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AHSneedle
The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle
The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

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...

A promotional photo of the Booster Club featuring its president, Brian Wagner. Graphic and photo by Knox McCalla.

Boost Our Clubs with the Booster Club

Jordan McCool, Fletchor Toft, and Knox McCalla • October 9, 2024
The volunteer-led Booster Club runs concession stands for every sport, raises funds for events, and donate sponsored technology to the school. However, the club has an issue: they need more helping hands.
The Country's flag proudly flies before Atlantic High School earlier today.

Flag Poles and Prayers

Nissa Molgaard, Staff Writer • September 30, 2024
It’s not every day that you see a sheriff surrounded by a group of students in prayer, but on September 25th, that is what some students saw when they walked into the building. Mia Kloewer, a senior, walked into school that day when she was stopped by one of the students in the circle, who asked if she wanted to be prayed for. 
For the first time the last four years, the senior class of 2024 won the Homecoming Spirit Stick.

Be HARK! It’s Homecoming

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor • September 23, 2024

Homecoming is all about having fun and coming together as a community to show some school spirit. Although this time of year is enjoyable, we need to ensure we are following the ways of HARK by being honest,...

AHS Student Council advisor Mrs. McBee works with Sophomore Rayden Wheeler during a student council meeting.

Ho-Co with StuCo

J. Molina • September 16, 2024

The phrase “many hands make light work,” despite being over 700 years old, lives strongly as examined by the AHS Student Council. With summer meetings on top of the early morning meetings every Tuesday...

A stylized compilation of three people in journalistic settings.

Behind the Screen: AHS Journalists

Alix Nath, Senior Editor • September 12, 2024

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