Happiness

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As a nation, we seem more obsessed with being happy than at any time before, and research would suggest that this pursuit of happiness has only made us unhappier. It…

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Alumni Spotlight: Peter Olenick

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Alumnus Peter Olenick ’02 is a freestyle skiing pioneer and an 11-time X-Games competitor who won four medals in three different events. This winter, he’ll be at the 2018 Winter Olympics, representing…

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Alumni Spotlight: Joe Wagner

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Joe Wagner, class of 2000, grew up in Napa Valley amidst the vineyards of his family’s estate. He first heard about CRMS from a friend of his brother’s, and those…

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Scholar In Residence: Immigration

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How often do you consider the possibility that your firmly held beliefs could, in fact, be wrong? Language Department Chair Dan Pittz was initially opposed to a school screening of…

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Student Spotlight: Whitton Feer ’18

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CRMS Senior Whitton Feer is more interested in the backcountry than the spotlight; however, recent awards have driven him out from the behind the lens of his camera. After winning…

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Hanging out with the Head of School

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CRMS is an intentionally small student community, and the reasons for this were clear on Halloween night when over 50 costumed teenagers gathered to celebrate the occasion down at the…

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How does water shape us

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Perched as they are at the confluence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork Rivers, it is fitting that the ninth grade class at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School have found…

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Building Community

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The first weeks of any high school experience can be a time of nervous transition for new students. This year CRMS has introduced initiatives aimed at easing the passage for…

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