For the past decade, 5Point has been investing in the best teenage dreams, and it’s already paying back dividends. In 2016, the Dream Project covered Bridges High Schooler Hannah Hayden’s 15-day trip to Peru to help poor, rural kids at a federal school.“I definitely wouldn’t be the same person I am today without it. Being […]
April 2019
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Inaugural tournament memorializes Trent Goscha
After chaotic weather in March curtailed organizers’ initial plans to host a Trent Goscha Memorial Baseball Tournament, this week’s sunshine was a welcome calm. About 20 Roaring Fork High School students populated the stands at the start of the first of two games, and another five or so trickled in before the third inning. In […]
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Kid-organized event reminds everyone to ‘be you’
Carbondale’s first pride parade is slated for the First Friday in May and it’s all thanks to a group of middle schoolers. It’s actually the second year that Carbondale Middle School has had a GSA — which can stand for Gay Straight Alliance or Genders and Sexualities Alliance. Such organizations are common at high schools […]
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Saving the world, one generation at a time
Start a business that saves the world. That was the assignment Coventure Cofounder and Operations Manager Evan Zislis proposed to Carbondale Community School and Marble Charter School students. And he gave them less than 10 minutes after breaking into small groups to create their business concepts. “This is not easy stuff,” Zislis acknowledged. “Is it […]
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CASA seeks volunteers with caring hearts
Calls to Colorado’s Department of Human Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline increased recently and when calls increase so does the demand for CASA of the Ninth volunteers. CASA, which stands for Court-Appointed Special Advocate, is a national non-profit organization, formed in 1977, with CASA of the Ninth being founded in 2011. The local branch […]
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Breaking bread before handcuffs
The desert was blooming. Looking out at the eternal horizon, we saw flowers, not bombs. In fact, other than the ominous blue and red lights from the police cruisers and a black and white sign warning against trespassing, there was little evidence of the Nevada National Security Site. Even the police presence turned out to […]
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Mutt & Jeff: Oh, for the good old days
While driving Highway 82 either in the morning or evening hours and seeing the Denver-like traffic I am astounded by the way our local valleys have changed. My parents described the drive from Glenwood up valley in the 1930s on a simple gravel/dirt road. Even more primitive was the county road up the Crystal Valley […]
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New Colorado Mountain College Protolab about to go live
Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus is expanding — both conceptually and physically. Most construction plans should be wrapped up in time for fall semester, but a hexagonal prototype lab for the Isaacson School officially opens May 2, and it’s already changing the scope of what’s possible for students. It’s the second iteration of the […]