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Book Cover of Ballad and Songbirds And Snakes

Snow Rising

Alexis Godtland, Staff Writer November 11, 2023

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a 2020 science fiction novel that was written by Suzanne Collins and is a prequel to The Hunger Games series. It tells the story about young Coriolanus Snow, the future...

Pumpkin Spice Stats

Pumpkin Spice Stats

Ahlahasa Staff November 11, 2023

While we all have our own personal and usually strong opinions on pumpkin spice, we as an Ahlahasa staff tried all of the pumpkin spice lattes within Albert Lea: Caribou, Scooter’s, McDonald’s, and...

Tower located at Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Renaissance Festival

Ali Hafstad, Editor August 29, 2023

Ever since I was young, I’ve had a growing fascination with the Renaissance Era. This period has folklore based around fairies, witches, pirates, mermaids, and more. Now imagine all of this being depicted...

Wind Down Wednesday

Wind Down Wednesday

Courtney Oakland, Staff Writer August 23, 2023

I often get bored during the summer and am looking for interesting things to do. Wind Down Wednesday takes place in downtown once a month during summer and has tons of fun stuff for all ages.  There...

Book Review: The Law of Inertia

Book Review: The Law of Inertia

Rosa Corey-Gruenes, Staff Writer October 11, 2022

As a part of the book club at ALHS I read ‘The Law of Inertia’ by Sophie Gonzales. In the ALHS book club we all come together as a group, create a book list, and periodically meet to talk about what...

Book Review: One of Us is Lying

Book Review: One of Us is Lying

Abby Chalmers, Editor September 7, 2021

Five teenagers - and almost complete strangers, at that - in a room with one old, crabby teacher is a bad enough combination. But it gets worse. The teacher leaves for a moment, and when he returns, one...

Book Review: The Selection

Book Review: The Selection

Abby Chalmers, Editor August 24, 2021

At this point, most people have heard of the TV show The Bachelor. Over two dozen women compete for the heart and proposal of one man over the course of several weeks. During that time, the Bachelor must...

According to history.com, the skeleton of St. Valentine has been scattered around Europe. His skull is displayed in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome, and other bones are in Scotland, Ireland, England, France, and the Czech Republic.

The Truth Behind Valentine’s Day

Abby Chalmers, Staff Writer February 12, 2021

February 14 is Valentine’s Day, the holiday that celebrates love and affection. In the pre-COVID world, you probably saw couples dressed to the nines and out on a dinner date. You’d see frantic, last-minute...

Favorite Winter Holiday Foods

Zoe Sadauskis, Editor December 22, 2020

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