Like any graduation ceremony, there was plenty to cheer about Saturday morning when the AHS Class of 2021 was honored. There was the typical affair, such as recognizing the teachers who are retiring and celebrating a significant milestone in the students’ lives, but it also included an element no other recent graduating class had, for better or worse.
Aspen High School seniors Alex and Jeremy Martin ring a bell in Gondola Plaza in Aspen to celebrate their post-grad decisions on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The brothers will both be heading to the Claremont Colleges in California this fall Alex to Harvey Mudd College and Jeremy to Pomona College.
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A bit of rain didn’t put a damper on Sunday’s festivities at Gondola Plaza, when four waves of seniors from the Aspen High School class of 2021 rang a gold bell to celebrate their post-graduation decisions. It was an especially momentous occasion after a school year that students at the event described as “strange,” “hectic,” “interesting,” “a whirlwind.”