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Two years ago, the Aspen High School girls lacrosse team put together its best season in program history. The Skiers went a perfect 15-0 in the regular season and beat Air Academy in the second round of the state playoffs before a 12-7 loss to Valor Christian in the quarterfinals.
Like all teams, AHS wasn’t able to build off that momentum last spring when the entire 2020 season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Still, as the 2021 season got underway Tuesday, there was no belief the team was starting anew.
“The seniors in years past have set the pace for what Aspen lacrosse is about. So I feel like the younger girls, especially this junior class that is stepping into an upperclass role, they know exactly what we are about,” Aspen coach Amanda Trendell said after practice Friday. “I don’t feel like we are starting over. I’m holding the same high expectations of what Aspen is. So I feel like we are actually just pick
The Art Base in Basalt opened the 2021 edition of its Claudette Carter Art Mentors exhibition last week, showcasing the work of four local high schoolers mentored by professional artists over the past five months.
When: May 1-14, opening reception Saturday, 5-10 p.m.
Axel Livingston, 19, stands in front of his work hanging in the Gonzo Gallery for his first show in the space in Aspen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Axel Livingston, 19, in the Gonzo Gallery for his first show in the space in Aspen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Axel Livingston, 19, stands in front of his work hanging in the Gonzo Gallery for his first show in the space in Aspen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
A piece of art by Axel Livingston for his first show at Gonzo Gallery in Aspen on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Participants join a Braver Angels moderated debate on climate change hosted by Aspen High School on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Zane Zachary has witnessed firsthand the impacts of what he sees as a polarized environment at Aspen High School.
“We all think similarly, we all have the same goals, we all want the same things,” the high school senior said in a phone conversation earlier this month.
Yet conversations on those topics often veered into divided, heated territory among students and adults alike, according to Zachary.
“There really isn’t an environment at the school where I think kids can deal with these kinds of issues appropriately, and it’s the same with the administration,” he said.
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