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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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School Resource Officer Ben Sandy stands in front of the AHS commons during lunch.

National Police Week

Alexis Dodson, Staff Writer May 14, 2026

The week of May 11-17 is National Police Week. The week is about honoring those who have fallen in the line of duty and recognizing current officers in service. ACSD has one of those currently serving...

Students at AHS are focused and ready to learn.

School Shooting Safety

Gabrielle Engler, Staff Writer January 9, 2026

Today, when Americans hear about a school shooting, it’s passed off as a normal occurrence. How normal is it really? According to the Common Wealth Fund, the United States is in the 93rd percentile of...

A student walks through social media in the hallway during a passing period on her way to class.

Connected Through Tragedy

John McCurdy, Staff Writer December 22, 2025

I got a text on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 14. It was a text that is all too familiar to the American public. Look at the news, it read. There’s been another mass shooting. This time it was at Brown...

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Google Removal

Alix Nath, Senior Editor February 26, 2025

Upon first glance, Google’s calendar hasn’t changed. The formatting is still the same, yet upon second glance a user can see the content has shifted. Google has officially removed a list of dates,...

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....

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...

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