16 year old Jordan McCool is a student here at Atlantic high school. McCool says his hobby is  photography which plays a big part as to why he joined our journalism program. He states that writing for articles and the pictures h...

Payton Burg is a sophomore staff writer for the Needle, joining the beginning of her sophomore year. She initially joined because her sister Taylor Burg, whom she looks up to, told her that it would be fun. Payton is most proud of...

Riley Hansen is a junior editing student this year. Hansen knew she wanted to give journalism a shot because she likes taking photos and “getting people together.” They love taking photos down at the EOC where they spend som...

Sophomore Integra Christensen is a first-year journalist this school year. She decided to join this class first semester because her older sister recommended it to her and she believed it would fit her interests. Christensen�...

Fletchor Toft is a junior video editor for Eye of the Needle. Toft joined at Journalism Advisor Allison Berryhill’s request, as he knew Berryhill since his freshman year. He thought it “sounded hype.”  Toft is involved ...

Stellah Van Aernam, a sophomore, joined the AHS intro to journalism class as an english credit this year. Her favorite project so far has been writing Drayce Moore’s Senior Story. “It was interesting learning more about my friend, ...

Sophomore Jacquie Freund is a JP student at Atlantic High School. This is Freund’s first year being involved in journalism but she has really enjoyed learning about writing, and "having freedom to write about things I am pass...

Shopmore Brynn Lamp is a JP journalism student. Lamp's favorite part of being involved in journalism is taking pictures. She enjoys the experiences she has gained and what she has learned from using the cameras. She said she isn't...

Mahala Kemp is a first year journalist. One of Kemp's favorite pieces of work that she has done was her story about the school's dress code, working alongside a fellow first year journalist Nicolas McBride. She really liked how t...

Sophomore Gabriella Mendez is in Intro to Jorunalism.  One of her standout projects from last semester was a series of wrestling photos taken in December. Mendez said “I like the angles and the lighting on the wrestling pictu...

Jaylynn Rosenbaum is a sophomore journalist and Staff Writer at Atlantic High School, and this is her first year participating  in journalism. She decided to take journalism in tow of her oldest brother, who took journalism fo...

Sophomore Knox McCalla started journalism at the beginning of this school year. His sisters Genevieve and Eleanor are the ones who got him into journalism. McCalla is most proud of his senior stories because they were "fun and mana...

Sophomore Bailey Grieshaber is a first-year Journalism student. In her free time, Grieshaber is usually studying and working on homework. When she is not, she is usually hanging out with friends or she is spending time practic...

Hallie Robinson is a sophomore at Atlantic High School. This is her first year in journalism. One of the things she likes is writing stories for AHS Needle. “I really enjoy writing, so any story that I get to write is enjoyabl...

Sophomore Lily Willrich joined journalism in the first semester of her sophomore year and is now going on to her second semester. She was captivated by the idea due to conversations with previous students and "wanted to join to...

Erik Ramirez is a high school sophomore and a first-year journalist. His favorite accomplishment in journalism was writing his first story with Garret VanHorn about AHS's new exchange student. Ramirez said, "It was a really interest...

Senior Garret VanHorn is 18 years old. He enjoys doing interviews for journalism so he can "get to know people.” VanHorn enjoys gardening and has grown Iceberg Roses, strawberries, and peppers. He uses the fruits and vegetabl...

Annabelle Meyer is a junior at AHS and has been taking journalism since her sophomore year. She manages and creates posts on AHS Needle's Instagram page while also putting up the picture of the day. One of her favorite aspect...

Jersey Green, is a junior podcast editor for the AHS Needle. She has been in journalism for two years now. Green said that she does a bit of everything for journalism but mainly does the podcasting. Her favorite thing about journa...

Sophie Johnson is a junior editor of the Senior Magazine and takes photos of school events. Johnson has been involved in journalism for two years. Her proudest accomplishment is her "Cross Country Mentality" story on AHS Needle....

Lila Wiederstien is a junior journalist here at Atlantic High School. She is an active member of the AHS journalism team with a focus on the yearbook. Wiederstien said, "It's fun to take pictures and put them all together." She...

Audrianna Bayona is a Senior Yearbook Editor this year marking this as her second year of being on the journalism staff team. She initially wanted to write stories her sophomore year but it slowly progressed to yearbook editing...

Olivia Jensen is a writer and junior editor for AHSneedle.com. Jensen said her favorite thing about journalism is "the friends that I have made and the relationships I've grown." She also said she enjoys that in class there are differen...

Gracie Dearment is a junior yearbook editor in journalism. The parts she likes about journalism are the social aspect like meeting lots of new people and talking to everyone. She also likes that she gets a lot of freedom in jo...

Senior Mabry Ohm is an editor for the yearbook and has been involved in journalism for one year. Ohm has always been interested in journalism even as a little kid and the newspapers have always "peaked" her interest. Ohm is m...

Makenna Schroeder is a writer for AHS Needle and has been involved in Journalism for two years. Schroeder's favorite part of Journalism is the "diversity of people" in journalism and the "freedom it gives you." Schroeder also e...

Junior Aliyah Willams runs the social media TikTok page and has been in journalism for 2 years. William’s favorite part of journalism is promoting AHS Needle, and how “everyone is very friendly” and she enjoys that the kids ha...

Zoey Kirchhoff is a junior yearbook editor. She has been a part of journalism since her Sophomore year. Her favorite part about journalism is, “the freedom, getting to work at your own pace,” Kirchhoff said. “Having indep...

Aunika Darrow, 16, is a junior, and part of the yearbook editorial team at Atlantic High School. “This will be my second year in journalism.” Darrow said, “I believe that people should join journalism because it is such a...

Addison Freund, a junior at AHS, is an Eye of the Needle broadcaster and runs the AHS Gameday Instagram account. Freund started taking journalism two years ago because “Mrs. Berryhill was a fun teacher” and upperclassmen ta...

“You learn a lot of new things and it helps you become more independent,” Is what journalist and podcaster Ellie Butler said about her role in the Needle. Butler, a junior at Atlantic High School, works with Jersey Green on the ...

Jayci Reed is a junior organizer for the gold sponsors, she also helps social media management. Reed has been involved in journalism for 2 years. She currently isnt an inclass journalist, but still works hard and makes things hap...

Junior Dean Cook is a junior broadcaster for Eye of the Needle. He originally joined journalism because of his love for photography. Broadcasting however intrigued him and he “found it fun,” and is responsible for everythi...

Olivia Olson is a junior editor of the Eye of the Needle broadcasting team and photographer. Her proudest accomplishments from journalism have been coming up with great enjoyable, and funny ideas for EON, and “the way I have ...

Aydrie Coffman is a junior at Atlantic High School. She is an active member of AHS journalism where her main focus is yearbook. When asked about why she enjoys journalism Coffman said, "I like the fun atmosphere and getting to h...

Aubrey Winford is an AHS Junior and part of the social media department in journalism. Winford has been a part of the journalism team for two years. Winford posts on social media every day for the AHS Needle Instagram account an...

Matalynn Harter is a dedicated journalist and has been for 3 years. During this time Harter has been a yearbook editor her junior year and lead Senior Magazine editor her senior year. Her favorite part of journalism is, “getti...

Senior Ella Meyer is a co-lead podcast editor/producer and has been involved in journalism for 3 years. Meyer's favorite thing about journalism is how close the community is.“It's more like a family.” Meyer attended Media...

Kaden Lensch is a senior editor of the broadcasting department for the Eye of the Needle. Lensch has been involved in journalism since his sophomore year, and ever since he could, Lensch has been a huge part of the broadcasting...

Emma Rose is a Senior Co-Lead Editor of the AHS Senior Magazine. She hopes that the magazine will be finished in “tip-top shape” in record time this year. Rose has been involved in journalism since her sophomore year, influ...

Jersey Phippen has been a proud journalist for three years and has been a lead editor for the yearbook her junior and senior year. Phippen’s proudest accomplishment from journalism was her “Leaving a Mark” story written with Jo...

Katherine Nichols is a senior co-podcast producer, and she also is a TA for Berryhill's English 9H. The Atlantic High School's podcast is named "The Point” and her co-podcast producer is Ella Meyer. The junior producers are...

  Aubrey Welsh, a senior, is in Senior Magazine for journalism. She joined Intro to Journalism in her sophomore year and worked on the yearbook as a junior. Welsh's favorite part of journalism is the teacher, Allison Berryhi...

A kind, funny, and independent leader. Senior Isabelle Symonds fits this mold perfectly as AHS Journalism’s lead Business Manager. Even though she started journalism with an interest in social media management, she soon realized...

Alix Nath is a senior at Atlantic High School and is involved in various activities including AHS journalism, Quill and Scroll, National Honor Society, and Speech and Debate. Nath is a senior editor for AHS Needle, they also take ...

Senior Kaydee Pedersen is a lead editor for the Javelin. Pedersen has been a part of journalism since sophomore year. Her favorite part of journalism is “helping create voices for people who may not feel seen or heard through...

Senior Molly Harris has been in journalism since her sophomore year. She works as the newly appointed Editorial Cartoonist―a position co-founded by journalism adviser Allison Berryhill and Harris―making her love for art a fundamental ...

Senior J. Molina is the Co-Lead Editor of the Newspaper Division and has been involved in journalism for 4 years. A moment Molina is proud of is when they quickly produced a story about the AHS Speech Team’s evacuation from a bomb ...

Kylie Templeton: journalist, friend, and daughter. Templeton joined journalism in her sophomore year and has stayed in it through her senior year.  She's attended the Media Now journalism camp at Drake University for the pas...

Junior Emma Winford is an editor for the yearbook and has been involved in journalism for two years. Winford’s favorite part of journalism is learning to use “new technology” and to see how everything “comes together.�...

Jaylen McDaniel is a senior at Atlantic High School. He is a Senior Producer for the Eye Of The Needle and a photographer. McDaniel has been taking photos since the second semester of his junior year. McDaniel said, “I'm pro...

Allison Berryhill, the advisor of the journalism program and an English teacher here at AHS has been teaching for 26 years and has been advising the journalism program for 14 years. Berryhill said, “ My favorite memory is when ...