By Madison Helvie In the spring of 2008 Iowa made it illegal for anyone to smoke in a public place. This includes stores, sporting events and even restaurants. But recently a new form of cigarette came...

By Travis Petersen With the football season concluding for the year, athletes and coaches needed a place to store the extensive amount of equipment. A new shed was constructed by Derek Bair’s nineteen-student...

By Turner Russell and Alex Lensch “I knew I wanted to be a school counselor, and get to work with kids to help them discover their true potential,” said AHS guidance council Jennifer Thurston.  Thurston...

By Laeni Pelzer Swim team has been a fast-growing winter sport in Atlantic since the YMCA Flying Sharks swim team began. The team was started by Tammy Wickman in November of 2006. After that first year,...

By Casey Ihnen and Brody Peterson Who is your Hometown Hero? AHS students dressed as their heroes and shared their reasons with AHSneedle reporters.

By Josie Anzalone and Reid Nichols

By Mark Stinn Hello all, and welcome.  I have received permission to write a series of articles for the Needle.  This will be split into two sections:  Articles about various issues and subjects that...

By Haley Carlson and Tucker Sager 1700.9 miles and 108 hours later the Atlantic FFA returned home from National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. 7 FFA members and advisor Eric Miller left Tuesday,...

By Macey Schmitt and Steph Freund Shoe collecting is a shared joy among many.  At AHS, ISS para-educator Jeremy Blake is one of these.  Students expect to see a different pair of shoes on him each day....

by Karly Monson and Kate Fulk With wrestling season quickly approaching, it’s time for the wrestler’s to start the dreadful process of cutting weight.  No wrestler likes to endure the painful process,...

By Steph Freund High school is said to be the time of your life.  But for many students, that cannot be said.  A group of Atlantic students have taken the first steps to eliminate this problem.  On...