We are Mrs. Lasko’s seventh grade Spanish class from Carbondale Middle School. As a way to demonstrate our language abilities, and wrap up our most recent unit, we wrote reviews of our favorite restaurants in the Roaring Fork Valley. We hope you enjoy testing out your Spanish and perhaps visit one of our favorite restaurants! […]
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RFSD Report: Financial audit reviewed, ten-year staff housing plan approved
Though the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) had only one regular board meeting during the month of December, the end of the year was full of news and changes. On Dec. 3, newly-elected board members Tammy Nimmo and Kathryn Kuhlenberg were sworn in for four-year terms. The election, which spans five sections of the school […]
Posted inNoticias
“Me encanta estar aquí por la comunidad, por la gente”
Renata Herrera ha vivido en el Valle de Roaring Fork durante tres décadas y no puede imaginar construir su vida en otro lugar. Está a punto de comenzar su quinto año en el personal de conserjería de la Carbondale Middle School, un rol que se toma muy en serio, según su supervisor, Diego Díaz. “Ella […]
Posted inYouth News
Homework, then soccer with Coach Forbes
Seeing as though school starts next week, Sopris Sun youth reporter Victoria Gautier tells readers about one of her favorite teachers at Carbondale Middle School ahead of entering the ninth grade. Nick Forbes is an eighth grade social studies teacher at Carbondale Middle School (CMS). He is also a soccer coach for the high school. […]
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The Valley is alive with ‘The Sound of Music’
The student production of “The Sound of Music,” directed by Sonya Meyer, premiered Friday, April 8. A collaboration between Basalt High, Basalt Middle, Basalt Elementary, Carbondale Middle and Roaring Fork High schools made the show possible. This wildly popular musical set at the beginning of World War II, follows the story of Maria Rainer, a […]
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Poesía bilingüe por estudiantes recién llegados
Newcomer emerging bilingual students in Mary Hernandez’s class at Carbondale Middle School studied poetic techniques and used sensory imagery to write biographical poems. They wrote and revised bilingual poems in Spanish and English, and strategically chose which language to use to create their ideas. They then practiced reading expressively before recording with the Andy Zanca […]