![The topics of school mask mandates and vaccines has been widely polarizing as schools across the country open up for in-person learning. On Dec. 7, the Ankeny School Board voted to discontinue the mask mandate for the Ankeny Community School District beginning Dec. 8. “It’s everyone's choice; they aren't saying you can’t wear a mask. They’re just saying for the people who don’t want to, then they aren't forced to, which I’m not big into, but I literally got vaccinated for a reason,” junior Sharice Mamuya said.](https://ahstalonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Blooming-Flower-Fair-Facebook-Post-900x754.jpg)
The fate of mask mandates, vaccines, and the lawsuit that changed Iowa
Dominic Luna, Social Planner
• December 15, 2021
![Seniors Morgan Gholson and Grace Gibbons pick up trash at the Student Political Engagement Club (SPEC) parking lot pickup event on Oct. 14, 2021.](https://ahstalonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image1-7-e1635521382101-675x900.jpeg)
Parking lot problems, protest of dissent?
Elisabeth Poock and Katie Hernandez
• October 28, 2021
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