This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Halfway through its season, the Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) climbing team is building momentum. Numbering over 50 participants in 2025-2026, the team prioritizes not just individual improvement but also the formation of a community — one […]
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Making school a place where everyone belongs
This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Editor’s note: Aurora Egan is a member of the GSHS Student Coalition Students can feel less and less belonging at school. At Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS), Dean of Culture Garret Peters and senior Star Hernandez gathered […]
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Carbondale’s next big splash
By Nick Nardecchia & Mali SparhawkSopris Stars guest column The Sopris Stars is a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. When we were little, summer meant one thing: the Carbondale pool. We both remember taking our first swim lessons there. We’d run down the deck until a lifeguard blew her whistle and […]
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Upstage Productions makes its markwith second student-produced play: “The 39 Steps”
This theater review comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. “The 39 Steps,” produced by Upstage Productions and directed by Sam Stableford and Iggy Richardson, was a fully student-run play that graced the stage at Roaring Fork High School from Nov. 6 to Nov. 8. “The […]
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Reflecting on cultural respect with local educators and spiritual leaders
Sopris Stars analysis by Vivienne Shapiro Every moment in our lives can influence who we are. Our culture. Our beliefs. Our values. Every single day we have the opportunity to make choices that will determine not only who we are in the privacy of our heads, but also who we are to the world around […]
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School clubs create a sense of belonging, including Club Aire Libre
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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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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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 […]