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5 seniors enjoy eachother’s company in the Black Box Theater after the first class meeting of 2024.

Friendships: The Beauty in Building Relationships

Josie Jacobs, Staff Writer ~ October 15, 2024

The Beauty in Relationships Growing together, growing apart, and growing into yourself As we walk the halls of AHS, we are blessed with many people with whom we may be acquaintances, friends, or even...

Paralympics: Breaking Barriers, Then and Now

Araya Thompson, Staff Writer ~ October 15, 2024

The Paralympics is an opportunity for athletes with a variety of disabilities to compete at a worldwide level. The International Paralympic Committee, which is based in Germany, was founded in 1989...

From left to right, Alec Slesiner-Hall kneeling down while listening to AHS Head Coach Eric McCready, Henry Hurd posing with Brown University head coach James Perry, Haley Schmela active in AHS girls lacrosse game.

AHS Top Athletes and Their College Recruitment Journey

Houston Benvenuto, Staff Writer ~ October 15, 2024

As graduation approaches for the class of 2025, many AHS student-athletes are at different stages of the recruitment process. This journey is both exciting and challenging. Aspen’s top athletes have...

To honor the hostages in Gaza, a table was set up during a Jewish solidarity event held on Nov. 9, 2023, in Aspen, Colorado.

When I Was: A Letter on Antisemitism

Quintessa Frisch and Hallie Zilberman ~ October 4, 2024

When I was in 5th grade, I first learned the horrifying significance of a swastika. When I was in 6th grade, a kid at a summer camp I attended created a swastika out of building blocks. When I was in...

The AHS class of 2025 sits in the black box for a college-focused class meeting

Ron Speaker’s MEM Scholarship

Gia Galindo Bartley, Editor-in-Chief ~ September 25, 2024

“Dream Big,” says Ron Speaker about the Michael E. McGoldrick Scholarship he is launching this year. The award will carry out the vision of his friend and mentor who wanted his legacy to be the start...

Fanciful representation of the Salem witch trials, lithograph from 1892.

Salem Witch Trials History

Sydney Klausmann, Staff Writer ~ September 25, 2024

Whether it be the mysterious woman with a black cat, a figure flying through the air on a chilly night, or an old lady with /a crooked nose and green skin, the tale of ‘the witch’ is one that is hundreds...

Jack-O-Lantern candy bucket sitting in front of the changing colors in Snowmass colorado, patiently awaiting the season for Trick-or-Treating.

Why Trick or Treating is Cool and all Teens Should Do It

Sydney Klausmann, Staff Writer ~ September 25, 2024

Imagine if there was a day every year when people just gave out candy for free! Well what if I told you that this day actually exists and it’s called…drum roll, please…Halloween! Some people may...

Bear cub wanders outside a Snowmass home in the Spring of 2024.

Aspen’s Year of the Bear

Sara Michelin, Opinion/A&E Editor ~ September 24, 2024

Every year, The Chinese zodiac calendar determines a specific animal and element associated with said year. This year it is the dragon, but, in Aspen, it is the year of the bear.  Bear encounters are...

Bear cub and mother were seen at 2 am in the lower level exploration wing of the Aspen Middle School.

Breaking News: Bear Cub in the Middle School

Gia Galindo Bartley, Editor-in-Chief ~ September 23, 2024

This morning, Aspen Middle School students and staff were directed to the big gym in the high school after a Raptor Alert and email explaining the sighting of a bear cub inside the building. “The...

Freshman Avila Jennings and junior Julia Diaz run their way to the finish line on Aspen’s home track.

AHS Track and Field Team Sprints Ahead This Spring Sports Season

Eleanor Carroll, Staff Writer ~ June 6, 2024

The 2024 spring sports season at Aspen High School has come to an end with seven spring sports teams participating in a large assortment of games and events. The track and field team has one of the largest...

A page from the 1961 issue of the Silver Queen yearbook

History of AHS

Greta Holton, Staff Writer ~ May 13, 2024

Tucked away in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, Aspen High School isn’t just a place where we come to learn. It’s a part of our town’s story. As it is tradition for freshmen to be obsessed with...

A Pro-Palestinian encampment set up at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by students in front of the Memorial Library.

Navigating College Applications: A Jewish Perspective

Quintessa Frisch, Editor-in-Chief ~ May 13, 2024

I am planning on applying to college next year. As a Jew, I am scared. Growing up Jewish, I have always been part of a minority. Although I have missed school for Jewish holidays, noticed swastikas on...

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