AHS is now providing virtual structured therapy sessions, which are confidential and claim to help individuals in a supportive, nonjudgmental space to develop skills and improve mental health. Many people may have noticed the recently hung-up poster around the school about individual free therapy sessions the school offers. Here is some more information about these therapy sessions. They are part of Hazel Health Care, a new addition to the school this year. These therapy sessions are online on an iPad provided by Hazel Health. These virtual sessions take place during school hours, in a private location inside the school. Students would sign up for a time during the day for these sessions. The posters add more details and give a space to sign up. Alyssa Boltz says, “This is a great program to positively impact our school.”
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February 11, 2026
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Claire Comes, Staff Writer
Claire Comes is a 15-year-old sophomore student involved in AHS journalism. Throughout her time in journalism Comes has taken pictures of many sporting events during the school year which include wrestling, basketball, football, and more.
Some of Comes’ hobbies include spending time with family, photography, practicing her faith, as well as being involved in volleyball, basketball, track as well as many other clubs. She has two sisters, Lola (18) and Millie (6), along with her two parents Drew and Kim Comes.
The Booster Club has given her the opportunity to have her pictures as the cover for some AHS sports programs. Comes favorite part of our journalism program here at AHS is the expression that being a journalist provides and how it is a more student “-”ed program, along with the photography.
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Olivia Jensen, AHS Needle Lead Editor
Senior Olivia Jensen (17) is a lead editor for the paper for the 2025-2026 Journalism teamalong with her partner Makenna Schroeder. She first joined journalism because she “had heard lots of good things about the program, and lots of her friends are involved.” The best part is meeting people and getting to talk to new people, which she doesn’t get to on a “regular basis.” Jensen’s favorite memory has been winning Best of SNO for a story she wrote about Avery Anderson.
Outside of journalism, she enjoys reading, shopping, and spending time with family and friends. While in high school, she has been involved in volleyball, tennis, golf, choir, band, NHS, AHS Fuel, student council, journalism, Quill and Scroll, and dance. Out of those, Jensen says her favorite is “dance.” In high school, she really enjoyed getting to go to school dances with her friends and having fun getting ready with them for it. She also has a younger brother, Evan, and loves being the oldest because she “gets lots of control,” and always has someone looking up to her. She plans to go to college at Northwest Missouri State University and major in business.
Bio By: Claire Comes