Category Archives: Pre 2023 School Year

As we move into the second nine weeks, we are sure you are aware of the increase in positive COVID-19 cases in Montezuma County over the past few weeks. We have seen more positive cases in the month of October (46) than we saw in the previous two months combined (35).  According to the Colorado […]

HOCO Harvest Week Spirit Week 10/26-30th Monday- Flannel Day Tuesday- Class Color day Seniors – Blue Juniors – Maroon Sophomore -Dark Green Freshmen – Yellow 8th – Purple 7th – Orange 6th – Neon Staff- Black Wednesday- Twin Day MS Pep Rally during advisory Thursday-Halloween costume day Must comply with school dress code No Halloween […]

Please read the letter below from Principal Lurleen McCormick outlining the Dolores School District’s ongoing response to COVID-19. Thank you DES COVID Letter to Parents

Please read the letter below from Principal Justin Schmitt outlining the Dolores School District’s ongoing response to COVID-19. Thank you COVID Letter to Parents

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT from the Nutrition Services Department USDA Extends Summer Food Service Program flexibilities through June 30, 2021 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced on Friday, Oct. 9, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending flexibilities to allow free meals to continue to be available to ALL children throughout the entire 2020-21 school year. These program flexibilities […]

Click the link below to read the latest Dolores Elementary School Newsletter: Galloping Goose 10/09/2020 Galloping Goose Archive

There will be a school board meeting this evening at 6:00 p.m. The board will have a thirty-minute work session prior to the regular meeting which will begin at six o’clock. Masks are required for attendees. Citizen’s comments are a regular part of the meetings. If you are wanting to make a comment, but do […]

Tomorrow is the last day to buys tickets to The Dolores Bears High School Football home opener. Tickets must be purchased in the high school office by 3:00pm on Thursday, 10/8/2020. Tickets will not be sold at the gate. We are limited to 175 tickets so get yours fast. The game against Hotchkiss is scheduled […]

Please click below for your issue of the monthly Bear Essentials: October 2020 Newsletter

Wednesday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m., two Dolores School District board members will be at the Dolores River Brewery for the sole purpose of interacting with the community. Please consider joining Kay Phelps and Clay Tallmadge for a relaxed time to listen to you, our community.  

Hi Little Bear Families, Please see this week’s Galloping Goose newsletter. Thank you for another wonderful week! Warm Regards, Lurleen McCormick Dolores Elementary School Principal 970-882-4688 (Office)  970-369-9544 (Cell/Texts) lmccormick@dolores.k12.co.us Galloping Goose newsletter 9-18-2020

Please continue the great job of checking for symptoms and taking temperatures in the morning. We want to keep our students and staff healthy.  Our collective efforts are what it will take to stay in person at school. For reference on when to send your child to school, please click the link below: Symptom Screening […]

Happy Thursday everyone! I wanted to send out a quick reminder about school funding and F/R lunch percentages. I know this year is challenging with the varying meal service models plus the fact the meals are now free. I can only imagine how confusing that must be for families when it comes to filling out […]

Community Update from the Dolores School Board RE4A — 9/1/20 As our students and staff head back to school, the Dolores School Board would like to take this opportunity to provide a master plan building project update. During our August 13, 2020 meeting, the board moved to pause the master plan building project and delay […]

Hi Little Bear Families, Please enjoy this week’s Newsletter linked here: Galloping Goose newsletter 9_11_2020 . Thank you!   Warm Regards, Lurleen McCormick Dolores Elementary School Principal 970-882-4688 (Office)  970-369-9544 (Cell/Texts) lmccormick@dolores.k12.co.us

There will be a regular board meeting on Thursday, September 10, at 6:00 p.m. The board will meet in person and will have open seats for the public. There will be limited seating as we honor the social distancing of individuals. Masks are required at the meetings. The meetings will be available virtually as well. […]

You are welcome to attend our Town Hall tonight, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. This will be a relaxed and informative time to share the Core Knowledge Sequence of learning. We have implemented this in K-8 and want our stakeholders to know and understand the program. There will be a time […]

Hi Dear Little Bear Families and Friends,   We have thoroughly enjoyed our first week of school with our Little Bears in the house! Please see this week’s linked newsletter, The Galloping Goose 9/4/20, or see the attached PDF for more details. Thanks for all your encouragement, trust, and patience! We send our love and hopes […]

Good news! Starting immediately, the state of Colorado has decided that ALL students are now eligible for free breakfast and lunch at school through the end of the calendar year due to Covid -19 hardships. This means that USDA approved meals will be available to any student at NO cost regardless of eligibility status. The […]

You are welcome to attend our Town Hall on September 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. This will be a relaxed and informative time to share the Core Knowledge Sequence of learning. We have implemented this in K-8 and want our stakeholders to know and understand the program. There will be a time […]

You are invited to attend an informal time with a couple of board members. They will be at the Three Chicks Bakery and Deli in Dolores on September 10, Thursday from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Feel free to stop by and chat with them. They value your thoughts and input.   Coffee with board

Just a reminder that there is no school on Friday. Every other Friday the students are off of school. Some of these dates are used for professional development. Monday is Labor Day!

Please click the link below for the monthly Bear Essentials: September 2020b    

Welcome back Dolores Middle School and High School Students!

How exciting! We actually start school on Monday for the in-person learners. Some of the online students have already begun and some are soon to begin. Please note the following important pieces of information: Our screener app is not working to the degree we are ready to use it on Monday. We are therefore asking […]