Politics is all around us. Whether we love it or hate it, it is an omnipresent factor that affects how we lead our lives, right down to whether we can use our phones in class. However, it is not often...
In what is potentially the most famous court case to come out of Iowa, Tinker V. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students had similar rights to free speech as any other people. This precedent...
15 students walked out of the Atlantic High School on Jan. 19 in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's involvement in Minnesota. The protest was spearheaded by junior Bailey Grieshaber, who...
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...
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,...
When radios and telephone lines failed, the couriers of the sky swooped in to transport vital messages across air, land, and sea. These feathered messengers are known as "carrier pigeons." A handful of...
When you walk into school every morning, you should be thinking about the upcoming math test, projects, or whether or not you actually did the homework that was due today. Not if you will be able to make...
Upon first glance, Google’s calendar hasn’t changed. The formatting is still the same, yet upon second glance a user can see the content has shifted. Google has officially removed a list of dates,...
The Department of Education has been at debate for years between Republicans and Democrats. With Republicans calling for its reform or elimination due to its growing budget and influence on policy, and Democrats advocating for its importance in funding lower-income communities and students with disabilities.
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.
Conflict is normal, it’s high school after all, but lately for the students of AHS, it seems that the boundary of friendly conflict is slowly being pushed into the territory of bullying.
After the election, most of us are settling in with the results, and talking with peers, some discussions are quite vulgar. With that, free speech and free expression in our school are questioned. The line between what is acceptable for students is anything but clear, what is hate speech, and when does an opinion become threatening?
