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The student news site of Atlantic High School

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The student news site of Atlantic High School

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SURVEY ANALYSIS - Sixty AHS participants showed their reaction and response to House File 2586. Out of the 60 participants, 48.3% said they would not feel safe in a school with guns, and 38.3% said they would. The remaining 13.4% were undecided or neutral.

Friendly Firearms

Alix Nath, Editor • May 8, 2024

Mrs. Pauley teaches the Chemistry class. Pauley teaches AP Chemistry, Chemistry, and Physics at AHS.

Iowa Arming Educators

Alix Nath, Editor • March 25, 2024

Following the Perry High School shooting, Iowa proposed a bill to permit educators to carry firearms, should a school choose to participate and arm its educators. This file was swiftly stopped in the...

AHS student reads Iowa Capital Dispatch article on House File 2319. The article was posted on Feb. 5 of 2024, and has displayed the impact of the proposed law to Iowa.

Rights Rebuttals

Alix Nath, Editor • March 12, 2024

Senate File 496 has created many conflicts within Iowa. One conflict which has been created was due to the introduction of House File 2319. House File 2319, according to Iowa Capital Dispatch, forbids...

The Banned Books law is put on a pause and many students are excited about this change.

Broad Book Ban Takes a Break

Alix Nath, Editor • February 5, 2024

As society turns to a new chapter, Iowa turns away from a proposed ban. This was a ban prompted by Senate File 496. This ban had many outcomes, including a limit on identity expression and a ban of books...

Junior Isabelle Symonds poses with a football while wearing an "I heart Taylor Swift" shirt.

Fate or Fake?

Annabelle Meyer, Staff Writer • October 24, 2023

Taylor Swift, a 12-time Grammy award-winning artist, is rumored to be dating Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. During the summer when Swift was on her Eras Tour, Kelce said...

English teacher Allison Berryhill has had to preview every new book she adds to her classroom library. Many students read books contained in her classroom.

Story Time

Alix Nath, Editor • October 4, 2023

“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight,” said the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chobsky....

The FDA has voted to approve Opill as an over-the-counter contraceptive.

News Story Breakdown: Will Birth Control Become an Over-the-Counter Medication? 

Anna Potts, Staff Writer • May 18, 2023

June 23, 1960--a revolutionary day in medicine and healthcare for women. Finally, a way to cut down unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions, ease menstrual cramps, control hormones, and even reduce...

It's hard to hire teachers when the cost is higher than the reward.

“Why is there a teacher shortage?”

Ally Peterson, Editor • March 28, 2023

In recent years, there’s been a teacher shortage in the United States. Much of this is due to the recession during COVID-19, which then resulted in tax cuts and salary cuts. This caused a wave of teachers...

The books shown in this image have been banned in many places.

Banned Books Awareness

Adelynn Welsh • October 19, 2022

“A book worth banning is a book worth reading,” as said by Asimov. Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 is Banned Books week in the United States, which was started back in 1982 in order to challenge the high amounts...

The new bill states: “The Constitution of the State of Iowa does not recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or require the public funding of abortion.” Students at AHS have different opinions on the passing of this bill.

New Iowa Constitution Update States it Secures “No Right” to an Abortion

Brynna Kern, Editor • March 11, 2021

The Iowa Senate is pushing to further limit the ability for women to receive a medical abortion. The Iowa law being debated declared to “defend and protect unborn children.” According to The Des Moines...

Political clashes aren’t uncommon, though often they impact more than just us. Due to our world-wide influence, the instability within our own country leads to a ripple-effect of issues elsewhere in the world.

A Divided Nation

Ariel Clark, Editor • March 11, 2021

In today’s world it’s nearly impossible to transverse the sticky web of the Internet without running into raging political arguments. From heavy topics such as abortion or police brutality, to the...

Senior Camryn Church shows off the arm where she got her first COVID-19 vaccine. Church received the Pfizer vaccine on Jan. 17.

The COVID-19 Vaccine: How it Works and Why I Got It

Camryn Church, Editor • January 28, 2021

Over a month ago my boss, at the nursing home I work at, came to me and asked if I would like to be vaccinated for COVID-19. My answer was an obvious yes, at least from my point of view. I received my...

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