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  • The football banquet is at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24.
  • All state is on Saturday, Oct. 23.
  • There's a state cross country qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
  • The volleyball season has come to an end!
  • The pink out game is on Friday, Oct. 22.
  • There is a girls basketball meeting with Mr. Vargason on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
  • The varsity football team plays Creston on Friday, Oct. 22.
  • Football and cheerleading senior night is Friday, Oct. 22 at the Trojan Bowl.
  • There is a fall vocal concert on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
  • The next driver's ed class begins on Oct. 25.
  • NHS is holding a blood drive on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
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English teacher Allison Berryhills pencil sharpener cover went missing over a month ago.

Devious Licks: Harmful Pranks or Harmless Fun

Teachers at AHS give their opinions about the social media fad that encourages students to vandalize/steal school property.
Dakota Oswalt • October 21, 2021

Devious licks, also known as diabolical or nefarious licks, are the newest TikTok trend, with ‘lick’ meaning to rob, steal, or otherwise abscond with others' possessions. While some licks across the...

Senior Taliya James shows off the crystals she kept in her pocket. James has been using crystals since the beginning of her senior year.

Healing Crystals: The Newest Way to Meditate

A spiritual lifestyle turns into a TikTok trend.
Dakota Oswalt • October 18, 2021

Healing crystals are the latest therapeutic trend with shops popping up on social media platforms. Some believe that these colorful gems provide their own unique function, such as healing, strength, and...

Nine new faces walk the halls of AHS.

Nine New Faces at AHS

There are nine new teachers at the high school this year.
September 1, 2021

Atlantic High School welcomed nine new teachers this school year. James Todd, Evan Adamon, Holly Esbeck, Bryce Smith, Matthew Best, Cayleigh McBee, Jesse McCann, Guy Somers, and Rob Astuni. Each teacher...

Eighth grade teacher, Mike McDermott, teaches his class in the high school art room.

AHS Adjusts to Influx of Eighth-Graders

As the new school year begins, the high school building makes room for the new addition to the halls.
Dakota Oswalt • August 31, 2021

The Atlantic Fire Department and Cass County EMS were dispatched to the Atlantic Middle School after a fire broke out on Tuesday, July 27, at around 12:30 p.m. While the damage from the fire itself was...

The Trades Program focuses a lot on working together. Students who took the class learned valuable skills to use later in life.

Trades Program takes on Garage Project

The Trades Program dove into a garage project in the 2020-2021 school year.
Zane Berg • May 26, 2021

The Atlantic High School Trades Program has taken on a pretty large project this semester. The project is building a garage for Dave Erickson, a school bus driver and chief of police. Erickson decided...

Schools across Iowa range from all sizes. Some schools have 400 students, while others have over 1,000.

School Sizes Impact Students

The size of the school a student attends can affect their academic and athletic performance.
Tanner O'Brien • May 24, 2021

Schools across the United States vary in size, depending on where the school district is located in the country. In total there are about 89,000 public schools in the United States that have over 1,000...

Fareway is one of the local businesses that employs many students.

First Jobs in High School

Many students balance school, activities, and a part-time job.
Nina Welter • May 21, 2021

Studies show that just over 35 percent of teens in high school are part of the workforce. Almost all are employed in a part-time capacity to make time for both school and work. Different opinions can tell...

The Atlantic Police Department has a close relationship with Atlantic High School. They put forth the effort to keep every student safe.

On the Line

Officers in Atlantic and around the U.S. often find themselves in the public eye.
Aubrey Guyer, Staff Writer • May 21, 2021

Articles regarding the challenges faced by police officers reach many news platforms daily. Some headlines project the idea that police officers may be overstepping their boundaries; others proclaim that...

Some of the first employees of Udderly Delicious practice their roles in the shop before opening day last year.

The Inside Scoop: Udderly Delicious

Ice cream shop Udderly Delicious made a name for itself after a year of success in the community.
Jada Jensen, Madison Huddleson, and April Vanderholm • May 17, 2021

As the weather gets warm and the sun comes out, citizens of Atlantic form a line at the sweet spot, Udderly Delicious. Locally owned by Chris and Lynda Conrad, this ice cream shop showed early success...

Former AHS student Harison Richter, who graduated in 2015, now tattoos professionally. He began working the front counter at Big Brain West in September of 2020 and has been an apprentice since November of 2020. Only in “the last month or so” has he been tattooing people.

Tattoo or Not Tattoo: That is the Question

Should high school students be able to get tattoos?
Eleanor McCalla, staff writer • May 17, 2021

When it comes to expression, high schoolers find many ways to show their personalities through style. While some articles of clothing can be prohibited by the dress code at school or get damaged from the...

Senior Gwen Irlmeier has been pioneering her handmade card making business for the past year. Irlmeier customizes the cards to each customers preference and in accordance with the occasion.

Letters From a Loved One

Senior Gwen Irlmeier has a handmade card business, each card made individually with watercolors and a calligraphy pen.
Camryn Church, Editor • April 26, 2021

How often do you give someone a card? For Senior Gwen Irlmeier, giving out cards is a way to spread love among her friends and family members. Irlmeier wanted to start designing and creating custom cards...

Every week new Gen-Z phrases are shouted across the halls at AHS.

A Guide to Gen-Z Slang

Gen-Z regularly popularizes new sets of different phrases.
McKenna Nelson and Alexis Reynolds • April 22, 2021

Do you have a hard time figuring out Gen-Z phrases? Here’s a guide to some of the most commonly used slang among the generation. The results of an AhsNeedle Twitter poll show “Bet” as one of...

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