{"id":2459038,"date":"2020-05-31T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/"},"modified":"2020-05-31T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T15:43:13","slug":"aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen High seniors take to Buttermilk for truly unique graduation experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6829382773997\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-326849-360\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1024x690.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Richie Simeone pops confetti after crossing the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.524038461538\">\n<p><strong>Richie Simeone pops confetti after crossing the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1024x690.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1024x690.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Richie Simeone pops confetti after crossing the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1-1024x715.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates ride the Summit Express lift to the top of Buttermilk after the official Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.578723404255\">\n<p><strong>Graduates ride the Summit Express lift to the top of Buttermilk after the official Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1-1024x715.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-1-1-1024x715.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates ride the Summit Express lift to the top of Buttermilk after the official Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-2-1024x666.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Kyndal Ferrell puts her official diploma inside of her holder at Cliffhouse during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.569565217391\">\n<p><strong>Kyndal Ferrell puts her official diploma inside of her holder at Cliffhouse during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-2-1024x666.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-2-1024x666.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Kyndal Ferrell puts her official diploma inside of her holder at Cliffhouse during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-3-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Jack Halferty\u2019s family cheer for him as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.543778801843\">\n<p><strong>Jack Halferty\u2019s family cheer for him as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-3-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-3.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-3-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jack Halferty\u2019s family cheer for him as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-4-1024x671.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduate Connor Chesner, center left, and his family get off the Summit Express lift at the top of Buttermilk during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0.96590909090909\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12.556818181818\">\n<p><strong>Graduate Connor Chesner, center left, and his family get off the Summit Express lift at the top of Buttermilk during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-4-1024x671.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-4.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-4-1024x671.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduate Connor Chesner, center left, and his family get off the Summit Express lift at the top of Buttermilk during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-5-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate fist pumps as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.526315789474\">\n<p><strong>A graduate fist pumps as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-5-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-5.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-5-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate fist pumps as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-6-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-6-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-6.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-6-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-7-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Principal Tharyn Mulberry bumps elbow with graduate Axel Quintanilla at the top of the mountain after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.602409638554\">\n<p><strong>Principal Tharyn Mulberry bumps elbow with graduate Axel Quintanilla at the top of the mountain after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-7-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-7.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-7-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Principal Tharyn Mulberry bumps elbow with graduate Axel Quintanilla at the top of the mountain after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-8-1024x692.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates watch a virtual choir performance during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.521739130435\">\n<p><strong>Graduates watch a virtual choir performance during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-8-1024x692.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-8.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-8-1024x692.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates watch a virtual choir performance during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-9-1024x662.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate wears an Aspen High School buff during the graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.47606382978723\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5212765957447\">\n<p><strong>A graduate wears an Aspen High School buff during the graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-9-1024x662.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-9.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-9-1024x662.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate wears an Aspen High School buff during the graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-10-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate prepares to take her mask off as she approaches the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.573275862069\">\n<p><strong>A graduate prepares to take her mask off as she approaches the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-10-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-10.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-10-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate prepares to take her mask off as she approaches the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-11-1024x715.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates and parents watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony while social distancing at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.533018867925\">\n<p><strong>Graduates and parents watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony while social distancing at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-11-1024x715.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-11.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-11-1024x715.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates and parents watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony while social distancing at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-12-1024x671.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Parents cheer as graduates cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.519417475728\">\n<p><strong>Parents cheer as graduates cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-12-1024x671.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-12.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-12-1024x671.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Parents cheer as graduates cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-13-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates wait to cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.47715736040609\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5431472081218\">\n<p><strong>Graduates wait to cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-13-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-13.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-13-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates wait to cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-14-1024x709.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates cheer on friends as they cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.517073170732\">\n<p><strong>Graduates cheer on friends as they cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-14-1024x709.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-14.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-14-1024x709.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates cheer on friends as they cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-15-1024x691.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates walk up the hill after taking photos in front of the Pyramid Peak view behind the Cliffhouse after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.62641509434\">\n<p><strong>Graduates walk up the hill after taking photos in front of the Pyramid Peak view behind the Cliffhouse after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-15-1024x691.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-15.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-15-1024x691.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates walk up the hill after taking photos in front of the Pyramid Peak view behind the Cliffhouse after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-16-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Valedictorian Quinn Ramberg crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.526315789474\">\n<p><strong>Valedictorian Quinn Ramberg crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-16-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-16.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-16-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Valedictorian Quinn Ramberg crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-17-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-17-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Cars socially distance while the Aspen High School graduation ceremony begins at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>Cars socially distance while the Aspen High School graduation ceremony begins at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-17-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-17.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-17-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Cars socially distance while the Aspen High School graduation ceremony begins at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-18-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-18-1024x673.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduate Molly Miller crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.512315270936\">\n<p><strong>Graduate Molly Miller crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-18-1024x673.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-18.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-18-1024x673.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduate Molly Miller crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-19-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-19-1024x726.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduate Jack Seamans waves at family as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.541666666667\">\n<p><strong>Graduate Jack Seamans waves at family as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-19-1024x726.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-19.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-19-1024x726.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduate Jack Seamans waves at family as he crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-20-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-20-1024x668.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduate Maeve McGuire prepares for the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.47704081632653\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5408163265306\">\n<p><strong>Graduate Maeve McGuire prepares for the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-20-1024x668.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-20.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-20-1024x668.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduate Maeve McGuire prepares for the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-21-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-21-840x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Climary Sanchez crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.47715736040609\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5431472081218\">\n<p><strong>Climary Sanchez crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-21-840x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-21.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-21-840x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Climary Sanchez crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-22-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-22-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates and family watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony from the parking lot at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.524038461538\">\n<p><strong>Graduates and family watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony from the parking lot at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-22-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-22.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-22-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates and family watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony from the parking lot at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-23-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-23-1024x693.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates stand at the beginning of the Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>Graduates stand at the beginning of the Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-23-1024x693.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-23.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-23-1024x693.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates stand at the beginning of the Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-24-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-24-1024x728.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Riley Johnson waves to the commencement speaker, Chris Davenport, after introducing him during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0.96280991735537\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12.51652892562\">\n<p><strong>Riley Johnson waves to the commencement speaker, Chris Davenport, after introducing him during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-24-1024x728.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-24.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-24-1024x728.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Riley Johnson waves to the commencement speaker, Chris Davenport, after introducing him during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-25-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-25-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Kat Goralka gives her salutatorian speech during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.517073170732\">\n<p><strong>Kat Goralka gives her salutatorian speech during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-25-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-25.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-25-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Kat Goralka gives her salutatorian speech during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-26-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-26-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates and parents watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony while social distancing at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.533018867925\">\n<p><strong>Graduates and parents watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony while social distancing at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-26-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-26.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-26-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates and parents watch the Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony while social distancing at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-27-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-27-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Maxine Mellin gives her salutatorian speech during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.521739130435\">\n<p><strong>Maxine Mellin gives her salutatorian speech during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-27-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-27.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-27-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Maxine Mellin gives her salutatorian speech during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-28-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-28-1024x666.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Aidan Ledingham stands as people applaud after his virtual performance was played during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.580508474576\">\n<p><strong>Aidan Ledingham stands as people applaud after his virtual performance was played during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-28-1024x666.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-28.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-28-1024x666.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aidan Ledingham stands as people applaud after his virtual performance was played during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-29-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-29-1024x672.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Graduates line up as the Aspen High School graduation ceremony begins at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.47554347826087\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5108695652174\">\n<p><strong>Graduates line up as the Aspen High School graduation ceremony begins at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-29-1024x672.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-29.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-29-1024x672.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Graduates line up as the Aspen High School graduation ceremony begins at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-30-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-30-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Principal Tharyn Mulberry waves during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4758064516129\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5161290322581\">\n<p><strong>Principal Tharyn Mulberry waves during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-30-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-30.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-30-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Principal Tharyn Mulberry waves during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-31-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-31-916x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-31-916x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-31.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-31-916x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-32-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-32-1024x672.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate poses for the photographer on stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.507462686567\">\n<p><strong>A graduate poses for the photographer on stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-32-1024x672.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-32.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-32-1024x672.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate poses for the photographer on stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-33-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-33-1024x715.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-33-1024x715.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-33.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-33-1024x715.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-34-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-34-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Janessa Diaz holds up her diploma holder as she crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.56768558952\">\n<p><strong>Janessa Diaz holds up her diploma holder as she crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-34-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-34.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-34-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Janessa Diaz holds up her diploma holder as she crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-35-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-35-1024x731.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-35-1024x731.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-35.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-35-1024x731.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-36-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-36-1024x676.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Connor Chesner, right, and family watch graduates cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0.95909090909091\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12.468181818182\">\n<p><strong>Connor Chesner, right, and family watch graduates cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-36-1024x676.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-36.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-36-1024x676.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Connor Chesner, right, and family watch graduates cross the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-37-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-37-1024x720.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.4765625\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.53125\">\n<p><strong>A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-37-1024x720.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-37.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-37-1024x720.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A graduate crosses the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-38-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-38-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | After graduation is officially over, graduates celebrate with families and confetti during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0.48109243697479\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11.546218487395\">\n<p><strong>After graduation is officially over, graduates celebrate with families and confetti during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-38-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-38.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-38-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"After graduation is officially over, graduates celebrate with families and confetti during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-39-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-39-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Families take photos in front of Pyramid Peak after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.47738693467337\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9.5477386934673\">\n<p><strong>Families take photos in front of Pyramid Peak after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-39-1024x684.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-39.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/AHSgraduation-atd-053120-1-39-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Families take photos in front of Pyramid Peak after Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Try as it might, no pandemic was going to ruin Aspen High School\u2019s graduation Saturday. The class of 2020\u2019s final send-off was far from traditional and included far fewer hugs and high fives, and far more social distancing, face masks and car horns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But if this novel coronavirus has taught this year\u2019s group of AHS seniors anything, it\u2019s perspective. And while they didn\u2019t get to walk across the Benedict Music Tent stage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-graduation-a-fun-yet-serious-affair-that-wants-graduates-to-just-keep-swimming\/\">like all their predecessors<\/a>, their graduation Saturday is likely to be the one remembered the most decades down the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cInstead of a slow transition into finishing high school, the bandage was quickly ripped off and our days of walking the halls of Aspen High School came to an end,\u201d AHS co-salutatorian Kat Goralka said during her speech. \u201cThis may not be the graduation that we imagined, but this unconventional celebration is a special day we will always remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen High School\u2019s 131st commencement ceremony was, according to AHS principal Tharyn Mulberry, the first to ever be held at Buttermilk Ski Area. Limited to graduating students, immediate family and staff, it was the best the Aspen School District could come up with in a short time frame considering the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And for at least one random graduating senior who was overheard Saturday, she hopes it will be the last at Buttermilk. Not because it was terrible, oh no, but because it was about picture perfect and there is no reason to share this uniqueness with any future graduating class, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWhile this isn\u2019t the graduation you expected, this is pretty cool,\u201d said commencement speaker Chris Davenport, an Aspen skiing icon who has made a career out of the mountain lifestyle. \u201cSitting up here and seeing all of you, being at the base of Buttermilk and the flag and the mountains, this is awesome. We are a community of the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A stage was erected in the Buttermilk parking lot and the audience had to remain in \u2014 or in many cases, on \u2014 their vehicles and adhere to the county\u2019s social distancing guidelines. While the scene had an odd vibe similar to that of an outdoor concert, there was no mingling and the graduating students were corralled into \u201cpods\u201d up front that, yes, kept everyone socially distant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">AHS graduations historically have had plenty of live music, but this year\u2019s musical interludes were all pre-recorded from students\u2019 homes and shown on a large screen on stage. The speeches seemed relatively short and sweet \u2014 Davenport barely talked for five minutes \u2014 and there was no collective cap toss at the end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Still, the general banter afterward, whether from students or parents, was of happiness and joy and appreciation of a truly special event. The finale was arguably the best part, where families were able to ride the chairlift to the top of Buttermilk with their graduate to take pictures and receive their diplomas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis definitely gave them something special out of a day that was constrained by the situation of what is going on in the U.S. And everyone is doing it safely and we were able to honor these kids today,\u201d said Travis Benson, Aspen Skiing Co.\u2019s mountain manager at Buttermilk who also moonlights as the AHS football coach. \u201cThat\u2019s what we are. It\u2019s one big community and it\u2019s honoring place and it\u2019s giving to the community and being part of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This year\u2019s class included 138 graduates, of which 87 graduated with honors and 51 graduated with at least a 4.0 GPA. Mulberry said 92% will move on to attend over 70 different colleges or universities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/graduation-2020-aspen-high-students-to-talk-challenges-during-commencement-speeches\/\">Goralka, fellow salutatorian Maxine Mellin and valedictorian Quinn Ramberg<\/a> all gave speeches. Each touched on the gravity of the situation while also injecting a good bit of humor along the way. Davenport talked about lessons he\u2019s learned as a skier that the graduates can take forward into their lives \u2014 \u201cEven the worst storms pass, and we are all going to get through this,\u201d he said \u2014 and Mulberry did his best at a hearty goodbye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hired in July 2015 as the AHS principal, Mulberry isn\u2019t exactly going far as he\u2019s slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/david-baugh-named-superintendent-of-aspen-school-district\/\">become the ASD\u2019s assistant superintendent alongside new superintendent David Baugh<\/a> beginning in July. But certainly his role alongside the students will change, making this year\u2019s class that much more special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cInstead of being the class that had to graduate at Buttermilk, you are the class that got to graduate at Buttermilk,\u201d Mulberry said to applause. \u201cOn the day of your graduation, you should not be thinking of what you may have lost or ponder another\u2019s misfortune. I ask you to consider all the things in your life for which you have to be thankful and begin to consider what opportunities all these changes may have created.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-high-seniors-take-to-buttermilk-for-truly-unique-graduation-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richie Simeone pops confetti after crossing the stage during Aspen High School\u2019s graduation at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times Buy Photo Graduates ride the Summit Express lift to the top of Buttermilk after the official Aspen High School graduation ceremony at Buttermilk on Saturday, May 30, 2020. 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