When her alarm sounds at 5:30 a.m., AHS principal Heather McKay is awake and checking her phone for teachers that may be need substitutes that day.  McKay then either lies in bed for a little while longer...

We have many new faces here at AHS, including the English 3 teacher, Ms. Walker. Walker was formerly a student of the Exira High School (which is no longer around). As she watched her younger brother grow...

As the new school year begins, the staff is going over the rules with all of the students.  But this year, in particular, they have new rules involving the 1-1.  Or at least that’s how it seemed to...

OPINION By Leah Tjepkes Have you ever been sitting in a class and thought to yourself, “when will I ever use this stuff I learn in the real world?” In some classes, that might be true. But from the...

By Dustin Rudolph Students have been hearing that they need eight hours of sleep ever since they were back in kindergarten.  However, that doesn’t make students go to bed any earlier.  Students aren’t...