In the News

Three exhibits continued the spirit of November’s Native American Heritage Month: As Seeds, We Grow: Student Reflections on Resilience, Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge, Shared Science, and the Art Gallery at FLC’s Native American Artist in Residence installation. Two installations are housed at FLC and one at the Powerhouse Science Center.

The Animas High School building on the FLC campus will be completed on January 3. Designed by Anderson Mason Dale Architects, the building's features are conducive to Animas’ project-based education model.

The FLC Police Department participated in the annual Durango “Shop with a Cop” event. A 30-year-old holiday tradition, the event pairs children and families in need with law enforcement officers who walk the store shopping with a family. This year, 150 excited children from 55 families each received $150 for shopping and participated in the event.

Alana Romans, director of Strategic Initiatives, competed at the USA Pickleball Diamond Amateur Championships in Daytona, Florida, and won gold in the 4.5 division for players 19-34 years old. Romans, who plays pickleball four days a week, is now qualified for the USA Pickleball National Championships next year in Indian Wells, California.