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The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

Senior Malena Woodward does her handshake with her Claire Pellett before a game.

One Last Shot

Taliya James February 11, 2022

Sports are one of the many important aspects of high school. Some students' lives revolve around the sports they choose to play. When students reach their senior year of high school, they can sit back...

Coach Michael Greving and senior Eleanor Greving stand together during senior night. E. Grevings love for wrestling stemmed from her father.

Meet the Mat Manager

Taliya James February 4, 2022

What is your role as a manager during practice? We do a lot. There are so many things that we do that I do not know where to start. It is a fairly easy job as long as you get your tasks done efficiently....

Jade Harter asks geometry teacher Lisa Sonntag for help with the homework. Harter is involved in basketball as well.

Balancing It All

Abby Muller January 5, 2022

The life of a student is hard, but the life of an AHS athlete or participant in school activities is even harder. Students at AHS are juggling it all.  Some athletes don’t have an off-season. Four-season...

The 2020 wrestling team breaks it down after Wrestle-Offs.

Time to Hit the Mats- Wrestling Season Commence!

Josie Colton November 9, 2021

The Trojan wrestling season is about to start! The boys wrestling team last season had 28 male wrestlers and 4 managers. The girls team only had 5 girls on the team and no managers. Last season the team...

Steele McLaren and his family present the check to the Shenandoah athletic director. All the fundraisers made over $4,500.

Atlantic Community Raises Support for Shenandoah

Taliya James September 17, 2021

Atlantic students showed up and supported the Shenandoah community who is grieving the loss of a student. Grace Johnson, a senior who attended Shenandoah High School, passed away on August 23, 2021, as...

The cross country team celebrates a successful practice.
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Cross Country

Elizabeth Anderson September 16, 2021

“Exciting,” is how cross country coach Dan Vargason would explain this season. “We’re finally back from all the Covid protocols, we can just go out and run, fans are at the meets, new kids, kids...

The volleyball team celebrates their win at the AHSTW tournament.

Volleyball

Elizabeth Anderson September 16, 2021

High energy practices, staying consistent, individual work, and teamwork is how volleyball coach Michelle Blake would describe volleyball. The team has 38 kids out, with the varsity team having nine wins...

The football team practices everyday after school.

Football

Elizabeth Anderson September 16, 2021

“Our main goal is to get better each week. We try to make progress as we go on and try to build our successes from week to week,” is football coach Joseph Brummer’s main goal for the team this season....

The girls swim team swims laps in the YMCA pool during the 2021-22 swim season. The team had seven members, which is the fewest number of participants it has had in years.

Girl’s Swim

Elizabeth Anderson September 16, 2021

Swimming 6,500 yards a day, coach Dean Junker hopes to have the girl’s swim team at 10,000 yards per day. Practices usually look like pulls, kicks, lifting weights, and a variety of swimming styles....

The senior cheerleaders are excited for their last season as a team.

Cheerleading

and Elizabeth Anderson September 16, 2021

“The hardest part of cheer is overcoming the stereotype of the sport. People often think of cheer as a “girly sport” that doesn't require physical effort, but it is truly a difficult sport that requires...

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