Algona High School

The Algona Dawg Pound Sound is a pep band that will be playing at home basketball games this winter. They are inviting all community members to come play in the pep band. An...

On December 2nd, the girls’ wrestling team traveled to Humboldt to compete in a scramble. The girls took on Ames, AP-GC, Clear Lake, Des Moines Public Schools, Emmetsburg, Humbold...

The Algona boys’ basketball season kicked off a couple weeks ago and is ramping up as we are approaching winter break. The Bulldogs currently have an overall record of 2-2. ...

The Algona girls’ basketball team has been working hard in the gym and they are almost halfway through their season. The girls played Hampton-Dumont-CAL in their fourth home game ...

On Thursday, December 2, the Algona High School dance team traveled to Des Moines to compete in the Iowa State Dance Team Association State competition. The team includes nine gir...

Winter break is just around the corner, and there sure are a lot of fun activities to do in the midwest. Located in West Bend, ice skating is available for all ages. There ...

On October 12th, six AHS students traveled to Fort Dodge to compete in the Special Olympics Regional bowling meet. Katelyn Ortloff, Kolby Preuschl, Alex Romero Foust , Ryder Sean,...

FCCLA is a fantastic organization with lots to offer, such as leadership activities, guest speakers, and much more. Students who are interested in FCCLA at Algona get to participa...

Christmas is just around the corner and there are so many local fun activities to participate in! Christmas in Algona is magical in so many ways! Santa Claus will be in Algon...

Algona High School hosted and competed in a quiz bowl tournament on Saturday, November 12th. This tournament was a national qualifier, which means the top ten percent of teams who...

This week’s senior spotlight is Lauren Anderson. She is the daughter of Matt and Dini Anderson. Lauren was born in Mason City, Iowa, but grew up here in Algona with her siblings: ...

Around the holiday season there are many people who want to give back, and there are a variety of ways to do that. People can make donations to local organizations like the Food P...

To start the year off, on Thursday, November 17th, the girls’ wrestling team traveled to Fort Dodge to take on Humboldt, Eagle Grove, Boone, Des Moines East, East Sac County, Nort...

Christmas is right around the corner, and that means gift buying season is upon us. Giving gifts is much more satisfying than buying them, but it doesn’t always need to be that wa...

Jacob Adams was born and raised in Swea City, Iowa, with his older sister, Carrie, and his older brother, Matt. His brother, Matt, is a twin, who was born just before him. Mr. Ada...

The 2022-2023 basketball season has officially started. Last year, the boys ended their season with a record of 8-14, and the girls ended with an overall record of 11-11. The girl...

Six students from Algona High School and Algona Middle School's Special Olympics team traveled to Buena Vista on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. While there, they participated in Buena...

The Algona members of Model U.N. traveled to Des Moines on November second and third for the Iowa Youth Symposium. The group convened at NIACC earlier this fall for the Central Io...

Twelve FFA members from Algona High School went to the 95th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the first time attending an FFA National Convention for 11 o...

Todd VanOtterloo was raised in Algona, Iowa. Ann Doornick and Kevin VanOtterloo are his parents. VanOtterloo has a younger brother and sister as well. VanOtterloo received hi...