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AHSneedle

Trojan Tech Engraving Offer!

Alix Nath and Dean Cook May 1, 2025

This year, the Atlantic High School Trojan Tech team is offering engravings to students and others within the community! Learn about the engraving process and reach out to the team to get an engraving...

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...

Drayce Moore puts on his goggles for Senior Assassin.

APRIL SHOWERS: AHS takes on Senior Assassin and the Ice Bucket Challenge

J. Molina, Senior Editor April 25, 2025
Trends come and go, but many of them return over time. Two familiar water games have hit AHS this spring: Senior Assassin, a live-action water-tag game for the graduating class, and USC’s Speak Your Mind ice bucket challenge. Students within the high school and across the nation are joining together to make a splash this April.
FLASH-- Juniors Kayden Crall and Anna Potts walk at Grand March, Prom 2024.

Prom Advice from Seniors

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor April 24, 2025

Prom is the last hoorah for the Juniors and Seniors of AHS. It's a time when you can have fun with friends and hang out with people you don't normally talk to as well. This year's theme, as voted on by...

April School Board Meeting

April School Board Meeting

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor April 22, 2025

The main focal point at the April regular school board meeting was preparation for the 2025-26 school year. A school calendar was proposed, reports were given, and recommendations for hires were made. School...

SkillsUSA team Jacob Simonton, Reid Woodward, Addison Masker, David Retallic, Audrianna Bayona, Talon Lajeuness, and Dylen Dreager attend the SkillsUSA Iowa conference on April 10, 2025.

SkillsUSA

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor April 17, 2025

There is a new club that has been introduced to AHS called “SkillsUSA.” This club focuses on industrial tech skills used in everyday life. The club advisor ,Noah Widrowicz says he is “extremely excited”...

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...

(Left to right)Megan Birge, Nissa Molgaard, Alix Nath, J. Molina (Middle), Aubrey Welsh, Margaret McCurdy, and Sophie Johnson

All State Speech

Anna Potts, Lead Editor April 10, 2025

Every year speech and debate participants across Iowa are invited to showcase their talents at the All State Speech Festival. To get to the all-state speech, one must first proceed from the district and...

Pictured are Mia Klower, Lola Comes, and McKenna Sonntag recieving their 10,000 Points Award.

Trojan FFA Annual Banquet

Maddy Anderson, FFA Secretary April 7, 2025

The Annual FFA Banquet was held on Sunday, March 30th at Atlantic High School.  There were 195 members and guests were present at the event.  The banquet started with the opening ceremonies, led by the...

Gabriella Engler, Holly Petersen, and Natalie Smith attend an AHS Fuel Meeting. The Fuel meetings were held before school, and students would appear with morning traits like coffee cups or freshly-showered hair.

March 12 School Board Meeting

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor April 1, 2025

The Atlantic School board meets twice every month to discuss numerous topics and plans for the schools. The first meeting of each month is a regular or normal meeting, while the second is a work session...

Brooke Newel on Missouri State's 2022-23 roster.

Girls Golf Coach– Brooke Newel

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor March 21, 2025

The Atlantic Girls Golf team hired a new coach for the 2025 golf season. The previous head coach Kathy Hobson has retired after 34 years of coaching, and Atlantic’s school board hired Brooke Newel for...

"I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE"-- The flag hanging in Mrs. Kelley's room.

Civics Test Requirement– What You Need to Know

Bailey Grieshaber and Anna Potts March 20, 2025

If passed, a bill proposed to the Iowa House and Senate Congress would require students to earn 60% or higher on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization test to earn a diploma. Governor...

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