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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

Jaden Smith in womens clothing for a Vogue Korea photoshoot.

How fashion shapes our identity

Bella Hoffman, Staff Writer April 21, 2019

Fashion shapes identity in a multitude of different ways; from the colors we pick, to the stores we frequent, who we are is ingrained in our style. Anything we wear, from hair dye to tattoos, is apart...

The group of AHS exchange students at the Zugspitze ski resort.

I dered go to Germany, and I’ll be bach!

Kaelyn Kroeger, Staff Writer April 17, 2019

Over spring break, a group of AHS students, including myself, traveled overseas to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. We traveled to Germany through Sister Cities, a program that allows students to...

Cactus, dice, bone, leaf, and Coke bottle sculptures featured at the Gabriel Rico: The Discipline of the Cave exhibit at the Aspen Art Museum.

Gabriel Rico: The Discipline of the Cave Exhibit at the AAM

Tessa Guthrie, Staff Writer April 11, 2019

The Gabriel Rico: The Discipline of the Cave art exhibit at the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) conveys the themes of confusion and disarray though intriguing sculptures and a unique layout. Rico uses mediums such...

Here you go, President Trump…

Maeve McGuire, News Editor February 12, 2019

As I listen to an official meeting between A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, and President Trump, recorded in the Oval Office on January 31, I hear a cry for recognition from President...

Why being single on V-Day is secretly awesome

Sophie Schlosser, Staff Writer February 8, 2019

Cupid’s arrow just struck all 7.53 billion people on earth simultaneously – brace yourselves single people: Valentine's Day is upon us. If you’re currently consciously uncoupled, today might...

AHS limits students’ passions

Maeve McGuire, News Editor January 28, 2019

When the senior class graduates AHS in June, so will any remembrance of the old, 8-period AB schedule that ended after the 2015/2016 school year. The Junior class and remaining underclassmen will never...

A wooden sign hangs above the bright window, Aspen Mountain illuminated in the background. The sign reads, Aspen- 3 miles and real world- ? miles

Trouble in Paradise?

Maeve McGuire, News Editor January 28, 2019

Growing up in Aspen, we are told from a young age that Aspen is a little bubble, isolating us from the chaos and turmoil of the “real world.” To really experience what life is like, local students...

A Quest to Find Poetry in Music

Sam Kahn, Editor in Chief January 15, 2019

In an age when music is dominated by pop princesses and fame-driven rappers, I often find myself diving deeply into my musical archives to rediscover songs that are refreshingly complicated, meaningful,...

A test on the top of the pile for recent Chemistry quiz.

Grades: the well worn road to (under)achieving

Katelyn O'Callaghan, Staff Writer January 10, 2019

Grades have been a fundamental aspect of education for centuries. Since 1785 students have been assigned a letter and percentage that measures their level of achievement in every class. They are meant...

Not as entitled as we seem

Davy Brown, Staff Writer December 24, 2018

Aspen High School students are often stereotyped as entitled rich kids who lack manners, but the  AHS speaks otherwise about their students. Though the perceptions and stereotypes of AHS students may...

An ACT book.

The truth behind the ACT/SAT

Tatum Diemer, Design Editor December 20, 2018

Throughout my high school career, the inevitability of taking the ACT has always loomed in the distance, with no immediate threat to my mental well being. However, as the holiday season approaches, what...

Dress Codes: Do They Body Shame Girls?

Dress Codes: Do They Body Shame Girls?

Bella Hoffman, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

  In schools across the country, female students are protesting sexist dress codes to make social change nationwide. When it comes to clothing for girls, there are several examples of how schools...

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