The newly-established Carbondale Education Foundation (CEF), a nonprofit dedicated to education, aims to raise $40,000 to construct a new health clinic at Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). The upgraded facility, run by Mountain Family Health Centers, will provide children and adolescents year-round access to medical, dental and mental health services.CEF funds will support Carbondale’s public […]
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RFSD testing goes online
Gone are the days of filling in multiple-choice answer bubbles using freshly sharpened #2 pencils. Students across the United States will welcome the digital age as they take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) online.The College Board, which conducts SAT testing, states the exam evaluates students’ problem-solving abilities and measures literacy, numeracy and writing skills needed […]
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Sopris Theatre Company presents ‘The Book of Will’
Sopris Theatre Company, Colorado Mountain College’s community-student hybrid theater program, will present Lauren Gunderson’s “The Book of Will” to close out its 2023-2024 season. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts originally commissioned this comedic drama, and it won the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association’s New Play Award in 2018. It runs about […]
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RFHS anti-hate speech assembly highlights Valley’s diversity
Roaring Fork High School recently hosted an anti-hate speech panel featuring a few representative voices from around the Valley. The event was the result of a student-led effort organized by the school’s Student Equity Council. It was a resounding success, with the presenters sharing stories of their personal experiences as victims of hate speech. The […]
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Paonia’s School of Magick welcomes all
In conversation with The Sopris Sun, Willow Windgood defined magic as “shifting from the mundane to extraordinary, from one frequency to another.” She believes in nature magic, which ebbs and flows, and our ability to tune in when it’s present by being present within ourselves, witnesses to each moment. “I feel like we’re all so […]
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Sopris Lodge presents ‘Parkinson’s 101’ on April 4
Sopris Lodge at Carbondale hosts Jodi Brown, CEO of Parkinson Association of the Rockies, from 2 to 3pm on April 4. The presentation is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required as attendance will be limited. For details, call Chase Corte at 970-678-0057 or visit soprislodge.com/events Sopris Lodge is located at […]
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RFHS seniors soar in showcase of capstone projects
From sharing personal stories and useful information about student activism on the KDNK airwaves and in the pages of The Sopris Sun, to literally flying, this year’s Roaring Fork High School seniors are taking their capstone projects to new heights. Capstones are a free form, hands-on project, often spanning the better part of two years […]
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Emerging bilingual students share wisdom beyond their years
The Hero’s Journaling Project came out of a blended effort between the local arts nonprofit, VOICES, and Lucia Campbell, an English language development teacher at Glenwood Springs Middle School. The culmination was a student presentation last Thursday evening at the Glenwood Springs Library. The project started back in 2019. It involves instructional storytelling — teaching […]
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Keeping Ute culture alive in the Valley
The evening of March 3, the Carbondale Historical Society hosted the third installment of its 2024 Winter Speaker Series, “Tales of the Ute People in the Roaring Fork Valley,” in partnership with the Aspen Historical Society. Nina Gabianelli and Skyler Lomahaftewa were the keynote speakers. The two have collaborated since 2012 to bring the culture, […]
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Addressing fights at Roaring Fork School District
Last semester, The Sopris Sun interviewed Joel Hathaway, the executive director of schools for Roaring Fork School District (RFSD). The purpose of the interview was to find out more about the average number of school fights that occur. Hathaway stated that there is not necessarily data accounting for the exact number of school fights and […]