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Girls Golf Coach– Brooke Newel
From high school standout to collegiate letter winner, Brooke Newel brings her talent back to Atlantic.
March 21, 2025
Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor
The Atlantic Girls Golf team hired a new coach for the 2025 golf season. The previous head coach Kathy Hobson has retired after 34 years of coaching, and Atlantic’s school...
Civics Test Requirement– What You Need to Know
On Monday, Feb. 3 Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced a bill that would require graduating Iowan highschoolers to score a 60% on the U.S. Civics Test for immigrants.
March 20, 2025
Bailey Grieshaber and Anna Potts
If passed, a bill proposed to the Iowa House and Senate Congress would require students to earn 60% or higher on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization...
Long Term Sub, Mr. Andersen filling Kelley’s Shoes
AHS has hired a long-term substitute teacher, Ben Andersen, to fill in for Stephanie Kelley as she undergoes cancer treatments.
March 19, 2025
Jaylynn Rosenbaum, Staff Writer
With the temporary absence of our Modern and Middle World History teacher Stephanie Kelley, Atlantic High School has welcomed a new long-term substitute, Ben Andersen, to...
Eye of the Needle
3/17/2025
March 17, 2025
J. Molina, EON Producer
Welcome back, AHS! Spring Break is right around the corner, but we need to do some Spring Cleaning before we can have any fun. And we need to catch the leprechaun who’s running around, too!
Mr. Petersen’s Lasting Impact on AHS
Mr. Petersen is relocating to Virginia after this school year to be closer to his family.
March 14, 2025
Jacquelyn Freund, Staff Writer
Over the past 20 years, history teacher Trace Petersen profoundly impacted young minds in Atlantic. This year, he has decided to leave his home in Atlantic, Iowa, and move...

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