Look Out, Here Comes “Little Shop of Horrors”
Camryn Church, Editor
March 11, 2020
“Little Shop of Horrors” cast members will be performing this weekend in the AHS auditorium. There are three shows audience members can watch. The Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and the final show on Sunday kicks off at 2:30 p.m. The tickets are $5, and activity passes aren’t ac...
Speech Kids are State Bound
Hana Holtz, Editor
March 10, 2020
Twenty-one events will be back in action on Saturday, March 14 at the individual IHSSA State speech contest. As a member of the Southwest District, Atlantic will head to Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs to compete. In order to make it to State, contestants must first compete at the Distr...
Atlantic Forensics Sends One to Nationals
Ariel Clark, Editor
February 25, 2020
Entering multiple tournaments and even having a student advance to Nationals, Atlantic High School’s speech and debate program has been speeding along its tournament season. The team has attended multiple new tournaments this year. Speech coach Alex Bales said, “It’s been a pretty solid year so far...
Spaghetti Supper Funds Upcoming Music Trip
Da'Jai Wesson, Editor
February 18, 2020
For the spring break of 2020, the AHS band and choir will be taking a trip to Florida. On Monday, Feb. 10, the spaghetti supper was held in the commons at the high school. This is one of the ways the band prepares for the upcoming trip. According to band director Jarrod O’Donnell, the spaghetti sup...
Strong Day at State Speech
Grace Clay, Editor
February 17, 2020
The AHS speech and debate team had five events go on to Large Group State Speech. These events were three ensemble acting events, a one-act play, and a musical theater piece. The one-act play, titled “This is a Test,” earned a straight I. This means all three of the judges gave the piece the hi...
Atlantic Musicians Attend ISU Honor Band
Grace Clay, Editor
February 12, 2020
Over the course of a musician’s high school career here at AHS, students can audition or be nominated for many different types of honor bands. From SWIBA to All-State, there’s even more than just these audition honor bands. One of the nomination bands--meaning the band director nominates student...
AHS Dominates District Speech
Grace Clay, Editor
February 5, 2020
The AHS speech and debate team participated in eight different events on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the District speech competition. They had three different ensemble acting events, a one-act play, a musical theatre piece, a radio broadcast, an improv duo, and a short film at Districts. All three ensembl...
Large Group Speech Preview
January 21, 2020
The Atlantic speech team is planning on competing at Creston for Districts on Saturday, Jan. 25. They are bringing 20 competitors. There are numerous events that students can participate in for Large Group speech, including oral reading, group ensemble, one-act play, group musical, and short film. Dur...
Swing Inn is Here
January 16, 2020
The Atlantic High School show choirs and jazz band will be performing their annual Swing Inn show on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The two show choirs will be performing recognizable pieces, like “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey, “Hey Jude” by the Beatles...
Choral Masters
Molly McFadden, Editor
January 15, 2020
Six students from Atlantic were recently selected for the Meistersinger Honor Choir. Seniors Ana Muell and Bradley Dennis, as well as junior Genevieve Martinez were accepted into the mixed choir. Senior Katie Saluk and juniors Camryn Church and Olivia Engler will be in the treble choir. These singers...
Swinging Into Show Choir
Da'Jai Wesson, Editor
January 13, 2020
For the past five months, both the Diversity and Premiere show choirs have spent most of their time focused on learning and cleaning their routines. With all of their performances and competitions taking place in the next few months, they’ve wasted no time getting back to work after winter break. ...
Cast List for “Little Shop of Horrors” Drops
Grace Clay, Editor
January 13, 2020
On Dec. 17 and 18, brave singers and actors from AHS auditioned for this year’s spring musical, “Little Shop of Horrors.” This classic musical is about a man-eating plant named Audrey II--named after the original Audrey, Seymour's love interest--living in a flower shop with Seymour. Unfortunatel...
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