Mesa County Valley School District 51

Grand Junction, CO – The community is invited to the Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, premiere of a school safety video created by and starring School District 51, Grand Junction Fire Department and Grand Junction Police Department representatives. The event, which will include both a screening of the video and a discussion of school safety measures, will begin at 6 p.m. in the Harry Butler Board Room at R-5 High School, 455 N. 22nd St.

Grand Junction, CO – The Board of Education for Mesa County Valley School District 51 unanimously voted Tuesday to begin a third-party investigation of the re-organization that occurred in District 51 administrative and support staff this spring. The investigation will focus on the nature and cause of the reported discrepancy between the actual cost of the re-organization and the cost previously reported to the board.

Grand Junction, CO – Orchard Mesa Middle School will host a ground-breaking ceremony for its new building at the start of the school day on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in the field east of the front circle drive at OMMS. The entire student population of more than 500 students will attend the 7:30 a.m. groundbreaking, and the public is invited to attend.