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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

A person holds up a sign that reads, "Protect Trans Kids." Transgender students have felt increasingly targeted by legislation that limits their rights. Photo licensed through creative commons.

Iowa Becomes First State to Remove Gender Identity as a Protected Class

Floyd Walter, Guest Writer May 21, 2025

Hundreds of Iowans flooded the capitol in Des Moines in protest of a bill that takes away certain civil rights protections. A hearing voting on HSB 242 took place on February 27 at 9:30 a.m. It passed...

A collage of some of my favorite moments from this year on The Web.

A Final Farewell

Chantal de Macedo Eulenstein, Editor-in-Chief May 21, 2025

It is hard to put into words how much The Web means to me. I remember how excited I was sophomore year to walk into room 2600 as an official member of The Web staff. I wore my gray “America Needs Journalists”...

Fight the Long Defeat

Fight the Long Defeat

Sam Galindo, WEB Editor May 20, 2025

I remember being in fourth grade, reading the Hobbit. One day as I was nearing the end of the book, I asked my mother whether she had read it too. “No,” she laughed, “we adults have no time for these...

A photo taken of me at prom in Des Moines  in front of the Iowa state capitol. Senior year has made me realize how beautiful Iowa is, and has made me question my unrelenting desire to leave the state.

Love Iowa a Little More

Chantal de Macedo Eulenstein, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2025

I am going to miss Ames High. I have come to this realization slowly as graduation day has inched ever closer, and my excitement at leaving has been overshadowed by an increasing sense of melancholy. Hidden...

Senior column: My final chapter (of high school)

Senior column: My final chapter (of high school)

Ethel Navarro, Features editor May 20, 2025

I still remember walking into Ames High for the first time—nervous, excited, and wondering how I’d ever survive four years (being a non-native English speaker btw). Now, somehow, I’m writing this...

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...

An Everyday Student In Classrooms, AI

ERJ, WEB Reporter April 27, 2025

Has your teacher ever admitted to using AI to generate an idea for a class assignment? Or have you ever used ChatGPT to help with your pre-calculus homework? The answer is probably yes.  AI Chatbots...

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Webster Award Winner: An Honest Review of Duolingo (I’m not scared of you, Duo)

Anya Adcock, Guest Writer February 20, 2025

I’ve recently begun to get back into Duolingo, keeping a 50-something day streak alive, following all my friends for the first time and surging into the Amethyst League. However, considering the fact...

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Do We Need a Better Way to Teach Math?

Siray Zhu, Guest Writer January 22, 2025

140,000 minutes. That’s how long an average senior in high school has spent in a math classroom, and that number doesn’t even include homework or studying for tests. And what do we learn from that...

I Found My High School Problems Reflected in Sylvia Plath

Taline Eljaam, Guest Writer January 21, 2025

At the beginning of my junior year at the age of a sophomore, graduating a year early, it suddenly hit me that I needed to have my life figured out. While struggling to make a firm decision on what I wanted...

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