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...
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...
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...
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...
Fall Play Review: “Radium Girls”
Dani Mathisen, Editor
November 19, 2019
First off, "Radium Girls" was performed at the Atlantic High School last weekend. The three shows were directed by English teachers Alex Bales and Emma Bireline. Overall, I thought the performance went well, but there were a few things I think could have gone better. The microphones definitely needed s...
Speech Team Heads to Des Moines
Anastasia Muell, Editor
November 4, 2019
The Atlantic High School speech team went to a competition on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2. This was their first contest in over a month. It was hosted at Des Moines East High School and four Atlantic students traveled to participate in the tournament. The four students were juniors Troy Roac...
The Story of “Radium Girls”
Molly McFadden, Editor
September 11, 2019
This year's fall play will keep you on the edge of your seats. The play was announced Wednesday, Sept. 9 during AO and is titled “Radium Girls.” Auditions were held the following Monday and Tuesday. “Radium Girls” is a drama, based on a true story, about women in the 1920s who used radium to paint...
Three Groups Advance to State Speech Competition
Ashley Wendt, Lead Editor
January 23, 2019
Three groups from the speech and debate team will advance to State after receiving one ratings at the District Large Group Speech Competition on Saturday, Jan. 19. Atlantic brought 11 students to Clarinda High School, participating in four categories. Genevieve Martinez, Molly McFadden and Halsey Baile...
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