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Winter Moves Out and Campers Move In

Winter Moves Out and Campers Move In

Tyler Polster March 13, 2025

As winter comes to an end, many people are trading sleds and skis for tents, kayaks and other summer stuff. It won't be long and the lakes will open up with nearby camping opportunities. Some of the best...

Dropping a Doodle: Fallout Las Vegas

Dropping a Doodle: Fallout Las Vegas

James Irish March 12, 2025

Doodling: to draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored. - Cambridge Dictionary. I often get really invested in the games I play, but few in-game universes have...

AHS Students Prepare for Visual Art Classic (VAC)

AHS Students Prepare for Visual Art Classic (VAC)

Shelby Peterson and Angelina Wachowiak March 10, 2025

Many school activities cater to those that enjoy sports. One club caters to those that enjoy art. A club that allows students to express their love for art not only as a hobby, but as a competition,...

Artists on the Rise: Sofia Isella

Artists on the Rise: Sofia Isella

Anna Rose Olson February 13, 2025

In our musical culture, we tend to overlook a lot of smaller artists. We miss out on music that is amazingly impactful and creative. A great example of an artist who is sadly overlooked is the artist Sofia...

Check Mate! Chess Club Looking to Make Major Move

Check Mate! Chess Club Looking to Make Major Move

Solomon Daniel Towne February 12, 2025

Bryan Fay, of Waupaca, an excellent chess player who developed Waupaca’s state-qualifying program, came to Amherst to see if he could start a club/team, with the help of Doug Spadoni, a special education...

Valentine's Day: Love is in the Air

Valentine’s Day: Love is in the Air

Isabelle Dambroski February 12, 2025

February 14 Valentine's Day is the ultimate day of love, chocolates, and adorable cards, but the origins of the day extend much earlier than humans are in fact aware. The holiday itself began with a combination...

A Christmas poem: 'Real Tree'

A Christmas poem: ‘Real Tree’

William Van Lannen December 18, 2024

Real Tree It was the week before Christmas and all through the class Not a student was stirring as they’d given their last. When what to my wandering eyes did appear Seniors Owen and Matt with...

New Art Room Sparks Learning

New Art Room Sparks Learning

Shelby Peterson November 12, 2024

Over the summer, the Tomorrow River High School had finished the expansion project. One component within the new building and expansion was the new and improved Art Room. Ms. Kaycie is the high school...

The 'reality' of the American Dream

The ‘reality’ of the American Dream

James Irish November 7, 2024

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is an exceptionally written modern tragedy that explores the concept of the “American dream” and how it can break people and families with its elusive nature yet...

The future is now in Fahrenheit 451

The future is now in Fahrenheit 451

Isabelle Dambroski November 7, 2024

In Fahrenheit 451, a world obsessed with entertainment and electronics eliminates books. Written in the 1950s, the themes feel like a warning for our society, where technology distracts us and affects...

Vander Laan jams National Anthem

Vander Laan jams National Anthem

Anna Rose Olson November 7, 2024

Kayden Vander Laan is an aspiring guitarist, and recently, the school got the privilege to hear him perform his own rendition of the National Anthem at the girls varsity volleyball game. Vander Laan, 16,...

Art Club an opportunity to create art, make friends

Art Club an opportunity to create art, make friends

Angelina Wachowiak November 5, 2024

Countless students enjoy the chance to find people with similar likes and hobbies. Many schools allow students to use their voice, show off their creativity, and even offer the opportunity to be a part...

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