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Flecks of Sparkle

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

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

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

National Park Week

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

Tobin Sanson ‘11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Managing Stress

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

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

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

Holton Huntington ’15 in Five Minutes

The Basics: Hometown: Rapid City, South Dakota Occupation: Director of International Program, CRMS Education: BA,…

Zen Seminar: putting study into practice

Wednesday and Thursday, November 4 and 5; fourteen of my Eastern Philosophy & Religion students…

Jeremy Wolf named Coach of the Year

Reprinted from The Colorado High School Cycling League Jeremy has been the backbone of the…

Mags Miller ’90 Captures the 2020 March On Washington for the Future

As storytellers and historians begin crafting the narrative of what the March on Washington, the…

Top 15 Summer Bucket List Items

1. Have a backyard campout. Pitch a tent or sleep under the stars. If you…

CRMS Student Awarded National Merit Scholarship

Colorado Rocky Mountain School student Sarah Teague, a graduating senior who will be attending Yale…

2020 5 Point Film Dream Project Recipients

During a time of significant uncertainty, one thing is for sure—young people are our future.…

Project Day at CRMS

On Friday, May 8, 2020, 9th- 11th graders embarked on Project Day - a choose…

Mental Heath Wellness Tips

Now, more than ever, we need to take care of ourselves. Ashley Smith, CRMS Director…

Top Ten Vegetables to Plant in your 2020 Victory Garden

In the past few weeks, food shortages (especially fresh produce) have been the norm in…

How to help teens shelter in place

This article has been shared from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkley. Teens…

Faculty Spotlight: Olivia Pevec

Blacksmithing Resident Artist Olivia Pevec has a lot of irons in the fire beyond the…

Benefits of the CRMS Active Program

Around 8 p.m. on a Saturday, an unsuspecting Mexican restaurant in Montrose, Colorado, was swarmed…

Connected to the Community

Colorado Rocky Mountain School fosters long-standing relationships with the Aspen Valley’s most impactful organizations It’s…

Boarding Schools Build the Resilience that Your Child Needs

The real world can be a scary concept—and place—especially when we consider our precious children…

Faculty Spotlight: Monica Perez-Rhodes

Monica Perez-Rhodes has made a long journey, from dishwasher to controller at Colorado Rocky Mountain…

Tips on Writing an Effective Essay

For students and parents exploring options for high school, the admission process can be exciting,…

CRMS partners with Aspen Valley Land Trust

CRMS partnered with Aspen Valley Land Trust to work on a Riparian Restoration Project on…

Tick Ridge Gets a Facelift

When you first hear that your student is spending time at a place called "Tick…

Student Spotlight on KDNK

Student journalist Sarah Teague '20 joined KDNK station manager Gavin Dahl on Booked to talk…

The Recognition System at CRMS

Several times a year, students and their families receive a CRMS report card on progress…

Getting the Most out of your School Visit and Nailing the Interview Process

For students and parents exploring options for high school, the admission process can be exciting,…

Making the Transition to High School

Freshman year of high school is a time of immense change for students. CRMS provides…

An Individualized Approach to Mathematics

Most high schools in the United States require all students to take algebra, resulting in…

Outdoor Orientation Q&A

Here at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, we have been venturing into the outdoors since our…

Celebrating Our Students’ Spirit

The CRMS Community Award is the highest recognition the school community can bestow on a…

Honoring Student’s Academic Excellence

The Academic Excellence Award is conferred on a student whose academic performance during the year…

River Watch Service Crew gives back to broader community

Service crews have long been an important part of the CRMS journey and a way…

Successful Strategies for Test Taking Anxiety

We all experience some level of anxiety before a test. A little nervousness can actually…

Teaching that Stands the Test of Time

“We arrive in the world only partially formed; a culture that has been in the…

Fit Over Rankings

The stress surrounding the college admissions process causes many families to lose perspective. It can…

The CRMS Recognition System

The Recognition System at Colorado Rocky Mountain School has been in existence for fourteen years.…

What’s Boarding School Like IRL?

So, you’re thinking about boarding school. Is it right for you? Sure, the exciting adventures,…

The Importance of Relationships in Learning

It is widely understood that human beings are social learners and that everything that we…

Foundations for Adulthood

I was living in Harare, Zimbabwe, when I first found CRMS. I was 13 years…

Alumna Spotlight: Claire Noone ’07

CRMS alumni Claire Noone speaks with students about community, human rights work and keeping CRMS…

Student Spotlight: Josiah Utsch ’19

If you journeyed far out into the Pacific Ocean and down to a depth of…

They also know that we care

This has been reprinted from a story in the Post Independent, published on December 27,…

5 Myths About Boarding School Debunked

Where and how your child learns can significantly impact their chances for success. A boarding…

Mastering Zen at the Crestone Center

Our trip to Crestone Mountain Zen Center included 15 CRMS Seniors (12 from Eastern Philosophy,…

Wellness and Teenagers

Adults have always worried about the health and well-being of our teens. The teen years…

7 signs you’re boarding school material

High school is around the corner, and you're wondering what it will be like. You…

Life in the Dorms

For nine months out of every year, Colorado Rocky Mountain School is alive, filled with…

5 tips for parents during the college application process

Many parents wonder how they can help with the college application process. Here are a…

River Safety Tips

As the rivers rise again this spring, I wanted to take a moment to pass…

The Personal Essay for College Admissions

It's that time of year at Colorado Rocky Mountain School where the junior class has…

Charting Their Course

For ten summers, fifty inner-city kids have filled Colorado Rocky Mountain School classrooms with academic…

Native American Culture and CRMS

The history of Native American culture of the Southwest has been incorporated into the CRMS learning…

Teaching with a Purpose

A school is measured to a significant degree by the quality of its teachers. At…

Civil Right Movement Interim Offering

This year, several new Interim offerings were proposed. Look for recaps from the leaders in…

The Teenage Brain

I am sitting with my son on a plane the day he turned thirteen, and…

Happiness

As a nation, we seem more obsessed with being happy than at any time before,…

Alumni Spotlight: Peter Olenick

Alumnus Peter Olenick '02 is a freestyle skiing pioneer and an 11-time X-Games competitor who won four…

Alumni Spotlight: Joe Wagner

Joe Wagner, class of 2000, grew up in Napa Valley amidst the vineyards of his…

Scholar In Residence: Immigration

How often do you consider the possibility that your firmly held beliefs could, in fact,…

Oystermeister builds community among student-athletes

What makes a school special? Beyond academics, it is the nurturing of a community, a…

Student Spotlight: Whitton Feer ’18

CRMS Senior Whitton Feer is more interested in the backcountry than the spotlight; however, recent…

Hanging out with the Head of School

CRMS is an intentionally small student community, and the reasons for this were clear on…

How does water shape us

Perched as they are at the confluence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork Rivers, it…

Building Community

The first weeks of any high school experience can be a time of nervous transition…

Alumni Spotlight on Micah Springer ’90

I closed the book, closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. Stillness...Crickets filled the…

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