They’re his “bus kids” for life, whether they’re still in school today or the parent or grandparent he drove around 40-some years ago. That’s how longtime Roaring Fork School District bus driver and former Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling thinks of all the students he’s driven to and from school, sporting events and field trips. […]
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3 Rs opt-out rates ‘remain low’
One to 5% of students in all Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) grade levels are not participating in sexual education courses, newly released data shows. RFSD Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole told district officials last Wednesday that this average opt-out rate, gathered from a district-wide survey conducted in response to calls for strengthened information transparency and […]
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Aspen Science Center interns level up community education
In autumn 2025, the Aspen Science Center (ASC) launched a new program, Community STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Leaders Interns (CSLI), to supplement its long-standing Summer Intern Educator Program. As summer 2026 approaches, ASC leaders are reflecting on the successes of the past year and what lies ahead. ASC Education Manager Lillian McIntyre shared […]
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Roaring Fork, Basalt High Daniels scholars bound for Montana, Manhattan
Two of this year’s graduating seniors locally, Colton Lang from Roaring Fork High School and Towler Scott from Basalt High, are among this year’s 205 recipients of the coveted Daniels Scholarship. The Daniels is a highly competitive award that recognizes students with exceptional character in a four-state region — Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming […]
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What if books could talk?
Do you remember the first time someone truly saw you? How that person taught you the value of releasing judgment and simply listening? Well, the Human Library is back to do exactly that. A nonprofit organization created in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark, it has since expanded across the globe. The nonprofit’s goal is to facilitate […]
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Portfolio Night
The Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Spring Valley campus welcomed community members with a sense of pride during its Portfolio Night on Thursday, April 30, where students in design, photography, filmmaking and integrated media presented their final capstone projects. The capstone represents the culmination of the academic journey and is an opportunity for students to connect […]
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Model UN delegates discuss big-world problems
In April, Model United Nations was hosted at Roaring Fork High School, with students from neighboring Colorado Rocky Mountain School also participating. In this session, students — or delegates, rather — debated as part of the simulated Disarmament and International Security Council. Each delegate represented a different country around the world. The topic of debate […]
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Roaring Fork Valley student nabs prestigious scholarship
Anna Sophia Brown calls it a crazy year. She’s president of multiple student organizations, captain of the speech-and-debate team and, more recently, learned she’s now the recipient of a substantial scholarship. It was announced in early April that the Roaring Fork High School senior nabbed the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship, an award given annually to just […]
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No Script, No Exit: ‘The Long Conversation’ comes to Carbondale
On Sunday, May 3, two people will walk onto the stage at the Crystal Theatre with no moderator, no set topic, and only one instruction: pick up where the last conversation left off. Then they’ll talk for 30 minutes, step off, and hand it to the next pair. Over 12 hours, that relay will repeat […]
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The 3Rs: An ongoing community discussion on sex education in schools
Roaring Fork School District’s (RFSD) implemented sex education curriculum has recently sparked controversy. For the past three months, tensions have continued to heighten among parents and community members as they attend school board meetings, write public comments and engage online, offering support or disdain for the K-12 sexual education program adopted three years ago. Community […]