The student news site of Aspen High School

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

From the left, AHS boys golf team players Colter Zwieg, Jack Pevny, Dawson Holmes, Jack Hughes and Dominic Lanese take home a championship win for the Skiers October 1-2

AHS boys golf team comes home as state champs

Zoe Cramer, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2018

BOULDER–– The boys stepped onto the green. It was a bit wet, but nothing they hadn’t dealt with before. Less than a month ago the AHS boys golf team faced the regional championship’s rolling hills...

The Starbucks shop is located in at 401 East Cooper Avenue.

Starbucks Re-opening in Aspen

Kaelyn Kroeger, Staff Writer October 1, 2018

Starbucks Coffee is a coffee shop franchise that is popular everywhere in the United States (and other parts of the world), and after recently closing, they’re reopening here in Aspen, Colorado. It is...

The New Mexico Ex Ed had to come to a halt at the stop sign, but nothing could halt their fun.

New Mexico equals new adventures

Kristen Spang, Staff Writer September 27, 2018

Many students would describe their Ex-Ed as an adventurous expedition that helps everyone on the trip bond with each other. It is meant to challenge students physically and mentally. Not only that but...

Two band students practicing the guitar.

AHS New Music Program

Kaelyn Kroeger, Staff Writer September 27, 2018

Music improves overall well-being: mood, stress reduction, and even memory enhancement. This year, AHS has made some tremendous additions to their music program. As schools around the country are refining...

The student body applying the new clean up system before heading to class.

Keeping it clean

Stef Wojcik, Staff Writer September 25, 2018

This year teachers and administration are enforcing a new system in the lunchroom that mitigates the trash students leave behind after lunch. During lunch, teachers assign a student at each table with...

Paul Hufnagle opening the Safe 2 Tell locker at AHS.

The se-CURE to threats at AHS

Katelyn O'Callaghan, Staff Writer September 25, 2018

In the last six months, Aspen High School has been improving campus safety by adopting a new security system known as Raptor. Raptor is a new computer program that the school installed six months ago....

Google Classroom homepage, highlighting their new updates, features, and refreshed visual representation.

Google Classroom 2.0

Sophie Schlosser, Staff Writer September 24, 2018

Google Classroom is a free web service that provides an easy way for learners and teachers to connect — inside and outside of school. Since Classroom’s initial launch in 2014, Aspen High School has...

Local Coffee House, located right next to Mezzaluna in downtown Aspen

It’s all about family at Aspen’s newest, community-inspired coffee shop

Taylor Pattillo, Staff Writer September 24, 2018

Local Coffee, located next to Mezzaluna, has been open for only 8 months but has already made its mark on the local breakfast scene. With a locally inspired menu, and constant changes to bring in new customers,...

An image of the new aluminum water bottles in the cafe.

Ban the Bottle, Can the Water

Davy Brown, Staff Writer September 24, 2018

Plastic waste is poisoning our world - not only the unnecessary plastic items that kill sea turtles but also the energy and time that it takes to recycle plastic. But fret not! Aspen High School has taken...

New Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick.

Believe In Something, Even If It Means Losing Everything

Tessa guthrie, Staff Writer September 21, 2018

Nike recently released a new advertisement prompting customers to burn and destroy their Nike products. The ad featured athletes including Serena Williams, Eliud Kipchoge, Alphonso Davies, Lebron James,...

Photo Courtesy of Anna Stonehouse, The Aspen Times

Lake Christine Fire affects ASD students and teachers

Chloe, News Editor September 21, 2018

Nightmare became reality this summer when residents of Basalt and El Jebel were forced to evacuate their homes and take refuge in evacuation shelters in the wake of the raging Lake Christine Fire. With...

New aeronautics teacher, Luke Murphy, looks forward to sharing his passion with his students this year.

Aero Program has a new pilot in the cockpit

Sam Kahn, Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2018

While many AHS underclassmen are hitting the road with newly minted driver's licenses, a group of intrepid students has set their sights on learning how to pilot a plane. The AHS Aero Aviator Program,...

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