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THE SKIER SCRIBBLER

The student news site of Aspen High School

THE SKIER SCRIBBLER

Gia Galindo Bartley and her younger sister Tsahai Bartley Galindo enjoying their time at JAS Aspen

Cultural Vibrancy Fellowship Program

Sara Michelin, Staff Writer February 29, 2024

Gia Galindo Bartley is a Junior at AHS, pursuing International Baccalaureate (IB) Art. She was a part of the first-ever 2023 Cultural Vibrancy Fellowship Program, in which local artists are provided funding...

Best Buddie Participants play with slime during a Monday meeting.

Aspen Middle School Joins The Best Buddie Program

Marley Rich, Staff Writer February 29, 2024

This school year, the international ‘Best Buddy Program’ has made its way to Aspen Middle School. Best Buddies is a nonprofit, with the mission of creating friendships, inclusive living, integrated...

The Marriott-branded St. Regis hotel lit up on Dean Street in Aspen

A Look Inside Marriott International

Greta Holton, Staff Writer February 29, 2024

Living in a resort town like Aspen, hotel lodging plays a large part in the local economy. Everyone knows that most hotels are high-end brands with luxurious amenities. However, not everyone knows that...

In addition to online resources, AHS Sophomores also used physical handbooks and process journals to complete their personal projects.

Personal Projects

Marley Rich, Staff Writer February 29, 2024

What is the Personal Project? Imagine at the age of fifteen, having to choose a topic to research for four months and then write a fifteen-page report and create a visual board. This is what the Middle...

Haley Schmela battles her opponent on the lacrosse field.

Haley Schmela: A student athlete and ambitious goal chaser

Rylee Smith, News/Sports Editor February 28, 2024

In our very own building, ‘Lego Batman’ and ‘Anchorman’ enthusiast Haley Schmela is broadening her future through extended opportunities, new lessons, and hard work. Schmela is a junior at AHS...

Caroline Cares interviewing Sasha de Julianne on February 6th in the AHS library.

Aspen Words

Sara Kershow, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Aspen Words is a literary hub, and branch of the Aspen Institute that brings decorated writers to Aspen through many programs such as Winter Words and Summer Words. When Caroline Cares started as...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mom Dee Dee with a puppy.

Who is Gypsy Rose?

Chase Slesinger-Hall, Staff Writer February 22, 2024

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a controversial person and topic, since June of 2015. In Springfield, Missouri, a sudden tragedy took place as Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother, DeeDee Blanchard, kept Gypsy under...

Aspen Highlands Ski Resort seen from the Aspen School District Campus.

Statistically, How Dangerous is it to ski Vail and Aspen Highlands?

Owen Cruz-Abrams, Staff Writer February 22, 2024

Every day, thousands of skiers test their mettle on some of the steepest slopes at Vail and Aspen Highlands. Thanks to the efforts of Ski Patrol on both mountains, in-bounds avalanches are rare. However,...

The 2023-2024 YIN class at Margys Hut on June 13th, 2023.

Youth In Nature Sparks Interest Outdoor Stewardship

Elsa Tullar, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2024

Youth In Nature (YIN) is a year-long paid internship program powered by Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) open to 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade students from Aspen to Parachute. YIN aims to connect students...

Robert Helsing skiing in powder on January 7 on Aspen Mountain.

Robert Helsing: Skier to Non-Profit Founder, CEO

Quintessa Frisch February 6, 2024

Non-profit organizations are catalysts for implementing positive change in communities. Their impact is amplified by dedicated individuals, stereotypically in their 40s or 50s. The Aspen Inclusion Project,...

Aspen School District’s turf field, found directly behind the middle school.

Humans of Aspen

January 18, 2024

Students browsing on ASD WiFi Networks often encounter blocked websites.

A Watchful Eye: ASD Can Monitor All Internet Traffic

Owen Crzu-Abrams, Staff Writer January 16, 2024

Digital privacy is foreign to many and yet applicable to all. In April 2023, Italy banned ChatGPT due to “a suspected breach of Europe’s strict privacy regulations.” The United States doesn’t have...

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