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In the bathrooms and locker rooms, there are posters advising students to not use their phones.

Cell Phone Usage in the Restroom

Grant Sturm and Ayden Brown October 15, 2019

Rules regarding cell phone usage can vary from school to school. Some schools allow phones to be used in between classes, during class when there is no work for the students to do, and also at lunch. However,...

Randall Simpson hosts the documentary AO in his classroom. The AO is held on Wednesdays.

Documentary AO Rises in Popularity

Carina Birkel and Drew Engler October 14, 2019

English teacher Randall Simpson created an opportunity for students to watch documentaries during AO. In room 406, Simpson invites students to study “the art of film.” Every Wednesday, anywhere from...

Connor Larson stands in the weights room. Besides coaching weights and wrestling, Larson also teaches PE.

Wrestling and Weights Coach Welcomed at AHS

Lexie Trotter, Staff Writer October 13, 2019

Connor Larson is the new weights teacher, eighth grade football coach, and high school wrestling coach for both the girls and boys. Larson went to Webster High School and later attended college at Grand...

There are two totes for each grade in the atrium, one for the food drive and one for the Play-Doh drive.

Got Play-Doh?

Camryn Church, Editor October 11, 2019

Got Play-Doh? Atlantic High School is sending a donation to Blank Children’s hospital in honor of 4-year-old Avril Shahan of Greene County, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2017. Senior Katie Saluk...

Freshman Abbi Richter browses the booths set up in the gym.

Area Schools Come Together for College Fair

Taliya James and Dreyah Rutherford October 7, 2019

The Atlantic High School college fair was hosted on Sep. 25, between 9:00-10:15 a.m. Fifty-eight colleges and universities, vocational schools, and military representatives attended along with 450 students...

Freshman Trinity Christensen gets her photo snapped on Monday.

ACSD Hosts Annual Picture Day

Kenzie Hoffman and Brynna Ray October 3, 2019

School Picture Day was held Sept. 30 at the Atlantic High School, Atlantic Middle School, Schuler Elementary, and Washington Elementary. School picture day packets were handed out a week prior, but could...

The Trojan Guard practices parade marching outside. They will preform in multiple parades this fall.

Trojan Guard Hits the Road

Molly McFadden, Editor October 3, 2019

The Trojan Guard will be traveling to Clarinda on Saturday, Oct. 5 to perform at the Clarinda Band Jamboree. This annual event hosts schools from across southwest Iowa to perform in a parade. The bands...

The Trojan Bowl will host the Oct. 5 showing of Rudy.

“Rudy” on the Big Screen

Molly McFadden, Editor September 27, 2019

AHS and the senior class are having a movie in the Trojan Bowl. On Saturday, Oct. 5 “Rudy” will be shown on the big screen. The gates to the Trojan Bowl will open at 7 p.m. and the movie will begin...

New Hallway at AHS

New Hallway at AHS

Anastasia Muell, Editor September 24, 2019

“About a year ago, the youth wrestlers came to Mr. Barber and myself to ask if it’d be possible to install a hallway, between the wrestling room and the gym," activities director Andrew Mitchell said....

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEDAL - (top row) Kobe Moss, Genevieve Martinez, Sarah Schorle, Troy Roach, (bottom row) Lane Muell, Carina Birkel and Olivia Engler pose after receiving awards. The Lincoln Railsplitter was the third straight weekend of competing for the AHS speech and debate students.

Speech and Debate Compete at Lincoln Railsplitter

Ashley Wendt, Lead Editor December 18, 2018

The AHS speech and debate team has competed in their third straight weekend of competition in December at the Lincoln Railsplitter Speech Debate Tournament in Des Moines. Held on Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday,...

SPREADING CHEER - Christmas trees are being displayed in the media center for the remainder of the semester. Students can vote for their favorite trees during the week of semester tests by dropping money into boxes set in front of each activitys tree.

Tree Decorating Competition Located in Media Center

Ariel Clark December 7, 2018

It a cold winter’s day, and all through the school, Not a person was talking, not even the fool. The trees were given and decorated with care, And smiling faces of various teams were made clear. The...

FOLLOW ALONG - Students dance with instruction during Bailes Viernes. This AO activity is held every Friday with Spanish teacher Trisha Niceswanger.

Students Familiarize Themselves with Latin Music

Ariel Clark November 29, 2018

¡Hola! ¿Quieres bailar? (Hello! Do you want to dance?) "Bailes viernes" translates to "Dance Friday." Spanish teacher Trisha Niceswanger hosts this event during her AO period every Friday. Niceswanger...

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