Himalayan Study on Rate of Erosion Presentation & Slide Show

Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s Kayo Ogilby

Wednesday, February 24^th, 7:00 pm at Dos Gringos, Carbondale, CO

From teaching the life and physical sciences to coaching kayaking, mountain unicycling and telemark skiing, Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s Kayo Ogilby is as talented as he is academically and athletically diverse. Born and raised in Vail, CO, after graduating from college in 1996 he returned to Colorado and took a position at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School, where he has been teaching and coaching ever since.

During his first year teaching at CRMS Kayo met student Burch Fisher who he shared many common interests with from competitive kayaking to telemark skiing to geology. After Burch graduated from CRMS, he attended Middlebury where he majored in Geology and then went on to get a Masters degree from Dartmouth and a PhD from UC Santa Barbara. Over the years, Kayo and Burch stayed in touch, including while Kayo was getting his Masters degree at Columbia during a one-year sabbatical from CRMS. But most recently, Burch was able to secure a grant from GSA for a geologic research trip to the Himalaya and it included funding for a high school teacher to accompany him as a research assistant - Kayo was his obvious choice.

This past fall, Kayo and Burch headed to northern India with a geologic expedition to determine if the amount of precipitation a mountain range receives has any bearing on the rate in which the mountain uplifts and subsequently erodes. Kayo will be presenting their team’s finding in addition to showing photos from their extraordinary trip to one of the wildest and most remote corners of the world, where road slides dictate travel options and a several day trek with hundreds of pounds of gear is a way of life. Please join us for Kayo’s photos and stories of this once-in-a-lifetime trip and research opportunity.

For more information on Colorado Rocky Mountain School please go to www.crms.org

Colorado Rocky Mountain School Athletes State Championship-Bound

Colorado Rocky Mountain School wants to congratulate and wish the following student-athletes good luck at the upcoming 2010 Colorado High School State Skiing Championships. The Nordic and alpine championship schedule is as follows:

February 18 – GS (Giant Slalom) at Keystone at 9:30 am

February 18 - Nordic Classic at Frisco at 2:00 pm

February 19 - Slalom at Keystone at 9:30 am

February 19 - Nordic Skate at Frisco at 2:00 pm

The following CRMS students will be competing in their respective sports:

Gus Griffin (Junior) - Nordic Skate & Classic

Sam Kaufman (Junior) - Nordic Skate & Classic

Jacqueline Larouche (Sophomore) - Nordic Skate & Classic

Kyra Gabow (Senior) - Giant Slalom & Slalom

Mackenzie Small (Freshman) - Giant Slalom & Slalom

Justine Timms (Freshman) - Giant Slalom & Slalom

Ethan Cranmer (Senior) - Giant Slalom & Slalom

Ludvig Ragnarsson (Junior) - Giant Slalom & Slalom

For more information on the CRMS competitive and recreational winter sports program please go to http://www.crms.org/outdoor/winter-sports/

Local Youth Discuss “Is High School Preparing Us for the World Beyond?”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Stacy Stein, 963-0139, radiovltn@yahoo.com

While educators have been demanding reforms in our public schools for decades, youth are just simply wondering “ what is high school preparing me for anyways?” While the high school setting is the center for most teens' social experimentation, academic endeavors, and extracurricular accomplishments, youth are often still impressed by and overwhelmed with a world of large issues. A world that will soon be theirs to deal with, whether high school prepared them or not. The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) and KDNK have created a youth panel to discuss students' concerns about their high school education and the social and global issues that they face beyond their classrooms.

The public is invited to a meeting of the Youth Panel at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School's Barn on Wednesday, February 24 at 6:00 pm. Representatives from five area high schools, including four students from CRMS, will discuss the effectiveness of high school in preparing youth for a challenging future, how youth can currently make a difference in the world, and which social issues pose the greatest obstacles in the lives of high school students. The youth panel will explore what works, what does not and where do we go from here to create schools and communities that lift up and empower youth to embrace the challenges both present and future. The event is free. Donations support youth radio broadcast education.

Join us for two great nights of film

Colorado Rocky Mountain School celebrates its 10^th year hosting the world-renowned environmental and adventure film festival, Telluride MountainFilm on Tour. This year’s event takes place at 7:30 pm February 12^th and 13^th at the CRMS Barn in Carbondale.

MountainFilm at CRMS features 16 short films over two nights that spotlight diverse landscapes, perspectives, and cultures. From a first-ever solo sea-kayak adventure across the Tasmin Sea to an inspiring physician who is treating Ethiopian children with tuberculosis of the spine, this year’s tour will share stories of inspiration, perseverance, adventure, and global connectedness.

Advance tickets are now on sale at the Carbondale Recreation Center, Glenwood Music, and CRMS and cost $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. Thanks to our local sponsors, all proceeds will benefit CRMS’s distinctive curricular programs. Please go to www.crms.org for more information including the program for both evenings.