8th Grade Field Trip: Futures Fair & Fort Lewis College Tour
- What
- 8th Grade Field Trip: Futures Fair & Fort Lewis College Tour
- When
- 1/26/2027, 8:15 AM – 3:30 PM
- Where
- LA Plata County Fairgrounds 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301, United States
8th Grade Field Trip: Futures Fair & Fort Lewis College Tour
- Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2027
- Time: 8:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
- Destinations: La Plata Fairgrounds and Fort Lewis College
- Participants: 82 eighth-grade students and 6 staff members
- Trip leader: Poul Heminger — [email protected]
- Purpose: Attend the Futures Fair and tour Fort Lewis College to explore future opportunities.
Information for Families
- Family notification: January 4, 2027
- Permission slips due: January 11, 2027; printed forms will be provided.
- Cost: $5 per student, collected by teachers when permission slips are turned in. Funds go to Heminger and Machallister.
- What to bring: No additional items listed.
- Lunch: No school sack lunches requested. Lunch arrangements still need clarification.
Staff Planning
- Substitutes are required. All attending staff must enter their time in RedRover as an “Activity” and indicate their substitute needs.
- Notify Nutrition that 82 students will not need regular school lunch that day.
- No school expense is listed.
- Staff names, transportation details, and lunch arrangements are not specified in the request.