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New club explores options for service
In a recent meeting of the new Armed Forces Club, Army representatives shared some of the options for Meals Ready to Eat (MRE). Some after-school activities develop students’ football skills or musical finesse; one teaches them to become soldiers. Senior Jacob Pence and junior Michael Moon founded the Armed Forces Club to serve as a learning opportunity for military-bound students. “We don’t have any military involvement in the school because we couldn’t get a JROTC program school. This program gets students closer to military involvement by introducing them to military personnel and what they do,” Pence said. “I want to specifically go to West Point military academy. My family has a large military background, and it’s a great way to jumpstart a future career
and schooling.” The club meets in room 146 after school every Tuesday and Thursday. “On Tuesdays we practice form cadences and do physical workouts while on Thursdays we meet with military personnel and participate in activities specific to a branch,” Pence said. The Armed Forces Club is currently planning a variety of events. “We want to progress throughout the year, fix our cadences and, in the future, an activity is to take a C130 cargo plane ride,” Pence said. The club is also planning on having a National Guard weapons simulator at the Armory at 3:30 today, a National Guard base tour at noon on March 16,
a National Guard tactical paintball maneuver on May 11 and an Army boot camp obstacle course. The club is supervised by teachers with military experience: history teacher Kevin Stewart and math teachers Rich Strike and Ron Hoofnagle. “I think any experience a student who is considering military service can get before entering the military is beneficial. It gives them an opportunity to make a betterinformed decision because the club will introduce career opportunities and some of the knowledge and discipline topics involved in every military job,” Hoofnagle said. “Well, right now I’m enlisted in the Marine Corps, so I felt like if I’m part of
the armed forces I should be involved in Armed Forces Club as well,” senior Gwen Davies said. Another event that the club is working on is one that the school was also involved with last year. “In memory of Travis Vaughn, there will be a collection of personal toiletry items to help deployed service members be more comfortable while deployed in tough parts of the world. A memorial will also be dedicated at the high school in the next couple months, and the AF Club plans to provide an honor guard for that ceremony,” Hoofnagle said. By News Editor Katherine
In March 2013, the law that will ban sodas in restaurants in New York takes effect. It will ban the sale of sugary beverages larger than 16 ounces. This hard restriction is due to the high rates of obesity in the city; 58 percent of the adults are considered overweight, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. This action was a step not only to reduce obesity, but also to encourage a healthier lifestyle. There is a lot of controversy around the whole subject. The NAACP and the Hispanic Federation claim that it will be very harmful to small businesses. They won’t be allowed to sell the beverages, but large competitors will still carry the banned sugary pops in places other than New York. There is also a discussion about the
government getting involved in the citizens’ personal choices. “I think that if people want to make unhealthy decisions, it should be their own choice. The government shouldn’t ban things that don’t harm anyone besides that person,” senior Anna Love said. Even though there’s a strong negative view over this new approach, Bloomberg said it is worth it. He said that obesity is a big problem in the entire country, and his intention is to make New York a healthier place. He said the law will help to decrease diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Another motivation to this is that the city spends around $4 billion each year on medical care for overweight people. It is no news that soft drinks are extremely unhealthy. Very often new
research points new discoveries about more damages soft drinks can cause in the body. According to the American Heart Association, men shouldn’t have more than nine teaspoons of sugar a day, and women, six. On average, people have from 18 to 23 teaspoons of added sugars a day. Those who consume pop regularly can get even more than the recommended amount of sugar. A regular 20-ounce of the beverage carries about 16 teaspoons of high-fructose corn syrup. Critics also say that there is no sense banning only pop. A diet that causes obesity includes much more than only pop. They say that New York, in this case, needs a more flexible alternative. Senior Josh Thompson agreed. “The government should not interfere
with individuals’ diets, but instead the government should interfere with the companies that are making drinks that could be potentially unhealthy and set tighter regulations on ingredients,” he said. The Food and Drug Administration and the Center of Science in the Public Interest suggest the same. They filed a petition intending to identify a safe level of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages so safe levels can be applied to the products. Like it or not, the initiative in New York may reverberate in the entire country as everyone continues the quest to find alternative solutions to decrease the high rates of obesity and diabetes.
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Share secrets, shake off stress
Secrets don’t make friends. Or do they? We are often told to keep our mouths shut and keep things to ourselves. Perhaps that’s good in some instances, but research shows that sharing secrets can, in fact, reduce stress. Now this is not to say that we should all be gossiping around and telling other people’s secrets. Please. It’s high school. Enough of that happens already. But maybe it isn’t so bad to share our own secrets. We all have something at one time or another that is just eating away at us and needs to get out. Even if you just need to tell someone of your secret burning passion to try out for the dance team. Go ahead. You will feel much more relaxed. Sharing secrets of your own can have many ben-
efits: you might be more relaxed, less stressed and form deeper bonds with the people you love. However, the key words here are: your own. If someone has entrusted you with his or her secrets, now is the time to keep it between you and that someone. Don’t go babbling it around to the whole community. Respect that someone was confident and brave enough to tell you something personal and keep your thoughts between the two of you. According to a report in the Journal of Adolescence, teens who share their own secrets with their parents or friends had higher confidence levels and less headaches. They also tended to have better moods. So don’t let something haunt you. Let it out. Grab a close friend or family member and communicate. It’s only healthy.
Congratulations to the four students from Cedar Falls High School chosen to participate in the Capitol Project. We apologize for previously printing an article about two of these students. Four students are
deserving of praise for their hard work last week working with our state’s governor and other officials: sophomores Agatha Fenech and Lauren Haze, and juniors Hannah Ackernman and Jacob Pence.
Capitol Project selects four CF students
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In his State of the Union, President Obama announced the release of a College Scorecard on the White House website: “Tomorrow, my administration will release a new ‘College Scorecard’ that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria — where you can get the most bang for your educational buck,” Obama said. He seemed to convey that this idea was revolutionary and its ingenuity will save middle-class prospective college students from suffering insurmountable debt. Apparently, the president has forgotten about college websites and the U.S. News college and graduate school rankings and the college comparing sites that already exist. The College Scorecard is not the only, nor the best tool for finding an affordable college. Its most unique feature, information on the future employment of graduates from each college, does not currently work. The site claims that the U.S. Department of Education is working to gather this information, but realistically, they cannot hope to produce accurate or useful information. Even
small their enrollment. colleges You have to typically leave this page offer a in order to see wide vathe actual finanriety of cial information. majors. The financial M o s t information itmajors self also offers are polittle help due to tential By News Editor Katherine its faulty nature. MAYHEW The information doorways to multiple caon the costs of reers. This information, assum- colleges takes into account the ing a good variety of alumni average amount of financial aid agree to give researchers the students from each college reinformation, will be a scat- ceive. Every student, however, tered, useless jumble of jobs, will receive drastically different and it will look similar for nearly amounts of financial aid, and every college in America. the only way they will find out The president implied that how much they will get is by prospective students would applying for it. College Scorebe able to compare the prices card also neglects to describe of different colleges they are how much financial aid comes interested in side by side, in from need, and how much from order to get the best deal, as merit, a deciding factor on how if finding the right college was much money each student will just a matter of bargain hunt- receive. ing. The site does not allow This site is just another meyou to do this, though. When diocre college researching site, you search for colleges with not the revolution on searching certain requirements such as for colleges that people appardegree and major and region, ently need to bring back the it takes you to a list of colleges economy, preserve the middle fitting those requirements. This class and save the children. I page shows the names of each Have a Plan Iowa is really much college, their city and state and better.
Dance would be great gym option There are way more things we could do in gym that are fun, healthy and safe than the boring cardio and weightlifting rooms. Think about it. What’s something that everyone enjoys? It may be something we don’t even know we enjoy, but we do it a lot. We teens like to indulge in dance. It could be in front of our mirror. It could be at a club or a school dance. It could even be on stage with judges and an audience. If gym were split into three classes, it’d be better and way more fun if one section could be dance. There are so many things that fall under this category. It could be ballroom
dancing, break dancing and ballet. Don’t tell me you’ve never had fun while dancing. Along with this, it’s healthy. When was the last time you danced and you weren’t sweating with aching legs and heavy breathing? Oh wait, trick question, probably never. Dancing takes leg muscles, and you move around a lot. Instead of the cardio or weight lifting room, we could be salsa dancing. We could be hip hop dancing. We could even do some ballet. There are so many options with dance that we could spend an entire year doing
gym class. It’d be fun, you can do what you want and you’d learn how to work out in the “real world,” not just in some class ByStaffwriter Alyssa gym JENSEN with a teacher breathing over it. your shoulder and And the best part only 45 minutes of is that more kids repetitive exercise. would like gym. We’d The problem that look forward to it. The second class the country is faccould be just regu- ing right now is that, yes, we need to be lar old gym for those healthy, and, yes, we traditional folk. do have high obeThe third class sity rates, but those would be the best of them all. It’d prob- rates aren’t going to go down until being ably only work for the seniors, though. healthy appeals to At NU, when it was people. Being healthy still up and running, the seniors would ap- shouldn’t be a chore; ply to the Y or the rec it should be fun. center. That was their
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Websites provide fashionable, creative ideas, great products To keep the creative juices flowing every day, there are tons of websites to spark inspiration. Pinterest, Wanelo, Etsy and more are some of the most used sites. Each has all sorts of creative ideas and products anyone can buy. Wanelo is a website where you can browse for almost anything, and on the site will tell you where to buy it. Clothes, phone cases, shoes and so much more can be found. Senior Chris Dobson just found out about Wanelo a couple weeks ago. “I think it’s really cool because it is so easy to find neat products and things,” Dobson said. Dobson finds Wanelo really convenient to find exactly what he has been looking for. “It is all in one place, and you don’t have to go searching a bunch of different websites. Also, you can search for products, so it is easy to get what you want,” Dobson said. Abby Young, a sophomore, heard about Wanelo from a friend and instantly loved it. “It’s very handy right before holidays so you can save stuff and then ask for that stuff for Christmas,” Young said. Wanelo isn’t just for girls; guys can find tons of products too. “Guys should get one because many of the merchan-
This sweatshirt and these socks are screenshots of articles of clothing found on Wanelo, an inspirational website where people can search different products and buy what they like best. Wanelo provides people with many ideas so they can create their own, unique look and style. Sophomore Abby Young and senior Chris Dobson have shopped using this website and are really happy with it. dise on Wanelo is male things as well. It’s really easy to find cool, neat products,” Dobson said. Both Dobson and Young have found products they loved on Wanelo and bought them through the site. “I bought shoes and an elephant sweatshirt,” Young said. “I have bought a couple pairs of socks, and I have a phone case on the
way,” Dobson said. Pinterest is another huge website that many have discovered. Basically, users set up boards on their Pinterest and search anything to pin to those boards. Some boards people have are fashion, crafts/DIY, home decor and many others. By using Pinterest, people can find things that are specifically their taste and are inspired
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by all the things people have made. Senior Natalie Rokes is a Pinterest addict. “I started using Pinterest fall of 2011. I enjoy that it can link you directly to blogs if you are looking at craft things. I enjoy all the creative ideas it’s given me and ways to do things for cheaper than buying them,” Rokes said. Rokes loves finding cloth-
ing and other items that fit her style. “I enjoy the women’s fashion, home decor and hair and beauty because it helps me generate ideas for my everyday life,” Rokes said. There are endless creative ideas on Pinterest. Rokes said she loves to find ideas there and create her own version of what is shown. “I have made numerous things that I have found on it or things very similar to what they show,” Rokes said. Besides Pinterest and Wanelo, there are more websites out there with even more creative ideas and products. “Wanelo is similar to Pinterest, but it is mostly clothing, and it gives you a direct link to buy the things you see. Etsy is a lot of the crafts that you see on Pinterest for sale, made by individual people and not companies,” Rokes said. Gentlemint is another version of Pinterest aimed more at males. It is almost the same setup as Pinterest. It’s just filled with more products for men. By Staff Writer Lauren
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Card making business donates funds There are so many different ways to raise money for those in need, and a sixth grader at Hansen Elementary, Taylor Dusenbery, has found a way to put her creative skills to work and raise money for charity. Dusenbery has always been artistic. She started out making cards for fun. Later, she realized she could use that creativity to find a way to help others. Last year in February, she got the idea to sell the cards she makes for charity. “I enjoy making cards, and it is fun to help other people out who are less fortunate than me,” Dusenbery said. She named her small greeting card business Fei’s Creations, which is her middle name. Each card is brightly colored and created uniquely by Dusenbery. There are thank you cards, birthday cards, congratulations cards and much more available for anyone to buy. There are many different charities
out there, but to raise money for these Dusenbery organizations. She said chose the Kids she feels a strong need Cafe and Child to help others. “I love Protection that after I donated Agency to give the money to the charher proceeds ity I feel like I helped to. Dusenout somebody out bery raised there who needed it ,” over $1,000 Dusenbery said. to these chariAll the cards are ties, spending still available to be purPhotos by Lauren Nickerson chased. Dusenbery is the last year designing and still making them to selling all her Sixth grade student Taylor Dusenberry made these cards and sells raise money for these cards. them to collect money for the Kids Cafe and Child Protection Agency. organizations. The Dusenbery deal is 10 cards for $14 will get to pick out a gift from Dusen- including envelopes. If anyone wants to and her mom, bery’s donations. Holy Dusenbery, even went shopping buy some cards just email holy.dusenDusenbery is proof that it doesn’t bery@cfschools.org. to buy all sorts of things for the kids matter how young, anyone can help out in the Child Protection Center. Stuffed By Staff Writer Lauren the less fortunate. So many have been animals, toys, coloring books and much NICKERSON more were donated by them. Each child impressed with her hard work and drive
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Students take personal stake in health, join fitness programs
These days everyone is going on a health kick. Our school systems and even our government are taking action to get people to live healthy lifestyles starting at an early age. School systems have been changing school lunch policies, and everywhere you turn there is a new trend for staying healthy, but the truth is, students are already doing that too. Senior Andrea Martinson and junior Cassy Herkelman both have participated in Crossfit to push themselves in efforts of staying healthy. Others take a less extreme workout path like senior Mckenzie Pint who takes Kosama classes and senior Haley Springer who participates in hot yoga at the SOL YOGA studio. “I decided to try Crossfit because I was going to the Bahamas, and I just wanted to try it to get in shape and just because it was new,” Martinson said. Herkelman was on the wrestling team this year, and so her motivations were for gaining a competitive edge. “My dad wanted me to get stronger and wanted me to become more mentally tough,” Herkelman said. Crossfit isn’t just any exercise or workout program; it’s the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide. “It was a very good experience and very different than any other gym that I’ve been to because they don’t use traditional equipment. My parents introduced me to it, and I didn’t just want to run on a treadmill,” Martinson said. “Crossfit is a very good workout because during it, you just want to quit all the time, but when you get through it, you’re glad you did it,” Herkelman said. Probably the toughest part of Crossfit is the mental training that also goes with the physical aspect of the workout. “I’ve only taken one session so far because it was too hard-
Sandra Omari-Boateng photos core, but I’m thinking of going back. It was always really tough trying to find the willpower to keep going with the workouts. That was probably the toughest part,” Martinson said. “I’ve taken Crossfit for over a year now. Most people are like ‘I want to work out, but I
always talk myself out of it,’ but with Crossfit, it makes you want to stick with it. It helps you get mentally tough. They try to physically and mentally break you, and you have to summon the strength to get through it,” Herkelman said. “The toughest for me was
probably the treadmill because it’s really intense and kind of scares me, but my favorite part is when you’re done and you know that you were able to finish a workout,” Herkelman said. SOL Hot Yoga is a workout where participants do normal yoga in a room that is usually about 110 degrees so they sweat more and are more flexible in the heat. The sweating helps removes more toxins from the body also. “I like that it’s really relaxing, and I can kind of forget about everyday stress. I would say it is a great workout because the heat helps burn extra calories. Everything in yoga uses core work because it’s all about balance, and your core [abs] are the main thing that help keep your balance. Yoga is generally all about holding poses that work every muscle in your body,” Springer said. Kosama is a personal training program that uses safe, scientifically proven training principles to help participants get the most from every workout and see results fast. “I started because I wanted to get in shape again and thought what better way than to get into a class that actually keeps me going. It’s most definitely a great workout. You work yourself so hard. It makes you feel great to know that you completed the workout and you feel great about yourself,” Pint said Kosama isn’t as intense of a workout program as Crossfit, but it’s a more steady-paced, individualized training program. “The leaders at Kosama are awesome. They just want you to push yourself and do the best you can, but they don’t push you too much. If you can’t do the workout, they let you go at your own pace. They are super supportive, and they make you feel good about yourself. I would most definitely recommend it to others. It’s so much fun. If you have had thoughts about going to try it out, you will not regret it,” Pint said. Feature Editor
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Men’s Basketball Senior Alec Braun is shooting 53 percent from the field this season going into tonight’s game against Western Dubuque Epworth. Braun hopes to help the Tigers advance to State with a victory tonight. How has the team been preparing for Western Dubuque Epworth? We just have to make sure that we lock in and focus on our goal. We’ve been practicing just like we have all year. We’re ready. Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions? Personally, I don’t. But as a team we love to do the “What time is it?” chant just to make sure everyone is ready to go. What do you eat before a big game? There isn’t a certain food that I eat game day, but the night before a game we all go to one of our houses, and the parents make a meal for us, and it’s always the best.
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Next up: Western Dubuque Epworth on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Cedar Rapids Kennedy