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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Spring sports warming up at RFHS
*Game dates and times are subject to change. For the most current information, check out www.maxpreps.com Baseball April 16 – versus Aspen (away) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (V) April 19 – versus North Fork (away) at 3 p.m. (V) and 5 p.m. (JV) April 21 – versus Coal Ridge (away) at 4 p.m. […]
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Bow hunting taught locally
Walter Krom has been hunting with a bow and arrow since 1961, when he tried to hunt a squirrel in his backyard, as many young boys did, back in the day. He grew up in New Jersey, 10 miles from New York City. His dad was a hunter and archery became a life trajectory for […]
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Rams define team spirit
As the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Rams’ boys varsity basketball game against the Coal Ridge Titans was about to start the evening of Saturday, Feb. 12, fans were filing in. Loud cheering, particularly from the RFHS student section, who were stomping their feet, commenced. As Rams head coach Jason Krieling said, “I have had […]
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Scholarships open doors for RFHS seniors
The doors of opportunity opened wide for two Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) seniors, Yahjairi Castillon and Omar Gomez Rodriguez, who were each awarded full four-year QuestBridge National College Match Scholarships. QuestBridge is a national nonprofit that connects exceptional youth from low-income families with leading colleges. In 2020, they received 16,500 applications from across the […]
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It’s time to step up our support for teachers
Teacher retention, and employee retention in general, has increasingly been a problem in the Roaring Fork Valley. Recently, it has become a crisis. As COVID-19 spread throughout the Valley and schools shut down, teachers were put under immense pressure and many even quit. There were many reasons for such high levels of turnover, including stress, […]
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RFHS consigue su primer campeonato de fútbol masculino
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El juego pudo haber durado 80 minutos, pero el título estatal de fútbol masculino 3A de los Rams de la Roaring Fork High School llevaba años preparándose. Comenzó con el club de fútbol de Roaring Fork, y con padres dispuestos a llevar a sus hijos a partidos a horas de distancia. […]
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Rams seniors relish volleyball season
The Sopris Sun recently spoke to senior athletes on the Rams girls volleyball team, relishing their last season as Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) student-athletes. Grace Ferguson (who plays middle and outside), Celeste Fullerton (right-side) and Sienna Pargiter-Walker (middle blocker) reflected on this season — compared to last, with its COVID-19 restrictions — graduating from […]
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Rams soccer starts season strong
The Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Rams boys soccer team has a solid 7-1 overall record, a 5-0 record in 4A/3A Western Slope League play, and is currently in second place behind Coal Ridge in league standings. The Rams’ sole defeat was on Sept. 18, with a 2-0 loss to the Liberty Commons Eagles (Fort […]