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Cambodia School efforts closer to financial goal

One Act Plays

On April 27, the CFHS drama department is presenting three studentdirected one-act plays. Tickets will be $4 for students and $5 for adults.

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5K Race

On May 5, the Student Senate will be hosting a 5K race at George Wyth Memorial Park beginning at 9 am.

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A Hunt for Unity

Sophomore Leadership creates bonding exercise for underclassmen A Q-tip, a hair tie, a light bulb and an old Sunday edition of the Courier can bring together a large group of young adults, as was proven when Sophomore Leadership held a scavenger hunt on Thursday, April 19 at 7 pm for the purpose of unifying the sophomore class.

The teams of four to eight students were set on their way searching for random objects. Cars were not allowed as modes of transportation, so the entire hunt was done on foot.

“We had to get random stuff from houses like a red pen, an egg carton, perfume spritzed on paper, an old iTunes card, a coloring book page and a foreign coin or state quarter,” sophomore Elise Berry said.

Berry is in Sophomore Leadership and was a part of organizing the hunt, which also planned the parameters of the scavenger hunt: 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th streets, and from the high school to Pearl Street.

“It was fun and brought the sophomore class

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together. It was the intended idea of Sophomore Leadership to do something fun, an activity that many people would enjoy,” Berry said.

While some sophomores may have been united to win one of three gift cards from Four Queens, the fun was evident nonetheless as the teams ran from here to there gathering the numerous items on their lists. The idea seemed to work and many team members mentioned that the scavenger hunt had been more fun than expected.

“Lots of cheating went on, but it was still fun,” Berry joked.

The rule was that only two objects from the long list could be obtained per house, which was where some students cheated. But, the initial idea of unifying the sophomore class was not based on a two object per house rule, but rather a sense of togetherness searching for the objects.

“The pop and popcorn in the lobby afterwards was good while we mingled,” Berry said.

Overall, the participants of the scavenger hunt characterized it as a tremendous success, and more events may be organized as a result of the hunt’s positive outcome.

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Global Interaction

Proudly representing the United States is Senior James Montover during the Iowa High School Model UN Spring Symposium.

Montover and about 30 other CFHS delegates joined over 600 other students in a debated of global issues at UNI last Thursday through Saturday. Senior Siddharth Ramshankar and junior Kavin Sundaram earned outstanding delegates at the event.

Day of Silence highlights social inequalities

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On April 10 and 12 a garage sale raised just short of $1,200 for the Cambodia Schools Project, totaling the fundraising efforts to nearly $5,000 thus far.

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CFHS students may have noticed that the school was a little quieter last week. That’s because last Wednesday, April 18, was the National Day of Silence.

The Day of Silence is a national effort to increase awareness about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues, particularly the harassment, bullying and discrimination that GLBT people are faced with. The Day of Silence is also a day to remember and protest past events of violence toward GLBT people and to take into account how violence can be prevented. By remaining silent, GLBT supporters are representing the silence that GLBT people often feel they are forced to succumb to because of who they are.

“We participate in the Day of Silence to raise awareness of equity issues facing GLBT students,” junior GSA leader Briana McGeough said.

The Day of Silence has become an ongoing effort to raise awareness about these particular equity issues, as this will be its 11th year. Growing from a small local operation of 150 University of Virginia students in 1996, the Day of Silence has expanded nationally to include over 500,000

students. At Cedar Falls High School alone, over 60 students participated. The CFHS Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) took part in the Day of Silence by playing a video in homerooms explaining the event, handing out rainbow ribbons and cards that included an explanation of the Day of Silence, wearing their GSA shirts and, of course, staying silent. A few of the GSA members also wore true stories on their backs about hate crimes that had been committed against GLBT in addition to being silent.

“Hopefully this will help people understand and more deeply contemplate the silence,” senior GSA leader Rachel Jensen said, regarding the stories of previous hate crimes.

The Day of Silence seems to be a really effective way of subtly showing one’s support for gay rights.

“I think it’s a really great way to make a point without being disruptive,” McGeough said.

McGeough also said that the Day of Silence provided a peaceful and organized way for activists and to show their support for gay rights.

“I think it’s really awesome that we can, like, stand up for that so that they won’t be ridiculed as much,” sophomore Alex Graber said, referring to how the Day of Silence gives GLBT activists and

supporters a way to show their support for gay rights. Graber also added that she thinks the Day of Silence is cool.

“I personally love it. I love protests and making a stand for what I believe in. The Day of Silence gets its message across in a peaceful and non-threatening way. Until LGBT people have full equal rights and no longer fear discrimination and prejudice, protests like this must continue to serve as a reminder that we’re here and we’re not going to give up and go back into the closest again,” Jensen said.

“I think (for) students that are one the fence about gay rights issues, it really raises awareness,” junior GSA member Andrea Huber said.

GSA members believe the Day of Silence is also beneficial to all people, not only members of the GLBT community.

“You realize a lot of what you are saying,” junior GSA leader Willa Simmet said. “It not only helps you to not discriminate against GLBT (people) and their allies but all people in general.”

Simmet also said that you can say a lot through silence.

“Silence is a universal language and through being silent people realize how similar we all are,” Simmet said.

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French commuters strive to become more eco-friendly through biking In Lyon, France, thousands of commuters are pushing bike pedals instead of gas pedals. In an effort to reduce their carbon emissions, the city has instilled a rent-a-bike program in which commuters can rent bikes from public racks at a low cost. Since the first 30 minutes are free, most cyclists are commuting with absolutely no cost.

Theft is not a problem because in order to become a part of the program, users must submit their credit card information. Subscribers pay a $180 down payment, and if the bike is not returned to one of the city’s 200 bike racks, the deposit is cashed. Since the program started two years ago, there has been a four percent reduction in motorized traffic and a tripling in the number of bicycle trips. The program has been so successful that Paris is now implementing the same program.

The Hi-Line staff has an idea for Cedar Falls High School and the city of Cedar Falls. We challenge everyone to give up a car trip and take on a bike trip. Adults often criticize students for being so dependent on their vehicles.

As students, we could prove these adults wrong and could even make our city the next Lyon, France.

The benefits of such an advantageous action would be vast. As teenagers, our lives are so busy that often we hardly have any time left for ourselves.

By biking to and from school, not only would we gain exercise, but time alone to contemplate our days. And, it’s fun!

Besides a personal gain, this proposition would have an immense impact on the environment. Recently the Intergovernmental program on climate change reported that the large amount of greenhouse gases are going to change rainfall patterns, intensify tropical storms, accelerate the melting of arctic ice and mountain glaciers and greaten the risk of drought and flooding throughout the world.

By riding bikes, we would be reducing our carbon emissions. This would reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Pushing bike pedals would save students money, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and eliminate parking congestion. There’s nothing to lose! So, we urge you to dig your bike out of the corners of your garage and fill the high school’s bike racks!

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“Only the ideas that we live have any value”

Students practice Hesse philosophies learned in Great Books

“Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom” This semester, while sitting in the wooden desks with our hands placed on the carvings of names of past students, Robb and I became a part of Marguerite DeMoss’s infinite Herman Hesse unit.

After reading Siddhartha and Demian, two of Hesse’s novels, we obtained Hesse’s deeply insightful philosophies. To give us the chance to abide by Hesse’s precepts, DeMoss assigned our class a Hesse Project.

The only rule was that the project must incorporate Hesse’s philosophies and writing techniques. Robb and I decided to embark on a springtime journey during this special time of year when nature gives birth to all and humans feel giddy living outside, underneath the sunshine.

In Siddhartha, Hesse writes, “You cannot learn except through experience.” By taking a journey to Backbone State Park, we would test this philosophy. Although we knew Hesse’s philosophies, we had never lived them.

This journey would give us the chance to understand and become a part of his ideas about life.

We began our journey underneath a tree in George Wyth State Park, as the sun was sliding below the horizon and the sky was painting itself black.

In Siddhartha, being underneath a tree symbolizes having a profound thought or coming to a realization about life.

Robb and I and a few of our friends spent the night camping underneath a profound tree. Robb and I awoke at 4 a.m. because we wanted to drive to Backbone and enliven our senses in Iowa’s natural masterpiece. While lying in our warm sleeping bags, we had to decide whether or not we would throw our tired bodies into the crisp night air to follow through with our original plan.

In our tent underneath that tree, we realized that passion has nothing to do with happiness and everything to do with the motivation to put one’s self through the pains of reaching that utter happiness. In order to feel such pure happiness, we must first endure anguish. On the count of three, we forced ourselves out of our cocoons and into that vast night air in order to experience life’s deepest passion.

“Everything becomes a little bit different as soon as it is spoken out loud.”

Our night became day during the

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Although it was complicated to believe all this beauty that was soon to arise while that 4 a.m. alarm rang by our side, Willa and I had to believe that it would all come together. We simply had to get out of the tent and wipe our sleep-deprived eyes.

In Hesse’s novel Siddhartha, Hesse made the philosophy that time is not real. Willa and I were facing a situation where we barely accomplished four hours of sleep. We realized that if time ran during that moment of obnoxious noises we would have let the grasps of time throw us back into an undisturbed sleep, never accomplishing our goal of driving toward the sunrise on our way toward Backbone. Yes, waking up was horrendous, but once our tent was packed and belongings stashed away, we got inside my white beast (1988 white Chevrolet Caprice stationwagon) and headed toward an experience that would defeat time and teach us all of nature’s finest beauties.

The drive became one of those moments where silence was the best option (another one of Hesse’s philosophies which is “Words do not express thoughts very well”), letting our eyes capture the moment, letting our minds make that moment a memory and letting our tongues rest, for sometimes thoughts are best untold.

“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”

Robb, the Beast and I began climbing the hill to the top of the Backbone. I parked the Beast on the side of the road, and Robb and I stepped outside into the awakened day. We rushed to the top of the hill, smiling. We were making progress toward self-actualization. Robb and I

feel the purest kind of life while living, breathing and leaping inside of nature’s beauty. Being inside of this state of mind is what draws us closer and closer to our true selves, the selves we want to spend our lives inside of. We hiked to the very top of the Backbone and sat on a moss-covered rock underneath an elm tree. Below us the sunlight glistened off of the Maquoketa River, and the birds greeted each other from their separate perches along the riverside.

I sat there thinking about my already lived life, remembering the moments I spent at Backbone as a young child.

I wondered, where is that child, still inside me or gone? As I glanced down at that river while sitting next to the warmth of such a good friend, I realized that that child is still inside of me and always will be. That river is a symbol for my life.

Just as Siddhartha saw his life in the ferryman’s river, I saw mine in the Maquoketa. I saw moments spent with my twin brother flying kites in the field behind our house and making giraffes out of the clouds in the sky. I saw my time spent with Robb, creating our own philosophies about life while walking through Hartman Nature Preserve and eating eggs and toast at the Waffle Stop.

I will keep coming back to this river throughout my lifetime, look into its depths and see the faces of those my life has touched.

After experiencing life under our tiny tree, in our hidden cove, that looked over the quietly moving river, Willa and I made our way back to the beast and other unsatisfying manmade things. Our drive home was one of satisfaction because Willa and I obtained an experience that wouldn’t have happened if we didn’t push past the anguish of the 4 a.m. alarm and that chilled night air.

While thinking over this recent memory, Wila and I laid our eyes upon a book of e.e. cummings poetry resting on my dark blue dashboard. Hardly able to keep her sleepy eyes open, Willa spoke for the first time, telling me to read e.e. cummings poetry. And so, in conclusion, we write to you the reader, our favorite stanza from ee cummings, “sweet spring is your time is my time is our time for spring time is love-time and viva sweet love.” We urge all or you to get outside to experience this wonderful spring-time weather.

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CFHS senior helps guide Waterloo Black Hawks Josh Betts Sports Editor

CFHS senior Jan Mikael-Juutilainen didn’t know what his future would hold for him after he was drafted in last May’s USHL Entry Draft by the Black Hawks out of Jokerit, a junior hockey team in Finland. Like all the other prospective players, he reported to Spooner, Wisc., for the annual 3-day tryout camp, and hoped to make a lasting impression on the Black Hawks coaches that would earn him a spot on the preseason.

When all was said and done, not only did Juutilainen make the preseason roster, but he made the final cut of players and earned a spot on the 23man regular season roster, something Juutilainen has enjoyed.

“It’s awesome. It’s (been) great,” Juutilainen said of the opportunity. “(I felt like I could) make some plays (and) help the team.”

The Espoo, Finland, native has done just that, recording 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists. He has not yet recorded a point in this year’s playoffs.

According to Juutilainen, his hometown of Espoo is different than Waterloo. “(The) food is (the) biggest difference,” Juutilainen said. “(The) televi-

sion (has) more channels. (My housing parents are) a nice family, (they have) a nice house, (and a satellite) dish with 600 channels.”

Juutilainen also talked about the differences between junior hockey in Finland and in the United States Hockey League. “(The players have) more skill (and) speed. (It’s) more physical,” Juutilainen said. “(The) schedule is different.

(There’re) more games.”

Juutilainen played a 35-game regular season schedule in the junior league where he played in Finland. A 60-game regular season is used in the United States Hockey League.

The Black Hawks regular season culminated on Saturday, April 14 with a 3-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Roughriders at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena to win the franchise’s first ever Anderson Cup. “(It’s) pretty special. It was great,” Juutilainen said of winning the Anderson Cup. When it comes to the possibility of winning the franchise’s second Clark Cup, Juutilainen said, “(We) need to do what we did (in the) regular season.

(We need to) play well on home ice.”

At deadline, the Black Hawks led their first round playoff series with the Chicago Steel two games to one.

Swim to Africa

Cedar Falls high school senior Austin Creswell swam 10,000 yards on Saturday, April 21 to raise money for a trip to Africa. Creswell and 21 other people will go to Africa and help out the locals. The trip will take place June 26-July 6. Creswell and the others will have to opportunity to help the locals and play with the children.

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The CFHS women’s tennis team, with new coach Van Hardy, is off to a 5-2 start. The Tigers have won matches against Dubuque Senior and Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

In the Dubuque Senior match, the Tigers won 5-4, with wins from senior Alexa Davidson, senior Emily Thuesen and junior Mallory Darrah.

Also, in doubles competitions the Tigers had wins from Thuesen and sophomore Jasmine Singh and also from Darrah and senior Brandi Hatfield.

While in the Cedar Rapids Jefferson match, the Tigers defeated the team 72, with wins from Davidson, Thuesen, junior Alana Schneider, Singh, junior Emily Kienzle and Hatfield. Also, the

Tigers had a win in the doubles competition from Davidson and Schneider.

On Thursday, April 19 the Tigers played Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The final score for the match was 0-9. In the individual competition, Thuesen fell to Sarah Cadwallader 6-0 and 6-0, Schneider fell to Leesa Dadwallader 60 and 6-1, Singh fell to Haley Neiderhiser 6-0 and 6-1, Darrah fell to Ellie Blankenship 6-0 and 6-0, Kiensle fell to Allie Stigall 6-0 and 6-0 and Hatfield fell to Gretchen Wertz 6-0 and 6-0.

In doubles competition, Schneider/ Thuesen fell to Cadwallader/ Cadwallader 6-0 and 6-0, Singh/Hatfield fell to Blankenship/Stigall 6-0 and 6-0 and Darrah/Kienzle fell to Nieiderhiser/Nielsen 6-0 and 6-0.

This week the Tigers play Cedar Rapids Xavier at Xavier starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 28.

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Austin Creswell Swim to Africa

What made you want to do this?

Because I really want to go to Africa, and I can raise the money this way.

How long did you swim?

200 laps or 10,000 yards or 5.56 miles, and it took 3.5 hours (4:30 – 8 p.m.)

Pictured above at left is senior Austin Creswell performing the backstroke, while at right he does freestyle. Throughout the course of 3.5 hours, Creswell swam a total of 200 laps, which is equivalent to 5.56 miles.

What was going through your mind as you were swimming?

Everything. I have 3.5 hours to think about anything I want. I try to memorize songs, so I can sing them to myself.

How much did you raise?

We haven’t finished counting yet, but last time we checked we were over $2,000.

About how many people attended?

25-30 people

After Creswell swam his 200 laps, a few of his friends jumped in to help him celebrate. Pictured above are CF seniors congratulating him for his accomplishments.

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Tiger women’s tennis falls to Cedar Rapids Kennedy Katy Schult

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What was your favorite part of the experience?

The end when a bunch of my friends jumped into the water.

When do you go to Africa, and for how long?

I leave June 26 and get home July 6, for a total of 10 days.

What are you looking forward to most?

Playing with the kids.

Where did you come up with the idea to do the swim?

It just came into my head one day last December.

Do you have any other fundraisers planned for your trip?

I am hoping I raised enough this time.

Bree Eliasen Photos Practicing her back-hand swing is senior Brandi Hatfield (left), and polishing her service is sophomore Jasmine Singh (right). The CFHS women’s tennis team is off to a 5-2 start so far this season.

Any other information/comments you would like to make about the experience or upcoming trip?

Please support everyone on the trip.

There are 21 other people than me going on the trip.

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The Road to College

Seniors’ departure marks beginning of underclassmen’s college planning throughout the year,” Merner said.

The tuition at private colleges frightens most parents and graduates, with Drake University at $29,182 and With the end of the school year Wartburg being $31,285. nearing, seniors have been putting the “Wartburg is definitely not a cheap final touches on their plans for colcollege to attend, so I did have to (apply leges and/or life after high school, and for) scholarships,” Merner said. though commencement ceremonies are Attaining a community college edua year or more away for underclasscation takes approximately two years to men, planning for life after Cedar Falls earn an AA or AS High begins now. degreen and may For students be more beneficial who plan to attend to students who college, the lingereither did not do ing question of Polled CFHS seniors tell where they will go to college as well on some “What college?”

Planning to Attend Planning to Attend test scores, have a stays on their Community College private College lower GPA or who minds. The three 20 percent 27.5 percent seek a different colchoices for gradulegial atmosphere. ates in the Cedar “I didn’t have Valley are public, the requirements to private and comstart out at Iowa, so munity colleges.

I decided it would Many students be easiest and less strongly consider expensive to fill going to UNI, Iowa the requirements at or Iowa State, but Planning to Attend a community coleven though CFHS Public 4-yr College lege,” CFHS gradstudents live in a 52.5 percent Survey represents 10 percent uate and Hawkeye college town and of CFHS seniors Community Colmay have attended lege student Chad events put on by their niche at smaller, private school.

Huber said.

UNI, there is still a lot to learn about “I’m finding that I know, or at The class sizes at community colattending a state college. least recognize, the majority of my leges are around 25 students, which is Tuition is higher at state colleges class,” former CFHS student and cur- another way to benefit students who compared to community colleges, rent Wartburg College student Megan may have lower test scores or need but less than area private colleges.

Merner said. extra help in certain subjects.

For instance, a student attending the The student to faculty ratio at WartCommunity college tuition is less University of Iowa would spend about burg is 12:1 with only 1,769 students expensive. Kirkwood Community Col$13,543 a year, including housing. enrolled yearly and a class size aver- lege in Cedar Rapids is $99 per credit But, a perk is the large student age of 21 students. These factors can hour. Most community colleges do not body at the three state colleges. UNI play a part in helping students form a have residence halls. had 12,513 students enrolled this year relationship with their class and teach“It does feel a little like high school, and the U of I enrolled over 29,000 ers, giving a personal appeal. but I don’t mind living at home. I don’t students. The numbers may be over“The teachers really encourage in- have to worry about paying rent or whelming but give a good example teraction, so I do end up bonding more living with someone I didn’t know,” of how diverse the student population with the teachers,” Merner said.

Huber said. may be in terms of race, religion and Private schools also have the same General education courses cost less sexual orientation. groups and organizations as state col- at a community college, saving stuClass sizes usually are larger. “My leges. There are over 80 groups and dents and parents money as well as easclass sizes range from about 12-30 organizations you can be involved in ing themselves into courses centered people to as many as hundreds in my at Wartburg alone. around their major. lecture classes,” former CFHS student Diversity on campus is also prevaIt’s the small things that really and current U of I student Andrew Alelent, as 12 percent of Wartburg stu- set them apart from one another, and mao said. dents are minority students. sometimes it’s the small things that A perk of college in general is the “My roommate is from Nepal, so really seem to matter when choosing guarantee of meeting people through I got to learn more about her culture a college. dorm life and having a roommate.

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“What’s great about the dorms is it makes it easy to meet people right away,” Alemao said. “A lot of the people who will live on your floor will turn out to be really cool.”

Another option students may look into is going to a private college, like Wartburg in Waverly or Drake in Des Moines. Students who seek a closeknit or community atmosphere find

Where are you Going to College?

TOP 10 Steps

For College Planning 1. Research Financial Aid

Assess your family’s income and college costs. Determine how much aid you will need.

2. Assess Your Strengths

Figure out what you are good at and emphasize these characteristics when planning for your future.

3. Take Advanced Classes and Succeed

Strive to take high level courses and dedicate yourself to performing well in these classes

4. Master Tests

Take a class about how to perform well on standardized tests. Research when tests such as the ACT and SAT are available in your area. Take them early so you can have the opportunity to retake these tests.

5. Get Involved

Research extracurricular activities that are offered at your school. Participate in a few of them that strike your fancy.

6. Discover What Colleges are Right

Evaluate your academic performance, and realistically set goals for schools you want to attend.

7. Get Informed About Schools

Read literature about schools and visit campuses. A campus visit is the best way to get a feel of the school atmosphere.

8. Determine How You Fit into a School

Evaluate what you can contribute to that school, and determine if the school can satisfy your academic and social needs.

9. Choose Your Schools and Apply

Determine your school choices and begin the application process.

10. Present Yourself Carefully

Write quality application letters that emphasize your strenghts and pay careful attention to details on applications.

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