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				<title><![CDATA[So Long, for Now]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here is a list, in no particular order, of all the things I don’t like about journalism:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 15:30:08 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Reflection as School Winds Down]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I got a call last night from my friend freshman Oliver Colaw. At the time I was eating a bowl of leftovers while watching some highlights of Jimmy Butler laying waste to the Celtics’ hopes of getting to the finals. I answer the call: “Hey.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:22:52 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary and High School Reading Buddies]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over three Thursdays in April and May, high school students read books with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders for a half hour per session. I was paired up with Calvin, a 3rd-grader whose book of choice was Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I learned a lot about Calvin, who likes to read and has an older brother.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 09:48:23 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[May Mayhem]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every high schooler was in agreement that it had been a long week. But it turns out that this kind of week provides unexpected delights. What I’m saying is that on Thursday, May 11, there was a snowball fight through the high school hallways.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 09:58:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Plans Take Shape]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the Ouray School calendar winds down, students have their summer plans foremost in mind. Traveling, working, sports, and hanging out are the sought-after activities that students are looking forward to.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 09:51:13 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Morgan Clark]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1769075</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Morgan Joan Clark was born in Middletown, Connecticut and, after going to Ridgway school for 5 ½ years, has attended Ouray for the last 2 ½. Morgan loves fried rice and everything bagels with cream cheese, and she hates seafood: “Here's my thing,” she quipped: “Seafood can die. Which doesn’t make any sense because it’s already dead.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 13:56:26 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Pallen McArdle]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1763421</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pallen (Pal) McArdle is one of the original members of the class of 2023, attending Ouray School since kindergarten. She said that it has been “very comforting to have this community of people I’ve known forever that I can always talk to,” but now she has set her sights on the wide world.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 15:36:49 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Nate Kissingford]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you were to look in the hallway during a passing period, your eye might immediately be drawn to a figure in a furry red coat and tall sea-foam green heels working the hall as if it were a runway. This figure would be none other than Nate Kissingford, whose life is their stage.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 14:34:49 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Clifford Utech]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“He’s pulled over to the side of the road to pick me up on my walks home,” said senior Cason Coats, grateful for Clifford Utech’s benevolence. “I never even ask for him to do it.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 11:17:57 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Let's Get Coffee]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m going to propose a new invention: Google Translate but for misleading social sayings. Go on, try it out. In the drop-down menu, scroll down until you can select the “Twisted Social Language” button - it will likely be between Turkmen and Ukrainian - and then in the second menu select plain English (or your language of preference). Type into that box the following: “Let’s get coffee.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:15:37 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Anna Krickbaum]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Horses are a big part of Anna Krickbaum's life. She enjoys spending time with them and says that they are very healing. “I first formed an interest in horses when I was 4 or 5,” Anna said. She works at a ranch Sundays and goes there “every once in a while” during the week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 09:57:08 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Cason Coats]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1762436</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“In third grade,” senior Cason Joseph Coats reminisced, “we took a field trip to Mouse’s and everyone in my class ordered milkshakes and chocolates. I walked up there and said ‘can I just get a black coffee please?’ and I got my black coffee.” An old soul from a young age, Cason was born in Georgetown, Texas and moved to Ouray 10 years ago. He loves Cup o’ Noodles, Van Helsing, and drawing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 08:22:04 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Mica Hart]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1755916</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mica Hart started off our interview by sneezing, and there is not a more Mica thing than that chaotic, boisterous release of energy. Daughter of Jenny and Sean Hart, and sister to Hayden, Mica has brought sneezes and much, much more to Ouray during her life so far, and now it is time for her to move on.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:09:12 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get Outdoors in Ouray!]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1761225</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[By now everyone should know about the little town of Ouray. But what is it about this little town that makes it so cool? This town is known as a really cool town because of its location and topography. All of us in Ouray know how steep 8th Avenue is. But all the tourists that come to town are amazed that we can even live in such a place.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 14:57:32 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA["Fortnite is the Light of My Day"]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1755745</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Almost all of the teenagers in Ouray know about the popular third-person shooter game Fortnite. It has affected all of their lives whether they like it or not. My question is how much does it really change their personalities and are the changes beneficial or harmful for them? Fortnite has multiple features, including a creative mode that allows the players to build their own worlds and structures, a voice chat, text chat, and thousands of different game modes, with the main being Battle Royal. This was the original multiplayer game mode and remains the most popular among players.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:36:50 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: DC Miller]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1755727</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“He’s really just a chiller,” said DC’s classmate, Cason Coats: “I’ve never seen him get angry.” When I told him about that, DC explained his life philosophy. “Just accept that things are gonna go the way that they’re gonna go,” he said. “You can’t let yourself get down over things you can’t control.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:08:51 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy (un)Birthday, Gerald!]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1755345</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday, March 17th, Sophomore Gerald Wilson was surprised to be pulled out of class for a birthday party in the Trojan Commons. The reason Gerald was so surprised was that his birthday is actually October 28th.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:03:29 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[English Teacher Mr. K. to Retire]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1756375</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The English teacher who gives extra credit for juggling, who teaches “grandma” instead of grammar, who jumps on tables in a gorilla costume each Halloween, who has a tie for every ridiculous occasion, and who changes lives, is leaving this year. Mr. John Kissingford, known to students as Mr. K, is retiring after 10 years of teaching at Ouray High School and 30 years in the profession.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:32:17 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Luna Sandoval]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1755315</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Luna Sandoval loves seeing new things. Whether she’s hiking, hunting for crystals, or traveling, Luna always finds a way to explore.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:58:51 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Still Read for Pleasure]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At Ouray School you will see many people curled up on a coach reading a book. There is a variety of author and books. Most of the reading you will see is on the orange couch in the middle of the Trojan Commons, though some readers choose the library. Some people are reading for knowledge, but most are reading for fun or to relieve stress.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:19:26 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Many Ways to Ski]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many students in Ouray spend their free time in the winter skiing and snowboarding. Some people ski at the local ski hill in Ouray that has a tow rope, others ski at Telluride, and some brave souls backcountry ski on mountains like Red.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:14:30 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Music Brings us Together]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, April 8, Bluecorn Cafe in Montrose was packed full of Ouray residents, including many Ouray School teachers and students, while the band You Knew Me When was playing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:11:48 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spring Poems]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today, the Creative Writing class noticed the change of seasons.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:39:25 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[FBLA Competes at State]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Ouray High School Future Business Leaders of America competed at a state level April 5-7 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora. There were three days worth of informational workshops, presentations, and competition, as well as fun activities around the resort including mini golf, basketball, tennis, and swimming.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:02 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Cabaret!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Cabaret! With four short weeks of rehearsals, this flashy, heavy, and thought-provoking musical was performed March 22, 23, and 24 by Ouray and Ridgway high and middle school students in collaboration with Weehawken Creative Arts. The show was vital in paving the way for a stronger theater scene at our school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:48:24 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Standing for the Pledge?]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At 8:42 am on a cloudy Monday in February, I stood in the 3rd grade classroom while the class turned to face the American flag on the classroom wall. As 2nd grade recited the Pledge of Allegiance over the loudspeaker to the whole school, the 3rd graders had a variety of reactions. Many put their hands over their hearts and immediately began to recite, some cheerily, some dispassionately. Others, their eyes flitting to their peers, or to me in the corner with my camera, joined in later, more softly, their hands reaching their chests more tentatively than the first group. By the end of the Pledge, all had joined in.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:44:53 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Let Them Eat Pi]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you happened by Ouray School March 14th, you heard students’ joyous laughter, smelled the sweet scents of pies, and saw shaving cream flying through the air. Each year, Pi Day turns Ouray School into a laugh-filled, math-excited school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:08:37 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Choosing How to Learn in Ms. Rhonda's 4th Grade Classroom]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some fourth-grade students read in a cozy wooden loft while others work on math problems at cafe tables looking out at the mountains. Fourth grade teacher Rhonda Hamill's classroom is unusual, even in its layout, with no desks.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:06:15 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ouray School Spirit on the Rise]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1732342</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the past few years school spirit has started to die down here at Ouray School. For the basketball season we needed a boost of energy, so a group of girls decided to bring back the cheerleading team. It has been almost three years since the school has had cheer. During Covid, it was hard to show fan support for our basketball team when everyone had to watch virtually. Now, it is back and better than ever.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:33:24 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Profile: Brayden Patterson]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1733167</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brayden Elijah Patterson has a need for speed. On any given day, one might find him out on his motorcycle, ripping through the trees. Then again, maybe he will be on his back in the shop, staring up at the motorcycle he is repairing; he might even be out in the cold forest, building a shelter with his bare hands.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:10:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Enrollment Varies at Ouray School]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1732354</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The academic excellence, environment, and culture of Ouray School has perennially attracted students, but expensive housing deters new families. Superintendent Tod Lokey commented, “We’ve lost a number of families down valley or out of the region altogether due to housing prices.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:49:48 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Good Calls and Bad: Referees in Ouray]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1732341</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[After the 2023 Super Bowl, many Ouray students groused that the referees gifted the Kansas City Chiefs another championship. “Holding?” they asked, incredulously. But this kind of complaint is not limited to professional sports.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:43:27 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Climb On, Ouray!]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1732338</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some students at Ouray School have found that rock climbing is the perfect way to combat the boredom of growing up in a tiny town. Sophomore Lis Ray, for instance, has been rock climbing since she was ten. She got into rock climbing because of her friends down at Montrose Recreation Center, and found it really fun.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:41:27 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Listen to Music!]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1732336</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Listening to music can bring joy or sadness and maybe just relate to one's life. Ouray students Lis Ray, Ella Blu Vann, and Jesus Sandoval explained the reasons why they listen to music and why it means so much to them.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:39:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Hesitate to Park at School]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1724268</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Parking at Ouray School is a constant source of amusement - and an intermittent source of stress. Numerous students own rear wheel drive cars, which makes backing out of parking spots during winter much more difficult. Sloped parking, snow banks, and shadows casted over parking spaces make parking at the school challenging. Students are left with the limited upward parking across 5th street from the gym.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:05:11 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[FBLA Qualifies Two for State]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1721417</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ouray High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) went to the regional competition in Grand Junction on Tuesday, January 31st. Senior Pallen McArdle and sophomore Lis Ray both qualified for state competition, and the team bonded throughout the day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:13:24 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Local Business Owner Boosts Ouray Sports]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1721410</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Team spirit at Ouray School is not in short supply - our sports teams are proud, and they hold their heads high - but our athletes’ sports equipment sometimes does not reflect that. An anonymous donor, representing a local business, noticed this and decided to take matters into their own hands.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:09:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Aaron Pitts]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1719720</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aaron Pitts, son of Martin and Patricia Pitts, inhabits his meat suit (his words, not mine). He moved to Ouray school in 2nd grade, and ever since has been bringing random facts, constant sarcasm, and daily laughs to classmates and teachers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:36:02 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It's SNOWING! (Do I Have to Go to School?)]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1717047</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Snow days at Ouray School feel to students like miracles. No one ever expects one, so it is a big surprise when one is called. On Wednesday, January 18, it snowed like crazy from six until 10 in the morning, and the students all asked, “Why isn’t today a snow day?” There were reasons.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:50:03 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Another Semester Outdoors]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1709159</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ouray High School’s Outdoor Education class, a class that most schools aren’t able to offer, was a giant success this fall, offering a chance for students to get more in touch with nature and each other. The teacher, Mr. Chiang, outlined the following goals for the course: “for students to find at least one outdoor passion, to develop an interest and respect for the wilderness, and to have fun challenging themselves and working with their friends.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:16:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday to Me]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1701593</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was having a bad day on November 27th. It was the Sunday at the end of Thanksgiving break, I had been isolated with Covid for the entire break, I was stressed. Life was monotonous, and I didn’t know how to guarantee that Monday would be a good day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:50:50 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[On Santa's List]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1701607</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We asked kids from each grade what they wanted as holiday gifts, and here’s what they said!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:42:09 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wind, Ptarmigans, and Weather Chaos]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1700161</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, November 9, I made my way across from the Ouray School gym building to the main building. I was crossing the east to west wind channel that 8th street had become. My hair whipped around me, my hood ballooned up like a parachute, and I raced as fast as I could across the pavement to get to safety. Right as I was about to enter the building, I saw a ptarmigan!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:39:05 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lego RoboKids]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1700155</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On November 12, the Ouray Middle School Lego Robotics team, Kids in Black, competed in the Western Slope Regional Championships. They did not make it to the state competition, but they had fun and learned a ton.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:25:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Girls Volleyball Returns]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1685070</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ouray High School girls volleyball season came to an end on Tuesday, October 25 after what many of the girls felt was a successful season.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:29:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Halloween in the Hallways]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1685082</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[High school students crowded the hallway as the elementary students paraded through with their costumes. The little ones rushed through, a little embarrassed to be showing off, perhaps, but mostly they were brimming with excitement to go out on the town trick-or-treating.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:44:32 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Schools and Communities]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675306</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Schools and communities! Those are the buzz words in second grade this quarter. Ms Cervone and her students have been comparing and contrasting different schools and communities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:58:39 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Otter Pops are Less Fun Than You Think]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675354</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m gonna say it - please don’t hate me: Otter Pops don’t taste like much. Okay, okay, okay. Before you get all up in my face like that, I love Otter Pops more than anything in the whole entire world. Okay? Can you let me talk now? Thank you.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:06:42 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Climbing the Peak]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675319</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Community building activities in schools are usually the cause of much groaning from students, but at Ouray School they are tolerated - and, dare I say it? even enjoyed. Climb the Peak day is an (at minimum) annual event where the entire high school and its staff go on a hike together.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:45:05 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[¿Por qué los estudiantes de Ouray Secundario tienen estrés?]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675357</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[El estrés de los estudiantes es tangible. Las personas están cansadas, impacientes, y no tienen motivación. Es un gran problema.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:09:17 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Got Therapy?]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675347</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[One lasting effect of pandemic is the increased need, use, availability, and acceptance of therapy, especially as it pertains to the Ouray School student body.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:20:45 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Free Application Day for Colorado HS seniors]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1685051</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year the senior class of Ouray High School comes together to take advantage of Free Application Week to apply to Colorado colleges and universities for no cost. This year, it occurred on October 18-20.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:14:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Champion Among Us]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675370</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ella Skoloda, the first Ouray School student to compete with the Montrose High School mountain bike team, has been named Regional Champion in the category of sophomore girls. This is her second year of competition, and she is the first on her team to achieve this honor. She said it came as a “complete shock.”]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:19:12 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lunchtime in Ouray]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675338</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every day at 12:35 pm hungry Ouray high school students quickly collect their items and make their way off campus. Students have until 1:20 to return for fourth period. A lot of recent changes within the school have caused students to stop eating lunch in the cafeteria.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:51:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staying Real]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1675332</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Laughter and much chatter among the Ouray High School halls escalate, as students speed their way through the hallways trying to capture their BeReal. A notification gets sent to those app users once every single day at a different time, giving users 2 minutes to snap the perfect shot. The app focuses on capturing one's true self without the ability to photoshop.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:48:48 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Four Plays in Three Days]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1671551</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the seats to my right six high school students lean forward, eyes glued on the emotional scene. To my left, I see the same thing. The whole audience is rapt in this shared experience.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:20:40 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 8: Farewell OHS Social Studies teacher Ashley Fellin]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1620214</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Ms. Fellin, leaving the teaching profession for other opportunities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 15:16:04 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[7th Grade Adventures in Moab]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1616785</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[I took a deep breath to still my quickly beating heart. I and Zoe had bolted up the large formations of rock the jeepers and thrill seekers seemed to enjoy. We were on our own adventure. We hid carefully, for we were playing a game of hide and seek with the whole of our class. After regaining my breath I looked to see if the seeker had started.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 14:00:43 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Profile: Colin Sills]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1612700</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A casual enjoyer of chicken nuggets and George Orwell, Colin Sills will disrupt any expectations you have of him. His parents, Sam and Kimberly, and his younger sister Aidan, are as likely to find him gardening as playing video games, watching ‘Goonies’ as ‘Star Wars’, listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival as Foo Fighters.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 12:08:07 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 7: OHS math teacher Scott Lestage bids farewell to math teaching]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1620213</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Mr. Lestage, who brings an end to his teaching career.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 15:14:09 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lessons From a Trip to France]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1616214</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Traveling never used to interest me very much. Of course I wanted to see other cultures and places, but traveling never was on the top of any list for me. Until now.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 14:02:23 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Profile: Mariana Dos Santos]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1615504</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mariana Marinho Dos Santos grew up in Brazil before moving to New Jersey in 2016 and, subsequently, Ouray in 2020. “When I moved to New Jersey, I didn’t know a word in English,” she reflected. “It was a struggle. Basically, I had nobody to help me. I was by myself.” But she persevered, mastering the new language by freshman year and moving to Ouray as a sophomore.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 13:00:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Profile: Riley Ross]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1612698</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Riley Ross, son of Brandy and Bob and younger brother of Jacksen, will miss the wilderness of Ouray. He enjoys the climbing, biking and exploring he has grown up with. He also enjoys tropical fruits, the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, rock music and 70s soul, and Iceland.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 12:07:40 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ouray Students at Work: Riverside Inn and Suites]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1611973</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students at Ouray School work in a wide variety of jobs, and their experiences help, according to how positive an environment their job creates. The better the environment, the better the job. At Riverside RV Park employees seem to love their jobs and strive to do good.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 11:04:11 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ready to Ride]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1611961</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many Ouray students feel cooped up in school from day to day, and their answer to that feeling, often, is Motorsports. A lot of students spend a lot of time in class dreaming about zooming into the back country on the weekend, on two or four wheels.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 10:55:25 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ouray Students at Work: Ouray Brewery]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1611966</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ouray Brewery is staffed by many Ouray students, who find it an exciting place to work, and appreciate the great people they work with. The Ouray Brewery could be considered one of the busiest and most successful restaurants in Ouray Colorado.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 11:01:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Extracurriculars: How Do I Choose?]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1600817</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adrenaline races throughout my body as I sprint across the floor. I should be tired, but the excitement makes the fatigue dull. Anticipation stuffs the room. Squeaks fly across the floor. An object lands in my hands. The basketball. Everything blurs and instinct takes over. Before I know it I reach the other side of the gym and a shot goes flying. I hold my breath. The shot sinks.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:49:03 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 6: Farewell preschool teacher MonKe Hazen]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1600202</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Ms. MonKe, who will leave Ouray School this spring after 23 years of service in primary and pre-school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:37:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spring Poems]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1596752</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The creative writing class took a walk today in the brisk April sunshine, and then composed these poems. Enjoy!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:17:11 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: River Manley]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1588739</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[River Rose Manley was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Ouray on Halloween in 2009. In five words, she describes herself as “Talkative, organized, slightly annoying, adventurous, and protective.” Her life philosophy is, “Everything happens for a reason;” she finds it important to “be happy but also not be afraid to be sad;” and she finds joy in “seeing other people happy, and seeing people who deserve it succeed.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:27:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We are Going to Run (Ruin?) the World]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1586458</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am thirteen years old, and I am worried.
 The world is facing a lot of problems. Is my generation going to be the one that solves them?
 Can we?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:58:07 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Some Shoes!]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1584480</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fashion is important to lots of people, but only some of us focus intensely on our shoes. But aren’t they one of the most important things we wear? A few Ouray students spend a lot of their attention and resources on sneakers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:35:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 5: School counselor Kimberly Sills]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1587516</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Kimberly Sills, Ouray School counselor, who will move with her family after this school year to the Pacific Northwest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 16:52:47 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[French Students Prepare for Paris]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1584518</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ouray High School students studying French will finally travel on the annual spring Paris trip, two years delayed due to COVID, from April 19-28. There are many emotions surrounding this trip: nervousness, fear, and excitement.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:07:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Drama Club Performs: Love and Marriage, Playfully]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1584516</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The High School Drama Club performed two one-act plays over the weekend of February 25th: “A Marriage Proposal” by Anton Chekhov, and “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell. The process of performing and putting the show together seemed to delight the actors, crew, and audience.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:04:50 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Middle School Reflection on Weehawken Dance]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1584526</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Weehawken dance has been around for about 14 years. Some time ago Weehawken’s performances took place in the Ouray Wright Opera House; however, now they take place in the Montrose Pavilion. Many students participate in Weehawken dance, not just from Ouray but also from Ridgway, Silverton, Montrose, and Delta.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:15:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Rock Gibbs]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1580140</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rock Gibbs has been a part of this group of seniors since pre-school, and counts “listening to ‘We Are the Champions’ after winning the state championship in Knowledge Bowl” among his favorite memories.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:22:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 4: Taylor Chase is Off to New Adventures]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1576641</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Taylor Chase, Ouray School language teacher and gifted/talented coordinator. After her dozen years here, she is moving with her husband to Vermont.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:45:11 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Ina Dow]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1578635</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it” is a quote from Anne of Green Gables that Ina Dow lives by. Ina Jayne Dow is the daughter of Niki Kop and Eric Dow and older sister to Teya Dow.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:26:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bringing Band Back]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1576820</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ouray School Band Concerts have always been an activity that everyone was thrilled to go to. Seeing kids or grandkids perform is something everyone enjoys. But Covid surges, over the past couple of years have disrupted high school and middle school band concerts.
On top of Covid restrictions, Michael Scott moving from Ouray to Ridgway Schools as the band director had an impact on students’ relationship with picking up an instrument and sticking with it. Mr. Scott was a beloved figure within Ouray School as a teacher and someone to relate to and have a laugh with. His departure threatened the connection between students and band.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:19:49 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Poems After a Snowstorm]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1576815</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The creative writing class is at it again: a walk in new snow, and then a little bit of poetry writing. We hope you enjoy.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 14:24:23 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Rubik’s Cube Isn’t as Hard as You Expect]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1571629</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[At first glance, the Rubik’s Cube might look hard and even impossible, but it isn’t as hard as you’d expect. You can solve a Rubik’s Cube, as long as you put the practice and effort into it.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:23:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Kaden Nelson]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kaden Nelson is one of the kindest and most caring people this reporter has ever met and, from the way others describe him, I am not the only one to think so. Peers describe him as honest, admirable, smart, and good-hearted.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:06:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Plays on Love and Marriage]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, with Valentine’s Day behind us, perhaps we’re ready to take a rather darker look at love and marriage… what do you say? 

Ouray High School Drama Club will present two one-act plays this weekend, a melodramatic high-spirited comedy and a dramatic murder mystery, both of which look under the surface of romantic relationships.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:14:18 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 3: Jenny Hart Retires This May]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1571619</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Jenny Hart, Ouray School fourth grade teacher and Western Slope head of teacher training, who plans to retire in May after 27 years in the classroom.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:26:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SENIOR PROFILE: Katie Woodman]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Katie Woodman is excited, she says, to be “challenged” and to “work with [her] creativity” in engineering next fall when she attends Colorado School of Mines.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:14:04 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[First Responder Training Returns]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students walked into a familiar classroom after lunch on the fifth of January in the year of 2022. The difference today was that, to most of the students in the room, the class was a brand new one. First Responder had returned to the elective list at Ouray High School and members of the student body from sophomores to seniors were in attendance.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:01:49 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Winter Haiku]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ouray High School Creative Writing is back as an elective after a six-year hiatus. One January afternoon, they took a walk in the crisp air and composed these haiku from their observations.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:18:02 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chloe's Corner for Reading Recommendations #2]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you having trouble finding something to read? We've all been there, and we all hate it. My goal is to make your life easier and pick a book for you! I have compiled five more reviews of some favorites, all different genres so you'll be sure to find one that you're interested in. Hopefully reading ABOUT books will get you excited to read one.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:42:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Basketball Shoots for a Great Season]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ouray High School boys basketball team started off their season November 15, 2021 with more than enough players to comprise a junior varsity and varsity team. They are all very excited to have the opportunity to play during these times. Due to covid concerns, past seasons haven’t been the easiest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:48:34 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gold Mountain Via Ferrata]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new via ferrata is due to open in May of 2022, just south of Rotary Park, but unlike the course that is opposite the Ice Park, the Gold Mountain Via is privately-owned. On November 12 and 13, Ouray High School’s Outdoor Education classes were allowed to preview the course, guided by Logan Tyler of Basecamp Ouray and outdoor ed teacher Jimmy Chiang.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:46:42 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Weehawken Returns to Pavilion for Polar Express]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The lights dim, the voices of hundreds of spectators fade, and the curtains open, revealing a Christmas village full of graceful ballerinas in their caroling dance.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:48:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ivalas String Quartet Performs for Ouray Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ivalas Quartet from Boulder traveled to Ouray to perform at The Wright Opera House on Thursday December 9 and stopped by Ouray School for the afternoon. Middle and high school students were fortunate enough to spend some time with them and ask questions that sparked their interest after the quartet performed.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 15:35:23 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Let it Snow!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With winter comes winter sports, and what better way to spend those snowy days than gliding down a mountain with a couple of friends? Snow comes at the most unexpected times here in the San Juans. One thing that we have learned from living in Ouray is that once the snow starts falling, it just doesn't stop. But many students have been worried this year, when even in early December there has been little accumulation.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:59:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Paris FUNdraiser]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The French Club held an after-school FUNdraiser in the APAC for primary students on December 2 to raise funds for their spring trip to France. At the FUNdraiser, elementary school children participated in carnival games and activities and enjoyed themselves with the members of the French club.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:46:03 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dogs Run the World]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was a dark and cold early morning the first time I took Gypsy for a walk. She was taking her time as she had never had the chance to do that before, stopping at every patch of dead grass that peeked through the thin layer of snow.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[COVID Testing at Ouray School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With COVID cases spiking in our area our school has signed up with a state program to encourage students to get tested regularly. Parents sign their children up for a serial COVID test program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:21:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Graduation Requirements]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colorado's graduation requirements are changing, and all students who live in Colorado must now pass an approved standardized assessment in reading, writing, communicating, and mathematics to graduate.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:38:36 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 2: The Tribune Staff]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The staff of the Trojan Tribune reflects on the experience of reporting school news: the second episode of our podcast, INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, hosted by Nate Kissingford.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:42:23 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Woodshop Returns to Ouray School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mr. Jimmy Chiang is now in charge of Ouray School's woodshop, a program that began in 1969 but has not been offered for many years. Ouray High School Honor Society sent out a survey asking for courses that the Ouray School used to have and wished to see offered again, and "woodshop came in second or third on the list of courses," explained Principal Tod Lokey.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:39:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Technology - Does it Affect Our Learning?]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve always loved paper. When I was little, I was fascinated by how a pencil, when you drag it across paper, makes a mark. I love to bury my nose in a book and smell its unique scent. But increasingly, my time and my classmates’ time is spent on a keyboard and screen.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:41:05 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being at a small school means that every new student is extremely newsworthy. When three new students arrive, everybody wonders who they are, what they’re like, and what they think about our school. This year, we have three new students in the high school: Gerald Wilson, Calder Green, and Morgan Clark.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:37:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chloe’s Corner for Reading Recommendations]]></title>
				<link>http://trojantribune.ourayschool.org/apps/news/article/1527962</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you having trouble finding something to read? We've all been there, and we all hate it. My goal is to make your life easier and pick a book for you! I have compiled six reviews of some favorites, all different genres so you'll be sure to find one that you're interested in. Hopefully reading ABOUT books will get you excited to read one.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:29:56 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY EPISODE 1: Phylis Fagrelius Retires This May]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TROY, our periodic podcast, hosted by Nate Kissingford. Today, a conversation with Phylis Fagrelius, middle school social studies teacher, who plans to retire in May after a quarter century here at Ouray School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:13:50 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Outdoor Education Returns to Ouray High School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Among several new electives, an outdoor education program, a chance for students to get out and experience the great outdoors of Colorado, was reintroduced to the Ouray High School this fall. The course is “an institution that [former science teacher] Eric Fagrelius created around 15 years ago,” said outdoor education teacher Jimmy Chiang.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:31:25 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Long Way ‘Round]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The summer of 2021 was a big summer for the entire world. Travel had started to open up and people were able to have summer vacation again, finally. I looked forward to my own summer trip with my dad starting early August. A 2900 mile motorcycle trip at 16 years old.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:46:10 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New 3rd Grade Teacher: George Hunt]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year, Ouray Elementary School welcomes a new third grade teacher, Mr. George Hunt. Elementary principal Kenneth Nelson said that “Mr. Hunt is relationship-focused and has a wonderful relationship with kids,” and that he is very knowledgeable with DIBELS, the OES literacy assessment program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:57:44 -0600</pubDate>
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