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THE SKIER SCRIBBLER

The student news site of Aspen High School

THE SKIER SCRIBBLER

The student news site of Aspen High School

THE SKIER SCRIBBLER

Photo of Jimmys after its recent closing in downtown Aspen.

Craving For Locals

Haley Schmela, Staff Writer March 15, 2022

Some of Aspen's most beloved restaurants, such as L'Hostaria, Red Onion, and Victorias, are closing their doors within the last couple of months of 2021 leading into 2022. Covid 19 has had a deep financial...

Boys Basketball team featuring a celebration after a win

AHS Boys Basketball Off To States and Making History

Stella Iverson, Staff Writer March 9, 2022

AHS boys basketball is on their way to the Great Eight states competition following their undefeated season. The entire team is seniors, apart from Tommy Franceschi, a freshman. With endless support from...

Image of Aspen Mountains 1A lift, where AHS students completed 40 runs

High School Students Do 40 Laps on 1A In One Day, Are You Up For The Challenge?

Carolina Lanefelt, Staff Writer March 8, 2022

High school students Sasha Forman and Asher Weinberg jump off the lift, exhausted but enthusiastic after skiing their 39th lap down Aspen Mountain. With their poles in hand, skis on, and only one lap to...

Image of brain and altitude from The Salt Lake Tribune article, University of Utah research shows high altitude linked to depression and suicidal thoughts

Can Living at Higher Altitudes Increase Risk of Depression?

Hannah Smith, Editor-In-Chief March 7, 2022

Higher-than-national rates of death by suicide have been a consistent trend in Colorado, along with other mountain states like Montana and Wyoming. Developing research suggests that higher depression and...

Zala Smalls skis down through the powder on Aspen Mountain

Zala Smalls, She Does It All

Adeline Christensen, Staff Writer March 7, 2022

Zala Smalls’s alarm blares at 7 am on a bright and snowy Saturday morning. The temperatures are frigid but the snow is soft and powdery. As she hits snooze, Smalls rolls out of bed, picks up her ski...

Zendaya as Rue in HBOs Euphoria.

Euphoria encourages replace amount youth

Oceane Jones, Opinion Editor March 3, 2022

Recently, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E) criticized HBO’s hit show “Euphoria” for its glorification of drug use, sex, and violence. Euphoria follows Rue, played by Zendaya,...

An image of the Opera House and meeting place for the mental health conference

Community Mental Health Event: What to Notice

Bo Melton, Staff Writer February 17, 2022

The Wheeler Opera House held a Mental Health event hosted by mind springs on November 29th, 2021. This event talked about struggling with mental health and noticing when someone is in distress. "We've...

Commemorating Pioneering American Women on The American Quarter

Andie Sherman, Staff Writer February 8, 2022

Over the next few weeks, when you receive a handful of change, you might see a new face. The US Mint, a government agency responsible for producing coinage, announced on January 11, 2022, a quarter...

Group of AHS students eating lunch before COVID-19 changed school as a whole

The Last Time Students Had a Normal School Year

Kayla Tehrani, Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2022

Recently at Aspen High School, it seems like students have almost forgotten the basic acts and actions that they must have in school. It has become difficult to follow basic rules and habits that were...

Photo of Tharyn Mulberry, assistant superintendent for ASD. Photo courtesy of Aspen Daily News

Tharyn mulberry interview on lack of respect at has and the world.

Bo Melton, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

Lack of Respect at AHS In my freshman year of high school, AHS underclassmen respected upper-level students, staff, and peers. Tharyn Mulberry, the Assistant Superintendent and former Principal at AHS...

Two hockey players on Snowmass Villages ice skating rink

Snowmass Ice Rink flow

Lauren Kinney, Staff Writer January 10, 2022

Although Snowmass Village is known for their world class skiing, they are less known for their ice skating rinks. Throughout the pandemic people have been on the hunt for outdoor activities. ​​The...

Buffalo Child and Deanne Vitrac-Kesslerare at the Shining Mountains Film Festival in Aspen, Colorado

The Indigenous of Aspen on “Walking In Harmony”

Hannah Smith and Oceane Jones January 9, 2022

Although silver mining in Aspen, Colorado dates back to 1879, the people of the Indigenous Ute tribe have occupied Aspen’s mountains long before any settlers or miners.​​ Today, many local Native...

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