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The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle
The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle
Senior officer Lola Comes hands a lucky waitress one thousand dollars in a cash tip during National FFA Convention dinner.

Atlantic FFA Extends an Olive Branch to Unsuspecting Servers

Jacquelyn Freund, Staff Writer • December 2, 2024
Everyone has struggles in life, and an act of kindness might be just what a stranger needs. This year, the Atlantic FFA collected donations to give large tips to unsuspecting servers at the restaurants they visited during their National FFA Convention trip.

Eye of the Needle

J. Molina, EON Producer • November 25, 2024

Welcome back, AHS! What's a Thanksgiving episode without a wild turkey chase, followed by a circle of gratitude? There will be no episode posted on December 5th. See you soon, AHS! Thank you to Fletchor...

Brandon Wagner, Collin Harris, and Dreven Smith enjoy their lunches as they are asked about their new dos.

Shaving Heads to Show Support

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor • November 22, 2024
Throughout the month of October fundraisers were held to donate towards the Kelley family... Now a group of boys decided to show their support for Kelley in a non-monetary way. 
commUNITY-- Volunteers help serve their community at Community Thanksgiving 2023, hosted at the Cass County Community Building.

Atlantic’s Community Thanksgiving

Olivia Jensen, Junior Editor • November 20, 2024
An informational article that deep dives into the Community Thanksgiving, and what they have to offer other than their generosity.
A school computer displays an electoral college vote simulator.

How Far is Too Far? – Post-Election Political Expression

Knox McCalla, Staff Writer • November 19, 2024
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.
DEBATE-- Sophomores (left to right) Peyton Burg, Peyton McLaren, and Dane Wiederstein prepare for their debate for World History Class.

Where Do We Draw the Line? — OPINION

Bailey Grieshaber, Staff Writer • November 18, 2024
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?

Eye of the Needle

J. Molina, EON Producer • November 11, 2024

Welcome back AHS! Today we delve into Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), two clubs AHS provides to students to help grow life skills....

Eye of the Needle

J. Molina, EON Producer • November 4, 2024

Welcome back, AHS! For this week's EON, we cover the formal banquet etiquette and most of the info you'd need for college classes.

Some of our amazing journalists spent the day at the University of Iowa attending the IHSPA Fall Conference! These students attended classes to gain knowledge on different departments of journalism! Our staff is so grateful for opportunities like this to grow our skills!

IHSPA Conference at Iowa City

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor • November 4, 2024
The University of Iowa is known for their writing program as well as their journalism department, and this year hosted a journalism conference on October 24. AHS had eighteen representatives from our journalism department attend.
MORNING CUP OF JOE-- An example of how cans and cups line desk walk ways.

Breakfast– The Most Important Meal of the Day… or Drink

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor • November 4, 2024
At AHS, during class time you can find a variety of drink cups from different shops or stores all over town on classroom desks.
Lindsey Roberts teaches her class of English Language Learners (ELL).

New Teacher: Lindsey Roberts

Riley Hansen and Owen Botos • October 31, 2024

This year, we are getting not only new students but also new teachers. Lindsey Roberts is 33 as of this year. She is an ELL (English Language Learners) teacher at Atlantic High School. The majority of...

Students in the commons will notice the pillars with each core value of AHS represented. The core values displayed are Honesty, Accountability, Respect, and Kindness.

HARK: How did it happen?

Stellah Van Aernam and Raya Parker • October 28, 2024

At the end of April 2024, seminars at Atlantic High School decided on values they thought would positively affect AHS and the community. Students wrote down the main values they thought were important,...

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