Alumni News & Class Notes

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

By Tim O'Keefe | October 15, 2021

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing in: Carbondale, Colorado Education: Prescott College (Environmental Studies Major, Adventure Education Minor) Occupation: Owner, Ragged Mountain Sports & Founder, No Man’s Land Film Festival, an…

Kelsey Freeman ’12 Tackles Tough Immigration Issues in First Book

By Tim O'Keefe | October 1, 2021

Kelsey Freeman’s first work of nonfiction, No Option But North: The Migrant World and the Perilous Path Across the Border, has gleaned several awards since being released in April 2020.…

Evelyn Huntington ’18 helps homeless children

By Tim O'Keefe | July 15, 2021

Hometown: Rapid City, South Dakota Currently Residing in: Boise, Idaho Education: Sarah Lawrence College (New York) Occupation: Took 2020-21 off to work with homeless children You took a year off…

Martin Gerdin creating a glass fish

Flecks of Sparkle

By Heath Hignight | July 15, 2021

Ten Years after Graduation, glass artist Martin Gerdin ’11 Finds His Niche For some, fly fishing is a pastime, something fun to pursue on a long weekend or camping trip…

2021 Dream Project Award Recipients

By Aimee Yllanes | June 2, 2021

Every year, students from the Roaring Fork Valley who exemplify 5Point’s guiding principles are awarded scholarships and a chance to explore their personal boundaries while living their own best adventure.…

Tobin Sanson ‘11

By Tim O'Keefe | April 14, 2021

Hometown: Carbondale, Colorado Currently Residing in Los Angeles, California Education (course of study/degree, institution):  studied film for a few years at Brooks Institute of Photography (no longer exists haha) Occupation:…

Bella Rettenwander ‘16 Researches #VanLife

By Tim O'Keefe | April 14, 2021

Hometown: Key West, Florida< Currently Residing in  Durango, Colorado Education: Current Anthropology major, minoring in Business Administration and Tourism/Hospitality Business at Ft. Lewis College Occupation: Student, researching #vanlife You’re currently…

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

By Heath Hignight | April 14, 2021

Sunny spring weather invites us all to reconnect with the outdoors. Trees, flowers, and thousands of other lifeforms emerge, and we’re reminded of the interplay of chemistry, biology, physics, geology,…

Samuel Kaufman ’11 in Five Minutes

By Heath Hignight | March 6, 2021

Hometown:  Aspen, Colorado Residing in: Los Angeles, California Education:   BFA, Fine Art/Studio Art, Cooper Union; M. Architecture, Southern California Institute of Architecture Occupation: Architectural Designer at MILLIØNS What have you been up…