Crystal River Elementary School Archives

Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published Feb. 15, 2023

Chisme del Pueblo - 16 de febrero, 2023

Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

Carta a la editora

Les doy las gracias a todos en la comunidad de Carbondale que apoyaron a la escuela Crystal River Elementary School. Estoy muy feliz que nos hayan apoyado para tener muchas experiencias y conocer muchos lugares de Carbondale. Me sentí muy feliz cuando… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Feb. 8, 2023

Scuttlebutt & Calendar - Feb. 9, 2023

Students at Crystal River Elementary School (CRES) have been making the most of winter with outdoor sports organized by P.E. teacher Marty Madsen. Ice skating and Nordic skiing have long factored into the physical education program developed by Madsen, who is in his 20th year with the school. Prior to COVID, the kids would shuttle to the Gus Darien Arena for skating. Beginning in 2021, with help from Cuc Construction, the school now has its own mini rink. “I love my job, and I finally got to the point where I really get to do these fun and unique things that kids can experience at school,” said Madsen. Pictured here (left to right): Hazel Patera, Briana Portillo Gonzalez and Madeline Halverson. Check out page 17 for more photos by Sue Rollyson.

Seeding collaboration
On Feb. 1, two nonprofits focused on local food systems resilience — the Farm Collaborative, headquartered at Cozy Point Ranch near Snowmass Village, and Seed Peace, located at Sunfire Ranch south of Carbondale — announced that they will be joining forces “to increase efficiencies while maximizing impact.”… read more →

Locations: Columns, Opinion By Illene Pevec Published May. 18, 2022

What can we do? We can plant trees!

Three generations work together to plant a tree at Crystal River Elementary School. Kindergarteners, Aspen Tree arborists and seniors all do it together. Photo by Illène Pevec

What can we do?

By Illène Pevec

Special to The Sopris Sun

In Colorado and around the world, devastating fires have burned, are burning, will burn. Droughts dry, high-speed winds blow. Sea levels rise around the globe, threatening entire island nations and our own coasts! What can we do… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Apr. 27, 2022

Every tree is a mini-ecosystem

Courtney Jaynes’ class at Crystal River Elementary School planted "Hector Linden" last spring with help from Illene Pevec. Courtesy photo

This Arbor Day, April 29, tree enthusiasts have good reason and ample opportunities to celebrate.

The history of Arbor Day in the United States reaches back to the 1870s. Julius Sterling Morton, editor of the Nebraska City News, was an avid proponent of planting trees and often wrote on that… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Mar. 10, 2021

A look inside: local schools one year into pandemic

Students at Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork took advantage of fair weather with school starting two weeks early this past spring. Photo courtesy of Liesl Bellack.

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… read more →

Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published Mar. 10, 2021

Una mirada íntima: escuelas locales en año de pandemia

Un pariente mentor guía a un estudiante de Carbondale Community School. Foto por Raleigh Burleigh.

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… read more →