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Youth Journalism

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Lamont bids adieu to CMS

by Amy Hadden Marsh May 24, 2023November 17, 2023

By Kayla Kaufman Youth Correspondent  After 25 years at Carbondale Middle School (CMS), Jennifer Lamont will retire as its principal at the end of this school year. Lamont has had […]

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5Point gets youth to Dream big

by Gus Richardson March 29, 2023November 17, 2023

Last semester, this reporter spoke with fellow Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) student, and senior, Julia Gressett. I met her outside of the school auditorium, and it took us an […]

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Buddy Program expands to Glenwood Springs

by James Steindler March 1, 2023November 17, 2023

By Victoria Eakins and Yesenia Benavides Youth Correspondents The Buddy Program is turning 50 this year! And they’re also expanding to Glenwood Springs. The Buddy Program is a youth-mentoring nonprofit […]

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Understanding the danger of fentanyl

by James Steindler December 14, 2022November 17, 2023

By Kayla Kaufman  Youth Correspondent Some people might assume the Roaring Fork Valley is immune to issues such as drug abuse. Unfortunately, that is not the reality.  Many in the […]

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Mountain-made for mountain style: Mariposa Hats

by Sofie Koski May 25, 2022November 17, 2023

“I think everybody has the dream of doing something artistic, we all do. We all have artistic components in our lives, and they just come out in different ways,” says […]

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Spring skiing at Sunlight

by Jaris Elliott March 23, 2022November 17, 2023

Sunlight is a great ski resort! It is located 12 miles from Glenwood Springs. If you are a beginner, Sunlight offers ski and snowboard lessons and contains many beginner runs. […]

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It’s time to step up our support for teachers

by Maeve Murray December 1, 2021November 17, 2023

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 […]

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Carbondale Arts’ zine project: Ingenuity and innovation

by Marlo Bowman December 1, 2021November 17, 2023

Art and creative expression programs have always been somewhat limited to students in the Roaring Fork Valley. Both inside and outside of school, the focus is often more on the […]

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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Nov. 18, 2021

by Raleigh Burleigh November 17, 2021November 17, 2023

Buddy Program awardees The Buddy Program last week announced its annual awardees. The Champion Award was given to Conchita Ramirez, family liaison at Basalt Middle School, for her dedication to […]

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RFSD Board of Education candidate interviews

by Raleigh Burleigh October 6, 2021November 17, 2023

The Sopris Sun is pleased to present the following candidate interviews for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education race. Our youth journalism program helped formulate the questions. […]

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