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Lindsey Roberts teaches her class of English Language Learners (ELL).

New Teacher: Lindsey Roberts

Riley Hansen and Owen Botos October 31, 2024

This year, we are getting not only new students but also new teachers. Lindsey Roberts is 33 as of this year. She is an ELL (English Language Learners) teacher at Atlantic High School. The majority of...

New AHS Student Iman Dzafic reads in her english class.

AHS Exchange Student: Iman Dzafic

Garett Van Horn and Erik Ramirez October 29, 2024

Exchange student programs have been around since the 1960s. Students from various countries have been able to understand people from different nations with the goal of education and cultural understanding....

Math teacher Mr. Bartz helps answer sophomore Integra Christensen's question.

New Teacher: Cory Bartz

Jaylynn Rosenbaum and Jacquelyn Freund October 11, 2024

The staff at AHS has multiplied with our new addition, math teacher, Cory Bartz. He teaches geometry, financial math, and algebra, which he says is his favorite subject. Bartz said he always enjoyed school...

New AHS faculty member Stephanie Kelley teaches her 3rd period World History class.

New Teacher: Stephanie Kelley

Olivia Jensen, Writer August 29, 2024

There are a lot of new faces here at AHS this year including Stephanie Kelley. Kelley is the World History teacher this year and is excited to see where this journey takes her. Before Kelley became a teacher,...

Science teacher Hannah Misner.

New Teacher: Hannah Misner

Molly Harris August 29, 2024

Miss Hannah Misner has made her place here as a new teacher at AHS. Driven by her love of science, she wants to make a great impact in all of her classes.  “I like working with kids and I love science,...

Seniors Say Goodbye to Homecoming

Seniors Say Goodbye to Homecoming

Alix Nath, Editor September 17, 2023

With Homecoming underway, seniors are able to reflect on the past four years and look back at the impacts Atlantic High School has had on their lives. From football to band, the whole school joins together...

Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnson

Who Is Dr. Beth Johnsen?

J. Molina, Editor September 8, 2023

Once a Trojan, always a Trojan. Don’t believe it? Look no further than Dr. Beth Johnsen, the new superintendent of the Atlantic Community School District. Long before she came to Atlantic, Johnsen graduated...

Dr. Jim Brauer teaches his classes with enthusiasm. His classroom contains many fun colors and decorations.

New Teacher: Dr. Jim Brauer

Abigail Muller, Editor September 6, 2023

New English teacher Dr. Jim Brauer is “blown away” by the students and community Atlantic High School has. Brauer is teaching English Three, Intro to Drama, and Career Communications. He is “extremely...

Ed Podolak's face can be seen in a few Javelin Yearbooks. Here, he holds a football for his Quarterback Captain picture in the yearbook. (Katie Birge)

Legacies of Atlantic: Ed Podolak

Katie Birge and Alyssa Neal May 1, 2023

You may have driven through Ed Podolak Drive, the small section of East 11th Street in front of the Atlantic Middle School, but do you know who Ed Podolak is? Edward Joseph Podolak is a former Kansas...

John Tinker, the American civil rights activist, had lived in Atlantic for years before his monumental Supreme Court case.

Legacies of Atlantic: John Tinker

Dakota Oswalt, Lead Editor April 25, 2023

John Tinker is best known as a participant in the 1969 Supreme Court case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District. The case determined that students do not lose their right to free speech once...

J. Molina explains how it feels to grow up biracial.

How It Feels: To Be Biracial and Latino

J. Molina, Staff Writer April 3, 2023

Best of both worlds. It’s a simple phrase that gets thrown around a lot, but nobody talks about what it means to be part of both worlds. It’s easier to think of those worlds as two patches of grass....

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