Algona Community School District

Several students this year are planning to graduate at the end of the first semester. Their school year will finish on December 22nd. The seven students taking the early graduatio...

The Live Greeting Card Windows were held on November 30, 2021, in Algona, Iowa, from 6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. The Live Greeting Card windows were a great way to get the family togethe...

New Year’s Day marks the first day of the new calendar year. The holiday takes place on January first and includes many festivities such as staying up til midnight to watch the Ti...

Christmas is celebrated worldwide on December 25 and is a sacred religious holiday. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birt...

Iowa Department of Education releases new school performance results DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today released new results and features in an online scho...

During the Algona Community School Board Meeting on October 11, 2021 and the Lu Verne School Board Meeting on October 21, both local school boards approved the following members t...

The AHS Dance Team, led by Danelle VanGorkom and Michelle Durant, headed down to Des Moines on December 1st to compete at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association competiti...

This year’s girls’ basketball team started their season with practices on November 8th. They started game play with a couple of scrimmages. On Friday, November 19th, they travelle...

The NC-ICDA Honor Choir held their concert on November 8th, in Mason City, on the NIACC campus. Students are accepted based on director recommendation. The students who participat...

Finding gifts for people during Christmas time can be very stressful. There is such little time to find good gifts for people, especially when it comes to shopping for unique and ...

People from all over the United States came to Algona to shoot a movie about the P.O.W. Camp and tell what happened years upon years ago in this small town in Iowa. From Ap...

The 2021-2022 Algona Bulldogs’ wrestling team’s season is freshly underway! They opened up at home on December 2nd in a triangular against Webster City and St. Edmond. First the B...

Large group speech has begun! For those who do not know what speech is, it includes many categories, such as Readers Theater, Musical Theater, Short Film, and many more. All of th...

Theatre is returning to the Algona public, and it’s returning with Jack and Bella ! Jack and Bella is about Jack and his singing and dancing cow, Bella. They want to have their...

Sam Reitz is the son of Whitney Zimmerman and Mark Dryer. Sam grew up in Algona, Iowa. Sam’s favorite memory of the summers when he was growing up is climbing trees. Sam has two d...

You don’t have to hibernate when winter hits! There are lots of frozen festivals and events that celebrate the snow and ice. Ice skating at the Grotto, in West Bend, provi...

Thanksgiving is celebrated by millions of people across the world. It is a time to celebrate, give thanks, and appreciate all that you have. Along with it comes spending time with...

On Wednesday, November 10th, 31 students from AHS, 10 from construction class with Mr. Birkey and 21 from auto class with Mr. Ricklefs, toured Redings Gravel and Excavating in Alg...

Mrs. Hamilton is a new teacher here at Algona High School. She is a special education teacher. Upon high school graduation, Hamilton went to the University of Northern Iowa...

This week’s student spotlight is Sophie Degner. Sophie, a senior, has loved everything about AHS. Sophie has been involved in many activities and enjoys everything she does. With ...