Sophomore Bennett Whetstone has been involved in cross country, track, and journalism so far in high school. He enjoys running because "it keeps me in shape, I've made a lot of friends with running, and it is a good way to clear...

Alex, Junior, and J.R. are just a few names that sophomore, Alexis Jimenez Russell goes by. Jimenez Russell has been interested to be part of the journalism team and helping compose the yearbook for a while now. She has both c...

“I always try to focus--not on the person, but an aspect or characteristic I can reflect on myself,” senior Diana Balva said. Balva is a videographer for the broadcasting team. She joined to expand on her love of filming, ...

Senior Zii Nath joined the broadcasting team this year as a video editor. Before joining journalism, they attended CAM high school’s digital media class which contains a lot of the same ideas as broadcast journalism in Atla...

Mollie Gill joined journalism because she wanted to try something new. She credits her 4th-grade teacher Janet Hascall for pushing her to do well. English teacher Brandon Baggett and history teacher Trace Petersen taught her that ...

Kyra Chase is a junior at Atlantic High School. Chase is involved in FFA, show choir, choir, dancing through Villa Dance Company, basketball, student council, journalism, and wrestling management. Cook would be described as nice...

Junior Katie Birge is a yearbook editor for The Javelin. “I love taking photos,” she said. She also enjoys the page design aspect of yearbook. “It’s cool watching the spreads come together.” Birge is known for her fashion style. “I l...

"Confident, smart, assertive, and independent" are just four of the words that peers gave to describe sophomore Helena Buliche. Buliche is part of the AHS journalism program and hopes to contribute to the broadcasting and yearboo...

Sophomore Lexi Christensen is an energetic, outgoing person who is involved in AHS journalism. Her favorite part about journalism is taking pictures and writing captions.  While staying busy in journalism, Christensen is also...

Abbi Richter is one of Atlantic High School’s many juniors and is active in the AHS journalism program. Richter is also active in basketball, track, and softball. “I love sports, I like competing, it’s fun to hang out with peo...

Sophomore Korbin Johnson, also known as Korbonzo, is a person who wants to help, even if he doesn’t know how to. Johnson is an orange chicken lover who has been involved in track and field and cross country since fifth grade...

Sophomore Keeley Pedersen loves taking photos, which is her main reason for joining journalism. In five years, she sees herself going into finance and banking. Her siblings include her older brother Kael and her younger sister Kay...

Outgoing, chatty, funny, and charismatic are all the words you can use to describe sophomore Mason McFadden. His role currently for AHS journalism is as a journalism production student. “I really enjoy meeting new people and gettin...

“When I was little, I saw Kennedy Goergen and other people taking pictures and I always wanted to do that too and be involved,” said sophomore Maylynn Ferrell. She strives to do her best in everything she participates in....

Sophomore Avery Nicholas has taken on high school and journalism with a driven mind.  “I enjoy being able to talk and interact with others and use it for other purposes in journalism,” she said. Nicholas especially enjoy...

Sophomore Alex Sonntag is known for being a good leader and role model. During his time in journalism, he’s written stories and also taken pictures around the school and at sporting events. Sonntag said, “I really enjoy taking ...

At first, journalism was just another credit for sophomore Jordis Moss. But over the course of the school year, a new appreciation for the class grew on her. “I really like Berryhill’s style of teaching, and she has a rela...

Showing cattle, baking, hanging out with friends, and traveling are all interests of sophomore, Claire Pellett. Pellett enjoys writing stories, specifically opinion pieces for the AHS journalism team. She likes “how student ...

Capturing the moment whenever she can, she loves to take photos. Sophomore Riley Wood is a student in journalism, and she is always first to volunteer. Wood says she is inspired by both her parents and tries her best to be like t...

Genevieve McCalla is a six-foot sophomore in journalism. Her height isn’t the only thing up there though, as McCalla is one of the highest ranged singers in Atlantic’s choir. She has been involved in plays, musicals, and even ma...

Abigail Muller is most proud of her senior stories of Reagan Leonard and Lane Nelson. She wrote the stories for the senior magazine that is handed out at graduation. She loved interviewing them because she liked getting to kn...

 Junior Anna Cesaro is not only in wrestling cheerleading, and a cross country manager; She is a journalist at AHS. She is very "patient" when interviewing people, as well as taking photos. She loves to get to know the person...

Sophomore Katreen Buliche is a JP editor at AHS. Buliche's best work in journalism has been her photography and her first photo project. She can’t wait to grow in her photography and learn more techniques. Buliche is hoping t...

Clevi Johnson is one of the most “energetic” and “positive” people that you will meet at AHS. As a junior, Johnson is involved in football, tennis, and baseball and has practiced dance for 11 years. “Dancing makes me f...

Figures rush past as sophomore Kyra Rink snaps the motion picture, managing to get the perfect shot. Rink is 16 years old and is a part of the journalism production team. Along with journalism, she participates in volleyball ...

“In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” It’s a famous quote from the Bible, and it’s special to sophomore Alyssa Neal. Along with being involved in her church and passionate about her religion, ...

Sophomore Branden Spurr enjoys interacting with new people and interviewing during journalism. It’s what he enjoys most about the class. “You get to know more about them,” Spurr said.  A journalism project Spurr is most proud of ...

Piles and piles of homework are what keep some students from wanting to go back to school. For Jaci Brosam, journalism is her gateway from this reality. “Journalism is probably the best part of my day because I like taking ph...

Junior Reese DeArment is a videographer for the Eye of the Needle news show.  “I was really proud of the ad I made for Rancho. I was assisted by Aubrey Guyer,” DeArment said. She is also proud of the stories she wrote last y...

Ethan Steffens, 16, is an AHS journalism broadcaster and “keeps Berryhill on her toes.” Steffens’ sister, Kenzie Steffens, a graduated AHS journalist, inspired him to get involved. One of Steffens’ proudest Journalism...

Junior Zane Brownsberger works as an anchor for the Eye of the Needle broadcasting team. He spends his time in class presenting news and producing videos. Brownsberger is a “really fun guy,” and his peers would say the sam...

Writing captions, taking breathtaking photos, and designing pages, Lillian Stufflebean does it all. Stufflebeam says her favorite journalism project is “probably when I took photos at the homecoming game last year,” or the photo...

Writing stories, editing, and recording a podcast is what you can find junior Elizabeth Anderson doing in room 408. Anderson joined journalism because she has an interest in taking photos for the yearbook, looking into the ...

Funny, outgoing, and passionate, Mckenna Nelson is one of AHS’s few junior yearbook editors.  She first got involved in journalism in her sophomore year. When questioned about which of her projects she created for AHSNeedle ...

Writing captions, designing pages, and having fun are what you can find junior Chloe Mullenix doing in journalism. After being in journalism for a year, she has enjoyed writing captions the most. "I'm most proud of my yearbook...

Watching football, dancing the night away, and working hard in school, Brooke Thompson keeps herself busy. She is a yearbook editor for AHS journalism. She enjoys picture projects and finding cool and unique angles. Some of her ...

Jada Jensen, 16, is a junior and is a broadcaster for journalism.  Her role as a broadcaster is to share content that is both entertaining and informative.  Her proudest moment while being a part of journalism was in her sophom...

Junior Josie Colton tells writes stories for the newspaper at Atlantic High School. The news story she is most proud of is about the new teachers here at Atlantic High School for the 2021-2022 school year. “I really enjoy reading...

It is a well-known fact that talent collaborated with hard work will get a person to their highest goals and Eleanor McCalla is an example of this phenomenon. Journalism has been a part of McCalla’s life since her freshman year an...

Creative, exciting, and relaxing: this is Journalism for Nina Welter. As a junior at Atlantic High School, Welter serves as a business manager for the AHS journalism department accounting for thousands of dollars invested in the prog...

Junior Aubrey Guyer is an “independent, helpful, and hard-working student,” who is involved in AHS journalism. Her favorite part about journalism is “the teacher and the freedom that we have.” Guyer has been participating in...

Outgoing, brave, confident, and quiet are all words that describe junior Claire Wiederstein. Wiederstein is a yearbook editor with AHSneedle. Her main role is taking photos and selling ads for the yearbook. Wiederstein said, �...

Walking through the halls of Atlantic High School, you’ve probably seen or heard junior Madison Huddleson. Outspoken and friendly, Huddleson is a broadcaster for AHS Eye of the Needle and especially enjoys covering sports. She has...

Junior Kylie Pulido is a video editor as well as an anchor for the AHS Journalism team. Her favorite part about journalism is “the broadcasting team and being with them every day.” She said, “We are a really good group.�...

Never afraid to speak their mind, junior Alex Garica is involved in many school activities. One being journalism, Garcia is a photographer for the AHS Yearbook. They said the main job they do in the yearbook is taking photos.�...

When holding the 2021-2022 yearbook, you’ll be holding junior Alexis Peterson’s art. Peterson is an editor for the yearbook and a writer for broadcasting at Atlantic High School. Peterson enjoys taking pictures for the school'...

An avid writer, Dakota Oswalt is involved in all three branches of the journalism department: she is a staff writer for the AHS Needle, a designer for the yearbook, and a podcaster for broadcasting. Oswalt loves writing about...

Click, the camera turns on. Ready, quiet on set, Action! Junior Abigail Smith is a broadcaster for the Eye of the Needle. Her roles include making and editing videos. Last year as a journalism productions student, Smith and a...

Click. Run. Relax. Repeat. This is the routine for yearbook editor Laney Brosam. Brosam has been a member of the AHS journalism team since sophomore year. Brosam explained that her 2021 yearbook spread for the leadership clas...

Between homework, sports, and other extracurriculars, time management can be hard to control. Junior Ava Rush is used to this lack of free time, as she is deeply involved in five activities. Journalism, cross country, volleyball, trac...

Journalism advisor and English teacher Allison Berryhill has been teaching at Atlantic High School for 18 years, teaching English 1 and all branches of Journalism, including broadcasting, yearbook, and newspaper. “I love the fact th...

Chaylei Carey is the lead producer in the Eye of the Needle weekly show team.“I’m basically their boss,” Carey said. “I help come up with video ideas.” The team works together to try and come up with good videos that w...

Eleanor Greving is a lead editor for the senior magazine. Greving helped make the senior magazine for 2020, and it was some of her best journalism work. Greving said, “I am most proud of last year's senior magazine because ...

Senior Reagan Leonard has a big role in designing the yearbook and figuring out themes as the lead editor and chief. “I'm probably most proud of some of the pages I did in last year's book and the way it turned out as a whol...

Taliya James is a senior at AHS. She is the lead editor of AHSNeedle. She runs AHSNeedle.com, edits stories, and runs all of the social media.  James recently posted a video that is filled with emotion. James stated, “We asked ...

 “Funny, outgoing, and driven” are just a few words to describe senior Kenzie Hoffman. She is known as a hopeful and talkative spirit, who loves creating a positive environment. “I would never want to change how talkat...