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Albert Lea High School Newspaper

THE AHLAHASA

Albert Lea High School Newspaper

THE AHLAHASA

Albert Lea High School Newspaper

THE AHLAHASA

Impact Teacher

Impact Teacher

Josephine Petersen, staff writer May 10, 2024

Not everyone can walk into school excited for a fun and new class each day, but stepping into 2024 Impact Teacher Jim Haney's classroom is like a whole new experience each and every day. His stories are...

Erin Boorsma (12) was nominated by her peers as the Impact Student. This is one of many achievements Boorsma won this year. She is also a recipient of the Triple A award, was inducted on to the Wall of Inspiration and on the Homecoming Court. “Be as involved as you can, find a niche or find something you enjoy and do it with your whole heart,” Boorsma explains her personal philosophy for creating the best Senior year.

Impact Student

Alexis Godtland, Staff Writer May 10, 2024

Senior Erin Boorsma thinks that it’s a genuine human trait to want to make a difference. Her peers must agree because they nominated her as the 2024 Impact Student. An Impact Student has made a significant...

Matt Dorman

Staff Feature: Matt Dorman

Carley Ladlie, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Dungeons and Dragons: some see it as a game for nerds while others see it as a space for world building and creativity. For social studies teacher Matt Dorman, however, it's a game of useful life lessons.  “The...

Isaiah McGaffey

Student Feature: Isaiah McGaffey

Mariajose Ruiz, Staff Writer April 1, 2024

Entering high school is a new place or stage in your life where you learn new things, especially since it works as a doorway to adulthood. So what has senior Isaiah McGaffey learned throughout his years...

Katie Cords

Staff Feature: Katie Cords

Madelyn Anderson, Staff Writer March 25, 2024

Katie Cords has been the secretary to the principal at the high school for three years but has been working in the office for five years. “I multitask and do a little bit of a lot of different things,”...

Student Addison Herr

Student Feature: Addison Herr

Alexis Godtland, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

Sports are a big part of senior Addison Herr’s life. They have shaped her in many ways. Sports have made her the person she is today while still being an individual that her team’s can also count on...

Diane Henry

Staff Feature: Diane Henry

Kae Bee, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

Many people would love to be Rockfeller because he was extremely wealthy. Others might want to be a talented musician like Harry Styles. However Diane Henry took a different route for who she wanted to...

Junior Autumn Warrington and French Teacher Peter Sunnarborg building Eiffel Towers out of spaghetti noodles and marshmallows

Club Feature: French Club

Ali Hafstad, Editor February 20, 2024

ALHS French Club is open to all, not just French-speaking students. It is an opportunity to explore another culture in a creative way.  “To me, French Club is a way to meet French speakers of all...

Junior Avery White

Student Feature: Avery White

Jorja Bolinger, Staff Writer February 12, 2024

There are many clubs around the school but if Avery White could create any club she would choose a religion club where you learn about all types of religion around the world. She thinks being able to compare...

Zachary Luther

Staff Feature: Zachary Luther

Courtney Oakland, Staff Writer February 5, 2024

Everyone knows social studies teacher Zachary Luther. He is an involved Albert Lea High School teacher, teaching three subjects: Social Studies, World History, and Psychology. While he teaches history,...

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