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Interlude makes its way to CF events Sara Gabriele Editor-in-chief
The dance that has drawn so many recent followers has finally made its way to the high school. Created by Ian Goldsmith, Tyler Wright and Scott Connerley of UNI, the Interlude is a step-by-step dance performed to a techno song by Attack! Attack! “We had no idea it would take off like this,” creator Tyler Wright said. He explained the dance originally began as a simple arm movement he had been doing at techno dance parties around Campbell Hall. After Connerley and Goldsmith returned from a trip to China, the other elements to the dance were added and the dance became what is now known as the “Interlude.” Although its success is most apparent at UNI, the dance has even made
its way to CFHS sporting events. It was performed by one of the largest student sections of the season at the men’s basketball game last Thursday, Feb. 17. “It was really cool to do it because you watched it at the UNI game,” senior Nick Gary said. “It was really fun to continue on the dance at a high school game and have so many people getting into it.” Since its debut, the dance has received national attention, with articles featured on Sport Illustrated’s website, NBC and Yahoo Sports. Wright said he never expected the dance to take off like it did, but he feels the dance has gained so much popularity in part because of its ease. Kim Pfatzgraf Photo “It’s something everyone can do, even people who are shy dancing.” CFHS students joined The Interlude craze at the men’s basketball For a complete list of steps on how game on Thursday, Feb. 17 at home. to do the Interlude, see page 4.
CFHS speech team gets ready for district, state competitions Chandal Geerdes Staff Writer
Coached by Nick Chizek, Karen Franke and Rebecca Kauten, individual speech participants are heading to Districts on Saturday, Feb. 26. The CFHS speech team has a great opportunity making it to State on March 12 in a multitude of events. A few of these performances are Individual Improv, Story Telling, A Literature Program, a piece by Shakespeare and acting. All rehearsals take place two to three times a week. While there, participants practice their performances and hear feedback from the coaches. “Coaches are really fun. Each coach has their own unique style of how they approach things,” sophomore Jillian Ross said. All of the participants are hoping to get a rating of one at Districts so they can move on to State.
Another thing the participants share is their love for acting and drama. They say it’s also a great way for students who aren’t that good at sports to compete with others but in a more creative way. “[Speech] is a way to express yourself in a different way. Be some-
“[Speech] is a way to express yourself in a different way. Be someone else for awhile.” —Junior Nate Hua Speech team member one else for awhile,” junior Nate Hua said. For those who choose to do individual speech, they get to pick out what they want to do for their performance so they get to feel more comfortable on stage. “It’s really fun and you get to meet a lot of cool people with the
same interest,” senior Leah Franke said. Franke is also the daughter of coach Karen Franke. Franke is doing Individual Improv for her performance on Saturday and got involved with speech because her mom is a speech coach. “[Speech] turned out to be really fun, so I’m glad I did it,” Franke said. The challenges that the participants have faced come with the act they’ve chosen to do. Hua has the challenge of the old English language that comes with learning the piece by Shakespeare entitled, “A Fellow.” He will be playing the bad guy. “I’ve never been the bad guy, so it’s awkward being serious,” Hua said. Speech team members hope all the hard work and determination of all the participants shows through in their events that they will perform at Districts. “I love the enthusiasm this year. [Speech] is an easier way to get into theater than actual play,” senior Lukas Swiekendik said.
Student Senate lines up dance for good cause
Sandra Omari-Boateng Staff Writer
Student Senate is sponsoring a casual dress dance on Saturday, Feb. 26. The dance is being held at the Nazareth Church on University and Main from 8 p.m to 11 p.m. Morp is the opposite of Prom, and instead of getting all glammed up for prom, students do the opposite and go casual or even wear sweats. “We don’t really have anything going on in February, so this would be a way to give students something to do while helping a good cause,” junior Monica Anton said. Half of the proceeds from this dance will be going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a non-profit organization trying to help find a cure and assist people with Cystic Fibrosis. The tickets for Morp are $5 and started going on sale Monday, Feb. 21 during the lunch shifts. By Friday there needs to be at least $100 worth of tickets sold to be able to continue having this dance at Nazareth. “I think this is a good idea for something to do. It’s informal, and (CFHS graduate) Nate Buck will DJ for the dance,” Anton said.