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Happiness
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…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Peter Olenick
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…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Joe Wagner
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…
Read MoreScholar In Residence: Immigration
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…
Read MoreOystermeister builds community among student-athletes
What makes a school special? Beyond academics, it is the nurturing of a community, a place where traditions and ritual take hold and bring students and faculty together. At CRMS,…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Whitton Feer ’18
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…
Read MoreHanging out with the Head of School
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…
Read MoreHow does water shape us
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…
Read MoreBuilding Community
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…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight on Micah Springer ’90
I closed the book, closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. Stillness…Crickets filled the air as stars fill the night sky. The sibilance of aspen leaves danced over me,…
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