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MADE THE PODIUM- Senior Gabe Martinez holds his medal. Martinez placed 3rd in Student Congress at the Polar Bear Open.

AHS Speech and Debate Team Starts Competitions

October 20, 2017

Atlantic's Speech and Debate team has participated in two events so far this season. They have travelled to Simpson College and to Des Moines North High School for the Polar Bear Open. At Simpson, the...

Speech Team Prepares for First Tournament

Charity Williams August 31, 2017
Bringing back an old tournament that will help students prepare for their upcoming speech/debate season
SHOWING EMOTION, the two AHS students who will be attending speech nationals, show their excitement before they perform in front of friends

Heading to Nationals

Charity Williams May 9, 2017
For the first time since 2009, two students will represent Atlantic at speech nationals.
IS THAT ME?-I kept looking up at the board because I thought maybe I had looked at it wrong, sophomore Sarah Schorle(right) says about learning she made All State. This is her first time All Stating in speech and the second for junior Rebekah Hallman(left).

Meet the Speech All-Staters

Charity Williams March 14, 2017
"I had to keep looking at the results to make sure my name was actually up there!"
Sophomore Sarah Schorle shows off her other talents before she gets ready for State Individual Speech.

Reaching for New Heights

Charity Williams March 9, 2017

On Saturday, March 11, 13 students will go to Johnston, IA with 18 events to represent Atlantic at the IHSSA State Individual speech. Speech coach Alex Bales said, “I would like to see at least half...

The poster for the 2017 AHS musical

Trying a New Tone

Charity Williams March 9, 2017

The AHS music department is setting a different, more serious tone for the 2017 musical by performing “Fiddler on the Roof.” The musical is about a milkman struggling between sticking with tradition...

Junior Rebekah Hallman

Districts Individual Speech Sends 18 to State

Charity Williams March 1, 2017

On Saturday, Feb. 24, 16 students competed in the district individual speech competition. Out of the 22 events that were performed, 18 received a one rating. Last year there were 23 events total being...

District Individual Speech Competition

Charity Williams February 25, 2017

On Saturday the individual speech team will go to Griswold to compete in districts. 17 AHS students are participating and competing in different events; Lit Pro, Poetry, Musical Theater, Radio News, Original...

SOMETHING ROTTEN-Students prepare to perform selections from the musical Something Rotten! at the district competition. Alex Williams, Josh McClean, Aaron Rothfusz, Sarah Fixmer, Sarah Schorle, and Rebekah Hallman prepared for over two weeks for the district competition. The group will compete at the state level in February.

Strapping Speech Weekend

Sarah Schorle January 26, 2017

On Saturday Jan 21, 18 students traveled to Perry High School to compete in the IHSSA District Large Group competition. The team brought a total of 10 events with 7 of the 10 events moving on to the State...

WORKING HARD: Junior Riley Seufert and speech coach Alex Bales work on her broadcasting project that will be sent to judges for District Large Group

Speech District Large Group at Perry

Charity Williams January 20, 2017

Spending Saturday preparing to perform in front of a judge and audience, students from all over Iowa will be traveling to Perry for Speech District Large Group. This competition is the start off for the...

Cast for Spring Musical Announced

Cast for Spring Musical Announced

Charity Williams January 6, 2017
After the nerve-racking wait for the announcement of who made the 2017 spring musical "Fiddler on the Roof," the directors finally came up with the cast.
Cast of Fall Play Announced

Cast of Fall Play Announced

Charity Williams September 16, 2016
The fall play's cast has been posted on Sept. 16, at 3:20 p.m.
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