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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

Neta is Corny

Neta is Corny

Lucas Bleyle, Print Manager October 8, 2016

Corn. That was likely the first thing Neta saw upon moving to Iowa. It would have certainly been a contrast with the warm sunny beaches of California and the Mediterranean coasts of Israel that Neta in...

Claudia from Germany

Claudia from Germany

Queen Victoria, Reporter September 26, 2016

Claudia Franke’s cultural make-up is a mixing bowl of ethnicities, she is a half german - half spanish girl born in England, but raised in Germany saying “My father is from Germany but my mother is...

Adelina in Israel

Adelina in Israel

Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor September 22, 2016

For many of us, change can be scary. Every day we take the same route to and from our classes and see the same familiar faces. Have you ever stopped to wonder what it would be like to throw away the comfort...

I, For One, Bow Down To My New Phone Overlords.

Dane Dorius, Reporter May 9, 2016

Note that this will be even more incomprehensible than my usual ravings. Proceed with caution. Last November (had to pull out my phone to check the date), my uncle Ryan died suddenly. It was an...

In Support of Folly

In Support of Folly

Jill Zmolek, Reporter May 9, 2016

When I walked into Ames High as a new student in 2012, my entire game plan was to get good grades and to keep my head down. Baby Jill was going to power through high school like a Downton-Abbey-watching...

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

Hayley Martens, Social Media Editor May 6, 2016

WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW ABOUT GAME OF THRONES Not many shows can boil your blood and affect your heart rate like Game of Thrones. It’s filled with immense deceit around every corner and more characters...

10 things I wish I could tell my freshman self

10 things I wish I could tell my freshman self

Madi Franco May 5, 2016

  Your friends now will not be your friends in four years. I know you’re stuck in the mindset that you will have the friends that you have now forever, but you won’t. You will meet so...

She said, are those zippers?

She said, “are those zippers?”

Skip Stevens, The reporter April 15, 2016

“Yes. Yes they are,” I said. No, they are not for some hidden pocket that somehow is hidden in the sole of my shoes. And no, they are not just for style. They are literally the link that holds the...

It’s Not ‘Cool’ to Hate Popular Things

Hannah Sumpter and Braxton Buser April 13, 2016

The word basic can be used in several different ways. For example, in chemistry class. A compound can be basic, or acidic. Or, if you’re a millennial, the word basic is an insult to you. The girl you...

Go Puff Yourself

Braxton Buser, Reporter April 13, 2016

Who cares about Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram when there’s a website that allows you to transform yourself into a powerpuff girl? Honestly I’ve been waiting for this opportunity since I was a 6 year...

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