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Next Generation Teachers: Four Student Teachers Enter CFHS Classrooms The sophomores, juniors and seniors at Cedar Falls High School are not the only students learning in the building. This year, there are several students from universities learning the art of being a teacher from observation and hands on experience.

Some spend time at multiple schools throughout the day, learning how to teach students of all ages, while others spend all day in one classroom, trying to understand how to teach and earn the respect of high school students. No matter what subject they are specializing in, all are anxious to complete their student teaching and have a classroom of their own.

Connor Koppin Originally from Mason City, Koppin now attends Wartburg College in Waverly. He decided in his freshman year at Wartburg that he wanted to be a teacher, having had an amazing experience in choir when he was in high school and wishing to instill that experience in others. Koppin was randomly assigned to teach choir at Cedar Falls High School, beginning his student teaching on Aug. 12. He will complete his experience on Dec. 14 and graduate soon after with a bachelor’s degree in music education. Then he plans to move to Minnesota and begin his search for a job at a high school where he will teach choir.

Koppin said he feels that the hardest part of student teaching is getting the students to respect him as they respect his cooperating teacher, Eliott Kranz. He felt this on his first day, which was strange for him, but now feels as though the students have grown to respect him, making teaching much easier. As advice for aspiring teachers, Koppin said, “Figure out what kind of teacher you want to be, and then start to teach that way.”

Heather Greel After growing up in Medford, Ore., Greel lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., with her husband, who is in the military. They were stationed there before be-

Connor Koppin: Choir

Heather Greel: Developing Nations

ing stationed here in Iowa, givGreel said. ing her the opportunity to enroll at the University of Northern Meghan Reynolds Iowa as a history secondary eduReynolds came to Cedar cation major.

Falls in 2000 after living in Des Greel began student teachMoines, to attend the University ing after being placed at Cedar of Northern Iowa for her underFalls High School on Aug. 12, graduate degree, which she reand her last day at the school ceived in biology and music. She will be Oct. 11. She graduates was originally a lab supervisor in two months later in a research lab December. and was given After that, Greel The hardest thing the opportusaid she hopes to go nity for a cato graduate school about student reer change, and plans on earning teaching is that so she dea masters in both educided to take my work is never cation and history. the chance Greel said she be- completely done. and go back lieves that the hardest to school to part of student teachbecome a ing is the amount of teacher. work, as she has all Reynolds the responsibilities of a teacher specifically requested the CFHS in addition to working on her science department for her stuteacher work sample, which is dent teaching, as it has a great required to complete her stureputation. She began student dent teaching. teaching in the middle of AuShe said the best part of gust and completes her time at teaching is getting to know stuCedar Falls High School on Oct. dents and finally experiencing 11 before leaving for Mumbai, life as a teacher. Greel said she India, on Oct. 16 to teach there will always remember her stufor two months. dents, and they have made her After she graduates with student teaching experience a her masters in science educagreat one. tion, Reynolds plans to look for She said she believes that if teaching positions in the Cedar you are passionate about teachFalls area, as “it’s like a second ing, you should not let anyhome” to her with the university one or anything stop you from nearby as a great resource. achieving your dreams. “The The hardest part about stuworld needs great teachers,” dent teaching for Reynolds is

-Becca Payne

Meghan Reynolds: Physics

Becca Payne: Orchestra

time management and keeping track of everything. Reynolds said that as a teacher, she wants every student to succeed, and it takes a lot of work to do this because all students have different needs. She said she likes student teaching because it gives her the opportunity to succeed and fail, with her cooperating teachers supporting her. Reynolds said, “You have to really want to teach and enjoy it, or it will be incredibly hard to be successful.

Don’t just settle for getting by; always strive to do better. That advice should be followed no matter what your career.”

4-12 in the orchestra program.

Payne began student teaching on Aug. 12 and finishes on Dec. 12, graduating soon after with a degree of bachelor of music in music education-instrumental.

After she graduates, Payne plans to work as a substitute teacher while also applying for full-time teaching positions.

Payne said that the hardest part of teaching is that her work is never completely done.

She puts a lot of work into her teaching, constantly reflecting on what her students need and often coming in at night for extra rehearsals.

Her favorite thing about student teaching is the students themselves. Payne loves getting to know students as individuals and witnessing them master different concepts that she taught them.

Speaking of her experience, Payne said, “What won’t I take away? I am constantly learning new things about what teachers do both inside and outside of the classroom. It is my goal to gain all of the knowledge and expertise that I can out of this experience, but if you want to know specifically, I think I will take away the passion and work ethic that my cooperating teachers display each and every day.”

Becca Payne Originally from Marion, Iowa, Payne came to Cedar Falls to attend the University of Northern Iowa. She decided that she wanted to be a teacher during her senior year of high school, having strong influences from her orchestra teacher and wishing to make an impact on her students like he did.

Payne was placed in the Cedar Falls District for student teaching, working with students at Cedar Heights Elementary, Southdale Elementary, Holmes Junior High, Peet Junior High and Cedar Falls High School.

She goes to each school with her coordinating teachers, Mr. Hall and Ms. Smith. Because of this, she gets the benefit of working with students in grades

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FCA welcomes all to fields, meetings Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is a worldwide organization that has been around since the ‘60s. There wasn’t one in Cedar Falls. This is why P.E. teacher Corey Peters decided to start one in our area.

“I think we have too big of divides in our lives between communities, social classes, race, sex, religion, etc,” Peters said regarding why he started FCA. FCA is every 2nd and 4th Monday in each month in the Holmes Cafeteria from 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. The high school also just started its own FCA this fall.

The purpose of this group is to impact the community, family, schools, etc. Peters also wanted to start this group because he wanted to have a group that was known for how they love others — not just the ones who act like they love others, but ones where they actually do something to show it.

“I want them to love everyone and be known for it,” Peters said.

Anyone can come to FCA even if they are not a Christian or an athlete.

Once a student told Peters that he wasn’t an athlete. Peters then asked him if he had ever thrown a ball, the student said yes, “You are an athlete then,” Peters said.

Throughout FCA Peters has had many amazing experiences. A couple years ago he had a girl who was an atheist join the group. Peters loved having her there but wondered why she was coming to a Christian program if she was atheist, so he asked her. She said it was the only place that she felt accepted and loved.

At FCA they talk about the importance of reading the Bible, and at the end of the meeting they have prayer time where they pray for other students. They also invite students from UNI to speak sometimes. The meetings usually have a speaker, short devotion and games in the gym at the end. Peters also makes homemade BBQ once a year, and besides that, they also have

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club at the high school participated in the Fields of Faith event hosted on the high school track and football field last Wednesday, Sept. 18. Many Cedar Valley youth groups attended this event that featured testimonies from some of the over 500 participants. treats and pizza often.

This last week there was also the third Fields of Faith (FOF). Over 500 people attended this event. At FOF, students share stories about how God has impacted their lives. The majority of this event is run by students. “They

challenge each other to, one begin a relationship with Christ, two, get into his word daily, three impact their home, school and community for him,” Peters said.

Also every Thursday students have the opportunity to go out and pray for

people. They hand out groceries to families in need.

Those interested can also check out Peters blog for many other stories and pictures at http://kingdomcomeprayer. blogspot.com/.

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and goes through the process of making amendments. In the spring, their meetings shift as they discuss specific countries that they will take on the role of becoming.

This past Monday, the Model UN competed in its regional versus Hudson, in which they took on the role of acting as though they were the real United Nations. The club will go on and participate at State in mid-October versus all of the other schools in the state

and debate topics as a whole at the state capitol in Des Moines.

In the spring, the group travels to an event at the University of Northern Iowa where they debate as their specific countries. They will debate timely topics, and, although they are all Americans, vote and act as their countries.

The spring goal is for the “students to learn about their countries,” Kangas said. He noted they’ll also learn their country’s “different views and customs.

[Hopefully they’ll] come to agreements.”

It’s never too late to come and join the Model UN. “The more people’s additional voices make it interesting,” Kangas said. Participants don’t have to be in Model UN in the fall to join in the spring and vise versa. So, if debating on governmental issues and topics, as well as debating as if one represents a different country, is exciting, come and join the Model UN.

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Model UN readies for state conference in Des Moines Get your pens out, put your thinking caps on and prepare to put your debating and problem solving skills to the test. Model UN is kicking off and looking for members. The club meets every Thursday between 2:50 and 3 p.m. in Tim Kangas’s room, a.k.a the ALPHA room, 147.

Model UN is a “simulation on how the United Nations works in the real world,” Kangas said.

The group discusses timely topics

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Our View Homecoming is no excuse for poor decision making Homecoming: it’s the first pen afterwards; they only dance of the year. Time for think about how much fun girls to dress up and boys to they’re having at that moask their crushes out. Sadly, ment. And that’s how bad sometimes, instead of just things happen. enjoying homecoming, some There’s a reason the people decide to do bad drinking age is 21. Teens things. Sometimes they de- get drunk faster than cide they want adults but to drink or do Some Stats from MADD have more drugs. The thing *Almost one out of every three t r o u b l e is they don’t re- traffic deaths involved drunk knowing alize that it’s ac- driving. when to *One in three people will be tually not going involved in alcohol related stop. When to make their crashes in their lifetimes. states have night any better. *Adults who drank too much tried to When peo- got behind the wheel about lower the ple who drive 112 million times in 2010. drinking age to homecom- *After alcohol, marijuana is in hopes of ing drink, they the most frequently found lessening substance in car crashes. put themselves *About 33% of DUI drivers are u n d e r a g e and whoever high on marijuana. drinking, it they are taking actually got home in danger. worse. Teen They use the excuse that they brains are still maturing, won’t drink enough to be un- and if the drinking age able to drive right, but, once was lowered and we were they start drinking it’s not that allowed to drink, it would easy to just stop themselves. cause some health probOther people that don’t lems for us. have to drive home think Marijuana is a problem they’ll be fine no matter how too. People argue that it much they drink, but here’s doesn’t affect their driving, the thing: if you’re drinking so but they’re actually quite much that you black out and wrong. Even low doses of don’t know what’s going on, it can affect concentration so many things could happen. and perception and even You’ll not only miss the fun at mess with reaction time — homecoming, but you could all things you need to have wake up with a hangover. You in order to drive safely. could wake up and find your- Marijuana can make it hard self somewhere you’ve never to judge distances or rebeen before. There could be act to signals and sounds pictures of you on the Inter- when your driving. net doing things while you’re Homecoming is packed drunk that you wouldn’t do with options for fun, so do normally. Most people don’t yourself a favor and leave think about what could hap- the chemicals alone.

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Questions overlooked in flouridated water Over 45,360 cities, that’s approximately 226 million people, are subject to a mandatory fluoridation of their drinking water. Though many believe that fluoride is good for you, there are a substantial amount of people standing up against this mandatory fluoridation.

Some of these critics point to a Harvard study that came out on Dec. 30, 2011, before it was accepted on July 20, 2012. The study proves that the consumption of fluoride has no beneficial effect on the body. Actually on the contrary, fluoride is toxic at 1.0 parts per million (ppm), and a Harvard study shows that fluoride, a known neurotoxin, ingested at a young age in large quantities causes IQ reduction.

At such a young age the brain is susceptible to many toxins that can cause devastating effects.

Now, this is not always the case. Not every young child has been affected, as is obvious, but any avoidable percentage of people is desirable.

Fluoride is not the only chemical put in the water for medical treatment. Many of the people against fluoridation are aware of the most dangerous of the concoction of chemicals injected into the municipal water; hydrofluorosilicic acid, also known as hexafluorosilicic acid. Hydrofluorosilicic acid is also commonly used for water fluoridation in several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In the United States, about 40,000 tons of hydrofluorosilicic acid is recovered from phosphoric acid plants.

Hydrofluorosilicic acid releases hydrogen fluoride when evaporated, so it has similar risks. It is corrosive and may cause fluoride poisoning. Inhalation of the vapors may cause lung edema.

Also, fluoride excess is sometimes stored in the bones, which is linked to weak bones. The results of more than five studies indicate increased bone fractures in both naturally and artificially fluoridated areas. The incidence of bone fracture is also increasing more rapidly than can be

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BENGSTON accounted for by aging of the population. There are numerous studies, including Harvard study, which undeniably prove that fluoride’s cumulative effect on bone is devastating.

It is well known that chronic ingestion of fluoride, which in this day and age is almost impossible to counter unless you buy an expensive and advanced water filter, can cause osteofluorosis or skeletal fluorosis, a crippling bone disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies fluoride as “A drug, because it is used to prevent or mitigate disease. As a matter of basic logic, adding fluoride to the water for the sole purpose of preventing tooth decay.” On an aside, tooth decay is not a waterborne disease, but they add fluoride as a form of medical treatment. All other water treatment chemicals are added to improve the water’s quality, which fluoride does not.

Another argument is that the fluoridation of public water is unethical. As a standard of medical practice, informed consent is a key moral right of the patient, or in this case 226 million people. For this reason, most of western Europe has ruled against the mandatory fluoridation of the drinking water.

Another reason against fluoridation is that it’s impossible to control the dosage. Once it’s dispersed in the public water, it’s up to the person to understand the toxic dosage of fluoride. Different people drink different amounts of water.

For example, construction workers consume much more water than a desk clerk. It is the moral reasoning for any doctor (or in this case city or state government) to inform the patient of the toxicity, what it is and how much the patient is consuming.

A Nobel Peace Prize winner for medicine, Dr. Arvid Carlsson, is even against the forced fluoridation of citizens.

“I would advise against fluoridation. ... Side-effects cannot be excluded. ... In Sweden, the emphasis nowadays is to keep the environment as clean as possible with regard to pharmacologically active and, thus, potentially toxic substances.”

So even the Nobel Peace Prize winner of medicine is taking a stand against fluoridated water. Recently many cities across the nation are standing up against the forced fluoridation of the municipal water.

Portland, Ore., is fighting for clean water after being the longest standing city to not fluoridate its water. In 2010 Portland held a quiet city meeting to fluoridate the water, telling the public afterwards that it had decided to fluoridate the water. Immediately the people started complaining about the fluoride. Although Portland is still fighting, this may be another victory for the people.

To bring this home, Cedar Falls fluoridates its water. On the Cedar Falls website, continuing on to the utility page, states, “The Municipal Water Utility was formed in 1888.

Cedar Falls’ water comes from eight groundwater wells drawing from the Silurian-Devonian limestone aquifer. The wells range in depth from 147 to 275 feet. The water from this source is of such high quality that little treatment is needed; only chlorine and fluoride are added at the well sites. CFU’s water distribution system includes four towers and 199 miles of water mains.”

Do we want fluoride in our drinking water? Do the Cedar Falls citizens agree with the forced fluoridation of our children, elderly, parents and everyone who doesn’t have the time or the resources to filter out the fluoride with the expensive filters mentioned earlier? Do we want to be forced to take a pharmacological, known to cause a drop in IQ and other ailments?

I believe that fluoride should be taken out immediately, but that means any people on the side of non-fluoridation need to take action and show what democracy really means.

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What is your favorite I really enjoy all the dress up days. It’s fun getting to dress up ridiculously.

- Timmy Sevcik

My favorite thing about homecoming would have to be the football game.

- Danny Watters

The fun activities that go on and everyone seems to loosen up for a week.

-Ross Pierschbacher

Definitely the dress up days throughout the week. It’s fun to dress up in different outfits with your friends — ­ also the sporting events.

- Madison Wood

I think my favorite part is probably the football game on Friday.

-Jordan Caruso

Coronation is at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the gymnasi performing.

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part of homecoming?

My favorite part of homecoming is dressing up for the days of the week and all the activities that go along with homecoming week.

- Kaz Brown

Seeing everyone go all out for the different days of the week.

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I like how everyone is in a really good mood and happy.

- Carlos Black

I really enjoyed the Candyland games we played and when we decorated the halls. It’s cool to see how our hallways look during homecoming season.

- Spencer Betts

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Top left: Danny Watters brushes partner Lisa Schreck’s hair (Alie Warmuth photo). Middle left: Kaz Brown applies lipstick to her foam covered partner, Spencer Betts (Lucia McNeal photo). Bottom left: Carlos Black ducks to avoid whipped cream thrown by Molly Gettman (Lucia McNeal photo).

Top right: Gabe Clark sprays Laura Relph with whipped cream (Lucia McNeal photo). Middle right: Homecoming candidates await the final name (Lucia McNeal photo). Bottom right: Alyssa Vuong is pied in the face by partner Ross Pierschbacher (Lucia McNeal photo).

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This summer , former CFHS student Bryana Barry (center) , traveled to China, where she previously lived, to take language classes. Now, Barry attends a performing arts school at a public university in North Carolina.

Following Her Gut

CF alum pursues dreams of language, acting Most high school students merely long to visit a foreign country or pursue their childhood dreams. Former CFHS student Bryana Barry is making her dreams come true.

Barry transferred to Cedar Falls High School from North Carolina in November of last year. Unfortunately, her stay in Iowa was not long, as she only finished out the school year before moving back to North Carolina. However, though she was here for only seven months, Barry made a big splash at CFHS, taking AP classes, landing a lead role in the spring musical, All Shook Up, and teaching the concert choir Mandarin Chinese for one of its pieces.

This past summer, Barry traveled to Beijing, China, with a program called MMLA. Learning of the opportunity from the Internet and some family friends, Barry stayed for four weeks and took a lan-

guage class every day. darin.”

Barry had to sign a lanIt wasn’t Barry’s first time in guage pledge promising that China as she moved there with she would not speak English her family in fourth grade. Barry unless in the case of an absaid that China’s culture is comsolute emergency. She even pletely unlike that of America. could have been sent home “It’s night and day different. In for speakChina ing English. things In China things are a r e “It was difficult and uch much more family ori- m very quiet at more ented and less mate- f a m i l y first, but it was very cool rial based. It’s hard to orientand helpful,” ed and describe having been l e s s Barry said.

“I started atearound it since a young m thinking in r i a l age.”

Chinese, based. and stopped I t ’ s Former Student Bryana translating hard things from to deEnglish into scribe Mandarin at having some point. been There are some phrases, such around it since a young age,” as ‘I don’t understand,’ that my Barry said. initial reaction is to say in ManBarry now attends The Uni-

Barry

versity of North Carolina School of the Arts, a public university that is an Arts Conservatory (like Juilliard) with both a high school and college division.

Barry said the school takes a lot of pride in currently being ranked the seventh best drama school in the world.

Barry said she discovered the school at age 12, when she became truly serious about pursuing acting. A family friend and alumni of the dance program told Barry she should look into attending her senior year of high school. (High school drama students can only attend their senior years).

When Barry moved to North Carolina her sophomore year, she began to hear more and more about it. Ironically, she said she found out that she was moving to Cedar Falls around the time she started her application. She didn’t truly understand the reputation of

the school, though, until a few days before her audition, which made her even more serious about wanting to attend.

Barry wanted to go to this school because she wants to pursue acting. Her mom supported her because she wanted her to find out if this was really what she wanted to do and realized what amazing opportunity it was.

For the admissions process, Barry had to complete an online application, write essays and submit recommendations.

For her audition, she presented two contrasting monologues, one dramatic and the other comedic, and sang 16 bars of a song a capella.

Despite being dubbed “the girl from Iowa” earlier in the day, her audition went very well. She sang “Matchmaker” from “Fiddler on the Roof,” and received a chuckle during her comedic monologue.

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Left: Barry with CFHS alum Zach Southada-Rogers in last year’s musical All Shook Up. Top: Barry with a Chinese friend she made during her stay in China.

Then she was interviewed and her mom came in to talk to the admissions officers. “Overall,” Barry said, “it was the most relaxing audition of my life.”

Back at Cedar Falls High School, Barry found out about her callback and then conducted another interview over the phone. “I found out I had a callback through an email I received while sitting in DeMoss’ class and then basically had a phone interview to make sure I was sane and responsible enough to be successful at the school,” Barry said. After a social media scare due to the staggering of the acceptances, Barry received a call inviting her to be a part of the program.

Whatever one’s perceptions about performing arts schools are, Barry is busier than ever. She takes three academic classes every school day except Wednesday and different arts related classes every day.

Some of her classes include yoga, voice (speaking), singing, dance, movement (dance and other movement activities) and text analysis.

In her acting class, all of it comes together. The students are also doing community service at a local hospital.

And every Wednesday, Barry attends a class called college seminar where she actually works on applying to college.

“College applications and autunities to be a part of so many ditions are a HUGE part of our families, including the 150-peoprogram and something that ple drama program, the senior we’re all really focused on.“ class and the high school comBarry said she always has munity. homework in both academic She is part of an ensemble and arts classes, and, therenamed Breathe with 24 other fore, the days that she’s able to seniors, and she loved that go to sleep before 1 a.m. are despite their individual differ“miracles.” ences, they all have the same “At a normal high school passion. “We are all so different you can procrastinate and still in the way we look, act and just get stuff done. Here we really are, but we all have the same can’t,” Barry said. passion, and it’s great to spend This is obviously a big my day with them. I’m part of change from her previous high this awesome school where school years, and Barry seems people can be themselves 24/7 to have adjusted well. “I don’t without judgement, and it’s remiss the high a l l y school expec o o l rience, but I to be miss people in the and certain halls activities,” w h e re Barry said. “I so very miss being f a able to go mous, to choir and or notplay rehearsso faal. I also miss mous my teachFormer Student Bryana b u t ers. And, of s u c course, the cessful awesome artists people I met, have whether they were friends walked in.” or not. Out of the three high Because this program is schools I attended before this, only for Barry’s senior year of CF was my favorite.” high school, she is completing What Barry loves the most the college application process about her school is the opporlike so many other seniors.

“I honestly don’t care if I ever get famous, as long as I can make a living doing what I love every day, I’ll be happy.”

Barry

She is currently looking at 23 colleges, but said the list will go down very soon. She is really looking for liberal arts schools with conservatory-style programs, while many of her ensemble members are applying to straight conservatories like Juilliard.

Barry said she’s looking for a school that will challenge her artistically and academically.

She recognizes, though, thatmost of those schools require an audition, and even with a successful audition, she may not get it. “It’s a scary thought, but I know I’ll end up where I belong,” Barry said.

Barry has had some amazing opportunities and experiences, but she hasn’t let the the success get to her head, and she denies even the position to give advice. Despite Barry’s growing knowledge experience, she adamantly declares that she is not an expert in the arts: “I don’t even give acting advice to my peers,” Barry said.

However, she takes a shot for people who want to pursue a similar path. Barry advised: “If you’re serious, and I mean really serious, go for it.”

Barry credits CFHS drama teacher Michelle Rathe and choir director Eliott Kranz as great resources for arts education. She also advised to pay attention in school, adding that a

lot of research goes into some characters and plays, and that some of the top acting programs are at some of the top academic schools in the country, like Northwestern or Carnegie Mellon.

“Actors are very smart people,” Barry said.

She also stresses that “Broadway is not the only way.” She said that many actors have been able to make a living doing what they love, even if they weren’t ever famous. “I honestly don’t care if I ever get famous, as long as I can make a living doing what I love every day, I’ll be happy” Barry said.

“And don’t be discouraged by rejection, if it’s what you’re meant to do, you’ll get there.”

Finally, Barry advised to “follow your gut.”

“One really cool thing I’ve learned here is that there is research that you have a second ‘brain’ in your gut, and it’s so cool, when I’m really acting, and really into what I’m doing, my stomach does back-flips and is in all types of directions, and that applies to life too. When you’re doing what you love, the thought of doing anything for the rest of your life makes you sick, and that’s how you know to stick with it.”

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The CFHS football team could not score. had beaten the Waterloo ”The defense West Wahawks 16 consecuplayed well, and tive times. That streak came Jared Halterman to a shocking halt on Friday really stepped night in Waterloo Memoup in place of rial Stadium, as the No. [Jared] Farley,” 6-ranked team in class 4A senior defensive was upset by Waterloo West lineman Alex Gary 17-16. said.

The Tigers got on the With sescoreboard first when a nior captain botched punt was kicked Jared Farley out of the endzone for out with injury, a two-point safety. Afthe defense was ter a West field goal, Eli already at a Kylee Ferrell Photo d i s a d v a n t a g e .

Berregaard muscled his way into the endzone from Time was wind6 yards out for the game’s Cedar Falls Tiger defensive line prepares ing down in the first touchdown. Following to attack the offense. fourth quarter, the that, West went 18 yards deprived defense Berregaard got his second only needed one more stop to through the air for a touchdown. score of the day with a 12- seal the game and get its 17th Instead of getting down, the CF defense blocked the PAT yard touchdown run. He led victory in a row against its metro offense with 98 rushing rival. to keep the score knotted at 9 the yards on 18 carries and two going into the halftime break.

Waterloo West senior quarSophomore terback Alex Young drove the Neither team could touchdowns.

Denison Harrington also was Wahawks down the field on a manage much on offense as relied on in the backfield with 10 play, 74-yard touchdown the third quarter was scoreless.

17 carries for 77 yards.

Even with the score tied headscoring drive. The score was 16With the lead 16-9, the 15, and West made the decision ing into the final quarter, the feeling amongst the CF student Tigers were making plays to go for two. Young faked the on both sides of the ball but handoff and plunged into the section was confident.

endzone to break the hearts of Cedar Falls.

The Tigers had one more shot with 47 seconds to drive down the field from the 35 yard line. Junior quarterback Trey Hansen took the team to the West 43 with 20 seconds left before a pass intended for Denison Harrington went off his fingertips and into the arms of a diving Wahawk defender.

Cedar Falls was shocked, but the season definitely is not over. “It was a tough loss, but you just have to find a way to move on, keep working on stuff and keep getting better for the next one,” senior defensive back Danny Watters said.

The “next one” is the Tiger’s homecoming game against the 1-3 Linn-Mar Lions at the UNI Dome this Friday, Sept. 27.

“We’re getting angry, and we’re working a lot harder” Gary said.

The Lions run a no-huddle offense as well as many option plays, which will both test the endurance of the Tiger defense.

Sports Editor Austin

ANDERSON

After strorm interrupts Rich Engel home event, men’s cross country prepares for Minnesota meet After getting off to a great start, the men’s cross country team will be going to the University of Minnesota on Saturday to try to continue its streak.

The meet is for the top 11 runners, so the Cedar Falls High School will be represented by the best of the best.

“I look forward to competing with other runners from different schools, and watching our own runners compete,” junior Hiram Marquez said.

Marquez is one of the 10 returning letterwinners from last season, and he brings a winning routine to every meet.

“I have a playlist of five songs that I only listen to before a race. I always eat a piece of bread and drink Ensure on meet days,” Marquez said.

The first three meets went very well for the Tigers. The first meet (away at Ames) saw a CFHS runner win both the JV

Martha Hall Photo Timmy Sevcik, Jonathon Smith and Jared Failor started strong for Cedar Falls at the Rich Engel Classic on Thursday, Sept. 19, but the race was called off due to a thunderstorm. race and the varsity race with

sophomore Jake Hartman and

senior Jared Failor winning respectively. The JV race also saw six CFHS runners place in the top 10 while the varsity race saw four in the top 10.

The second meet, which was in Marshalltown, saw the Tigers finish 2nd. Cedar Falls was led by senior Timothy Sevcik (4th) in the varsity race.

Hartman was the JV meet champion for the second time in a row.

The third meet, which was at Heartland Classic, saw the JV team finish 2nd and the Varsity team finish in 7th place.

The varsity meet had the top six teams in division 4A and four other ranked teams from out of state. The varsity team was lead by senior Jonathon Smith, who finished 24th out of 232 runners. The JV team saw senior Jack Sannes finish 2nd.

Zuhayr

ALAM

HI-LINE Athlete of the

Week

Madison Hall Swimming

Sophomore swimmer Madison Hall was the third leg of the 4x100. Starting in fifth place, she helped bring her team back for the win.

How is the team doing so far? We’re all doing really well and working together, and that’s a big part of swimming.

What are the team’s goals for the rest of the year? Definitley to keep up our winning streak. We have some tough meets coming up, but I’m sure we can do it.

Also, qualify as many people for State as we can.

What is your favorite part about swimming?

Definitley the team aspect, just being with friends.

Tigers in

Action Football

Lost to Waterloo West 17-16 Next up: Linn-Mar (Homecoming) on Sept. 27 at 7:15 p.m.

Home

Volleyball

Beat Waterloo East 3-0 Next up: Tiger Invite on Sept. 28 at 9 a.m.

Home

Women’s CC

Next up: Sept. 26 Mason City Invite at 5 p.m.

Men’s CC

Next up: Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.

At University of Minnesota

Women’s Swimming

Next up: Sept. 28 at 8:30 a.m.

At Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Men’s Golf

Next up: Sept. 30 at 9 a.m.

MVC divisional at Gardner Golf Course