Aspen High School

September 17th

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Dear students and families,

With leaves turning and snow on the peaks, it truly feels like we’re back in the full swing of the school year. Today was a wonderful reflection of that energy—our picture day ran smoothly, and our Clubs Fair was an even greater success. A big thank you to Josh Berro for organizing such a vibrant and engaging event. It was inspiring to see so many students enthusiastic about the diverse opportunities available to them this year. We’ll be posting a complete list of clubs—including meeting times, faculty sponsors, and student leaders—on the website soon, so stay tuned. And we’re also celebrating some exciting news from the field: a huge congratulations to the girls’ softball team on their win at home on Monday- a well-deserved victory and a great start to the season.

Skier Spotlight- Tiny Home

Congratulations to John Fisher and his crew of AHS students for completing our first Tiny Home! Thanks to BOCES, we had a great celebration last week with tiny food prepared by Tenille. Special kudos to Ryley Benson & Eli Foster. The home is completed and has been sold. Now, they begin on a brand new Tiny Home!

National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists

Aspen High School seniors Owen Cruz-Abrams and Khalil Khan-Farooqi have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists based on their performance on the Pre-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. They are among 16,000 Semifinalists - out of an estimated 1.3 million students who took the PSAT/NMSQT. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement!

IB Spotlight

IB Diploma seniors, Oliver Auvray, Jackson Rumbaugh, Paul Anzalone, and Zachary Loeb are planning their next Speaker Series for their CAS Project (creativity, activity, service). Mark your calendars for October 22nd during lunch to meet and ask questions with a representative from Aztec, the ski clothing brand.

Mark Your Calendars

College Fair Informational Night for Parents: What to Expect and How to Navigate the Fair! This meeting will be recorded

Thursday, September 18 · 5:30 – 6:30pm
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/psk-rboi-fqb

Sarah’s FIRST Virtual Parent Coffee of 25-26 is on Friday 9/19 8:30 – 9:30am

A text reminder will go out Friday morning; you can join from this link or via the public calendar on the homepage. This will be recorded and posted if you are unable to attend.
Topics: College Fair, Athletics, Eligibility, Smart Pass, Parking, Discipline & more.
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/eth-qycf-wxp

AHS Yearbooks

Click here to purchase your yearbook!

Personal Ads and Business Ads on Sale!

Yearbook Recognition Ads Are Now for Sale! Click here for instructions.

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Homecoming- More details to follow, but mark your calendars

AHS Homecoming week is October 6-11th
Monday: Senior Breakfast & Power Puff Football on the Turf
Wednesday: Field Day & Booster Club Bonfire & Pep Rally in town
Friday: Homecoming Football Game with Royalty announced at half time
Saturday: Homecoming Dance 8-10pm at AHS

Parent Teacher Conferences & Fall Break

No school for students at AHS Wednesday-Friday, October 15-17th
AHS has regularly scheduled classes on Monday & Tuesday
Conferences are October 16th 10am-6pm & October 17th 8am-4pm
Students MUST attend with Parents; they should participate in conversations about their learning & progress.
All AHS conferences are Virtual and 10 minutes each.
You will receive an email closer to the date to sign up for conferences.

College Fair Prep & Information

College Fair Informational Night for Parents: What to Expect and How to Navigate the Fair! This meeting will be recorded

Thursday, September 18 · 5:30 – 6:30pm
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/psk-rboi-fqb

Sarah’s Virtual Parent Coffee is on Friday 9/19 and Kelly Doherty will speak for a few minutes and answer any parent questions that may arise.

Friday, September 19 · 8:30 – 9:30am
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/eth-qycf-wxp

MYP

Students are currently writing Criterion A of their personal project reports in their MYP Personal Project Class. Check in with your 10th grade student about their project's learning and product goal!

Major Due Dates:

Criterion A: Planning: September 25th & 26th
Product due to school: October 30th & 31st
Criterion B: Skills: November 17th & 18th
Criterion C: Reflection: December 8th & 9th
Personal Project Community Showcase: January 28th

Aspen Institute: 2025-26 Student Seminars-Registration Open!

Hurst High School Great Ideas Seminar

The Odyssey of the Human Spirit: The Promise of Governance

October 20-23, 2025

The Aspen Institute offers its Hurst Student Seminar: High School Great Ideas to students in the 10th and 11th grade valley-wide each year. This seminar, now in its 23rd year, is modeled after the Aspen Institute Executive Seminar which has been convening leaders from around the world for over 70 years. The four-day seminar is part of a broader tradition of engaging youth in meaningful conversations about the Good Society. Students are challenged to explore questions on human nature, how we live together, and what responsibilities we have towards ourselves and others. Our proven method of text-based dialogue offers participants a neutral forum in which to reflect on timeless human values, pursue common ground, and cultivate a richer understanding of the human condition. Participants emerge from the seminar with a new perspective as they confront the difficult choices of our ever-changing world.

Schedule: 2:00-6:00 p.m., Monday, October 20-Thursday, October 23

Fee: $175, includes all sessions, readings and light refreshments. Scholarships are available.

Register here.

Teen Socrates Seminar - Rifle

November 7-9, 2025 | Rifle Branch Library

The Aspen Institute offers its Teen Socrates Seminar each year to teens between the ages of 15-17 from the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, and beyond. Students convene to take part in this transformational experience and come away with a new perspective on their lives, their futures, and society. The three-day seminar is dedicated to enhancing leadership, problem solving, and critical thinking skills for high school students in a setting conducive to thought and fellowship. Students are challenged to think more critically and deeply about their values and ideas, and those that make the good society. Our proven method of text-based dialogue offers participants a neutral forum in which to reflect on timeless human values, pursue common ground, and cultivate a richer understanding of the human condition. Participants emerge from the seminar with a new perspective as they confront the difficult choices of our ever-changing world.

Each seminar convenes a dynamic group of students for lively, intensive roundtable discussions led by expert moderator Allyson Breyfogle. Classic and contemporary texts reflecting the breadth of human civilization form the starting points of a rich conversation in which the questions posed by the group are frequently as illuminating as the varied, timeless wisdom of the texts.

Schedule

2:30-6:00 p.m., Friday, November 7
2:30-6:00 p.m., Saturday, November 8
1:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 9

Fee: $25, includes all sessions, readings and light refreshments. Scholarships are available.

Register here.

Katie Carlsen | The Aspen Institute
Program Manager, Aspen Community Programs
1000 North Third Street | Aspen, CO 81611
970/544-7992 office | 864/979-7281 mobile

Athletics

Follow AspenAthletics on Instagram!
Tickets for all home games on the Turf and in the Gyms are on sale now!
You can find them on gofan.co and search Aspen High School.
Volleyball won their first Tournament of the Season at Olathe on Saturday!
Boys Soccer beat Caprock Academy for their first Home Stand 7-0!
Be on the lookout for the next week's schedule that will be released on Friday.
A full Sports Recap will be released on Monday to see how all of our teams performed this past week.

Booster Club

Booster Club Volunteer Opportunities for the AHS Parent Community:

Join the AHS Booster Club in Raising Skier Spirit, Pride and Funds to support our Beloved Student Athletes. Help us to make our home games a success by donating a little of your time and/or TACO MEAT!

Football Games Concession and Merch Sign ups to Volunteer:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4BA8AC2EA6FA7-58181552-ahsbooster

Volleyball Games Concession sign ups to Volunteer

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4BA8AC2EA6FA7-58287357-volleyball

Ready to join?

Become a Family Member

Become a Business/Corporate Sponsor

Questions? Email us at aspenbooster@gmail.com

Go Skiers!