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The Blue & Gold

The Student News Site of Academy of Holy Angels

The Blue & Gold

The Student News Site of Academy of Holy Angels

The Blue & Gold

Editor-in-Chief: Sign Off

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Ella Bailie and Josh George May 28, 2024

As the 2023-24 school year comes to a close, the AHA Blue & Gold looks back on some of the successes it has achieved over the past eight months. With the newly added sections and staff members, along...

Everything You Need to Know About Mr. Dayton, AHA’s New Computer Science Teacher

Everything You Need to Know About Mr. Dayton, AHA’s New Computer Science Teacher

Audrey Erickson, staff writer May 23, 2024

When walking into room 3485 in the fall, many were surprised when they were greeted by a new teacher. After exchanging confused glances with classmates, questions soon arose. However they differed, every...

AHA Travels to London and Dublin

AHA Travels to London and Dublin

Olivia Tri, staff writer May 22, 2024

This year, the AHA English department hosted a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to England and Ireland. On a trip supervised by Ms. Ahlm, Ms. Ginder, Ms. Miles, and Mr. U., students had the exciting opportunity...

Juniors celebrating their win in the Stars Pepfest Shootout.

Recap: AHA’s Take on CSW

Monday To start the week, students dressed in red, white, and blue. This theme is a new feature amongst the usual choices, allowing for creative outfits to begin the festivities. There was school-wide...

Possible DECA Club at AHA

Possible DECA Club at AHA

Sienna Dhariwal, News Writer March 7, 2024

This year, AHA has added many clubs and extracurricular activities, including the Business and Finance Club. Founded in September 2023, it has been very successful in its inaugural year. Club activities...

Spotlight: Mr. Roche

Spotlight: Mr. Roche

Shauna McCrory, Special Events Editor February 24, 2024

After more than 31 years of teaching, Jean-Luc Roche has officially announced his retirement. Roche was born in southern France, where he grew up in Toulon by the French Riviera. After graduating high...

AHA Sibling Day: Creating Community

AHA Sibling Day: Creating Community

Shauna McCrory, Lily Calvo, and Erin Spence February 24, 2024

On December 2, AHA hosted its annual Sibling Day, allowing 7th and 8th-grade siblings and cousins to shadow their family member(s) for the day.  The visitor is allowed to experience a full day of AHA...

Mrs. Poshusta and her AP Calculus students

Peek into AP Classrooms

Josh George, Editor in Chief February 7, 2024

With the start of the second half of the school year, AHA students taking an Advanced Placement (AP) class have become more accustomed to the stresses of AP classes. Many students have settled into the...

Mr. Wolfgram dunking at the recent Stars on Stage.

Profile: Mr. Wolfgram

Kathleen Gaston and Charlotte Rosen February 7, 2024

Every year at AHA, students come and go, such as the senior class who graduates and the new naive freshmen who enter with faces of sheer terror. For AHA, however, this fall was unlike any other recent...

Sprinkler Halts Kickball Game

Sprinkler Halts Kickball Game

Sofie Nordstrom, News Writer February 4, 2024

When a fire alarm goes off, one tends to assume that the worst has happened. However, for one of AHA’s latest alarms, the reason behind it was actually quite comical. In an intense game of indoor kickball,...

Jackson Hegwood 25 and Landon Stenger 24 dress up in Christmas spirited clothes.

Christmas at the Academy

Olivia Maloney, Staff Writer January 24, 2024

Christmas is always an exciting time of year at AHA, with long-lasting traditions filling the school with the holiday spirit. As students walk through the halls between classes, Christmas music plays...

Activities Fair Shows Off Opportunities at AHA

Activities Fair Shows Off Opportunities at AHA

Drew Elizabeth Abbs '24 December 7, 2023

Image credit: Drew Abbs Each year, AHA hosts a Fall Open House for prospective seventh and eighth graders. Before each tour, prospective parents and students have the opportunity to walk through the...

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