Algona Community School District

Blake Elsbecker is a new teacher at AHS. He is familiar with the AHS staff as he graduated from Algona in 2016. Upon high school graduation, Elsbecker attended the University of No...

Just this year, IJAG became a part of Algona High School. IJAG stands for Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates. IJAG is a program where students get to focus on what they want to do a...

This week’s Student Spotlight is on Madi Adams, a senior here at AHS this year. Madi is the daughter of Josh and Jenni Adams. Madi is also the oldest child in her family. She has t...

ACTs and SATs are standardized tests given to students. Both tests are for college admission; most schools do not prefer one over the other. Not every college requires these, so be...

AHS’s cross-country team traveled to Humboldt on Monday, September 20th. Here, the boys placed fourth overall, with an average time of 19:53.77. Ryan Stundahl placed first with a t...

The Algona swim team is improving with each meet. Throughout their entire season, the girls have been bettering themselves and improving their times. The girls had a meet on Sep...

Algona’s volleyball season is half way done, but the girls are still fighting and playing hard. Homecoming week was a fun week for the girls. They might not have had a home game, b...

As the last year of high school is underway for this year’s seniors, many are looking to their future and what next year will hold for them. If college is what your future holds, a...

Homecoming was the perfect opportunity to reconnect with old friends and AHS alumni. Last week, September 20-24, Algona High School held their Homecoming. Many AHS students had a g...

It’s that time of the year again! Homecoming is the perfect opportunity for reconnecting with old friends and to overall have a great time and show school spirit. Next week, Septem...

Morganne Cassens is the daughter of Lisa and the late James Cassens. At AHS Morganne is involved in Student Senate, currently being the vice president of the senior class. Morganne...

“I think that if you talked to some of our cross country kids, they might say, ‘Yeah, I’m out for cross country,’ but we’re more like a family, so I would say we have that more fam...

The Scarlet Regiment Marching Band has been working hard all summer to prepare for this year’s marching band season. The band has morning practices, night practices, as well as pra...

Last spring, construction started on the new entrance to Bulldog Stadium. The new entrance has the ticket booth, bathrooms, the concession stand, and the Bulldog store. Both teams ...

The Algona Bulldogs’ football team opened their season with a 25-0 victory over the Emmetsburg E-Hawks on August 27th. Tyler Manske led the way with 256 passing yards and four touc...

The Algona High School volleyball team is already going strong. The girls have been working hard after school in practices. The team has even been putting in extra time early Wedne...

The Algona swim team has been tough at work with multiple meets under their belt already this season. The girls’ swim team only has five members from Algona this year. The girls ha...

Algona Schools Care Project, also known as Project ASC, is an organization that started over ten years ago. Project ASC is for students and their families. This organization provid...

On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Algona High School student, Isabelle Gibbs, and history teacher, Brian Connick, touched down in Honolulu, Hawaii. While Hawaii is a place for relaxing ...

In previous school years, two afternoons a month were designated for staff development time. This year, however, things are different. Algona Community Schools decided to take one ...