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Despite a spike in Omicron variant cases among the staff and student body, AT continues in-person learning while the threat of converting to a remote setting looms over the school. The Omicron variant of Covid-19 presents a higher rate of contagion, causing positive cases across the United States to surge upward. In response, schools across …
While AT’s feeder junior high school Indian Trail more strictly enforces Covid prevention policies, administrations say the cause for variance lies in the difference between the political awareness of junior high versus high school students. Both schools maintain similar contact tracing procedures when notified of a positive case–speaking with teachers, alerting low-risk students, contact tracing. …
Many students and their families take winter break as an opportunity to unwind and reconnect with family by taking some time away from home. Everyone has different traditions that they follow during winter break to finish up the year and bring in the new one. Sophomore Isabel Herrera and her parents will be visiting her …
Students share plans for long awaited Winter Break Read More »
From holiday card distribution to Thanksgiving turkey, American holiday traditions often precede cultural traditions across the globe. As a culturally diverse school, AT shares the integration of other heritages’ traditions onto the American table. Between family gatherings and festive parties, music surrounds people of all backgrounds and food permeates the air. In Mexican culture, traditional …
AT’s contribution of culture into the traditional holiday season Read More »
With the rise of remote learning during the pandemic, posts about the fall of snow days flooded social media. While the discussion surrounding snow days is forever changed, the feasibility of beloved snow days remains in case of power outages or an inability to move remotely. As schools across the nation have reopened for fully …
As AT moves into the first final exam season since the pandemic hit in March of 2020, administration voted to change the finals’ weighting, and teachers shared tips and strategies for studying. With the Covid pandemic, three semesters’ worth of finals were canceled, and it was brought to question whether, even with a completely in-person …
Finals’ weightings drop to 10 percent: How to prepare Read More »
AT Theatre hosted the annual Fall show last Oct. 20-22, Trap, a thriller holding the audience to the edges of their seats. Theatre director Anna McSweeney wanted to choose a show that would work in an online or in-person setting in case the school reverted to its online format and an in-person show was no …
The AT Cheer Team tumbles into competition season following football season with a new roster, stunts, and performances. The team is headed by coaches Lexie Gomez and Tammy Gomez. Lexie has coached the team for five years and comments on the positive energy composing the team. “I have coached cheer at AT for five years. …
AT Cheer tumbles into Winter competition season ’22 Read More »
As one of the many changes to homecoming this year, AT rewrote the American mainstay tradition of Powderpuff as ‘Blazer Bowl’ in favor of destructing misogyny depicted by the name. While the progressive change is deemed by many as necessary, AT houses a plethora of perspectives. Across the nation, American high schools prepare for a …
Traditional event known as ‘Powderpuff’ rebranded Read More »
AT reopened the Blazer Boutique, a resource composed of donated formalwear and accessories, for Blazers this homecoming season on Oct. 4 for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic. The Blazer Boutique was started out of need for the AT student body by former PE teacher Sheri D’Ambrose nearly a decade ago. …