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Students competing at the 2025 IHSSA State Debate Tournament stand with their awards. PHOTO CREDIT: Speech and Debate Coach Trisha Koenig

Debate Debrief

Alix Nath, Senior Editor January 15, 2025

This weekend, the AHS Speech and Debate team took four congressional debaters to the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) state debate tournament. The students competed over the course of Friday,...

THE PRESSURE'S ON - Noah Huddleson and Landon Larson group up to watch Logan Olson and Wiatt Green play a first-person shooter game. The game's intensity had them leaning forward in their seats, eyes trained on the screen. Each trivial slip-up and high-stakes moment earned a groan of disappointment or an encouraging comment from the surrounding group.

Game Club Gallery

Integra Christensen, Staff Writer January 14, 2025

Students in Mr. Petersen's Seminar pose for a picture documenting their Christmas spirit.

Christmas Traditions Around AHS

Riley Hansen, Staff Writer January 7, 2025
Christmas is an enjoyable and memorable time for many people. Celebrations can last one day or even the whole month. This holiday is filled with traveling, food, movies, decorating, family time, shopping, and lots more. Christmas is a time many people look forward to throughout the whole year. Being with family and friends and making fun memories are just a little part of what makes Christmas so special.
Boys Basketball Photography Showcase

Boys Basketball Photography Showcase

Brynn Lamp, Staff Writer January 6, 2025

The Boy’s Basketball team this year consists of 28 players. They have two returning varsity starters, Gavin McLaren, and Hudson McLaren. Some of their goals for the season are to finish in the top...

Sophie Sheridan (played by Megan Birge) sings in fright as a nightmare mob confronts her. This group number, "Under Attack," portrayed Sophie's worries about married life and never knowing who her father is.

Freeze the Picture: Looking Back at Mamma Mia!

Stellah Van Aernam, Staff Writer January 3, 2025

In September of 2024, AHS Choral Director Mikayla Stockhaus came up with a musical the school could do. She decided on "Mamma Mia!" because she thought it was more modern than other school musicals in...

Eye of the Needle – Holiday Special

J. Molina, EON Producer December 18, 2024

Welcome back, AHS! The HARK values at AHS have been going strong this school year... or have they? Are the students of AHS well-behaved enough to receive presents? There's only one elf on the shelf who...

AHS's Future Business Leaders

AHS’s Future Business Leaders

Jacquelyn Freund, Staff Writer December 12, 2024
A deep dive into the Future Business Leaders of America Chapter at AHS.
The 2024 Atlantic band All-Staters. Seniors Brady Wagner and Drayce Moore, and junior Grace Mitchell, were accompanied by two choir students - Danielle Bennett and Zephyr Mitchell - on their journey to All State. As indicated by the medals, it was Wagner's first time qualifying, Moore's second time qualifying, and G. Mitchell's third time qualifying.

All-State All-Stars

Jaylynn Rosenbaum, Staff Writer December 10, 2024

The All-State Music Festival is an annual event gathering only the best student musicians in Iowa for a live performance. It consists of band, chorus, and orchestra performances. This year, there were...

Senior officer Lola Comes hands a lucky waitress one thousand dollars in a cash tip during National FFA Convention dinner.

Atlantic FFA Extends an Olive Branch to Unsuspecting Servers

Jacquelyn Freund, Staff Writer December 2, 2024
Everyone has struggles in life, and an act of kindness might be just what a stranger needs. This year, the Atlantic FFA collected donations to give large tips to unsuspecting servers at the restaurants they visited during their National FFA Convention trip.
commUNITY-- Volunteers help serve their community at Community Thanksgiving 2023, hosted at the Cass County Community Building.

Atlantic’s Community Thanksgiving

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor November 20, 2024
An informational article that deep dives into the Community Thanksgiving, and what they have to offer other than their generosity.
Some of our amazing journalists spent the day at the University of Iowa attending the IHSPA Fall Conference! These students attended classes to gain knowledge on different departments of journalism! Our staff is so grateful for opportunities like this to grow our skills!

IHSPA Conference at Iowa City

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor November 4, 2024
The University of Iowa is known for their writing program as well as their journalism department, and this year hosted a journalism conference on October 24. AHS had eighteen representatives from our journalism department attend.
The competing Dairy Foods team. Dani Bennett (12), Lola Comes (12), Braden Wood (11), Hayden Kleen (11), Keston Schmitt (11).

FFA Northwest Fall Contest Results

Maddy Anderson, Atlantic FFA Reporter October 14, 2024

On October 3, 2024, 27 Atlantic FFA members attended the fall contest held at Northwest Missouri State University located in Maryville, Missouri. The members got the opportunity to compete in several...

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