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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

Inmates Goreng (Iván Massagué) and Trimagasi (Zorion Eguileor) as they eat the leftovers from the floors above them in the platform.

The Platform: class commentary

Ava Cherry, News Editor May 7, 2020

One of Netflix’s newest viral hits, the psychological thriller, The Platform, coincidentally provided a timely commentary on class hierarchy prominent in capitalistic society. The film follows protagonist...

A photo posted by Reddit user, GuyFieriFanAccount, with the caption, Embarking on a journey comparable to climbing Mt. Everest with Gandhi.

Why are people eating oranges in the shower?

Katelyn O'Callaghan, Editor-in-Chief May 6, 2020

According to Reddit users, eating an orange in the shower is a liberating act of consumption that will bring unbridled joy. The phenomena quickly became a trend, and has made users jump into their showers...

Blue light glasses and online classes

Blue light glasses and online classes

Stef Wojcik, News Editor May 6, 2020

Blue light glasses have grown in popularity given peoples’ shift to remote living; however, because these glasses do not have a prescription, there is a controversy as to whether or not they are truly...

Carole Baskin and one of her caged tigers.

Tiger King ethics

Ava Cherry, News Editor May 6, 2020

*This article contains spoilers from the first season of “Tiger King”* As Tiger King quickly gained popularity through shock factor, many viewers overlooked the show's unethicality. Netflix’s...

A tree standing in a botanical garden in Beijing, China.

How Earth Day benefits our world

Aja Schiller, News Editor May 6, 2020

Earth Day was founded in 1970 and falls on April 22 every year. Earth Day is a holiday to honor environmental education in hopes of raising awareness around pollution. Earth Day has currently been observed...

A collage showing climate activists protesting virtually around the world last week.

Activists go online to demand climate action

Harper Axelman, Staff Writer May 3, 2020

Activists go online to demand climate action This April, environmental activists had planned to march on the streets and take action aimed at the fossil fuel industry but were not able to due to the virus....

Senior members of the Aspen High School baseball team playing together when they were younger.

Spring Sports Senior Recognition: Baseball

Lauren Fox, Staff Writer May 2, 2020

Due to the cancellation of spring sports, seniors who participate in boy’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, women’s golf, track and field, baseball, and women’s tennis are missing out on...

Taylor Swift singing an emotional song Soon Youll Get Better on April 18, 2020.

COVID-19 cancels concerts

Aja Schiller, Writer April 29, 2020

Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak that has swept across the world, concerts, one of the largest aspects of the music industry, have been severely impacted. Social distancing calls for at least six feet...

A photo taaken during the 1918 pandemic of the Spanish Flu

History has repeated itself, and in the form of pandemics

Hannah Smith, Staff Writer April 29, 2020

History repeating itself has been seen countless times within the past, and now with coronavirus, there is yet another time where events have unfolded in paralleled ways to events in human history. Philosopher...

Photo courtesy of Maya Abraham and Avery Hirsch. 
Avery Hirsh and Maya Abraham posing in separate photos

To school or not to school?

Mackenzi Hart, Writer April 29, 2020

AHS students have been forced to transfer to online learning, and with this, there have been a lot of mixed feelings about the transition. Students either love online learning and don’t ever want to...

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