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Senior Landen Rutter goes to high-five the student section before the football season's first game against cross-town rival Centennial.

United by the game

Karli Beroth and Rylie Jensen November 14, 2024

On Friday nights in Ankeny, the stadium fills with energy as players, musicians, cheerleaders, dancers, and families gather to join around 5,000 fans creating a sea of unifying colors in the stands. The...

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Nolan McNulty and Blake Eichmeier November 14, 2024

  Transcript: My name is Nolan McNulty. My name is Blake Eichmeier. And today, we're gonna be talking about hip hop and all things rap. All things rap. Representing The Talon on the pod...

Hyper Energy Bar located at 1101 South Ankeny Boulevard opened on Nov. 11. Hyper fundraised for Ankeny Schools upon its opening and donated over $2,000 to the Ankeny Community School District.

Ankeny Hyper opens, already giving back to the community

Ashley Howard, Staff Reporter November 13, 2024

Hyper opened its newest location on Monday, Nov.11 across the street from Ankeny High School (AHS), and business is booming. Hyper offers many products, including their most popular hyper-infused energy...

Silent echoes of the past—where memories rest and the weight of loss lingers in the stillness. Oralabor Cemetery stands as a stark reminder that nothing lasts forever. Grief is real.

“It’s going to be okay”

Julius Wiegand, Staff Reporter November 11, 2024

Grief is something every human will eventually go through. Whether it is the passing of a loved one, losing a job, or a bad breakup, we all have to deal with it. Much of grief can come with feelings of...

On Friday, November 8th, the Ankeny Hawks faced the Iowa City Liberty Lightning in the second round of the playoffs.

Ankeny takes on Liberty in hard fought playoff battle

Ava Gifford, Sports and Photo Editor November 10, 2024

Sophomore Alexander Zuber celebrates a touchdown with teammates (left). Junior Gage Lint carries the ball to the end zone for a touchdown (right).

On the rise: Ankeny underclassmen make their mark on Hawk football program

Ava Gifford, Sports and Photo Editor November 8, 2024

Every Friday night, Ankeny football brings droves of students to the stadium to cheer on the Hawks. And while the focus is most often on the starting lineup as they score touchdowns and make impressive...

Junior Brett Augustine (bib number 409) passes runners from Mason City and Indianola at about the 4k mark of the race.

AHS cross country teams shine at state meet

Tobias Landmesser, Staff Reporter November 7, 2024

The boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge this past Friday, Nov. 1 to compete in the state cross country meet. The season for both teams culminated...

Behind the Curtain: AHS’s fall play, “Pride & Prejudice”

River Phillips, Staff Reporter November 7, 2024

Every November, the AHS auditorium is filled with students preparing for the fall play, this year that happens to be “Pride & Prejudice.”  The English classic has hit the Ankeny stage, but...

Fine arts teacher and assistant music director Kelly Weber leads the band after a pregame performance on Sept. 27.

Future Ready Week series

River Philips and Rucsandra Vlad November 6, 2024

This past year over 35,000 students participated in theatre programs in Iowa, and around 20 percent of students nationally are involved in a high school music ensemble. But how do these programs prepare...

Teacher Academy students from Ankeny Centennial, juniors Parker Wilson, Tony Mandolfo, and Sophia Royster develop their lesson plans that will be presented to the class. “[Teacher Academy students are] getting the experience of actually seeing if this is a career. They're getting that time in the classroom,” Teacher Academy and science teacher Kristen Campbell-Blumhagen (CB) said.

Students are getting up from behind the desk and partnering with industry professionals

Lydia Gerety, Editor in Chief November 5, 2024

At the Orbis building, Teacher Academy students were excitedly working on their lesson plans preparing to student teach at local elementary schools. Some students were practicing explaining the water cycle...

AHS guidance counselors Audrey Bell, Kelly Andrews, and Mici Vos pose during busy Future Ready Week.

Future Ready Week

Katelynn Boger, Staff Reporter November 5, 2024

As students prepare to go out into the real world, they begin to take a deeper dive into future careers and with more personal introspection. They begin to ask the questions, who do I want to be? How do...

Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) began due to Chevron having too many smokestacks and not properly labeling them under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Chevron Deference: destruction of experts in courts

Grady Andersen, Staff Reporter November 4, 2024

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court made two monumental rulings that would forever change the way courts view cases. Chief Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion on Loper Bright Enterprises...

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