THE AHLAHASA

Taylor Swift: Taylor’s Version

Madelyn Anderson, Staff Writer • August 23, 2023

Taylor Swift is a name recognized around the world. She is an award-winning singer, songwriter and producer. She has 10 studio albums. The first, “Taylor Swift”, was released in 2006 and her latest,...

Marching Band

Courtney Oakland, Staff Writer • August 23, 2023

When you watch a parade, frequently you don’t think past the spectacle in front of you. However, the marching bands have had weeks of practice. Albert Lea High School Marching Band started practicing...

Albert Lea Downtown Tour

Carley Ladlie, Staff Writer • August 23, 2023

Here in Albert Lea we are thankful to be home to many small businesses, many of which are located in our historic downtown district. We here at Ahlahasa pride ourselves with being in touch with...

Inclusivity Month at ALHS

Rosa Corey-Gruenes, Staff writer • April 14, 2023

April is inclusivity month at Albert Lea High School, and I wanted to share some things about how important it is to be inclusive. The definition of “inclusivity” according to Oxford Languages is “the...

Purpose

Ali Hafstad, Staff Writer • February 6, 2023

Some say that purpose is what keeps you tied down to this earth, that it is the reason you wake up every morning and ultimately what you leave behind when you die. I like to think about purpose differently,...

None of your Bees Wax

Maddee Anderson, Staff Writer • February 6, 2023

Students in high school constantly get involved in each other's business. Whether it is intentional, or they just happen to overhear hear things in halls, classes or wherever they may be. Once people hear...

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...

Why Virtual Wednesdays Must Continue

Abby Chalmers , Editor • April 12, 2022

The past two years have been hard on everyone. People have lost family members, jobs, motivation and so much more. Though circumstances have improved slightly since the beginning of this global pandemic,...

Get Involved

Abby Chalmers , Editor • October 15, 2021

You only live once. That’s what everyone always says, right? You only have one life to live, so live it to the fullest? When I was younger, I mostly thought of that phrase as a joke--something...

This or That: Valentine’s Day

Zoe Sadauskis, Editor • February 12, 2021