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 like, how do you use your phone in school? Is it used...
What started as a casual game of pickleball with friends at a birthday party grew into what is now known as APL (the Ankeny Pickleball League).
Everything started when a group of friends got together...
Vivian Wu, Web/Print/Multimedia Editor; Videographer
• May 17, 2024
Ankeny Schools is a thriving community residing within the beautiful sprawling suburbs of Ankeny, Iowa. The district houses over 12,750 students, 78.8 percent of which are white. Though Ankeny has found...
Within six months, every American could lose access to the overwhelmingly popular app, TikTok. On March 13, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, now going on to the Senate, stating that...
As students and workers, we are often told to play to our strengths. The National Merit Scholarship focuses on students whose strengths lie in academic achievement and proficient scores on standardized...
On April 24, 712 athletes came to Ankeny High School (AHS) to participate in the Special Olympics, along with more than 300 staff members and 90 Special Olympics volunteers.
Special Olympics has a mission...
AHS has had flexible scheduling in the past for classes because of student choice, but there are some classes that will not be offered for the 2024-2025 school year.
Ankeny High School (AHS) has had changes...
As graduation rapidly approaches, students find themselves frantically searching for their next steps. Most plans for students require some sort of financial aid, where a majority of students will turn...
Vivian Wu, Web/Print/Multimedia Editor; Videographer
• February 29, 2024
Starting Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Ankeny High School (AHS) officially launched its Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program.
“It is a preventative program,” co-coordinator of MVP and AHS counselor...
In the United States, 50 thousand people a year die by suicide, making it the highest rate of suicide the country has ever seen, NBC News reports. Depression rates have also experienced a near 50 percent...
Vivian Wu, Web/Print/Multimedia Editor; Videographer
• January 31, 2024
UPDATE: On Jan. 31, members of the Iowa House rejected House File 2082. (02/01/2024)
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, Iowa legislators will hold a meeting over the proposed House File 2082, a bill that...
It is 6:30 in the morning with an alarm buzzing in your ear, and only the light from the street greets your eyes. As the drive to school continues, the sun begins to slowly wake up and rise, only fully...
