Does human life mean nothing if it benefits the greater good? The question of what is right or wrong constantly builds the events in the film. Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his friends were WCKD’s experiment....

       On Feb 25, the ALHS gym was named in honor of Orrie Jirele who passed away on Sept 21, 2013. There was a ceremony in between the boys JV and varsity basketball games to officially name the gym....

The whack of a tennis ball. The whiz of a racket. The grunt of a player. The sounds of feet moving rapidly. One of those pair of feet on the Albert Lea High School courts are smaller than the rest. Those...

Walking into the lunchroom you hear an unfamiliar noise. The grinding of drills. The pounding of hammers. The custodians are adding the new tiles to the wall of inspiration. This year ten new tiles were...

What did he just say?” “Wait… What?” Any of these moments of confusion can be heard in just about any classroom anywhere. Students have numerous reasons for not paying attention in class or simply...

CATaclysmic’s annual show choir invitational, hosted here at Albert Lea High School, typically attracts around 600 spectators. At this year’s event, held on March 24, 18 groups from ten schools competed,...

One hundred years is a long time, especially to keep any sort of program together. That doesn’t seem like a problem for the Albert Lea High School Band program. The Albert Lea High School Band program...

The bell rings. Students flood the first level E-House. A girl walks into the classroom, iPod pumping music into her ears. Two boys enter the room. The classroom slowly fills with freshman English students....

High school bathrooms can be an escape for students.       When students don’t want anyone to see them crying. When they don’t feel like going to class. When they need to get away from it all...