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With Homecoming underway, seniors are able to reflect on the past four years and look back at the impacts Atlantic High School has had on their lives. From football to band, the whole school joins together to celebrate the school during Homecoming week.
Number 73 on the football field, senior Thomas Leonard is excited about Homecoming. His favorite parts of Homecoming are the dance, the game, and dress-up days. Leonard said, “I love dress-up days. I think we should have more of them.” He enjoys the dance as well, and said, “No matter if it’s dancing by myself, or dancing in the mosh pit, it’s gonna be fun.” Leonard has been involved in football for six years, and chose to stay involved because “the coaches are great.” This year the team had the opportunity to “coach little kids,” with Leonard remembering “being that little kid and getting coached by the high schoolers.” He enjoys “getting to return the favor,” and teaching the kids about football.
Standing tall with a foot-long plume, senior Addie Welsh is a clarinet with the AHS marching band. Welsh tries to be as involved as possible with Homecoming, and said “I loved building the Trojan on last year’s float.” With that tying into her favorite memory, the 2022-23 school year float building. Welsh is looking forward to float building this year and continuing the senior’s winning streak.
Whether or not you’re in the stands or on the field, Homecoming impacts everyone. Seniors Thomas Leonard and Addie Welsh have both faced the different impacts and effects Homecoming has had on their lives.
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About the Contributors
Alix Nath, AHS Needle Editor
Alix Nath is a junior editor for the senior magazine and AHS Needle who likes to “dabble in a little bit of everything”, including The Javelin. Nath credits their brother Felix Nath, a 2022 AHS graduate, as the biggest inspiration for why they joined the journalism program.
Nath’s proudest journalism accomplishment is their work on the senior magazine during their sophomore year. They made several writing contributions, major edits that aided the production of the magazine, and felt “really proud of how [the senior magazine] ended up because of the effort everyone put into it.” Nath’s journalism work strives to capture the “things you wouldn’t normally see,” shining extra light on the behind-the-scene processes of well-known events.
Their tendency to dabble goes further than journalism. Nath is an active participant in AHS theatre - usually working as crew or tech, - speech and debate, concert band, marching band as a member of the color guard, and QSA. They draw happiness from school activities as well as their three cats and two dogs. A quote that would describe Nath and their passions best is, “I’m not always the best at things, but I try my best at things.”
By J. Molina
Nissa Molgaard, Broadcasting/Yearbook
“Great people who happen to be great speakers.” This is a quote that junior Nissa Molgaard, 16, lives by as it reflects her passion for speech and debate. She joined journalism, because it gave her the freedom to do things that she enjoyed, photography, and talking with friends. Molgaard has published two stories, the 100 Word Rant and Speech & Debate. Along with many photo entries.
Molgaard has been involved in Debate since her freshman year and went to Nationals last year in extemp commentary and spontaneous speaking, and has been doing Debate since Freshman year. “I’ve done Extemp, Congress, Spontaneous Speaking, Expository Speaking, and Public Forum,” Molgaard said. She is planning on doing Info, Congress, and Extemporaneous Speaking. She is the Extemp Captian this year. She also loves “public speaking, gaining credibility, and tips on how to be a better speaker.”
Her accomplishments include advancing to “A” House of Congressional Debate, her sophomore year, which was her first year of Congressional Debate. “This year, I hope to win some awards, and my goal is to try to win in the categories I’m in; Congress, Extemp, and Info.”
In Molgaard’s free time, you can find her making origami, climbing trees, or hanging out with friends. After high school, Molgaard plans on going to college to study law.
Story by Jody Williams
Rylee • Sep 25, 2023 at 10:27 am
I really think this story touched my heart, and it made me realize we aren’t gonna be in high school forever, shared the fun sports the seniors enjoy and the time they have for the last time.