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By Shelby McKinley. The fall play is one of many performing opportunities at AHS. Seniors Shelby Cooper and Tom Stinn played the parents of a teenage alcoholic in the Nov. 2-3 production of “The Late, Great Me.” Cooper has been involved in drama since her freshman year. She said, “It’s really a fun experience. You [...]

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By Travis Small and Benton Gearheart The Atlantic High School Journalism Department is selling the 2012-13 Yearbooks for $50. The journalism adviser Allison Berryhill encourages everyone to buy a Yearbook. Berryhill said, “We try to keep it as low as possible.” The AHS Booster club donates $3,000 to the journalism department each year. Berryhill said [...]

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By Scott Caslow On Friday, Nov. 1, the annual AHS fall play opens.  This year’s play, “The Late Great Me,” is a two act drama.  Actors have been preparing for over two months.  The play features a cast of nearly 40 students, and will run for approximately two hours.  Each performance starts at 7:30 p.m. [...]

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By Josh Schorle Twenty-two band and vocal students traveled to Harlan on Oct. 20 in hopes of being accepted for the Iowa All-State choir or band that will perform in Ames on Nov. 17. Three students from Atlantic were selected: senior Mikayla Somers (Soprano Two), junior Hannah Jespersen (Soprano One), and senior Shelby Cooper (B-flat [...]

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By Mikayla Somers Atlantic High School had its first vocal concert of the year Sunday, Oct. 7,  at 2 p.m. The choir was directed by teacher Jennifer Gaesser. Gaesser is the new choir director who was hired over the summer to replace Luke Johnson. The accompanist was Ardie Dusenberry. Treblemakers, the freshman girls group, kicked [...]

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By Sarah Park All Juniors and Seniors are reminded to vote for class officers by 3:30 today, Friday October 19. Voting is taking place in the entry way of the auditorium. Junior class officers are in responsible for working with Prom Adviser Pat Wiederien to organize and direct Prom. The senior officers are responsible for [...]

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By Brett Keegan Two new pets joined the journalism lab on Tuesday. Editor Shelbi Tichota went to The Fish Store in downtown Atlantic to replace the journalism lab fish that died last week.  Tichota purchased  a bright blue betta fish for $5. While there the owner offered her a hamster for free because his supply [...]

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By  Breanna Kixmiller Many Atlantic students wore red to school on Friday, Oct. 12, the final day of Mr. Shuman’s career at Atlantic High School.  Terrance Shuman, a long time English teacher and drama director, has been known for wearing red when in a bad mood to warn students. Shuman’s resignation was accepted at the [...]

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By Breanna Kixmiller Applications are now available for those who are interested in applying for National Honor Society.  Juniors and seniors who have a 3.0 GPA are eligible to apply by completing a Student Activity Resume. A meeting was held on Wednesday, Oct. 10, during Seminar for those who met the 3.0 GPA requirement.  Roughly [...]

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By Scott Caslow The cast of the AHS fall play began blocking on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The entire cast, led by director Terrance Shuman, were given physical instruction for the entire first act.  The subsequent thursday, the second act was blocked.  This year’s production, “The Late Great Me,” features the story of a teenager and [...]

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