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Volume 10, Number 18 | June 7, 2018
The graduating class at Bridges High School was small, which made for an intimate ceremony. In fact, the seniors appeared to be more like one big family rather than classmates — and in fact, the writing on the cap of this graduate says “Por mi familia.” Photo by Jane Bachrach
Commonalities, contrasts in Carbondale graduations By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff
In a weekend full of graduation celebrations, Carbondale seemed particularly abuzz, as it’s home to three high schools that held commencements in the first two days of June: Bridges High School, Colorado Rocky Mountain School and Roaring Fork High School.
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While each commemoration reflected the diversity in secondary education options for a town boasting fewer than 6,500 residents, some common themes emerged in the advice that respective faculty speakers imparted on their graduating classes. “You’ll be happier in general if you make intentional decisions rather than
simply reacting to what’s happening around you,” Katy Curry, an art teacher and Bridges alum, said during her commencement speech on June 1. She also warned students to learn from some of her mistakes. “I ran up a credit card, and I thought that if I just didn’t answer the phone when they called that it would go away,” she said, laughing
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at herself. Bridges High School is a registered Alternative Education Campus with the Colorado Department of Education that incorporates strong support systems in addition to academics into its curriculum. While receiving their diplomas, many students cited gratitude to mentors GRADUATION page 10
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