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AHSneedle

The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

School Board Election Candidates

Josh McLaren Seeks Re-Election to School Board, Focusing on Academic Growth and Career Readiness. Josh McLaren said, “Having children in the school [system] has sparked my interest in running...

Catching Votes

Catching Votes

Integra Christensen, Editorial Cartoonist October 19, 2025

Atlantic Community School Board elections are underway. For the 2025 election, there are four candidates. A returning candidate looking to renew his term, Josh McLaren, and three new candidates, Chet Meneely,...

Senior girls playing dodgeball in their swimsuits.

The Uproar of Outfits

Olivia Jensen, Senior Lead Editor October 16, 2025

Recently, there has been some conflict with certain clothing choices students have made during events such as volleyball games and homecoming dodgeball.  At the white lie volleyball game, some of the...

Corbin Ritter, Sawyer Tarrel, Gavin McLaren, and Sam Brosam congregate to talk about the college tables they have stopped by.

College Fair Comes to AHS

Erik Ramirez, Staff Writer September 25, 2025

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, students had the chance to explore their futures at the annual college fair. The event brought together representatives from various colleges, technical schools, and even the army...

Director of Education McKenzie Snow Visits AHS

Director of Education McKenzie Snow Visits AHS

Jacquelyn Freund, Staff Writer September 16, 2025

On Wednesday, Sept 3, McKenzie Snow, the director of the Iowa Department of Education, paid a visit to Atlantic to discuss the amazing career readiness opportunities we have here in Atlantic. Snow, accompanied...

Avery Andersen holding one of this favorite play scripts.

Forever True

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor May 9, 2025

The world premiere of "Loyal Son," a dedication to former Atlantic High School graduate Avery Andersen, was performed at the 2025 Patty Hanon concert on April 27. Andersen was a son, friend, college student,...

School Resource Officer Ben Sandy stands in front of the AHS commons during lunch.

New ACSD School Resource Officer: Ben Sandy

Alix Nath, Senior Editor April 28, 2025

On Monday, April 7, Officer Ben Sandy was selected to be the Atlantic Community School District’s School Resource Officer (SRO). Before stepping into the SRO role, Sandy has been a police officer for...

U.S. Department of Education building.

Closing the Department of Education

Erik Ramirez, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Linda McMahon, the U.S. Secretary of Education to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of...

A stack of books is chained. Graphic by J. Molina

Limited Literature

Brynn Lamp, Staff Writer April 8, 2025
Freedom of speech is a highly debated topic in America, and the freedom to read is no different. Book bans have surged in the past few years according to Pen America. Restricting access to certain books has a long history and the reasons for it have changed, too. Here’s everything you need to know about banned books in the United States.
President Laura McLean introduces the proposed phone policy to journalism students. McLean was open to an interview followed by a round table discussion with AHS Journalism editors. Students were able to address concerns and opinions about the new policy.

Proposed Cell Phone Policy

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor February 10, 2025
School Board President Laura McLean, at the Jan. 8 meeting, asked teachers and parents to let her know their thoughts on the new policy. AHS Journalism editors invited McLean to explain the policy change.

Eye of the Needle

J. Molina, EON Producer February 3, 2025

Welcome back, AHS! Two exciting things are happening this weekend: the annual Winter Formal dance, which we teach you the proper behavior for, and Super Bowl LIX, where we show the most common types...

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President Trump’s First Twenty-Six Executive Orders

Anna Potts, Lead Editor January 21, 2025
In his second Inaugural speech, President Donald Trump addressed signing “close to 100” executive orders into effect during his second inauguration speech on Monday morning– let's break this down. 
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