ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD
GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
EACH WEEK THE ST. COLUMBA
SHEPHERD
provides all the information you need to know and links to things that you might need to cross off your list. Stay organized by reading it every week and making sure that you add events and deadlines to your calendar! LET'S DO IT!
DATES TO REMEMBER
3/9-3/13 - Testing Retakes 3 - 8 Grade rd th
3/10 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
3/11 - School Mass - 7 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 th
3/13 - Regional History Day
3/16-3/20 - No School Spring Break
3/24 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
3/25 - School Mass - Staff Leading Liturgy - 8:15
3/26 - Lenten Penance Service - 1:20
3/27 - Middle School Dance - 6:30 3/31 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
4/1 - School Mass - 4 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15th Almsgiving Collection - Rice Boxes Returned
4/2 - No School - Pre-8 Grade - End of 3 Qtr - Teacher Workday/PD th rd
4/3 - No School - Good Friday
4/6 - No School - Easter Monday
4/8 - School Mass - 2 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 nd
4/9 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15 4/10 - MS Band @ Stillwater Battle of the Bands 4/13 - 4 Grade Field Trip to Durango Symphony - 10:00 th 4/13 & 4/15 - MS Golf - 4:30
4/15 - School Mass - 1 Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15 st 4/15 - ACE Scholarship Applications Due
Register your preschooler today!
Please sign your preschooler up by Friday, March 13th for Summer 2026 and the 26/27 school year by completing the form HERE. Everyone must re-enroll to secure your spot.
We are grateful for the trust you place in us and look forward to another year of joyful growth in our safe, healthy, happy, and holy community
Registration Need to Knows:
Three preschool classes with 20 students each for a total of 60 spots available. See emails for priority structure
Tuition is remaining the same for upcoming school year with a few small changes to the 12:30 pickup time slots.
All children registering have to be at least 2 ½ and close to toilet trained using the guidelines HERE.
Please email the office for any registration questions.
Universal Preschool
Our families whose preschooler will be 4 years old by September 1 can also sign up for Universal Preschool (UPK) for the 26-27 School Year. UPK is a program that will offer families 15 hours/week worth of tuition credit for the year before Kindergarten while also being beneficial to St Columba Preschool If you haven’t already, please go HERE to sign up for Universal Preschool and select St Columba Preschool as your top provider Watch for an email with more details!
New Website & App
Our St. Columba School Website and App are now available! While we are still making daily small changes to our new sites, they have all of the links and resources you should need Please visit stcdurango.org to see our new website Highlights include calendar reminders on the homepage, links to commonly used sites, and a user friendly parent resource page. Please also visit your app store to download the St. Columba School App today. You want to select the option that has this image and make sure to allow notifications.
Parents Association Meeting
Tuesday, March 24 @ 2:15 th
Please join us for our next Parents Association Meeting at the Durango Public Library Cafe to help us plan our upcoming Teacher Appreciation Week. We would love to see you there! If you are unable to attend in person but would like to join virtually, we will also have a zoom link available HERE. Please reach out to PA at parentsassociation@stcolumbaschooldurango org with any ??s
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