There are many opportunities for high school credits at AHS. Being a teacher’s aide, or T/A for short, is one. High schoolers taking on the position of a teacher’s aide can find themselves assisting...
What’s the tea on the tower trees in the media center? These machines grow plants like lettuce, arugula, and basil. They have a set time to turn on their lights and water the plants. After school, visitors...
Sometimes PE class is the only physical activity students get, but what exactly do they want to spend that time doing? Gym teacher Cole Renken said, “Students seem to enjoy volleyball, bowling, and ping...
Being an All-Stater is one of the highest honors a high school musician can have. The auditioning process is lengthy and intricate, not to mention stressful. Auditioners on both the vocal and instrumental...
A common theme in teen movies is the teenagers always feel like they are a disappointment to their parents. While it may not be direct, there’s always that one moment of “my parents are going to kill...
There are no new books in the AHS media center this fall, but library supervisor Laurie Parrott hopes to buy “at least 30 to 50 books.” Last year, according to Parrott, approximately 100 new books...
Employees of the Cass County Memorial Hospital visited the Atlantic School District to give flu shots on Monday, Oct. 28. In order to receive a flu shot, students and teachers were given the option to...
Halloween is a holiday defined by pumpkin carving, scary movies, and many children's favorite: dressing up to go trick-or-treating. The act of trick-or-treating was established in America in the 1920s,...
Melissa Soza-Manzanero is just like every other student at AHS. In school, she participates in activities such as choir and cheerleading, and in her free time, she listens to music. However, she just moved...
Connor Larson, a first year teacher at Atlantic High School, has found he does not have enough space or equipment for the students assigned to him. The weight room is designed for 24 students. This mean...
Found in Villisca, Iowa, the Villisca Ax Murder House obtained its infamous name from a heinous crime. It harbors the gruesome story of an unknown culprit that occurred on June 10, 1912. Two adults, Josiah...
