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AHS to Host Heavy Equipment Day Thursday

AHS to Host Heavy Equipment Day Thursday

Cody Buchman, Sports Editor November 15, 2016

This coming Thursday AHS will be holding a Heavy Equipment Day in the back parking lot of the high school. The activity is held by the School to Work Foundation, lead by Joanne Ruyun. Students and faculty...

FFA Fruit Sales Results

Nick Joyce November 11, 2016

The Atlantic FFA hosts a fruit sale for 3 weeks every year. They sell food like fruit, cookie dough, pre-made soups, candy, chocolates ,meat, cheese, pickled herring and dips. The total sales were $25,783,...

Girls Basketball Team Hosts Annual Fundraiser

Girls Basketball Team Hosts Annual Fundraiser

Dillon Sonntag and Benjamin Renaud, Sports Editor November 10, 2016

The girls basketball team started their annual free throw fundraiser Nov. 5. This is the second year the girls have been doing this fundraiser. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money not only...

Announcement of Musical

Charity Williams November 10, 2016

Early on Monday morning, choir students went on a scavenger hunt to find out what the spring musical will be. After following all the clues and running around the choir and band rooms, the members of the...

Students fled the building to the bleachers on the track, which was one check in point.

First Alice Drill Deemed a Success

Chloe Newbury, Editor November 10, 2016

Friday, Nov. 4 marked an important date in AHS history: the first ALICE drill of many to come. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Teaming with representatives from seven emergency...

Trojan Parking Spots

Trojan Parking Spots

Zeke Whetstone November 10, 2016

  Every year, AHS auctions off four parking spots, closest to the school. These spots are indicated with a yellow trojan head on a black painted square. These spots are auctioned off, and will...

AHS Hosts Coaches vs. Cancer Event

AHS Hosts Coaches vs. Cancer Event

Jena Brosam, Editor In Chief November 10, 2016

On Saturday, Nov. 19, AHS Fuel’s second annual winter sports kick-off will be held. Starting today up until the event is over, anybody can buy a Coaches vs. Cancer logo to be hung up in the entryway...

Spanish Club to Host Bingo Night

Cody Buchman, Editor November 10, 2016

The AHS Spanish Club will be hosting a Bingo Night this Thursday night. The club will be meeting Thursday evening at 6:30 at the Allen house in Atlantic, Iowa. The Allen house is a retirement community...

First Annual AHS Fuel Dodgeball Tournament

First Annual AHS Fuel Dodgeball Tournament

Jena Brosam, Editor In Chief November 10, 2016

On Saturday, Nov. 5, AHS Fuel’s first ever dodgeball tournament was held in the AHS gym. The tournament started at 10 a.m., and had four teams participate. The team’s were Globo’s Gym which included:...

AHS Athletes Sign to D-1 Schools

AHS Athletes Sign to D-1 Schools

Jena Brosam, Editor In Chief November 10, 2016

Yesterday, Nov. 9, two AHS athletes signed to continue their athletic careers at a college of their choice.   Senior Garrett Franken signed with the University of North Dakota to play basketball. Franken...

Iowa Youth Straw Poll

Zac Stork November 9, 2016

Last week, AHS was involved in a statewide Straw Poll. The Straw Poll is a program put on by the state of Iowa and the Secretary of State, Paul Pate, to see what the high schoolers of today think about...

Two archers pull their arrows back as they prepare to shoot.

Archers Prepare to Shoot Into the New Season

Paige Williams, Editor November 7, 2016

The Atlantic Archery Club will be shooting into the new season on Monday. Coaches Dent Petty and Clent Roland will be taking the reins this year. The club holds practices in the Washington Elementary...

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