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Club Co-President Violet Villarreal (Left) and Club Advisor Jeff Mielke (Right)

Weightlifting Club: The toughest club around

Jacob Lopez, Reporter November 15, 2024

This year, Arcata High School has introduced a new club: The Weightlifting Club. This club was founded...

Coalition of Nations at the AHS club fair

New clubs on campus

Ruby Smith, Feature Section Editor October 18, 2024

A variety of new clubs are being formed at Arcata High School for the 2024-2025 school year.   Coalition...

A meeting of Arcata High Girls Group run by Humboldt IPA

Changes underway for AHS girls group

Jaida Dusel, Reporter October 18, 2024

Arcata High’s Girls Group, which has been previously run by the Humboldt Independent Practice Association...

Mack and Arcata Native American club presidents q and a

Imni Tripp, Copy Editor October 15, 2024

Native Club Presidents from Arcata and Mack work for the same goal. Each president does their best for...

All fifteen trip members in front of the statue in the Lincoln Memorial.

Arcata FFA members explore new opportunities during the national convention trip

Caterina Morones, Production Manager December 15, 2023

Arcata FFA members returned from the National Convention in Indianapolis and Washington D.C. All fifteen...

2023 AHS Mentorship participants during their field trip to the fire station.

Mentorship – AHS offers real-life career experience

Anthony Vasek, Managing Editor December 11, 2023
“It helps students get exposed to career ideas and gather information so that they can make informed decisions, choosing whether to pursue or pivot from different jobs they are considering,”
Left to right: Sophia Griffin, Elana Griffin, Dinah Sullivan, Nova Baur.

Jewish Student Union

Ell Franklin, Feature Editor December 8, 2023
“[Our goal] is to provide a safe space for other students on campus and also to spread awareness about the culture and the religion,”
Kinetics Club

Kinetics Club

Jaimeanne O'Donnell, Online Editor December 8, 2023
A youth kinetics team full of high school engineers and artists working to create a unique machine for the Championship and to become a nonprofit organization
The CCLL Leadership team 

(top row, left to right: Erika Homan, Carolyn van Mantgem, Melanie Zapper, Taylor Nada, Tim Clewell.
bottom row, left to right: Johanna Mauro, Fionn Conroy, Kayla Gaskill)

Hello CCLL!

Taylor Nada, Online Editor December 7, 2023
This year, the Arcata Arts Institute joined a new program known as the Creative Careers Leadership Lab (CCLL), an organization aimed at helping art students gain skills to succeed in future careers in the arts.  

Un grupo de baile folklórico!

Ebelin Angon-Bazan, El Chisme Socials Editor November 3, 2023
Sí, escuchaste bien, la escuela secundaria Arcata tendrá un grupo de baile folklórico!

Arcata FFA heads into a sea of blue corduroy

Caterina Morones, Production Manager November 1, 2023
“Traditionally, the Humboldt-Del Norte FFA section has traveled together. This year, all of the chapters are on their own. I opted to step out of the norm and plan a trip to Washington D.C. for the second half of our trip,”
Clyde Sundeen practicing welding

AAI master classes

Violet Fogg, A&E Editor November 1, 2023

Arcata Arts Institute masterclasses have been fueling students’ creative sides since the beginning...

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