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Students kick off new science club School is well in motion and everyone is starting to figure out what sports, activities, clubs and jobs they’re going to be part of, but here’s one more club to add to your growing list: science club. This is the club’s first year at the high school, and it’s definitely getting everything in line for it to have a fun and exciting year. The club was started up and is lead by Brennan Ashwood and Erik Cheng, along with the help of Ron Hoofnagle, a CFHS science and math teacher. “It was easy to get teachers’ support, but organizing everything is a little hard,” Cheng said. This is due to the club being student-led and demonstrated. The club is planning to compete in four different competitions dealing with both sci-
Goin’ Clubbin’ Anime Club meets every Wednesday after school until 5 p.m.
Armed Forces Club meets today at 2:55 in room 147 Art Club meets every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Book Club meet today after school in the library DECA meets Tuesdays at 7:15 FCA meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the CFHS cafeteria. Gay-Straight Alliance meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday S.A.D.D. meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday right after school in room 107 Science Club meets every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Friends meets individually with partners at elementaries. See Mr. Weichers for details to sign up. Harmony meets in mid October for its kickoff to the largest club. Robotics meets- large group (FRC) Tuesday at 7pm small group (FTC) Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 **see Mr. Hoofnagel and Mr. Swartley for details Model UN meets Thursday after school in the ALPHA room. Greenhouse Club meets later in the year as Mr. Weichman gets ready to start new seeds in mid-winter.
ence and math. These competitions are the Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, Math League and the Regional Americans Math
League ( RAML). Each competition is run in different ways. The Science Bowl consists of teams of four that are asked questions and
must hit a buzzer in an attempt to score a point for the team, where Math League has teams of six that complete an exam and help each other out with solving problems. RAML is a harder version of the Math League. The Science Olympiad differs the farthest from the other three. In this competition, teams will divide into pairs and compete in different events in attempts to win or score high amongst the other competing teams. At the end of the day, the winning team/school is announced after all of the events are added up. “This semester will be a lot of preparation, but we do have some speakers later in the year,” Ashwood said. “We have a theoretical physicist coming for multiple talks, an
expert in biomechanics, and a materials engineer from John Deere.” With all this preparation, time and competition, the group’s main goals to achieve are “to just be successful and to get people interested,” Cheng said. And before they graduate, they would “like to establish a strong science group that will last after we graduate,” Ashwood said. Science Club meets every Tuesday at 3 p.m. sharp, so those interested should stop by for some fun knowledge and to be a part its journey to compete in science bowls, contests and the Science Olympiad. With science, the possibilities are endless. By MacKenzie
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Student Senators share aspirations for year The time may be early, but this group of students is wide awake. They are the Student Senate. They meet in the auditorium on Wednesday mornings and discuss issues and upcoming events at Cedar Falls High School. The group of students is supervised by counselor Erin Gardner. “I love meeting new students and watching them go into roles of leadership in the school and the community,” Gardner said. “I love watching them take charge.” Gardner also contributes ideas and suggestions whenever she can or whenever the senate is stumped on a problem. “The senate members and officers have enthusiasm for doing new things that we haven’t done before,” Gardner said. The senate itself is lead by a group of four students called the Student Officers. They consist of Alyssa Vuong, Jacob Gubbrud, Andrew Stensland and Agatha Fenech, who are president, vice president, treasurer and secretary respectively. “I like being in Student Senate because I like being able to make decisions that impact everybody and representing each student,” Stensland said. “I like
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sitting on the stage and make a difference.” At the beginning of each meeting, all of the members of the senate gather and discuss issues as a group. Sometimes, after a few minutes of talking as a large group, the senate body splits up into smaller groups known as committees. The committees tackle individual problems and then give their ideas to the whole group. They are and will be splitting into committees for the next few meetings because the next major event has many different parts to it, and each committee is responsible for an individual part. What is the next major
event? The answer is homecoming and homecoming week. Posters for homecoming week are already hanging that tell the students what to wear for each day of the week. That is just the tip of the iceberg with all of the other homecoming related activities. The different class leadership groups — sophomore, junior and senior — will each be designing their own hallway. It will be a competition to see who can design their hallway best. Each day during homecoming week, there will be a certain type of clothing everyone in the school to wear, and the Friday of homecoming is spirit day, so seniors should
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wear black, juniors should wear red and sophomores should wear white. The theme of this year’s homecoming is “Candyland.” Homecoming week will still be going strong during the homecoming dance which will be held at Orchard Hill Church from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.. The week will come to a conclusion after the Powder Puff Football Game which will be held on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Hauser Stadium Football Field. The school will also be collecting canned goods during this game. Immediately after homecoming week is the food drive, and Student Senate has already
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started planning for that. “The food drive is great because we can get the whole school involved to help a great cause. We can help people through the Northeast Iowa Food Bank while competing with other schools,” Stensland said. “I am most excited about homecoming, the book drive for India, the dance marathon and the color run this year,” Gardner said regarding what she was most excited about this year. Stensland said, “I am looking most forward to two things this year: supporting CFHS athletics and activities and representing every student.” By Zuhayr
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Fresh Faces: Cedar Falls High School Welcomes Six New Teachers
As the high school opened its doors for the new year, the sophomores and transfer students weren’t the only people new to Cedar Falls High School; six new teachers have joined the faculty as well. Several of them divide their time between the junior highs and the high school, and they are all excited in their new positions.
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Tammy Knox FCS
Knox has lived in Cedar Falls for 17 years and has worked for the Cedar Falls School District for nine years. Previously a Family and Consumer Science (FCS) teacher, Knox worked at Holmes Junior High as the bookkeeper before she decided to go back into teaching. Now, she teaches 8th and 9th grade FCS classes at Holmes, and Child Development I and Foods I at the high school. Knox said she enjoyed her FCS classes in school, and especially liked sewing and crafts. Knox said FCS classes are important because it’s an area that has a lot of career paths, especially fashion design, interior design and culinary arts.
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Goodenbour comes from Eldora, Iowa, and graduated from UNI with a math teaching major and taught at Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, Iowa. At Cedar Falls High School, Goodenbour teaches Math for Daily Living, geometry and honors precalculus. For students interested in math education, Goodenbour said, “Take as many math classes as you can.”
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Chad Anderson Industrial Tech Originally from Independence, Anderson spent eight years in the Marine Corps, holding positions such as helicopter crew chief, mechanic and instructor. Anderson also attended UNI and has had various jobs in the automotive, aircraft and agriculture fields, working as a technician, mechanic and supervisor. Anderson wanted to teach because he believes teaching is more fulfilling. For those interested in his field, one that is very hands-on, Anderson said, “Be open-minded and willing to work.”
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Kara Hulse Special Needs After graduating from UNI, Hulse, originally from Cedar Falls, spent six years teaching elementary education and special needs in Thermopolis, Wyo. She then returned to Iowa and taught regular education in Waterloo for one year before coming to Cedar Falls to teach skills classes for the special needs department. Hulse said she loves teaching because of the students she has had in the past, and that it allows her to be different and unique. She said she enjoys teaching in a nontraditional, creative way, and “goes outside the bubble” to find her niche. Hulse strongly recommends cadet teaching for students interested in education. “Go out into classrooms, work with the teachers,” she said.
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Originally from Plainfield, Iowa, Berger attended UNI and majored in teaching, with a masters in education psychology. She then earned her special education endorsement from Upper Iowa University. Berger taught for nine years at Bremwood, a school for behavior disorders in Waverly. Now at the high school, Berger teaches the Fundamentals of US History II, American government and economics, as well as three skills classes. When asked how she became a teacher, “I just kind of fell into it actually,” Berger said. Berger said doing well, not only in school but other areas, and being well-rounded, helps you understand both students and teachers in special education.”
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Wilkinson attended Abilene Christian University in west Texas, then came to UNI for grad school. He then taught at Marshalltown High School for two years, Price Lab School for four years, then Denver High School for one year before coming back to Cedar Falls. Now Wilkinson teaches Algebra I at Peet and Algebra Fundamentals II and precalculus at the high school. Wilkinson went into teaching because “a lot of my family are teachers,” he said. “My grandpa was a math teacher at UNI for 50 years. Another reason he became a teacher: “You get to go off to college and come back to high school. It keeps you young, working By Staff Writier Ellen with kids.”
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Our View Be sure to explore homecoming events Homecoming is coming up in full swing next week with opportunities for fun all around. The official crowning of homecoming king and queen takes place on Thursday, Sept. 24. The crowning will also feature performances from the marching band, cheer and dance squads. Cedar Falls football will face Linn Mar on Friday, Sept. 27 at the UNI-Dome.
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Friday, Sept. 20 •Homecoming Court Assembly Monday, Sept. 23 •Million Dollar Day •Men’s Golf MVC Triangular at Pheasant Ridge at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 •Western Day •W’s Swim@Linn Mar, 6 p.m. •Volleyball@home vs. East, 5:30 Wednesday, Sept. 25 •PJ/Toga Day Thursday, Sept. 26 •Teacher/Student Day •W’s CC@Mason City, 5 p.m. •Coronation, 8 p.m. auditorium
Friday, Sept. 27 •Spirit Day •Tailgate Lunch at First Christian Church •Football vs. Linn Mar, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 •W’s Swim@CR Kennedy, 8:30 a.m. •M’s CC@Minn. Invite, 1 p.m. •VB Tiger Invite, 9 a.m. •Dance at Orchard Hill Church at 8-11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 Powder Puff Game, 7:30 p.m. at high school field
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Game Time
Two well-known video games series offer exciting updates in latest installments It’s time to start saving up some money because these games are definitely going to be worth buying. First, I’d like to talk about Pokémon Generation VI, X and Y on 3DS. Coming out Oct. 12, this generation brings you brand new starters, and all of us fire trainers are just hoping that this time the starter isn’t a fire-fighting type. The makers have decided that in addition to the new starters, they will be giving you the choice of either Squirtle, Charmander or Bulbasaur. Pokémon X’s legendary Pokémon is a fairy type named Xerneas, a new type of Pokémon that is very effective against dragon and ice types. However, it’s weak against ghost and dark types. Pokémon Y’s legendary is Yveltol, a dark flying type. Something I think will be awesome about the new games is the fact that they have made mega evolutions. Mega evolutions are only for specific Pokémon in the game; when you’re in battle you can mega evolve your Pokémon, which makes its appearance change and its stats change as well. Now you evee lovers will love that there will be two new eveelutions: a poison evee
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I can’t wait to play them and see all of the differences and play through the new stories myself.
and a fairy evee. The new game also features hordes — you can be walking through tall grass and instead of just one wild Pokémon attacking you, you could be attacked by five Pokémon at the same time. A new feature called sky battles allows Pokémon to fly or levitate, allowing players to battle with others in the sky. Another thing they are doing to the battles that I’m excited about is the Pokémon will now have emotions. When hit, their face will actually show that they are in pain or angry. They are also putting in a mini game, allowing you to pet, feed and play with the Pokémon in your party. I’m really excited about it because it means that you can feel closer to your Pokémon. Overall, Pokémon the 6th generation, and all the new things they’re doing in it has lots of promise. Grand Theft Auto 5 recently came out on Xbox 360 and PS3. In the new game you get to choose three different characters instead of just one. You can play as Franklin, Michael or Trevor. You get to skip from
character to character and k n o w what’s going on in all sides of the story. It’s easy to get lost in the map for GTA4, but in GTA5 the map is much, much bigger — if you look at the picture, you can see the difference. Also, the entire world is open from the very beginning of the game, so no more unlocking areas. You can play golf and do some yoga, or you can try parachuting over the city or maybe racing somebody in the streets. All new types of people are seen on the streets of GTA5, even celebrities. If you want a brand new car that’s not in the game, you can buy some new cars online. You can even customize cars in LS Customs to make a car unique and awesome. There are also new helicopters and planes/jets. In the new game, instead of just swimming through the ocean or boating, you can scuba dive down to the ocean floor. Just make sure you don’t go swimming after a storm when the runoff is toxic. I’m really excited to get both Pokémon X & Y and GTA5. I can’t wait to play them and see all of the differences and play through the new stories myself. The games look promising and worthwhile.
The new map for Grand Theft Auto 5 is bigger than ever, and the latest installment of Pokémon adds to a long string of creative possibilities. Pokémon Timeline- Gameboy to 3DS
9/30/1998 - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue - 1st generation 10/19/1999- Pokémon Yellow - special pikachu edition 10/15/2000- Pokémon Gold & Silver - 2nd generation 7/29/2001- Pokémon Crystal - 2nd generation 3/17/2003- Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire -3rd generation 9/7/2004- Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen -remakes and 3rd generation 5/1/2005- Pokémon Emerald - 3rd generation 4/22/2007- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl -4th generation 3/22/2009- Pokémon Platinum -4th generation 3/14/2010- Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver -remakes and 4th generation 3/6/2011- Pokémon Black & White - 5th generation 10/7/2012- Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 -5th generation sequels 10/12/2013- Soon to come Pokémon X & Y -6th generation
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Teacher recalls backpacking in Rocky Mountains
When one gets lost in Winkel also described the mountains after hik- the task of preparing his ing for fourteen hours food. In order to carry evwith a 50-pound backpack erything on his back, he had on one’s to dehyshoulders, drate one would all his usually food, want to a n d go home e v e n as soon as then, he possible. didn’t English h a v e teacher many Brian Win—English Teacher Brian o p kel would tions. like to do He preit again. pared This summer, Winkel muesli (a sort of cold oatembarked on a solo back- meal) for breakfast, G.O.R.P packing trip for eight days (nuts and raisins) for lunch in the Wind River Range and tabouli (a Middle Eastin the Rocky Mountains of ern salad with bulgur, vegwestern Wyoming. Winkel etables, olive oil and lemsaid he drew the idea from on juice) for dinner. Even a book he had read by Rich though he loved these Osthoff, “Flyfishing the foods, he quickly grew tired Rocky Mountain Backcoun- of eating the same thing. try.” This is not the only wild Winkel said that he acciidea Winkel has had. Ad- dentally packed portions venture has taken the form that were too big for him, of floating down the Mis- but the calorie dense food sissippi and traveling to the was needed for all his strenBoundary Waters of North- uous hiking. ern Minnesota. It wasn’t always easy eiHow would one ever get ther. Winkel said he lost his prepare for such a physical- way a few times and ended ly demanding trip? Winkel hiking in the wrong direcsaid he walked a 3.1 mile tions. He recalled the secroute in his neighborhood ond day of his trip when he every day, yet the steepness chanced upon a dynamite of the Wyoming mountains crew blowing up the trails in was still a shock compared order to improve the switchto the flatness of Iowa. backs, or hairpin turns on Coupled with the thinner the trails. After chatting air of the mountains, Win- with the head crew memkel said it was much harder ber, Winkel hiked down the to breathe. “I had to stop mountain, and unknowingly and rest a lot, and put my followed a deer trail into head down on my (trekking) nothing. He found the real poles,” Winkel said. trail again, but hiked back
“I was exhausted but proud. I wanted to stay there.” Winkel
Upper Left: a view of the the river from the trail. Upper Right: a view of The Rocky Mountains up close. Bottom Center: another view of the Wind River Range of the Rockies in Wyoming. Journalism teacher Brian Winkel made a video of the trip on his YouTube channel: Bullwinkelable. up the mountain, discovering his mistake only when he saw the dynamite crew once again. Even though this cost him about four hours in total, Winkel tried not to grow too frustrated. “There are two types of people,” Winkel said. “People who laugh about their mistakes, and people who cry about their mistakes. Adversity builds character, they say.” It’s abundantly clear which type
of person Winkel is. Winkel followed the Glacier Trail, which is known for the rare species of brightly colored golden trout that thrive in the high altitudes. Winkel even caught a golden trout, a proud personal accomplishment. He even caught brook trout in nine consecutive casts. He remembers the “mindblowingly glorious” views from the mountains: the crystal-clear waters, the wildflowers in bloom, the
elk feeding on grass even above the treeline, even the cute, fuzzy pikas making high pitched goat noises. Winkel said he loves exploration and seeing new things, and is always looking to go where other people don’t because usually those places are the most beautiful. “I was exhausted but proud,” Winkel said. “I wanted to stay there.” By Staff Writier Ellen
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End of days: CFHS Student Films sequel
The demon everyone fears is returning to the big screen. That’s right, Nazzrack is back. He’s returning with a vengeance and a legion of evil doers led by Devilin Grey to back him up. Mary Blackwell and Isaac Nolan are the only ones who can save the world from his wrath. It’s the comeback everyone has been waiting for in an epic film guaranteed to make everyone bite their nails in suspense. Senior Carrsan Morrissey began work on his sequel to Horrible Things earlier this summer and plans to release the movie sometime this fall, showing at 220 East as well as several other locations. Morrissey began to film this sequel, Horrible Things: End of Days, on Aug. 2. He is incredibly excited to release his next film in this horror series. “Not to brag, but the sequel takes things to a whole new level,” Morrissey said. Horrible Things: End of Days takes place about a year after the events of
Horrible Things. It begins as Mary Blackwell and Isaac Nolan discover reports of a mysterious group, led by Devilin Grey and carrying links to the demon Nazzrack, attacking major cities. Grey’s group plans to bring Nazzrack back and help him rise to power, eventually taking over the world. The stakes are incredibly high as Mary Blackwell and Isaac Nolan attempt to stop Nazzrack from his reign of terror. Morrissey’s dream of a second Horrible Things film came true this summer as he enlisted several of his friends as actors and crew for Horrible Things: End of Days. The film features several old characters as well as new ones. Returning to the screen as antagonists are Nazzrack (CFHS alum Josh Ochoa), Sammoht (senior Luke Wheeler) and Yessromm (former CFHS student Maddie Laing). Returning protagonists are Mary Blackwell (junior Lexy Abbas) and Isaac Nolan (CFHS alum Evan
Fairbanks). A brand new antagonist is Devilin Grey (senior Erik Mueterthies), who calls himself “prophet of the one called Nazzrack.” Morrissey said the characters are better than ever, and thanks to the makeup work of senior Alli Klocke, they look more frightening than ever. “[Alli] is very good at what she does, which will be very evident when you see the film,” Morrissey said, “Most of all, though, my actors’ performances in this movie are astounding.” The movie was filmed in several locations, mainly at Morrissey’s house and The Heart of Darkness in Waterloo. The filming began on Aug. 2 and took place over several consecutive days. The longest shoot took Morrissey and the cast six whole hours to film. “It was a very grueling week for all involved, but it was fun,” Morrissey said. This is the second and final Horrible Things film to be created. Mor-
rissey wanted this film Things film, this is by far to be more of a “real, not his last production. gritty story of survival” He wishes to pursue film as opposed to the previas a career for the rest of ous film, which was more his life, as it is his passion. of a dark fantasy movie. Morrissey particularly enHe also delves further joys horror because it is into the “the most freeing charac- “Horror is about and creatively-stimters’ de- expression. It is about ulating genre,” so v e l o p - making something so many more horror m e n t , terrifying you cannot films are expected and the forget it and so amaz- from him. He is planm o v i e ing you cannot stop ning to move on to is on a watching it.” other projects soon m u c h - Carrsan Morrissey and hopes his audilarger ence will keep their scale eyes and ears open than its predecessor, as for his next production. well as a longer length. The truth of the matter is, “I’m going to be frank; Morrissey is completely this is a dark movie. I dedicated to film. “I put want audiences to be on all of myself into my films. the edge of their seats I devote 110 percent every second. I want of my time, effort and them to cover their eyes thought into making the when things get scary, best movie I can. It is my feel sadness when the passion, and I will do anycharacters deal with the thing it takes to become tragedies of Nazzrack’s the best at it that I can,” war, and most importantMorrissey said. ly, I want them to have to suffer through Mary (Photos by Lucia McBlackwell’s ordeal with Neal) her,” Morrissey said. By Staff Writier Mallory Although this is VALLENTINE Morrissey’s final Horrible
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Bardal resigns as head basketball coach Tom Bardal has resigned from his head coaching position with the CFHS men’s basketball team. After he took his son Brandon, a 2013 CFHS graduate, to the University of Iowa, Bardal was faced with an impactful decision. He could watch the games from the same bench that helped him produce an 87-29 record over five years at Cedar Falls or he could move into the seats and become the team’s number one fan. With two daughters still in the CFHS school district — Lyndsey, a junior and a member of the varsity volleyball team, and Jenna, an eighth grader who also participates in competitive volleyball — Bardal missed many of his daughters’ games due to coaching basketball being his number one priority over the last years. While the decision “was an easy one,” according to Bardal, actually
walking a w a y a n d not just talking about it was m o r e difficult. “ I t ’s h a r d b e cause I ’ v e done it for so m a n y Tom Bardal years, Men’s Head Basketball Coach 200?-2013 a n d I still love basketball,” said Bardal, who has been coaching in the high school and college ranks for nearly 25 years.
This is not the first time that family has come before basketball in his 174win career. The Faribault High School alum coached on future NBA head coach Tim Floyd’s Iowa State staff for one season before heading to UNI until 2001 when Greg McDermott took over. Instead of getting another job at the college level, he took over at Waterloo West so he wouldn’t have to travel all over the country and be without his family. He moved on to Waverly and won the 3A state championship in 2007. Following the season he resigned so he could watch his kids play sports and be around them in general. He took the job in the city from which his family lives, Cedar Falls, for the 2008 year. He made the state tournament twice, in his first year of 2008 with then freshman point guard James Harrington, and then in his final year of
2013 with the team his son played on and which he has coached since they were in fifth grade. A successor to Bardal has yet to be named, but he said that he would like to see assistant coach Ryan Schultz get the job. “He’s been here since I’ve been here and has always worked his hardest. I have no doubt he deserves it.” As for his own coaching future, Bardal very clearly did not rule out a return to the sideline, saying, “If that itch comes back, then we will see. There isn’t a job out there right now that I really want, and if i do get that itch, it’ll have to be in five or six years.” With just two seniors back from last year, the 2013-2014 Tiger men’s basketball team will have to face its youth and inexperience on the court and the sideline before the season starts this winter. By Sports Editor Austin
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At left, participants in the Color Dash revel in the final color explosion. Runners like junior Agatha Fenech (at top) who participated in the event on Sunday, Sept. 8 raised money for fighting maternal and neonatal tetanus.
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Color dashers raise funds for charity
Students lined up to participate in the Color Dash: The World’s Brightest 5k on Sept. 9 at Gateway Park. The Color Dash is an untimed 5k race where the participants run through five different “Color Zones,” stations where different colored powder is thrown at the participants. As the Dash continues, the runners find themselves covered in a spectrum of colors. Not only is the Dash fun, but every Color Dash teams up with a different charity or
organization that helps benefit the community. This race was held to benefit the fight against maternal and neonatal tetanus, which is the infection of the nervous system with a potentially deadly bacteria. CFHS students Jamie Becker and Agatha Fenech both ran in the color-infused race. “My mom and I saw the poster and thought it was for a really good cause,” Fenech said. “We thought it would be really fun to participate.” “I have never done the
race before. The coolest part is definitely getting the color powder thrown at you,” said Becker, covered in color. At the end of the race, everyone huddles around for the final color explosion. Everyone receives a color packet that at the end of the countdown, is thrown up in the air creating a shower of colors. After the explosion, kids made color angels in the powder. By Editor Olivia
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The Tigers started all three of these games against No.9-rated Xavier ahead by pretty comfortable leads, but Xavier came back to win 25-23, 26-24 and the third set the Tigers had a 17-13 lead, but Xavier came back and won. Kaz Brown (top picture) was the team leader with 12 kills and eight blocks. Many of Brown’s points were assisted by setter Emily Hendrickson. Hendrickson ended the night with a total of 26 assists. Emma Gerdes (left picture) also stood out with her excellent defense. Gerdes finished the night with seven digs.
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“We have a lot of work to do but have the potential to be very good,” senior Andrea Leisinger said talking about this year’s volleyball season. This year the Cedar Falls volleyball team is a little different, with many of the seniors who had played now graduated. “It is hard losing seniors and adjusting to new players, but we’re getting better every time we step on the court and play together. It’s tough at first, but you get used to it.” senior Kaz Brown said. Junior Lauryn Kramer said, “The seniors have made it fun and just make us feel like we’re one big family.” There have been other setbacks. Outside hitter Alicia Harrington came down wrong after blocking and hurt her achilles tendon during the game
How’s the season going so far? It’s going pretty good so far. We’re 3-0, so that’s all that really matters. We havent’t played great, so we’re looking to keep getting better. What are the team’s goals for the rest of the season? To win every single week and get a conference championship, make it to State and get that state championship. What are your plans for football after high school? I’m definitley looking to play in college. I haven’t decided where yet, but I’ve got a few options that I’m looking forward to.
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Young volleyball team maintains ranking with tops in state The Tiger volleyball team has had three matches this season and is 3-1 after it recently won against Linn-Mar on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The scores for the sets in that matchup at Linn-Mar were 25-21, 25-22 and 25-22. The Tigers have also competed well in two tournaments, including a first place finish at the Ames Invite, where they overpowered No. 4 Urbandale, No. 3 Sioux City Bishop Heelan and No. 5 Charles City to capture their first tournament crown in two years. Cedar Falls started out the season ranked ninth out of 10 teams but shot right up to third in the rankings after beating Dubuque Hempstead in their first match. The setback came on Tuesday, Sept. 9 when No. 9-rated Xavier from 4A came visiting the 5A Tigers. The Saints left with the win after three close sets.
Jared Farley led the football team to a win against Cedar Rapids Washington. He had an interception, a fumble recovery and had three carries for 55 yards.
against Xavier. Harrington hopes to be back to play this weekend to help the Tigers keep winning. Brown has also suffered from a shoulder injury from basketball last year but hopes to have all of her strength back by October. Last year the Tigers just fell short of going to State after losing the match to get there with a record of 28-11. This year the team’s goal is not only to get to State but to win it all. This Saturday the CFHS volleyball team is going to be playing at the DikeNew Hartford volleyball tournament. The Tigers also start a four night home stretch with a match against Waterloo East this Tuesday, Sept. 24. By Abby
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Beat CR Washington 21-7 Next up: Waterloo West on Sept. 20 at 7:15 p.m. away
Volleyball (3-1)
Went 3-0 at Linn-Mar Next up: Dike-New Hartford on Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. away
Women’s CC
Next up: Rich Engel Classic Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Birdsall Park
Men’s CC
Next up: Rich Engel Classic on Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Birdsall Park
Women’s Swimming
Next up: Iowa City Invite Sept. 21 at Mercer Aquatic Center
Men’s Golf
Next up: Cedar Falls Invitational Sept. 20 at Fox Ridge
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Up Close and Personal Testing out the cameras, Mr. Winkel’s yearbook students go on an exciting adventure aroud campus focusing in on little details.
Megan Wallace Photos