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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

Confiscated nicotine products that have been collected from students over a few years by the AHS administration.

Nicotine problem at AHS

Jenny Ellis, Editor in Chief March 24, 2022

Aspen, Colorado is known for its prominence of wealthy families and second home owners. Although the general culture that is created by this population is considered ‘classy’, there are a multitude...

Four Stages of Madness

Haley Schmela, Staff Writer March 22, 2022

Who knew that March Madness experts roamed AHS halls. Fortunately, Aspen High is filled with sports fanatics, and when March hits, it is madness. In case you didn't hear, this is the month when the most...

AHS Sophomore, Lauren Kinney, types on a computer without a mask on.

Teen Spotlight: Adapting to — and enforcing — COVID rules adds stress for students

Stella Iverson, Staff Writer February 22, 2022

Aspen is a tourist town — and one where visitation has surged over the last year and a half as tourists flocked to the area for incredible views and exciting activities to do outdoors during the COVID-19...

The butterfly effect, constant connections between your actions today and in your future.

Acknowledging the Butterfly Effect

Taylor Lewis, Staff Writer February 15, 2022

The butterfly effect: the true explanation, and connection between today and where an individual ends up in a week, month, or year. In other words, the butterfly effect is a sequence of actions that have...

Aspen High School Gay-Straight Alliance club gathers around pride flags hanging in the lobby of AHS.

Transgender Discrimination

Gia Galindo Bartley, Staff Writer February 7, 2022

Transgender discrimination is a pressing issue and affects over a million people in the U.S. each year. Transgender discrimination, in general, is widely due to heteronormativity, the concept that patriarchy...

Editorial: Kindness is Key

Editorial Board February 2, 2022

In the midst of everything going on in society at the moment, between a global pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, Asian hate, homophobia, and the War on Reproductive Rights, the one thing that...

Air conditioners that use HFCs as coolants stacked in windows on a building.

HFC’s, Devils in Disguise

Beau Toepfer, Staff Writer February 1, 2022

The world has been struggling with climate change for the last several decades, and easy, short-term solutions are hard to come by. However, Biden’s new policy on hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, is just...

A night of fireworks to kick off Wintersköl 2022

No Concert for 2021-2022 Aspen X-Games?

Maddie McAllister, Staff Writer January 18, 2022

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners canceled the three-day music concerts that typically go along with the annual winter sporting event, X-Games, with no explanation. “There are just multiple...

Importance of hugging, photo courtesy of New York Times

The best way to support a loved one in the new year: a hug

Andie Sherman, Staff Writer January 17, 2022

The best gift to give in 2022 is not a new toy or electronic device. This gift is, not tangible and cannot be wrapped, but it is the most meaningful and beneficial. The best gift to give during the new...

Gang Starr, photo courtesy of NPR

Gang Starr’s influence on Hip Hop

Brenon Reed, A&E Editor January 17, 2022

The Origin of hip hop can be dated back to 1973 in New York City. DJ Kool Herc threw a house party in the South Bronx. Using turntables, he created a way to isolate and repeat musical breaks. These tools...

2022 image, photo courtesy of MARCA

new year new me

Stella Iverson, Staff Writer January 17, 2022

New year's resolutions: the time many say they will fix the problems going on in their life. After the two crazy years the whole world just experienced, a fresh start is something one may be looking for....

Image of mourning, photo courtesy of NBC News

Mourning during the holidays

Montana Flynn, Staff Writer January 17, 2022

It truly can be so hard to be happy and full of holiday spirit when it's just another reminder of what has happened in the past. Although the holidays and family gatherings tend to be fun, in some cases...

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