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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

Aspen High School student Kieron Byford catches up on sleep during a school excursion.

Early Start Times, Sleepy Teenagers

Roberto Ruiz, Staff Writer June 7, 2024

There are few people who enjoy waking up early and tired. High schoolers definitely are not these people. Middle and high school students need more sleep in order to be prepared for school. In 2022, California...

AHS Skier turf during the first round of Girls soccer playoffs.

Late Spring Sports Practices are Hurting Students

June 7, 2024

Imagine leaving for school at seven in the morning and not getting home until fifteen hours later. This is a reality for spring sports athletes at Aspen High School. In order to give all three spring...

Maroon Bells in Aspen, Colorado on a beautiful afternoon

A High Schooler’s Guide to Summer

June 7, 2024

Aspen, Colorado is known for its luxurious vacations, winter sports. But it’s also a fantastic summer destination for people seeking adventure. Students at AHS frequently wonder about how to have the...

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

June 7, 2024

When I was five years old, my brother and I got into a fight, and boy was it intense. It was a long argument filled with yelling, counterpoints, and even some name-calling. Yet what makes this fight so...

Cereal Is Soup: Get Over It

Jack Paschal, Staff Writer June 6, 2024

Cereal, like all foods, deserves to be treated equally. For far too long now, Cereal has been an outcast from the soup family due to unjust reasons that discriminate against Cereal. I aim to show why Cereal...

Is hookup culture the end of intimate relationships?

Is hookup culture the end of intimate relationships?

Josie Jacobs, Staff Writer June 6, 2024

Has Generation Z traded in genuine connection for the seductive allure of instant gratification? In the glorious mountains, the rapid-fire pace of life has become our new normal. We are constantly bombarded...

A typical Norwegian prison cell in Halden, Norway.

Rethinking the American Incarceration System

Josie Brands, Staff Writer June 6, 2024

Imagine this: After years of inhumane and unfair treatment in prison, you have finally been released back into American society. Excited to start your new life, you look for employment to support you and...

Get Your Head in Gear

Get Your Head in Gear

Stella Iverson, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2024

Look for this article in the next issue of Mountain Parent Magazine. It was the first day of summer and the end of my freshman year. I was at my best friend's house, a place I have been to many times....

Ben Clark helps a second grade student during an Earth Day lesson.

CAS Project Exposure

Lauren Kinney, Social Media Editor May 20, 2024

Aspen High School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. The highest rigor of course load a student can take is the IB Diploma Program. This entails that the student must take six IB classes, (3...

The damage in the Gaza Strip after bombs were dropped, destroying many buildings in Oct., 2023.

Israel’s Shift From Defense to Offense: The War is No Longer Just

Jack Paschal, Staff Writer May 16, 2024

In the months since Oct. 7, the world has been taken aback by the number of deaths reported out of Gaza: The latest death toll stands to be 34,735+ most being women and children. When the terrorist group...

The Personal Project: A Good Idea, But Could’ve Been Better

Sydney Klausmann, Staff Writer May 16, 2024

In the fall of 2023, for the first time in Aspen High School history, Sophomores executed the Personal Project. The Personal Project is part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program...

Rights to Contraception

Rights to Contraception

Araya Thompson, Staff Writer May 16, 2024

The US government has overturned Roe V. Wade. This has given the government the ability to take significant rights away from women, which in turn has led to banning abortion. In 1973, the U.S supreme court’s...

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