Hello Escalante Athletic Families, March 12, 2021

We are so excited to put forth our football, volleyball, and track schedules and start practice upon returning from spring break. Please click EMS Athletics to read more.

Pick out your outfit and practice your best smile, picture day is coming to EMS! All students and staff will be photographed on April 19th (Retakes on 5/6/21) by Allison Ragsdale Photography. Parents/guardians can purchase pictures online after picture day. Watch for informational handouts coming home soon (or you can print from the link below).

Join 9-R Board of Education members tomorrow, April 7, 2021, from 8-9, to have an informal conversation about how everything is going for you and your student. The meeting will be on Zoom, and a live interpreter will be available.

On March 31, 2021, 9-R was notified by San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) that individuals at Durango High School and Escalante Middle School tested positive for COVID-19, causing five (5) cohorts to quarantine. The school and the district are working proactively with the SJBPH to make the appropriate notifications and next steps for those who may have been in close contact with this individual.

On March 27, 2021, 9-R was notified by San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) that individuals at Escalante Middle School and Miller Middle School tested positive for COVID-19, causing four (4) cohorts to quarantine. The school and the district are working proactively with the SJBPH to make the appropriate notifications and next steps for those who may have been in close contact with this individual.

Please take a few moments to provide feedback to the 9-R District Accountability Advisory Committee in their annual survey. Please complete the survey by April 23, 2021.

Understand the current program. Offered feedback on the proposed goals for the upcoming four-year grant cycle. Thursday, March 25, 2021 from 5:30-6:30 pm via Zoom.

We are currently planning to bring back athletic programs for our 7th and 8th graders when we return on February 1 (middle school athletics does not include 6th graders). We will start with basketball on February 8th for both boys and girls teams. The rationale to start athletics at the middle school level is twofold. READ MORE

Dear Escalante Middle School Families,

While our school is always in lockout with the use of our video buzzer system, today the school was instructed by police to modify our regular lockout due to unrelated police activity in the area. The lockout was about an hour and was from 12:15 - 1:15 pm today.

Join the 9-R Board of Education to meet the candidates and provide feedback on the finalists for Superintendent via Zoom. The forum begins at 6pm. Click READ MORE for the Zoom information.