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Senior Evan Irlmeier evades the Rams’ defense.
Hawks take on Southeast Polk Rams in week 2 road game
Ava Gifford, Sports and Photo Editor • September 7, 2024

Ankeny Community School District (ACSD) started the new year with a couple of changes, the new cell phone policy and books that have been pulled from the library. ACSD did not have a choice in the book ban due to state law Senate File 496 (SF 496), but they did spend countless hours reviewing books to only pull what was necessary. “Any book that came off the shelf, I can tell you exactly what page the issue is on,” teacher librarian Jenny Wirtz said.
Ankeny High School starts the year head-on
Lydia Gerety, Editor in Chief • September 4, 2024

Cell phones On June 8, students, parents, and staff received an email with the link to a cell phone survey which prompted people with questions...

The Hawks go head to head with the Jags for the snap.
Ankeny Hawks kick off 2024 football season with Centennial Jags
Ava Gifford, Sports and Photo Editor • September 2, 2024

The Ankeny Hawks started off the season with their cross-town rivalry game against the Centennial Jags on Friday, Aug. 30. The game started...

“Alien: Romulus” was released in theaters on Aug. 16. The movie runs at one hour and 59 minutes. 
Poster for “Alien: Romulus” from 20th Century Studios, Director Fede Alvarez, Rated R
“Alien: Romulus”
Nolan McNulty, Staff Reporter • August 20, 2024

Although part of a large franchise, this installation of “Alien” has a very self-contained story. In “Alien: Romulus” we find ourselves...

Ankeny's Visual Adrenaline sings all together in the choir room.
Music's impact on us
Amelie Kerrigan May 23, 2024

Music is always around us. It is in the air when the birds chirp and the wind blows. It is in the water when it falls, streams, and trickles,...

2024 AHS graduate Taevah Ganahl wears a dress from HelloMolly, a fast fashion website, and carries her Stanley tumbler cup. 
Infographic made by Josie Babcock using Canva
Fashion trend cycle
Josie Babcock and Ava Sarenpa May 22, 2024

It is human nature to try to fit in with a group. Teenagers are often pressured to enjoy the same things as their friends or other people their...

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Ankeny High School starts the year head-on
Lydia Gerety, Editor in Chief • September 4, 2024
A changing community
Vivian Wu, Web/Print/Multimedia Editor; Videographer • May 17, 2024
Imminent TikTok ban?
Julius Wiegand, Staff Reporter • May 15, 2024
“Alien: Romulus”
Nolan McNulty, Staff Reporter • August 20, 2024
“meet the grahams” by Kendrick Lamar
Levi Foster, Staff Reporter • May 14, 2024
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“Alien: Romulus” was released in theaters on Aug. 16. The movie runs at one hour and 59 minutes. 
Poster for “Alien: Romulus” from 20th Century Studios, Director Fede Alvarez, Rated R
“Alien: Romulus”
Nolan McNulty, Staff Reporter • August 20, 2024

Although part of a large franchise, this installation of “Alien” has a very self-contained story. In “Alien: Romulus” we find ourselves...

2024 AHS graduate Taevah Ganahl wears a dress from HelloMolly, a fast fashion website, and carries her Stanley tumbler cup. 
Infographic made by Josie Babcock using Canva
Fashion trend cycle
Josie Babcock and Ava Sarenpa May 22, 2024

It is human nature to try to fit in with a group. Teenagers are often pressured to enjoy the same things as their friends or other people their...

Original album cover of “meet the grahams” by Kendrick Lamar, Record label Interscope Records
“meet the grahams” by Kendrick Lamar
Levi Foster, Staff Reporter • May 14, 2024

In the midst of a rap beef between the industry’s biggest artists, Kendrick Lamar released a diss track targeted towards Drake that is as...

Senior Evan Irlmeier evades the Rams’ defense.
Sports
Hawks take on Southeast Polk Rams in week 2 road game
Ava Gifford, Sports and Photo Editor • September 7, 2024

Talon reporter Levi Foster talks about who he thinks will win the Cy Young (best pitcher), Most Valuable Player (MVP), and Rookie of the Year for the American League and the National League. Infographic made by Levi Foster using Canva
Way too early MLB awards
Levi Foster, Staff Reporter • May 2, 2024
Talon reporter Levi Foster discusses the top National Football League (NFL) prospects of the 2024 NFL draft. Graphic made by Levi Foster using Canva
Top NFL Prospects
Levi Foster, Staff Reporter • April 4, 2024
Ankeny's Visual Adrenaline sings all together in the choir room.
Music's impact on us
Amelie Kerrigan May 23, 2024

Music is always around us. It is in the air when the birds chirp and the wind blows. It is in the water when it falls, streams, and trickles,...

Reporting by Grace Risk and Slideshow Slideshow made by Joanna Guerrero using Canva
In loving memory of Evie McLeish
Grace Risk and Joanna Guerrero May 21, 2024

With the reality of the post-high school world starting to hit, and everything required to end senior year with good grades, many seniors can seemingly feel weighed down by everything that needs to get done, and this is when senioritis tends to strike... 
Art by Jason Dennis
It's senioritis season
Scott Kruse, Business Editor • May 16, 2024

Merriam-Webster defines senioritis as “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower...

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