Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence
June News
DFEE Establishes Student Knowledge Competition Fund
DFEE has created a permanent fund to assist student teams traveling to competitions beyond the district level. The fund was created with $10,000 from a recent bequest. DFEE will look for partners to match these funds to assist these students in coming years.
DFEE Helps with Discovery Museum Solar Roller
DFEE has offered $3,000 in matching funds to assist the Discovery Museum in taking its mobile Solar Roller to District Elementary Schools during the 2010/2011 school year. The Solar Roller includes interactive exhibits which teach science concepts compatible with the District's science curriculum standards.
9-R Employee Appreciation Celebration
The 9-R Employee Appreciation Celebration was held on May 6th, 2010, at the Morehart Murphy Auto Center. For more information about 2010 nominees and award winners, click here.
DFEE Golf Tournament
The Tom Hartney Memorial Golf Tournament was held on May 14th, 2010. The tournament was supported by a numerous community businesses and individuals, and raised over $19,000 for programs and projects for the 2010/2011 school year. For more information about the tournament, click here.
Each year we receive many more funding requests than we can currently fund. This means that there are still many unmet needs to be fulfilled. > more
