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In Living Color: Design Journey of Alicia Keshishian ‘74

In Living Color: Design Journey of Alicia Keshishian ‘74

Hometown: Washington, D.C. Residing In: Petaluma, CA Education: BFA plus post-graduate work & certifications Occupation:…

CRMS Launches Seth Cobb ’99 into Animation Career

CRMS Launches Seth Cobb ’99 into Animation Career

Seth's work appears in dozens of films including Top Gun: Maverick, Bladerunner 2049, Rogue One:…

CRMS Exposes Muffy Ritz ’75 to Lifelong Joy of Skiing & Coaching

CRMS Exposes Muffy Ritz ’75 to Lifelong Joy of Skiing & Coaching

Hometown: Raised in Wayzata, Minnesota Residing In: Ketchum, Idaho Education: B.S. in Exercise Physiology at…

CRMS Alumnae Reynis Vazquez ’13 and Rotceh Vazquez ’15, and a Family’s Sacrifice for Education

CRMS Alumnae Reynis Vazquez ’13 and Rotceh Vazquez ’15, and a Family’s Sacrifice for Education

Home for the holidays special for Vazquez family Scott Condon, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer…

Head of School’s Reading List: Winter 2023

Head of School’s Reading List: Winter 2023

This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy's suggested reading list. You can look back…

CRMS Shines in National Survey of Independent and Public High School Students

CRMS Shines in National Survey of Independent and Public High School Students

An overwhelming percentage of CRMS students report feeling supported by their teachers, comfortable being who…

Emma Jane Cooley ‘16 Blossoms in Creative Spaces

Emma Jane Cooley ‘16 Blossoms in Creative Spaces

Hometown: Grand Junction, Colorado Residing In: Carbondale, Colorado Education: Bachelors in Biology with a concentration…

Darryl Fuller Receives Colorado Cycling League Trailblazer Award

Darryl Fuller Receives Colorado Cycling League Trailblazer Award

Published in the Colorado High School Cycling League's Singletrack Spotlight. Darryl Fuller was awarded this…

Hardy Griffin ‘91: Editor, Translator & Award-Winning Author

Hardy Griffin ‘91: Editor, Translator & Award-Winning Author

Hometown: That's a tough one—I grew up in Boulder, Colorado, but spent 15 years (the…

Head of School’s Reading List: Fall 2023

Head of School’s Reading List: Fall 2023

This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy's suggested reading list. You can look back…

Making Good Boys Better

Making Good Boys Better

Stephanie Kassels ‘97 works to bring up the next generation of boys as co-director of…

Callie Maron ‘10 Blends Love of Outdoors with Healing Therapy

Callie Maron ‘10 Blends Love of Outdoors with Healing Therapy

Hometown: Basalt, Colorado Currently Residing In: Boulder, Colorado Education: B.A. in Geology and Masters in…

Graduate profile: Makai Yllanes, Colorado Rocky Mountain School

Graduate profile: Makai Yllanes, Colorado Rocky Mountain School

Reprinted from the Glenwood Spring Post Independent Makai Yllanes is set to graduate from Colorado…

If Any River Is Wild and Scenic, It’s the Crystal (Colorado)

If Any River Is Wild and Scenic, It’s the Crystal (Colorado)

This is reprinted from the American Whitewater Journal March/April 2023 edition. By Kayo Ogilby As…

Soren Bowie ‘00 thrives as LA comedy writer and American dad

Soren Bowie ‘00 thrives as LA comedy writer and American dad

Carbondale native Soren Bowie ‘00 has been working as an actor, writer, and producer in…

New Interim Offering: Journalism and Podcasts

New Interim Offering: Journalism and Podcasts

Written by: Charlotte Oakley, CRMS Teaching Fellow This was the inaugural year for the KCRMS…

CRMS prepared Molly Wright ‘21 for college and future career

CRMS prepared Molly Wright ‘21 for college and future career

        Hometown: Silverton, CO Residing in: Washington, DC Education: 2nd-year student studying…

Educating and connecting farmers amid challenging times

Educating and connecting farmers amid challenging times

Katie Brimm ‘06 finds nexus between writing, farming, and community building with her latest educational…

New Course Spotlight: Videography and Animation

New Course Spotlight: Videography and Animation

The south end of campus, bordered by a cow pasture, braided by irrigation ditches, and…

Local athlete makes big splash in family tradition

Local athlete makes big splash in family tradition

reprinted from The Sopris Sun  - January 4, 2023 Amélie Ogilby swims for the local…

Curtis Fiore ’07 takes CRMS lessons into music and retail career

Curtis Fiore ’07 takes CRMS lessons into music and retail career

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing In: Carbondale, Colorado Education: Fort Lewis College Occupation: Retail General…

Reading List for the Holidays from Head of School, Jeff Leahy

Reading List for the Holidays from Head of School, Jeff Leahy

Just in time for the holidays, here is another selection of books that I have…

New Course Spotlight: Social Justice Statistics

New Course Spotlight: Social Justice Statistics

In statistics, means can be misleading.  One number, one radical outlier, can dramatically skew the…

New Course Spotlight: Human Rights in the 20th and 21st Centuries

New Course Spotlight: Human Rights in the 20th and 21st Centuries

When CRMS seniors enrolled in classes this year, there was a new history course offering…

Mandy Lane Irwin ’99 inspires the next generation

Mandy Lane Irwin ’99 inspires the next generation

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing In: Concord, Massachusetts Education: BA - Environmental Studies, University of…

5Point Film 2023 Dream Project Scholarship Recipients

5Point Film 2023 Dream Project Scholarship Recipients

In its 13th year, the 5Point Dream Project is a community outreach program that encourages…

10 Myths about Boarding School Debunked

10 Myths about Boarding School Debunked

MYTH VS.FACT More engaged. More empowered. More than ready to take on the world. Here’s…

Helen J. Muller ’62, professor, community organizer, author

Helen J. Muller ’62, professor, community organizer, author

Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana Currently Residing in: Albuquerque, New Mexico Education: BA in Cultural Anthropology, University of Wisconsin Madison;…

Head of School’s Reading List: Fall 2022

Head of School’s Reading List: Fall 2022

This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy's suggested reading list. You can look back…

Jacqueline Larouche ’12 excelling in biomedical sciences

Jacqueline Larouche ’12 excelling in biomedical sciences

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing In: Ann Arbor, Michigan Education: BS and MS in Biomedical…

Investing in a Renewable Future

Investing in a Renewable Future

Expertise in EV batteries and passion for investment led Hansol Kim ’03 to launch a…

Iceland – land of fire and ice

Iceland – land of fire and ice

Iceland – the famed land of fire and ice. Any earth scientist dreams about traveling…

C.J. Morton ‘84 Pays It Forward Supporting Access to Quality Education

C.J. Morton ‘84 Pays It Forward Supporting Access to Quality Education

For C.J. Morton ‘84, the key to making the world a better place centers on…

In Her Own Words: CRMS Community, Faculty Help Tashi Jackson ’22 Grow in Self-Discovery

In Her Own Words: CRMS Community, Faculty Help Tashi Jackson ’22 Grow in Self-Discovery

Last June, Tashi Jackson graduated after four years at Colorado Rocky Mountain School. In her…

The Intersection of Math, Geography and the Built World

The Intersection of Math, Geography and the Built World

Eric Brown De Colstoun ’82 leads satellite-based research on urbanization, and land cover and land…

CRMS invites you to be an osprey host

CRMS invites you to be an osprey host

reprinted from The Sopris Sun, June 22, 2022 by Max Seitel-Hayes '24 If you’ve been…

Congratulations, Class of 2022

Congratulations, Class of 2022

On Saturday, June 4, 2022, forty-three seniors embarked on the next chapter of their lives.…

EcoFlight takes CRMS students into the clouds to learn about the Crystal River

EcoFlight takes CRMS students into the clouds to learn about the Crystal River

reprinted from The Aspen Times, May 28, 2022 Nonprofit is fighting to bring a Wild…

Dream Project culminates in a visit to the capitol

Dream Project culminates in a visit to the capitol

For their 5 Point Dream Project seniors Ellie Urfrig and Willa Schendler collaborated with the…

Daily Lunch, Lifelong Habits

Daily Lunch, Lifelong Habits

except reprinted from Edible Aspen Valley schools are aiming to make student meals healthier, one…

Head of School Reading List: Spring 2022

Head of School Reading List: Spring 2022

The books for this period of writing were primarily selected for enjoyment.  Most of them…

CRMS student, Willa Schendler, awarded a Boettcher Scholarship

CRMS student, Willa Schendler, awarded a Boettcher Scholarship

Out of a pool of more than 1,600 applicants, Colorado Rocky Mountain School senior Willa…

A.O. Forbes’ odyssey to CRMS

A.O. Forbes’ odyssey to CRMS

By Jeanne Souldern Published Apr. 13, 2022 in The Sopris Sun A.O. Forbes is retiring…

The Sword She Bears

The Sword She Bears

Dr. Yolandra Gomez Toya ’84 provides health and cultural advocacy for Native Communities As a…

Andres Rivera ’17 gives back to community working with college students

Andres Rivera ’17 gives back to community working with college students

Hometown: Santa Ana, CA Currently Residing in: San Diego, CA Occupation: STEM Retention Specialist, University…

Jonathan Vimont ’91 growing businesses & individuals

Jonathan Vimont ’91 growing businesses & individuals

Hometown: Ras Tanurah, Saudi Arabia (as an ex-pat!) Currently residing in Atlanta, GA Education: The University…

The Reach of Rock Climbing

The Reach of Rock Climbing

by Max Seitel-Hayes '24 and Makai Yllanes '23 When Climbing made its debut at the…

Amish Patel ’02 runs family business in Zambia

Amish Patel ’02 runs family business in Zambia

Currently Residing in Lusaka, Zambia Occupation: Custodian of the family business - primarily manufacturing What's…

Monica Schwaller ’07 uses creative massage therapy techniques

Monica Schwaller ’07 uses creative massage therapy techniques

Hometown: Carbondale, CO Currently Residing in Carbondale, CO Education: Licensed massage therapist through Boulder College of…

CRMS Garden Program: 2021 Year in Review

CRMS Garden Program: 2021 Year in Review

The CRMS Organic Garden was a busy place in 2021...check out some of the highlights…

It’s Not Too Late to Apply to Boarding School: 5 Steps to Apply Now

It’s Not Too Late to Apply to Boarding School: 5 Steps to Apply Now

Every day we hear from families like yours who are concerned about finding the best…

Making an Impact with English in Action

Making an Impact with English in Action

Most of us have experienced the intense frustration of not being able to express ourselves…

CRMS climbers cruise through Eagle meet

CRMS climbers cruise through Eagle meet

Reprinted from the Aspen Times - December 9, 2021 Area climbers returned from the Thanksgiving…

Book suggestions for the holidays

Book suggestions for the holidays

Heading into the holiday season, gifting a book is always a good idea. Here are…

Oysters on top in the first climbing competition of the year

Oysters on top in the first climbing competition of the year

On Saturday, November 13, 2021, the CRMS Climbing Team returned to competition. After a truncated…

Morning Workouts with the Head of School

Morning Workouts with the Head of School

It’s 5:45 in the morning and campus is silent, with the exception of a few…

Nick Forbes ’05 coaches state champion soccer team

Nick Forbes ’05 coaches state champion soccer team

Nick Forbes '05 (center with trophy) coached the Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team…

Aisha Weinhold ’10, film festival founder, business owner, skimo athlete

Aisha Weinhold ’10, film festival founder, business owner, skimo athlete

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing in: Carbondale, Colorado Education: Prescott College (Environmental Studies Major, Adventure…

Kelsey Freeman ’12 Tackles Tough Immigration Issues in First Book

Kelsey Freeman ’12 Tackles Tough Immigration Issues in First Book

Kelsey Freeman's first work of nonfiction, No Option But North: The Migrant World and the…

Sharing my passion of Paddle Sports

Sharing my passion of Paddle Sports

I often say that whitewater has impacted every major decision in my life.  I work…

Evelyn Huntington ’18 helps homeless children

Evelyn Huntington ’18 helps homeless children

Hometown: Rapid City, South Dakota Currently Residing in: Boise, Idaho Education: Sarah Lawrence College (New…

Flecks of Sparkle

Flecks of Sparkle

Ten Years after Graduation, glass artist Martin Gerdin ’11 Finds His Niche For some, fly…

2021 Dream Project Award Recipients

2021 Dream Project Award Recipients

Every year, students from the Roaring Fork Valley who exemplify 5Point’s guiding principles are awarded…

Tashi Jackson ’22 Awarded Claudette Carter ARTMentor Internship

Tashi Jackson ’22 Awarded Claudette Carter ARTMentor Internship

Junior Tashi Jackson '22 was recently chosen as one of The Art Base's 2021 Claudette…

National Park Week

National Park Week

It’s National Park Week and Spring Trip at CRMS. During this week, our students have…

Tobin Sanson ‘11

Tobin Sanson ‘11

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing in Los Angeles, California Education (course of study/degree, institution):  studied…

Bella Rettenwander ‘16 Researches #VanLife

Bella Rettenwander ‘16 Researches #VanLife

Hometown: Key West, Florida< Currently Residing in  Durango, Colorado Education: Current Anthropology major, minoring in…

Bubbles, Butanol and Bacteria: A Fascination with Fermentation Inspired Nick Harris ’06 To Found Innovative Businesses

Bubbles, Butanol and Bacteria: A Fascination with Fermentation Inspired Nick Harris ’06 To Found Innovative Businesses

Sunny spring weather invites us all to reconnect with the outdoors. Trees, flowers, and thousands…

Samuel Kaufman ’11 in Five Minutes

Samuel Kaufman ’11 in Five Minutes

Hometown:  Aspen, Colorado Residing in: Los Angeles, California Education:   BFA, Fine Art/Studio Art, Cooper Union; M.…

The CRMS Osprey Story

The CRMS Osprey Story

Carbondale Magazine published a student-written article about the CRMS's Biology class study of The Return…

New Cultures, New People: Virginia Sher Ramadan ‘70

New Cultures, New People: Virginia Sher Ramadan ‘70

Law Professor and Diplomat Reflects on Our World and the Impact of CRMS   Raised…

From the CRMS Kitchen: Roasted Cauliflower Soup

From the CRMS Kitchen: Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Looking for something warm and comforting on a cold winter day?  Why not make a…

Satomi Sugaya ’02 Excelling in Artificial Intelligence Field

Satomi Sugaya ’02 Excelling in Artificial Intelligence Field

Hometown: Yachiyo, Ibaraki, Japan Currently Residing in: Boulder, Colorado Education: BA, Physics, Lewis & Clark College; MS, Physics,…

CRMS Holiday Treats

CRMS Holiday Treats

Are you looking for a simple recipe with a holiday twist? Why not try a…

The CRMS Garden Program 2020 Year In Review

The CRMS Garden Program 2020 Year In Review

It was quite the year for our garden crew - from having to pivot what…

Liz (Johnston ) Smith ’00 in Five Minutes

Liz (Johnston ) Smith ’00 in Five Minutes

The Basics: Hometown: Palo Alto, California Currently residing in: Juneau, Alaska Education: BA, Economics, Earlham…

Winter Bucket List: 25 Fun Activities When its Cold

Winter Bucket List: 25 Fun Activities When its Cold

Winter is definitely closing in. It’s time to put on your snow boots, grab some…

Managing Stress

Managing Stress

CRMS community, we are in the home stretch of the fall semester. You’ve got this!…

Reading Suggestions for Winter Break

Reading Suggestions for Winter Break

As we head into the winter break and the gifting season, I thought I would…

CRMS Environmental Club takes action

CRMS Environmental Club takes action

In high school, a donut bribe goes a long way. This year, the CRMS Environmental…

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