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Gold Star provides opportunity for CFHS recognition Tiffany Gross Staff Writer
The time has come again to nominate a superior teacher for The Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teaching. The R.J. McElroy Trust and KWWLTV is seeking nominations for the 19th annual Gold Star Award. The Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teachers is a program to admire the teachers who do more for their students than what is expected of them. Teachers can be nominated in three different ways: nominating a teacher from the school district, self-nomination or nominating a co-worker, friend or family member. The nomination phase of the program runs from Feb. 12 to March 1. Gerald Ramsey, CFHS band director, was nominated last year and won the award. “It felt good to know that there
Caitlin Glade Photo Above: Preparing their robot for it’s first public performance are juniors John Lantz and Kyle Redfern. The robotics team held their open house this past Sunday afternoon in the Industrial Park. Right: Joking around at Once Upon a Mattress’ musical practice is junior Ben Main. The musical will premiere on March 3 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Top Right: Stumbling down the obstacle course brought by the Marines for P.E. classes are seniors Jason Hall and Andy Friedrich. A special thanks to the first hour P.E. students who spent 35 minutes setting the course up.
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Honor Heindl Staff Writer
A new art and literary magazine, The Troubadour, is underway at the high school, showing the school and community a completely different side of the talent students have to offer. Since this is the first time the high school has had something like this, it has been hectic figuring it all out, but the staff has been working hard. “The magazine gives students a sense of community to creative activities going on ‘beneath the surface’ of the high school. It’s an informative and entertaining glimpse at the creative life of CF students, ” Troubadour adviser and English teacher, Jennifer Paulsen said. The magazine is completely student-run besides the mandatory presence and tips along the way from Paulsen. The Troubadour has weekly meetings on Tuesdays after school in room
207 for those interested in either submitting material or selecting what goes into the monthly podcasts and the magazine at the end of the school year. “The editors-in-chief, Spencer Collins and Mandy Heath, make it fun. It’s not all completely serious and just work. It’s really interesting and quite intriguing,” sophomore Ashley Ehrig said. For those who are only interested in submitting work but are not sure what the magazine wants, it is simple: any kind of writing including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenplay. The Troubadour also promotes any type of artwork like photography, paintings, sculptures, pottery and drawings. The staff also wants any performing arts like films or music. The theme for the magazine is “Beneath the Surface” because the staff feels sometimes fine arts do not get as much recognition as athletics. Also, one has to dig beneath the surface when one examines a piece of work or
listens to the lyrics in a song. “It shows a side many people do not see. The magazine is a way to express your individuality, and it also has less barriers than maybe a school project would,” sophomore Brianna Lough said. The Troubadour plans to have a website launched by mid-February where students can easily access information and have an easy way to submit their work. This website will also provide a free subscription for monthly podcasts that are jam-packed with the creative and performing arts at the high school. The Troubadour staff plans to post the link on the CFHS homepage. Submissions can be done in a number of ways: contact a staff member and give them a hard copy of the work or e-mail the editors with a digital file at cftroubadour@gmail.com. “Students should submit their work because they can voice their opinion— express themselves,” Ehrig said.
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CFHS introduces first student-run magazine
were people who took notice of what I try to accomplish in working with the students of Cedar Falls High School,” Ramsey said. Ramsey won the Gerald Ramsey award of $1,000 and the recognition for what he loves to do. According Ramsey, if a teacher wants to win this award, he or she needs to show care and love of teaching. “I think any teacher should be knowledgeable about his or her subject matter and should be enthusiastic about sharing that knowledge with students,” Ramsey said. Students, staff, families and parents are encouraged to fill out the nomination forms before March 1, so great teachers can be acknowledged.