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The student newspaper of, by, and for Ames High School.

The WEB

The student newspaper of, by, and for Ames High School.

The WEB

10% of the School Missing

10% of the School Missing

Sonja Paulson, Features and Profiles Editor February 15, 2017

When a student starts feeling ill, they typically ignore their boy’s plea to stay home and rest and instead wake up at 7 am to attend school. Most students do this, and when doing so, they put other...

No ITBS Bribe

No ITBS Bribe

Sonja Paulson, Features and Profiles Editor February 6, 2017

There’s something nice about the start of a new semester. New schedule, new teachers, and (hopefully) a new attitude. Along with that new semester however, comes the much dreaded, standardized testing. Last...

Moana

Moana

Sonja Paulson, Features and Profiles Editor December 21, 2016

Princesses have come, and princesses have gone. Moana is here to stay. As the only Disney princess movie without a love story entangled into it, Moana stands her ground as a strong female lead. Tapping...

Best Bathroom at AHS

Best Bathroom at AHS

Sonja Paulson, Features and Profiles Editor December 5, 2016

There are many questions involving Ames High, but here is one of the biggest questions: what Ames High bathroom is the best? When looking at the bathrooms, there are some bathrooms that would obviously...

Harambe: More than a meme

Harambe: More than a meme

Sonja Paulson, Animal Specialist November 7, 2016

By looking at the name of this article, you are probably thinking “Oh god, I thought we were done with this Harambe stuff.” However, the memes created after the death of harambe is not what I am here...

Evolution of Coffee House

Evolution of Coffee House

Sonja Paulson, Features and Profiles Editor October 17, 2016

Coffee House. Everyone knows it and everyone loves it. What people don’t know though, is how it all started. The idea of Coffee House was originated from a former teacher at Ames High, Mr. Greenlaw....

Closing Street Compromise

Closing Street Compromise

Sonja Paulson, Features and Profiles Editor October 14, 2016

The worst thing about summer is the road work. It creates traffic and chaos. This year, it was 13th street’s turn. The previous 4-lane road was turned into a 2-lane roadway as construction workers added...

#stopthesnakes

#stopthesnakes

Sonja Paulson, Animal Specialist October 12, 2016

Living in the Midwest, many of us don't think about rattlesnakes- and with good reason. Rattlesnakes are pointless and must be stopped. Like many other animals, rattlesnakes are pointless. They don’t...

Student Teachers

Sonja Paulson, Reporter May 9, 2016

Throughout the course of the year, Ames High receives many student teachers. There are a couple of good ones, but most of them have no idea what they are doing. It’s not their fault, they are new to...

Great Gatsby

Sonja Paulson, Reporter April 13, 2016

Every year, the whole sophomore class is required to read the book “The Great Gatsby.” This year, it was my turn. I had hyped up Gatsby for weeks, and I was quite impressed with how it turned out....

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