Voice of the Students

El Diablo
Voice of the Students

El Diablo
Voice of the Students

El Diablo
Raina Dixon

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer

Freshman Raina enjoys math class, is a competitive swimmer and is a part of the Aerospace Design club. Her favorite season is winter and she has two dogs and one cat.

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On January 28, 2025, chalk was used to write statements in favor of the protest for trans and black lives matter flags in DHS, just outside school property. This was the same night as the board meeting where board members were deciding whether or not to keep these flags inside school classrooms. The statements also connected with Trump’s new DEI (Diversity, equity, inclusion) order, ending the three-year diversity, equity and inclusion goals, stopping all external diversity-focused surveys, and evolving "Supplier Diversity" team to "Supplier Engagement."

A Controversial Start

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer
Jan 30, 2025
Side-by-side comparisons of Durango from May 2024 and January 2025 from the Sky Steps.

Where’s all the snow?

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer
Jan 23, 2025
A DHS student opens Tik Tok in class to see how easily a person could get distracted and lose track of time.

TikTok Faces Possible U.S. Ban Amid Security Concerns

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer
Dec 13, 2024
The community listens to other students talking about their rights from black lives matter to LGBTQ+ rights at Buckley Park on October the 15th. The protest was held to allow flags to be put back in classrooms and to say that students' identity isn’t political.

Teenagers speak out and say what issues are most important to them

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer
Dec 4, 2024
DHS students hung their posters to better prepare and inform themselves, staff, and other students about the issues before the vote next week. Students chose an initiative or referendum from the Colorado State ballot to create an informative, unbiased poster presenting the ballot issues for other students and staff to learn from their research.

How is this upcoming election affecting schools?

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer
Nov 4, 2024
DHS cafeteria workers on Monday the 14th of October create lunches for 350 students who need lunch when they get out of class. This means that all of those students rely on this staff to give them a nutritious lunch that they enjoy, and if there isn’t enough money to make the meals students won’t eat.

The secrets behind school lunch

Raina Dixon, Staff Writer
Oct 30, 2024
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