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AHSneedle

Journalism adviser Allison Berryhill pauses for a photo with sibling journalists Keaton and Makenna Schroeder at the April 29 awards night. 
Photo by Becky Schroeder

Journalism Banquet Celebrates 2025-26

Dylin Ball, Staff Writer May 13, 2026

The Atlantic journalism department held their annual banquet to wrap up the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The banquet was presented by adivsers Allison Berryhill and Katie Hedegaard. Berryhill was...

Kids Night Out

Kids Night Out

Keaton Schroeder, Staff Writer March 10, 2026

On Feb. 27, the Atlantic High School Student Council hosted a fundraiser for the Lullaby Fund. From four to eight o’clock, “Kids’ Night Out” welcomes kids, ages junior kindergarten to fifth grade,...

New Journalism Shirts

2025 Journalism Shirts Have Arrived

Faith Kafton, Staff Writer January 13, 2026

New 2025-26 Journalism shirts have finally come in. Lead Instagram editor Aubrey Winford designed the black and yellow shirts to represent Trojan pride and the uniqueness of AHS. The shirts were free to...

AHS students  can get involved I'm school by joining one of the many opportunities provided.

Clubs & Activities at AHS

Jacquelyn Freund and Erik Ramirez November 18, 2025

AHS offers a variety of clubs and activities for students to participate in. But some students do not know much about them. Read below to learn more about the various activities available at AHS. FBLA: FBLA...

Students work on a house for a program at the high school. Widrowicz teaches a class where they are learning the basics of building a house.

A House Built by the Students?

Addalyn Sonntag, Intro Editor November 4, 2025

The student-built house is a revision of a program the school used to offer with Iowa Western. The program is led by Noah Widrowicz and Aiden Wendt. At the start of this school year, they started with...

Trojan Tech Engraving Offer!

Alix Nath and Dean Cook May 1, 2025

This year, the Atlantic High School Trojan Tech team is offering engravings to students and others within the community! Learn about the engraving process and reach out to the team to get an engraving...

Taking Flight: An Aviation Feature

Alix Nath and Dean Cook April 29, 2025

Hello AHS! Learn about what students love about the Aviation program and fly high with the course! Music in video: Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads from the Youtube Audio Librry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldzFiU2Vg3E

SkillsUSA team Jacob Simonton, Reid Woodward, Addison Masker, David Retallic, Audrianna Bayona, Talon Lajeuness, and Dylen Dreager attend the SkillsUSA Iowa conference on April 10, 2025.

SkillsUSA

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor April 17, 2025

There is a new club that has been introduced to AHS called “SkillsUSA.” This club focuses on industrial tech skills used in everyday life. The club advisor ,Noah Widrowicz says he is “extremely excited”...

Jayci Reed and Morgan Botos sit and laugh together and discuss Student Council Activities.

The Struggles of Academically-Focused AO

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor March 13, 2025

Every Monday, students are expected to sign up for Academic Opportunity or AO times. AOs allow students to complete homework and get help from their teachers. In the past teachers have been able to have...

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,...

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