This story comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Clubs are a pivotal part of most students’ schooling experience, offering a sense of belonging to countless people. These micro communities are pillars of our schools, bringing like-minded individuals together to share ideas. Unfortunately, the value […]
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Inside Simonas Boutique, Glenwood’s new stylish and bold retail space
This fashion review comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. What if we put our fears aside? That’s exactly what Brenda V. Perea did when she opened Simona’s Boutique at 2114 Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs, turning a two-year dream of owning her own fashion […]
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Balancing fear with the American Dream
This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Editor’s note: Due to the sensitivity of this article, student sources were kept anonymous. Latino and white communities are intertwined in the Roaring Fork Valley, yet young immigrants, or children thereof, have felt threatened under President […]
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Must political diversity breed division?
The Roaring Fork Valley spans three counties and several voting districts. It includes members of all major political parties as well as a wide variety of lifestyles. Does this diversity breed a divide? Nationally, a clear social and political divide is emerging between generations, genders and the two major political parties. With this increasing divide, […]
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Wishing upon The Sopris Stars
We are proud to introduce The Sopris Stars, a youth publication funded by The Sopris Sun newspaper and dedicated to delivering news relevant to tweens, teens and young adults throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Seven Gen-Z interns have come together in the noble pursuit of journalism and to curate this new publication, which will print […]
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Fashion Trends: Carhartt and UGGs, where two worlds collide
Wandering through the Glenwood Springs High School hallways, new trends have drifted in like autumn leaves. Low-cut ankle UGG boots and rugged Carhartt jackets are taking over the hallways and classrooms. UGG Comfort and nostalgia define the autumn season. The UGG brand, footwear modeled after shoes first used in the early 1900s by sheepherders and […]
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Every cell phone has a pocket at RFHS
Every 50 minutes, an electronic bell reverberates through Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). Students stand and shove papers into their backpacks before crowding by the door. They aren’t necessarily eager to leave the classroom, but rather itching to be reconnected with the digital world. They encircle the three-foot-tall blue and yellow pocket system, which stands […]
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Balancing AI at Glenwood High
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. The technology is found in daily life, including on social media, search engines and in art and education. With the rapid growth of these learning systems, generative AI tools are becoming more and more accessible to the public. It may come as no surprise that students are often using these tools […]
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From farm to table at CRMS
One of the core pillars of education at Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) is contributing back to the school community, so much so that service is incorporated into the weekly curriculum. One of the most established facets is its Garden Program, where students, alongside staff, plant, grow and harvest produce, which offsets 40% of the […]
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What’s the difference between service and emotional support animals?
This article was written by Sopris Sun youth reporter Arthur Cherith. Emotional support animals and service animals are two different things. But what fully defines each? Service animals are dogs that, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website, ada.gov, “are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.” Under […]