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 “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is currently playing in theatres. The movie is PG-13 and runs an hour and 55 minutes.
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“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” Review

Nolan McNulty, Staff Reporter April 7, 2024

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” was released on March 29, 2024. This comes three years after the previous installment in the Monsterverse franchise, “Godzilla vs. Kong,” which came out on March...

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

With the 2024 NFL Draft coming up later this month, scouts and coaches have some tough choices to make about who they want on their team next season. After watching film and the results from the draft...

A Taylor Swift-themed poster with logos to represent Swifts and Travis Kelce’s collective passions. Made by Ava Tomlinson using Canva

Touchdowns and love songs

Ryan Tomlinson, Staff Reporter March 29, 2024

With half of the world's attention focused on the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl 58 victory, the other half is focused on the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.  Kelce, the tight end...

Album cover of WE DONT TRUST YOU by Future and Metro Boomin. Album cover from Epic / Freebandz / Republic / Boominati Worldwide

“WE DON’T TRUST YOU” Review

Nolan McNulty, Staff Reporter March 27, 2024

Future and Metro Boomin return to the music industry with their new collaboration album “WE DON’T TRUST YOU.” This is Future’s first album since 2022’s “I NEVER LIKED YOU,” and the next album...

The March Madness tournament is famously known as one of the most difficult, lucky (or unlucky depending on how you do), yet fun events across all sports. The chances of filling out a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. Graphic made by Ryan Tomlinson using Canva

The ultimate March Madness guide

Ryan Tomlinson, Staff Reporter March 20, 2024

March Madness is the biggest college basketball tournament that takes place in the third week of March and highlights the best 68 teams in the  National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). There...

These are the classes that will not be offered next year to Ankeny High students. Associate Principal Wade Grinhaug works with teachers and heads of departments to design class schedules and will inform them if classes are at risk of not running. He says building a schedule is very complex. There are around 1,400 students at AHS and the scheduling requests average around 6.5 per semester. Grinhaug estimates that there are over 30,000 requests total. To help Grinhaug sort through all of this information he uses Scheduling Wizard on Infinite Campus to build the schedules. It is a computer algorithm that analyzes all of the requests and recommends the times to offer each class to reduce conflicts. Infographic made by Lilyan McCracken using Google Drawings

Class changes coming to AHS

Lilyan McCracken, Staff Reporter March 7, 2024

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...

The student financial aid process can be an intimidating experience for students and parents alike. Knowing where to start and having steps and/or a plan for tackling the process can make it much easier. Infographic made by Josie Babcock using Canva

FAFSA frenzy

Josie Babcock, Staff Reporter March 7, 2024

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...

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