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

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Here is me during the season, proudly representing Ames High, not just the school, but all of you, and everybody who proudly resides in this small city, at one of the biggest tournaments of the year, the Ed Winger Invite.

Senior Column: Be Grateful for Ames High

Jabari Hinson, Sports Editor May 21, 2025

I will forever be grateful to have grown up in Ames. I may be biased, but this is the best place to raise a family and the best school you can send your kids to. Many parents and families I've talked to...

The Ames High Boys' Basketball team saw a great campaign end against the eventual champions Valley. The Little Cyclones lost a heartbreaker, wrapping up an incredible 21-3 season while being viewed as underdogs throughout the state of Iowa. Photo found via Luke Brekke's Instagram.

The True Definition of a Team: A Camaraderie of Selflessness Led to an Outstanding Season

Jabari Hinson, Sports Editor May 14, 2025

The state of Iowa held its breath during the first round of the Class 4A Boys State Basketball Tournament as one of the first round matchups saw the reigning back-to-back State Champions, Valley, narrowly...

Over my four years in high school, Ames High has undergone a plethora of changes - how can we find continuities and preserve our school's sense of community?

Senior Column: Ames High, It’s Time To Find Our School Spirit Again

Elio Viatori, News Editor May 13, 2025

To my fellow Ames High Students: Over the four years during which I have attended Ames High School, I have observed a significant shift in culture. When I first walked through the weathered main entrance...

Trump has enacted a barrage of policies, primarily via executive orders, in his first month in office. (Creative Commons)

Trump’s First Month In Office Brings Drastic Change and Uncertainty

Elio Viatori and Ben Waddle February 27, 2025

On the frigid Monday afternoon of January 20th, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. The Republican leader won both the Electoral College and popular vote in...

A voting official sorts through envelopes for ballots.

A Blue Dot In a Sea of Red

Elio Viatori, News Editor November 12, 2024

On November 5th and the weeks prior, waves of Ames voters flocked to the polls to cast their ballots. 71% of registered voters in Ames and other parts of Story County turned out to vote in the 2024 election,...

During classes, students are asked to store their phones in a caddy like the one pictured above. Some students opt to keep their phones in their backpacks.

New Ames High Policy Takes Phones Out of the Classroom

Chantal de Macedo Eulenstein and Elio Viatori October 10, 2024

This year Ames High has joined schools across the country who have implemented new cell phone bans. The decision comes as cell phones have been increasingly flagged as distractions. Last year a Pew Research...

Senior Akshay Sarda raises his hand to answer a journal prompt provided by the RULER curriculum. RULER aims to provide students with the tools needed to regulate their emotions beyond high school.

New Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum Seeks to Create More Positive School Environment

Chantal de Macedo Eulenstein, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2024

At the beginning of the school year, Ames High School joined more than 1,500 schools nationwide who have implemented RULER, an approach to social and emotional learning developed by Yale University in...

David Lee Senior Column: Words, words, words. How to not lose meaning behind the words you write.

David Lee, Multimedia Manager May 17, 2023

Words are simply… ethereal.    720 days, is all it took to understand how empowering words can be. Like Dr. Seuss, I learned that I could create words, and attach a meaning to them as simple...

Inflation – In a Nutshell

David Lee, Multimedia Manager May 16, 2023

This is the economic concept of Inflation - In a Nutshell, brought to you by minimum wage and a soon-to-be-broke college student! Today, we will explore what inflation is, why it's important to understand...

Camera: How To

Camera: How To

Humza Maqsood, Director of Multimedia May 13, 2022

Almost, if not everyone, has used a camera before. Whether it’s for a selfie, a landscape, or just recording a random memory, a camera is a fantastic way to immortalize history, or maybe just that funny...

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