and medical history form can be found on the Dolores Athletics and Activities page under the Dolores Athletic Permission Packet. Any questions or concerns please contact Athletic Director Matt Walker, mwalker@dolores.k12.co.us. There is an opportunity to get your student’s physical […]
Dear Parents/Guardians, School lunches will no longer be free to all students. You must now fill out an application to see if you qualify for free lunches. It is important that you do that now rather than later. Here is the link to the lunch application for this school year. https://www.lunchapplication.com/ If you have any questions please contact Chuck […]
Dear Parents and Guardians of Little Bears, I am honored to introduce myself as the new principal at Dolores Elementary School. I am excited to join a staff of educators desiring to provide quality education for the students in our community. I am additionally eager to meet and get to know each of you. I […]
Dolores School Health Clinic Summer Hours and Offerings Nurse Practitioner Available on site for: Sports Physicals and Tdap vaccinations Weekly on Tuesdays: June 7th– 28th & July 12th-26th All week: August 1st- 4th These slots fill up quick! Make your appointment to reserve your time soon!! Four Corners Youth Clinic – (970)560-4890 Services for physicals […]
Dolores students and parents, We are aware of the threat that was posted on social media and there is no cause for concern for the safety of our students. The person that posted this threat has been detailed and will be dealt with by both law enforcement and the school district. If you have any […]
Dear Parents and Community Members – This email is being sent to you to inform you that the Dolores School District entered a “Secure” at this afternoon (A secure is called when there is a potential threat outside of the school building. Exterior doors are locked and classes resume as normal). The School District entered […]
Dolores Families – At this time we would like to provide you with an update on the situation that caused Dolores Secondary to enter into a HOLD this morning. Mid-morning our secondary administration was notified that a student had a gun in their possession at school. We discovered that it was a pellet gun after […]
Dear Dolores Families, This morning the Dolores Middle School and High School entered in a HOLD (a HOLD is initiated when there is a potentially dangerous situation in or around the school and it remains on until it is safe for normal operations at the school to resume). In this case the HOLD lasted for […]
Due to the weather, the Dolores HS Boys Basketball Pigtail Game vs Telluride has been rescheduled, again. The game will now be played tomorrow (Thursday, 2/24/2022) @ 5:00pm. Justin Schmitt Principal Dolores High School Office: 970-882-7288 Cell: 970-403-5261
The following three documents are the newly approved COVID protocols formed by the Wellness Committee and approved by the Dolores School Board District. Please take a minute to review and note schools have individual procedures to follow due to their ability to cohort and distance. – Quarantine Protocol – Secondary quarantine protocol – Teddy Bear_Elementary […]
12/15/2021 Due to the winter storm currently impacting our region, the Dolores School District will start school on a two hour delay today, Wednesday December 15, 2021. The Preschool will start school at 9:30am. The Middle and High School will start school at 9:45am. The Elementary School will start school at 10:00am.
Good afternoon, Free Friday Funday has been cancelled for Friday December 10th, 2021 due to inclement weather. It will resume next Friday, December 17th from 8am to noon. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you, Ellen Werner
The Vaccine Mobile bus location has been moved from the Dolores School Campus. The new location with be Joe Rowell Park in Dolores. Anyone who would like to receive the initial COVID vaccine, a booster COVID immunization, or the flu vaccine can visit on November 17, and December 8 from 10am – 4pm. Attached is […]
Dolores District Families, We have been informed of an opportunity for children, ages 5-11, to receive the COVID vaccine at the hospital this Saturday, attached is the flyer and form required for administration of the vaccine. We will continue to share any free opportunities that become available to us. ———- Fact Sheet for 5-11 year olds Hospital […]
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To the Dolores Bears Community – It is with regret that we must inform you that our high school girls volleyball team has withdrawn from their regional volleyball tournament in Oak Creek, CO this weekend. The team has has a significant COVID exposure and must therefore enter quarantine. To protect the privacy of all individuals […]
Dear Dolores School District Ski & Snowboard Families It is with great disappointment that I must pass along the news from Telluride, that the Regional Ski Program has been cancelled for the 2021-22 season. I am forwarding the message sent to area coordinators. Dear RSP Coordinators, I’m very sorry to inform you that we’ve determined […]
Superintendent’s Blog November 5th, 2021 As some of you might be aware, I was not employed in K-12 public education for roughly five years when I restarted in Dolores. Now, I did teach at the college level but that is much different from K-12 education. Being away for that length of time often makes me […]
10/8/2021 Dolores Parents, Students, and Staff, The District Wellness Committee met Thursday afternoon (10/7/21). The positive covid cases in the district have declined, allowing us to resume in-person for all schools, preschool through high school, on Monday, October 11th. Teddy Bear Preschool and the Dolores Elementary School will be in “blue” and the Middle School […]
Important announcement for all Dolores Elementary, Middle, and High School students and families. Due to an increase in the number of positive COVID cases in our schools, and in order to prevent further spread, our wellness committee met this afternoon and made the decision to move to full remote learning next week for the elementary, […]
Dear Students, Parents, and Families – I am writing to you this afternoon to confirm the rumor that we have had to postpone ALL homecoming activities with the exception of the high school volleyball game against Mancos, which is still scheduled for Thursday, September 30th. Our Athletic Director is in the process of rescheduling the football game and […]
Dolores Staff, Students, and Parents: As the situation in our schools continues to evolve this week we are doing our best to keep everyone informed, follow our protocols, and keep kids in school. In response to the number of positive COVID cases that we have on our campus among staff and students we have had […]