Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and space. Last spring, Carbondale Community School (CCS) announced Becky Oliver as their new principal. A lifelong educator, Oliver spent 23 years in the Aspen School District, including 17 years at the elementary school and six years at the high school. During her expansive career she […]
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All-conference, state honors awarded for spring sports seasons
The selections are in, and several Roaring Fork High School spring sports athletes have been bestowed with all-conference and all-state honors. The Rams girls lacrosse team had the most picks among the Roaring Fork teams for both the 4A Mountain East League and 4A All-State picks. Two members of the team, senior draw specialist Josie […]
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Marble Charter School announces Richings-Germain as its new director
Sam Richings-Germain will be moving on from her seven years stint as principal of Carbondale Community School (CCS) in July as she prepares to embark on her next chapter as the director of Marble Charter School (MCS). Michael Hayes, the executive director of Compass for Lifelong Discovery (the nonprofit that supports CCS), said that while […]
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Carbondale youth stand to make a difference
Last year, on Fridays after school, Delilah, Camille, Violet and Ava would meet at the Carbondale Library. These four friends are each 10 years old and in the fifth grade at Carbondale Community School. They decided that with concerted effort, they could make a difference in the world. Initially, their ideas started big. Violet thought […]
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Obituary: George Stranahan
November 5, 1931 – May 20, 2021 Remember the old Flying Dog Brew Pub in Aspen? The subterranean hideout was inviting to all, even pipsqueeks like myself at the time. My parents ordered us fried calamari and it was always on the house. I didn’t pay particular attention to who the benefactor was but I […]
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A look inside: local schools one year into pandemic
Few will forget the tumultuous week of March 9, 2020. Americans had witnessed cases of COVID-19 rapidly proliferate across the country and around the world. On March 10, Governor Polis declared a state of emergency after the presence of COVID was confirmed in Colorado. The outbreak was designated a global pandemic by the World Health […]
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Una mirada íntima: escuelas locales en año de pandemia
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Poca gente se olvidará de la impactante semana del 9 de marzo del 2020. Americanos presenciaron los casos de COVID-19 proliferando rápidamente a través del país y alrededor del mundo. El 10 de marzo, el gobernador Polis declaró un estado de emergencia después de que la presencia de COVID fue confirmada […]