Alumni News & Class Notes

10 Years of Braj Has Helped Change School’s Culture

By Beth Smith | September 12, 2024

by Beau Toepfer ’24 Even though I’m a senior, it’s my first Monday All School Meeting, or ASM. The CRMS barn is packed full of all 200 plus students and…

Dave Phillips ‘99 supplies Major League Baseball’s sticky stuff

By Tim O'Keefe | August 21, 2024

For Dave Phillips ‘99, the path from playing in a punk band to supplying Major League Baseball (MLB) has been an unconventional journey. A journey fueled by an insatiable drive…

CRMS values shape flow of Angus Harley ‘16

By Beth Smith | July 16, 2024

Hometown: Evergreen, ColoradoResiding in: Squamish, British ColumbiaEducation: Quest University CanadaOccupation: Film Impact Producer at Dirtroad Organizing What are some of your interests?Most of my free time is spent skiing and kayaking depending on what…

Lynne Galluzzo hand-letters each CRMS leather diploma in her home office.

Lettering a Legacy: The Artist Behind 1,300 CRMS Diplomas

By Tim O'Keefe | May 17, 2024

For three decades, Lynne Galluzzo has been an integral yet little-known part of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School community. She is the calligrapher who has handwritten every CRMS leather diploma…

Mountains Teach Sue Maffei Plowden ‘74 Resilience at Sea

By Tim O'Keefe | May 1, 2024

Hometown: Riverside, ConnecticutCurrently Residing In: Jamestown, Rhode Island Education: University of Rhode Island, A.S. in Commercial Fisheries & Marine Technology Occupation: Professional sailor including yacht deliveries and mate on school ships,…

Jack Tolan ‘05 Finds True Success Enriching Lives with Music

By Tim O'Keefe | April 16, 2024

Not all music careers start on a soccer field.  However, when Jack Tolan ‘05 witnessed his high school teammates Nick Forbes ’05 and Chris Sellers ’06 playing guitar on the…

In Living Color: Design Journey of Alicia Keshishian ‘74

By Tim O'Keefe | March 18, 2024

Hometown: Washington, D.C. Residing In: Petaluma, CA Education: BFA plus post-graduate work & certifications Occupation: Creative Director and Designer How did you choose a career in rug design?  I was…

CRMS Launches Seth Cobb ’99 into Animation Career

By Tim O'Keefe | February 14, 2024

Seth’s work appears in dozens of films including Top Gun: Maverick, Bladerunner 2049, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Divergent Hometown: Meeker, CO Currently Residing In: Larkspur, CO Education:…

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

By Tim O'Keefe | January 15, 2024

Hometown: Raised in Wayzata, Minnesota Residing In: Ketchum, Idaho Education: B.S. in Exercise Physiology at University of Colorado, 1980 Occupation: Nordic Ski Coach and program director; Founder of The Vamps,…