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Donut shop brings new flavors to Cedar Valley Icon Donuts and Sweetery didn’t want to be compared to Dunkin’ Donuts, they wanted to be Iconic. They set out to create a line of donuts the Cedar Valley never tasted nor seen before. Thus was born their “iconic donuts.” The idea behind their donuts is to pay tribute to famous musicians, movie stars and celebrities that they believe made a mark on the world. Their doughnuts all started with a certain flavor profile in mind. “We look at some of the flavor profiles of some of the donuts that we want to do,” co-owner Kyle Dehmlow said. “So like the King, which is our peanut butter maple glazed bacon fritter, Elvis Presley, he had a sandwich that he used to eat, which had peanut butter on it, bacon and bananas and jelly. “Once we have a flavor profile, we start to look at things that are iconic that could relate to the donut, and they might be able to kind of get the idea of what
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Icon Donuts recently opened up another store front in Cedar Falls on College Hill. They sell their original “iconic donuts” as pictured above, as well as classic donut favorites and other bakery treats. it might taste like,” he said, “so we took some of those things that were relatable to them and put them together and came out with ‘The King,’” he said. “Icons,” like “The King,” can be found at their sweeteries on 1730 W. Ridgeway Ave., Suite 600, in Waterloo
and at their new location on 917 W 23rd Street in Cedar Falls. On top of their doughnuts, the sweetery serves the classic options that doughnut lovers desire as well as other treats like cheesecake. To provide for the public, Icon conquered the chal-
The two donuts shops display famous pictures of celebrities with their delicious donuts superimposed on the pictures.
lenge of creating the perfect vegan donut and are working on a gluten free option to present to the public. But they are not done rattling the Cedar Valley’s taste buds yet. “We are still doing a lot of testing. We have around 40 more donuts that are not out yet. We have to
work in to them. We have to practice. We have to test them,” Dehmlow said. For more information about Icon Donuts and Sweetery visit https://icondonuts.com/. Co-Editor-In-Chief Sophia
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AP, college classes provide free credits for future
Although tough, one of the most popular ways of saving money amongst high school students is to take advanced classes that provide college credits. “I wish teachers emphasized the importance of taking college credit courses in high school more. People’s knowledge and the amount of money they save when they go off to college is crazy,” CFHS alumni Aisha Parpucu said. Taking courses as such can have multiple benefits to it, such as scheduling flexibility, college preparation, scholarships and saving money in the long run. If possible, taking time and studying over the summer to finish classes can be a very efficient step to take advanced classes during the school year. This way, instead of having to juggle with all classes at once, they can be spread out through the whole year, which can keep students a little busy, but productive year round. “I got accelerated one year back in seventh grade like most of my peers, but after that I worked over the summer
and finished algebra I and pre-calculus, so I ended up taking AP calculus last year so that this year I’m finally taking classes at UNI. I took linear algebra last semester, and I’m taking calculus III right now,” junior Niksa Poleksic said. The motivation behind every student taking advanced classes is different. Some are inspired by their elder siblings, some by financial needs or some, like senior Demir Tuken, want to impress the college they want to go to. Students are able to excel as early as middle school, so it is never too late. “I decided mainly because the colleges I want to go to want to see them, and it was a challenge for me. I decided taking advanced classes when I was in ninth grade I think. I had higher grades in my honors classes and wanted to challenge myself a little more,” Tuken said. With the addition of advanced classes to their schedules, students also have additional responsibilities; however, the most important trait is to not procrastinate. “I like to use my time wisely, so
I get my work done pretty quickly. If I do poorly on a previous test, I would definitely study more for the next test. I don’t really procrastinate, I just want to get the work over with as soon as possible so I can do other things like hanging out with my friends, so, on a daily basis, these classes don’t stress me out as much besides once or twice in the semester,” Tuken said. Taking advanced classes can teach students the time-management skills, study skills and the discipline students will need in college. “I end up leaving after fifth period, and I have to get to UNI, so I guess the workload compared to other classes is a lot more challenging since it is a UNI class, like just the amount of studying I have to do outside of class, so it’s always kind of on my mind, but it is also a good thing because it really prepares me for college and improves my study skills. At least it gives me an idea of how it is going to be in college sort of. I also get these releases every other day, which I normally wouldn’t get, so I also have more time to work on it,” Poleksic
said. Some also see advanced classes as a little better at preparing students to get enough exercise in so they can fly once they’re kicked off the nest. “The advanced classes have more relation to life, like taking AP biology, AP chemistry and AP physics. We can relate more of it to our daily lives, and going more in depth, it helps you figure out how processes work, and I guess it makes the science behind it cooler in a sense. Regarding math, again you can relate it to things that happen every day. It doesn’t even have to be big stuff. It can be as simple as buying something from a store, or even the relation between those advanced classes are great. For example, English is something we use every day to speak, to write, like text people, talk to people, so being able to converse freely, being able to understand communication is really good, and those AP English classes help a lot,” Tuken said. Opinion Editor Saba
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We need to keep building on lessons of Parkland
It has been exactly a year since the brutal massacre of students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Feb. 14, 2018, was not a typical Valentine’s Day of people celebrating their loved ones. It was a day in which people mourned them, all 17 of them. Mother America was bleeding that day; 17 bright kids in the spring of their lives had given their last breaths as a result of a problem that was, and still is, needing to be solved. Parkland is a name that now resembles a nasty image of a bloody gun in a school with kids, not the beautiful palm trees, nor the five-star hotels. It has become the name of a tragedy many hoped would mark the beginning of an end, but no. Twenty seven school shootings have happened after Parkland. It was the beginning of an end of silence, however. It was the beginning of an end of students being fed up. The Parkland students, both alive and dead, have become the voices of every single school shooting victim. They have become the voices of us. Students. Our lives. Since the day of the massacre, Parkland students did not let their tears stop them from taking action toward this blasphemy that took their loved ones away on a day to celebrate their love. They have spoken on every platform provided, on the streets, on shows, political fields, everywhere they could to make a change to show the world that our lives matter. In the following days, the streets of America were filled with angry youth demanding change. Not only on the streets either. We took this anger to our voting booths, shaking the people in power with fear, proving everyone wrong who doubted the power of our voices. So let’s continue. Let’s continue to shake those in power. Let’s continue to speak up. Let’s close our eyes for 10 seconds, think, and remind ourselves that those students did not die for nothing. Let’s remember them and how their silence right now is what gives us the power of our voices.
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Changing start times to allow more sleep would lead to better student performance According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, “High school and junior high students should start no later than 8:30 in the morning.” When schools start earlier than 8:30 for convenience, they go against science. As students get older, higher level classes add stress to their day, so why do high schools start earlier than elementary schools? Over 70 percent of high schoolers admitted to sleeping less than seven hours on average each night as compared to the recommendation of eight-10 hours. It can become very difficult for students to balance school, sleep, extracurriculars and work all at the same time, and still get the recommended hours of sleep. Many side effects come with this sleep deprivation as well: poor school performance, susceptibility to athletic injury, cardiovascular problems, and a higher risk for depressive symptoms are just a few. Starting school later in the morning would benefit high school students by reducing stress and regulating natural adolescent sleep cycles. Starting school 45 minutes later would decrease stress levels all across the board, especially for high school students. An article, “Schools Awakening to Teens’ Sleep Needs” by Kay Manning said, “Until people see start times having an effect on stress as a public health issue, communities won’t change, even if schools want to.” This proves people recognize school starts abnormally early. To expect performance levels to be high with the contributing factors including added stress and sleep deprivation is not favorable. Kay’s quote states that communities need to change not just the later start times, but more importantly, their views on the issue so that people can recognize the real reason why the later start times are put in place. Stress builds up with the higher level classes students begin to take as they advance in their high school career. Late nights can often become routine for students to be able to get homework and studying crammed together due to the amount of homework assigned to them on top of extra curriculars. During especially stressful times like finals week, many stu-
A recent study was published by the Centers for Disease Control on the amount of time that teenagers sleep on an average school night between the years of 2007-2013. dents struggle with balancing work, school, family, relationships and self care. Changing a simple thing such as delaying the start time for school is an easily achievable way to make everyone’s lives easier, including educators. Starting later in the morning would give all the opportunity to be better rested and prepared for the day of teaching or learning. Starting school later needs to be a mindset change and not just a routine change. It’s important for U.S. states to realize that a change first has to start with communities truly understanding the stress and why it occurs, in order to spread refined knowledge as well as inform people of the benefits resulting from it. Starting school later would not only decrease stress levels, but be an overall benefit for students and educators as well. Starting school later in the morning would also significantly improve the regulation of adolescent sleep cycles. According to an article, “The Impact of School Starting Time On Family Life”, author Gordon D. Wrobel writes, “There is a growing concern that children, and especially adolescents, are not getting the sleep they require to be at their best in school, at work, or in the community.” The concern of sleep regulation is becoming a much greater issue as more and more people are finding out about the effects of sleep deprivation. For example, starting school later would benefit not only the students, but parents, teachers, faculty and others. Morning classes are always the most difficult, as student brains are still beginning the stimulation process for the day. Delaying what time schools start
in the morning would give students the chance to be more awake when they come to their first class. The science is there to back it up, and many schools have already taken action in the right direction. The number of schools following the lead of starting later continues to grow, along with the number of students benefiting from the delay. Eliminating restlessness for high schoolers by starting school later in the morning would be beneficial to all. Some opposed to changing school starting times say to “just get school over with” earlier in the day so as not to end later in the afternoon in order to make room for extra curriculars and other social activities. Experts have been strongly suggesting school start times to change for over 10 years now. “The average amount of sleep that teenagers get is between 7 and 7¼ hours. However, studies show that most teenagers need exactly 9¼ hours of sleep,” according to the article, “Sleep in Adolescents” by Nationwide Children’s. When better rested, performance levels for just about everything rise. By allowing more rest time for students, a significantly higher positivity level could be acquired as well. With a positive energy from students, they’ll have more motivation to put their best effort into their work along with feeling more awake and prepared for the day. As a result, it skews their stress levels skyhigh at times. However unnecessarily early high schools do start, the time does indeed affect the natural sleep patterns a teenager should have. By Staff Writer Alex
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Flying High Senior Cedric Hassman was on his way back to Waterloo, but then his compass broke. This would not be a big deal, except for the fact that he was up in the air. Flying a plane. Alone. “All of a sudden my compass did a 180, so I just kept going straight and hoped to see the airport,” Hassman said “The compass broke, so I didn’t know where I was going. I just followed the roads because I knew which general way I was going because I was coming from Dubuque,” he said. Fortunately, Hassman found his way back. “I was tempted to call the tower and ask them where I was, but I ended up seeing it after a while,” Hassman said. Long before Hassman started to be interested in flying airplanes, his grandfather owned a plane and small airline. With that inspiration from his grandfather, Hassman started lessons and now has been flying planes for a year and a half.
“The first part was just learning to fly in general. That was the easy part. You hop into the plane and learn while you are flying,” Hassman said. “I took lessons about twice a week and have over 60 hours of flying now. I have flown my family as passengers too,” he said. For one of Hassman’s tests, he had to learn how to recover from an engine stall in the plane. “You point the nose up and then angle it down and try to recover from it,” Hassman said. “What I like to do when I am by myself is go up and then nose dive it down and float for a couple of seconds,” he said. After taking three long written exams, Hassman became a certified pilot. Hassman’s pilot license limits him to flying single engine planes and not flying above 12,000 feet. In his longest flight, Hassman flew 200 nautical miles in one sitting. Flying in the air is completely liberating to Hassman. “It is a freeing feeling. I can
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Senior Cedric Hassman flies a plane he rents over Black Hawk County. go wherever I want. There are some rules and regulations, but I can go anywhere besides that,” he said. For the future, Hassman aspires to be a commercial pilot for an airline. “I am going to get my commercial license so I can get paid for flying and then I may
go to the airlines,” he said. Before college, where he intends to study aeronautical engineering, Hassman will embark on a two-year sea excursion to travel the world working maintenance crew on a ship. Even though flying a plane or traveling the world on a ship seems daunting for most, Has-
sman nonchalantly follows his passion. For his upcoming 18th birthday, Hassman plans on being up in the air, but with his whole family. Skydiving. “It doesn’t scare me to be up high. I am a risky person if it interests me,” he said. Co-Editor-In-Chief Sabine
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Trumpeter claims spot in Marine Corps band
Listening to American jazz trumpeter, Miles Davis, when he was little, senior AJ Jackson found his passion for trumpeting and the genre of jazz in the fifth grade. Inspired by his father, Jackson was accepted to join the Marines after his senior year of high school and play in one of the most prestigious and oldest bands in America.
straight to Virginia Beach for six months for music school.”
When did you start to play trumpet? Fifth grade Who is your biggest inspiration? “My dad showed me a lot of Miles Davis when I was younger, so that influenced me a lot. I chose it because it looked pretty easy. It is a lot more difficult than what I expected in fifth grade, but it is not too hard.” Is there a certain style of music that you like to play? “Jazz. Any kind of Jazz.”
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Senior AJ Jackson plays trumpet at spring band concert. What made you want to join the Marines? “I knew I wanted to join some branch of the military. My dad was in the Marines, so it was going to be that one for sure. I think it is better to play in the band than be a grunt on the ground to me.” Any role models that made you want to join? “My dad was my role model to join.”
Are you excited for your future plans? “I feel like it is something new to experience” How much do you have to do to prepare for the Marines? “I leave July 22 to go to San Diego for 13 weeks at Basic. After that I come back for 10 days and then have to go back for combat training for 27 days. Then, I go
Was it a long process to audition for the Marine Band? “It took a while. I got the music in October and now just got in. I had to send one video of all of the music to make sure I sounded decent. Then, I was asked to go audition in Des Moines for a guy who then said I can go to Chicago on Feb. 4 for the final audition. It was a little stressful, but I have done auditions before, so it wasn’t that bad.”
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What do you plan to do after your time in the Marines? “I plan to stay in music. I know you can be in the band for 20 to 30 years, so I guess I will hop in there. I think that while I am in it would be cool to get a business degree, so I have my options open for more.”
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Special Olympics athletes prep for State CFHS Special Olympics gives the community a place to help out and make a difference. “Special Olympics is a great opportunity for our athletes by allowing them to participate in activities and experience success. We welcome volunteers to help with the team and get to know our athletes,” Jan Williams, special educator at Peet and coordinator of the Special Olympics, said. Every year, the Cedar Falls branch of the Special Olympics participates in three sports throughout the school session, giving new chances for success to everyone. “Bowling is held during September and October. We practice at Maple Lanes with the district meet being held there also in October. Those athletes receiving first place finishes at the district level qualify for the state meet held in Cedar Rapids in November,” Williams said. “Our second sport is basketball skills, with practices in January at River Hills School. The district meet is held in early February at UNI and the state competition in Iowa City in March for the first
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CF graduate Jake Brustkern, Alec Vetter and John Glascock compete at Maple Lanes Bowling Alley in Waterloo for Special Olympics. place finishers at districts.” The third and last event that Cedar Falls participates in is track and field, held in the spring with practices in January and February at the UNI Dome. The districts are held at UNI in early March. Those qualifying for state spend three days on the ISU campus in Ames with the team for the state competition in late May, according to Williams. With the opportunity to participate in three events, the Special Olympics program
sees many students from Cedar Falls School District. The following participants are involved this year: junior Kendall Maslak (bowling), senior Kaeli Scallon (bowling, basketball, track), sophomore Lauren Wessels (bowling, basketball, track), sophomore Rebekah Bentley (bowling, basketball, track), sophomore Adia Mortl (bowling, basketball, track), sophomore Travis Redd (bowling, track) and senior John Glascock (bowling). With as big of an involve-
ment as Cedar Falls has in the Olympics, there are many ways that students can help with the programs and volunteer. “Any Cedar Falls student is welcome to volunteer with the team at both practices and competitions by contacting one of the coaches (Connie Doughan or myself) and applying for their Class A certification with Special Olympics,” Williams said. “The community can recognize the athletes demonstrating success on their levels. They will realize that these athletes can also be successful in other facets of life.” The Special Olympics works to provide experiences and relationships for everyone not only in the school, but in the community as well. “The community can recognize the athletes demonstrating success on their levels. They will realize that these athletes can also be successful in other facets of life,” Williams said. “Athletes experience success in athletic events while becoming independent, forming friendships and being part of a team.” By Staff Writer Grace
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NBA trade deadline lives up to hype This year’s NBA trade deadline lived up to hype this year with a total of 57 players being moved, the most in NBA history. Many teams made moves to put themselves in position for the playoffs, while other teams looked to start fresh or open up some cap space. Here are some of the biggest headlines from this year’s deadline. Tobias Harris to the 76ers The biggest trade of the deadline was the Clippers sending Tobias Harris to the 76ers for two first round picks, two second round picks, along with Wilson Chandler and Mike Muscala, while the 76ers also received Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott. I think both teams won this trade, because they both got what they wanted. The 76ers got another key player to add to their already strong young roster, while the Clippers freed up enough space to sign two max contracts next offseason while acquiring future draft picks to further build
their team. The Clippers will use their new cap space to try to sign some stars in the offseason such as Kawhi Leonard or Anthony Davis, while the 76ers are now gearing up for the playoffs with Harris, who is having the best year of his career with 21 points per game while shooting 43 percent from behind the 3 point line. Anthony Davis Stays a Pelican After declining multiple offers from the Lakers, the Pelicans will hold onto Davis until the end of the season when he becomes a free agent and looks to take his talents elsewhere. The Lakers tried to team Davis up with LeBron James to attempt a long playoff run, but even after offering up almost all of their young talent, they came up with nothing. I think both teams lost this transaction because both teams didn’t get what they wanted. The Lakers just don’t have enough to get them deep into the playoffs and
the likes of Davis teamed up with James would have surely given them a shot. Now, they are stuck with James playing his heart out with a plethora of young talent that unfortunately doesn’t have enough experience to keep up. The Pelicans lost their chance of getting some valuable talent out of Davis and will now lose him to free agency this next offseason. With no true rising talent in New Orleans, I don’t think any major free agents will be looking to sign there, and I think it will be a rough next few years for the Pelicans. Porzingis to Mavericks for Dennis Smith Jr. The breakout rookie Luka Doncic is now teammates with Kristaps Porzingis after the Knicks traded away their cornerstone player in an attempt to sign two superstars this offseason with cap space for two max contracts. The Knicks also acquired Dennis Smith, Jr. who has the ability to be a star with more development,
but their main focus will be pursuing stars like Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant this offseason. On the other side of the deal, the Mavericks want to team Doncic with Porzingis as long as possible as they look to build another Nowitzki-like team that won them a championship back in 2011. I think both teams got what they wanted, but I believe that the Mavericks won the trade because they will be able to build a dynasty off of this trade, while the Knicks will get a couple star players for a few years before they move on onto another team. If the Knicks can’t win a championship in those few years, then they lost the trade because they lost their franchise player. I think the Mavs made the safer trade, but the Knicks have a better opportunity to bring a championship to New York if they can reel in some big names this offseason. By Staff Writer Jackson
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DAKOTA SOUTHWORTH Wrestling
How long have you b e e n w re s t l i n g ? “Since seventh grade.” W h o i s y o u r w re s t l i n g ro l e m o d e l ? “ P ro b a b l y M i c h a e l K e l l y. H e w a s a c o l l e g e w re s t l e r a n d o u r c o a c h l a s t y e a r. ” W h a t a re y o u r p e rsonal goals? “ F i r s t o ff i s m a k i n g i t to State and next one is placing at State.” W h a t a re s o m e struggles you have faced i n w re s t l i n g ? “I had a skin infect i o n . I h a v e n ’t re a l l y h a d too many injuries ... just mental. What do you do to fight your mental strugles? “Just keep on believing in myself and my abilities.” F a v o r i t e m e m o r y f ro m t h i s o r p re v i o u s s e a s o n ? “ P ro a b l y g o i n g d o w n to Urbandale and staying in a hotel with everyone. I t ’s a l w a y s p re t t y f u n . ” A re y o u p l a n n i n g o n p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n w re s t l i n g beyond high school? “No, that’d just be way tough ... to be honest.”