Why I chose Animas.
I have always been interested in a project based learning type of school. In the 2011/2012 school year I went to Mountain Middle School which also has the project-based learning style. I really loved Mountain which made me want to choose Animas. I also shadowed a student at Animas when I was deciding if I was going to go to Durango High or Animas High and I absolutely loved Animas. The style of the school, the rigorous learning, and how the school was run made me choose Animas without a doubt. When Animas was first starting I did some volunteer work so I could get into the school and not have to go through the lottery process in which people who were in high school or who were going into high school are randomly chosen.