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Teen Trust empowers community 2013 Grant Recipients North East Iowa Food Bank $1,500 North Star Community Services $2,000 ASPIRE Therapeutic Riding Program $1,500 Operation Threshold $1,000 Allen Memorial Hospital (Young Parents Together) $1,000 Cedar Valley Preschool and Child Care Center $1,000 The Job Foundation $2,000
Students from across the Cedar Valley have been hard at work this past year on the Teen Trust Board of Directors. Teen Trust is a group of 26 high school students who work together in allocating $10,000 in grant money to non-profits in Black Hawk County. The Trustees begin the year learning about the grantmaking process and endowments. They then write and release a grant application that organizations can apply to on the Community Foundation’s website. This year, 15 organizations applied. After much debating and compromising, the board came to the unanimous decision to give seven of these nonprofits a portion of the $10,000 they had to grant out. Jenna Manders, a student at Wartburg College, is the Teen Trust student director. Her role is to facilitate the actions to the Trustees and do behind the scenes work so the board gets the most effective use of their time. “The most positive thing about Teen Trust is the underlying goal. While we do have $10,000 to grant out each year, the teens have learned valuable skills that go far beyond this. The board brought together a group of 26 diverse teens that in the beginning cliqued off into their respective groups, whereas in the end they all got along to form a collective decision. The Trustees honed in on skills they will need for a lifetime, including decision making, teamwork, a greater knowledge of non-profits and the needs of a community,” Manders said. Trustees on the board have gotten an inside look on how the grant process works. Through writing the applica-
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Members of Teen Trust help by delivering a grant of $2,000 to North Star Community Services. tion and deliberating where to allocate the money, Teen Trust members have learned incredibly valuable skills. “I think the members of Teen Trust have been greatly impacted by their involvement on the board. They have gained new friends and connections that could benefit them in the future. Their knowledge base has increased not only of non-profits and community needs, but some of the ins and outs of the grantmaking process and endowments. They have also gained skills in decision making, compromising, communication and teamwork,” Manders said. Hanno Fenech, a senior, was a part of the 2012-2013 board. “Teen Trust has provided all of us board members an opportunity to have on-the-ground, impactful experiences directly aiding our community and to learn more about philanthropy,” Fenech
said. Involvement on the board has also allowed Trustees to learn just how many non-profit agencies are in the area. “It’s opened my eyes to all of the non-profit charities that are present in the Cedar Valley. It’s been really cool to contribute to the well-being of the less fortunate in our community. Being involved directly with these non-profits has made me appreciate what I have,” senior Trustee Spencer Gray said. The 2012-2013 board just wrapped up their last duties by conducting interviews for next year’s board this past week. Manders will continue to occupy her role as student director next year and hopes to make a few subtle changes in order to make better use of meeting times. Board members for 2013-2014 year will be announced soon. By Entertainment Editor Lindsey
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Ackerman makes State for sixth time
Junior Hannah Ackerman
Junior Hannah Ackerman has competed in the National History Day District Competition for six years in a row and recently was once again selected to go to the state competition in Des Moines. “It’s an amazing opportunity to be selected. I’ve been going for six years, so I’m not as excited as I was the first time, but it’s definitely an honor,” Ackerman said. Ackerman has participated and enjoyed history for a long time. “I think elementary school was when she first got into the National History Day competi-
tions, but she’s always really been into history from when I can first remember. She has a real interest in historical figures and events. She still does,” Hannah Ackerman’s mother, Margaret Ackerman said. These historical competitions are a great way not only to teach history but to learn it. “I love putting on performances, but I also love watching others. People get a better understanding of something when it’s presented to them rather than taught in a book or a classroom,” Ackerman said.
To be in a historical competition requires a lot of work. “You need to begin by researching a topic and creating a script for yourself. After this, you’ll have to find props, and then you need to practice your script and memorize it,” Ackerman said. There are many different ways to enter these contests. “Hannah joined through school, but you can also enter outside of school, which is something she’s had to do too,” Margaret Ackerman said. These performances not
only help entrants learn history and teach history, but they also bring remembrance to people who lived through the history. “Sometimes Hannah performs for veteran events. It’s really touching to see her do her performances for them and see their reactions to these performances. It’s just really nice of her to bring remembrance and appreciation for these veterans,” Margaret Ackerman said. By Staff Writer Alyssa
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Blood drive yields 79 units Last Friday, May 10, the annual blood drive collected 79 units of blood from the 109 donors that registered from the 128 that prescheduled. Although the numbers are down from last year’s 94 units and the year before’s 111, the blood donated at this year’s drive will still help or even save 237 hospital patients. “It went great, the students and staff are awesome to work with each and every year. We appreciate this ‘partnership in saving lives together’ every May to help with our summer blood supply,” Pam Wolter, Territory Representative for Lifeserve Blood, said. This year saw both an abundance of first time donors and students who have long been involved with the blood drive. “I wanted to be involved because I’ve taken an active role since sophomore year with student senate and I feel all students should want to save lives, which is what we’re doing here,” senior Hanno Fenech said. There will always be people that need blood and blood drives are a good way to collect donations and save a lot of people. “They’re always in need of blood. You never know when you’ll need blood or your loved ones will need blood. One pint of blood saves three lives. If we have at least 100 students, it would save 300 lives,” counselor Erin Gardner said. “Blood donation is a wonderful act
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Junior Noah Miller was one of the 109 CFHS donors who turned out for the blood drive on Friday, May 10 in the choir room. Though numbers were down a bit from last year’s totals, 79 units came in. of giving. Blood cannot be manufactured and can only be provided by a volunteer willing to save lives with us in this way. One out of every seven hospital patients entering a hospital need blood
to live. Nationally, every two seconds someone needs blood,” Wolter said. By News Editor Katherine
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Grout Museum features teen heroes A new exhibit entitled The White Rose at the Grout Museum in Waterloo focuses on leadership, determination and above all, human morals. In the 1940s during World War II, Adolf Hitler reigned over Germany. He installed fear throughout every German citizen and corrupt power throughout every German law. It was in Munich, Germany, at Munich University that a group of German students gathered together and called themselves the White Rose. This group of students, not much older than CFHS students, began to distribute flyers that criticized Hitler and his ideals, a very dangerous thing to do back then. Eventually they were caught and beheaded, but the morals of this group still remain. What they did was something that not many could ever do, and for this bravery, they shaped history, as this fascinating exhibit shows. “The saddening thing about this was that these were young people were not much older than a lot of students at CFHS when they were executed. What happened during Hitler is still happening today in all parts of the world. If someone speaks against the government, they’re killed. I think that many people need to realize that we are extremely privileged to be in a free society where we can speak our own opinion.
like and what they went through was pretty shocking,” sophomore Drew Stensland said. The White Rose is also Submitted Photo very important to German culture The Grout Museum is currently hosting an exhibit feaand history. turing the heroic efforts of German teens who resisted “This exAdolf Hitler in the 1940s. hibit is very important to GerPeople today still die from doing so,” man culture because it makes people German teacher Gunda Brost said. realize that ordinary Germans were not Beyond the social importance, the Nazis. In fact, a lot of German citizens dramatic story is compelling as well. opposed but were too scared to do “A few weeks ago, we watched the anything about it,” Brost said. movie, ‘The White Rose’ in German Along with all of these things, there class, and it was really touching and in- is also another additional plus to visiting triguing. I felt like the exhibit gave me this exhibit. the same emotions as the movie did. “If you’re taking German at the high The exhibit introduces the members of school and you visit this exhibit, it not the White Rose and makes you realize only will shock you and bring you a lot that these were real people that really of realization, but you also get extra stood up to their dictator and really got credit,” Stensland said. executed for it. You hear about these ByStaff Writer Alyssa things in the news and in fictional movJENSEN ies, but to see what these people were
HI-LINE French students prepare for trip Summertime brings heat, green scenery, sleeping in and for some CFHS world language students, a trip to France. “I’m very excited to go to a different country and get the full cultural experience. It’ll be nice to use the language I’ve practiced for so long and use it in real life situations. It’ll be a good time with friends, and I’ll be able to meet new people,” sophomore Ben Dagit said. This trip also includes staying at a host family’s home for most of the time. “Interacting with the host family will be a huge learning experience, because basically, you’ll be talking to people you’ve never met in a language you’ve only had around two years to learn,” Dagit said. Along with meeting people from different cultural backgrounds, there are many other learning experiences when it comes to France. “A large part of the French culture is the food. You’ll be able to experience dining and eating at restaurants where different food than American food is served. It’ll be interesting to compare France to America,” Dagit said. However, there are also some challenges to this trip. “We have to travel to three different cities in three different nights, staying in three different hotels with huge bags and suitcases. With a decent group of Americans, we’ll definitely stick out as tourists. Along with this, fitting everybody on the Metro will be hard to do. There’s also a language barrier,” French teacher Brittan Lawrence said. But the positives far outweigh the negatives. “On the last night in Paris, we’re all going to go on a boat ride and have dinner at a fondue restaurant. It’ll be fun to reconnect after the host families and see how far we’ve come with learning about the culture,” Lawrence said. As Lawrence said, learning about different cultures is a great experience. “I would recommend this trip to everyone. Everyone needs to encounter these experiences in life and realize that there’s a world out there besides our own with diversity, culture and good people,” Dagit said. ByStaff Writer Alyssa
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HI-LINE Our View Let’s invest in green jobs for graduates of 2013 Iowa residents and the environment are receiving a well-needed boost thanks to the federal tax credit for wind energy. MidAmerican Energy, one of the nation’s largest producers of renewable energy, recently announced a $1.9 billion project that will increase total wind capacity to 3,300 megawatts, up from 1,050 now. The growth is made possible solely by the tax credit. Passed in January, the tax credit provides almost 6,000 jobs for Iowans constructing and maintaining wind turbines. Wind energy has been hailed by many as a renewable source of energy that is more environmentally friendly than other sources such as coal or natural gas. Iowa currently has 14 wind farms and over 1,200 turbines spread across the state. Most turbines tend to be built in the western part of Iowa due to the region’s windy tendencies. The tax credit was highly opposed by 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who argued that it would create an unfair advantage for wind farms over the oil industry. Obama supported the tax credit along with Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Tom Harkin and Gov. Terry Branstad, citing job creation. Iowa’s growth will be helped by this credit, along with becoming a more energy sustainable state. The tax credit will support many Iowa families and the environment we live in. Last year at this time, the renewal of the federal tax credit for wind energy was in doubt as voters weighed presidential candidates. Many of the wind turbine companies had frozen or even cut back on production as they waited to see what the outcome of the election would be. Iowans who had graduated from community colleges with degrees in working with wind energy technology also sat waiting to see whether their investments in training for jobs in helping Iowa lead the nation in clean energy would move forward or be placed on hold. At least for this $1.9 million MidAmerican investment, they now know, thanks to the one-year tax credit extension. But more Iowa graduates are waiting to see just how serious this state is about a long term investment in wind energy. They are waiting to see whether lawmakers can make the same long term commitments to clean energy as they have to other energies such as petroleum, even though those companies are the richest companies in the history of the world. As the class of 2013 walks across the stage in a couple weeks, let’s ensure them that Iowa is committed to making green jobs available to them in the future by renewing the federal tax credit for the long term.
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OPINION Food assistance reform needed Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Families around the world are starving, and the United States is very generous, spending about $1.4 billion a year to help countries fighting poverty and starvation. Farmers grow crops in America and ship them to countries in need. Obama is taking a hard stance on the issue, proposing to end the way in which we give food aid, but continuing to contribute in more beneficial ways. The president’s proposal would reach 17 million more people each year with food and support their economies by promoting and buying from local farmers. According to supporters of the current food aid operations, the system is streamlined and beneficial to recipients. Advocate groups in the United States have argued that the current system creates U.S. jobs and helps the economy. However, the process seems like it would be more costly and less favorable for recipients in the long run. The focus should be on promoting self-sustainability to farmers in aided countries, not solely promoting the U.S. economy. Farmers should be taught how to raise their own food and feed their families,
overseas often stimulattaking several ing their months, preo w n vents families econofrom getting mies and fresh, healthy lifting the foods when veil of they need poverty. them. Focusing Agriculture on Amerlobby groups ican agriBy Online Editor Martha culture HALL prevented similar measures is selfish when discussing the needs to Obama’s from taking place in previous administrations. of countries with widespread President Bush tried to set condeaths due to starvation. gruous plans in motion but was Shipping costs are an added heavily opposed by agribusifactor as well as a dependency on America’s agricultural busi- ness and shipping groups, preventing many hungry families nesses. Oxfam International, a worldwide organization dedi- from getting food. The current food aid system cated to eradicating poverty, is inadequate and needs to has said that food aid reform be reformed. Taxpayer money is necessary. According to the would be better spent, along group, a large percentage of with promoting economic aid is spent on shipping costs, wiping out a large chunk of freedom and perseverance money that could be used in in hungry countries. Obama’s other ways to help hungry fam- plan will bring many families the necessary nutrients to surilies. Gawain Kripke, director of vive and leave them with livelipolicy and research for Oxfam, was quoted in the New York hoods that are likely to survive for many generations with the Times, saying, “The current proper resources. It isn’t a matfood aid program is not mission ter of business; it’s a matter of driven or about poor people. human lives. It’s about moving product.” The process of shipping goods
I wholeheartedly agree with the inspiring statement: “Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” After all, what high school student doesn’t beam at the very reference to that line from the timeless high school ‘80s movie about three best friends playing hooky at the end of their senior year? It’s no secret that Cedar Falls High School seniors set aside one special day every year to designate as “Senior Skip Day.” Believe me, I get it. There are so many reasons to celebrate this classic event: it’s the last hurrah, “Sophomore Skip Day” doesn’t have the same ring to it and, of course, it’s tradition. Now, fellow seniors, by the time this prints, this day will have already happened and I sincerely hope you all had a great time. However, I would like to address the senior skippers of the future so that they can make an informed decision about the pros and cons of senior skip day.
I will start obvious with the pro’s; that the that way you Bubonic can skip the plague end if you didn’t hit think you’ll half the want to throw s e n i o r tomatoes at class. In me. For startthe past, ers, we only s o m e have a matter By Staff Writer Amanda t e a c h e r s HARWOOD even ofof days left as seniors, and fer extra other than some possible de- credit or let students in on extention time, you really don’t tra information who are preshave that much to lose. Classes ent for class on skip day. Not are coming to a close, and you to mention, depending on won’t really have that much your reputation with some of to make up, right? Besides your teachers, you could earn who wouldn’t want to go to brownie points for actually bethe beach and just hang with ing at school and going against friends and have one last threethe crowd. day weekend of high school? If Which brings me to my last you’re lucky, you could even point, you don’t have to do get a tan. As an added bonus, senior skip day. The amount of the rest of us have better park- seniors who actually skip are in ing in the morning. the minority. Even if they were The whole thing is pretty the majority, it’s OK to break harmless, but there are a few free from the majority if you down sides to everyone skip- aren’t into the skipping festiviping all at once. For one thing, ties ... or if you have an AP test. the teachers all know what’s up. It’s your call. How do you want In the middle of May, it’s pretty to be remembered?
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After a year of waiting, business teacher Mike Hansel welcomed a new baby boy into his and his wife’s home. They named the little oneyear-old boy Levi, and he was adopted from China. The desire to adopt all started when the Hansels had troubles having children. “We initially decided to adopt after losing two boys. They were born premature 17 and 19 weeks. We decided to adopt internationally because of the U.S. adoption laws. In the U.S. a mother has up to three days to change her mind. We have known some couples that were at the hospital, spent time with the baby and named it, only to have the mother change her mind at the last minute of the last day. We did not want to potentially go through that,” Hansel said. After the year of waiting, Levi was theirs to bring home. “We started the adoption process over a year ago. We contacted Holt Adoption Agency and began the initial paperwork to start the adoption process. The process moves slowly to ensure the potential parents are ready
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We had previously thought about China the first time and decided it best fit our situation,” H a n s e l said. H a n sel and his Submitted Photo wife are a part of a Business teacher Mike Hansel, his wife program and daughter Faith recently returned for chilfrom China with their adopted son, Levi. dren with health issues. That is how they are to adopt a child from another matched up with a child. “As country. In addition, the paper a result, Levi was diagnosed work must be approved by our with a heart murmur, which government and in our case, the Chinese government, and could close on its own and not require any surgery. Levi was this takes a lot of time,” Hanmatched with us based on the sel said. information we provided Holt. The Hansels are no strangWe completed a checklist of ers to adoption as they have adopted a daughter in the health issues we were comfortable with and indicated we past. “Our daughter Faith is would take either a boy or a from Guatemala, but that country has been closed because it girl. Levi was abandoned at a is not Hague compliant. This bus stop and found on April is an international adoption 3. It is estimated that he was born on March 30. He spent treaty. Since that country was closed, we selected China. two to three weeks at the hos-
pital and then was transferred to the orphanage.” The family just returned from China with their new son. Levi is quickly adjusting to his new family and home. “Levi is adapting great. He had his check-up when we got back, and they did not hear any issues with his heart. He is eating well, but not sleeping the best at night yet. We are 13 hours behind China, and I think he is still getting his clock set right. Because he was in an orphanage, he is behind on his motor skill development. He is one but is not crawling or walking yet and does not feed himself. However, he has made leaps and bounds in this area, and we suspect he will catch up quickly. He is a happy baby boy, and Faith loves being a big sister,” Hansel said. “The whole experience has been very rewarding, educational and exhausting. We spent three weeks in China. The culture was very different, but the people were very kind and helpful to us at all times,” Hansel said. By Staff Writer Lauren
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Adopted senior finds her biological family
I feel as if I’ve opened a door into a life I never really knew I had. —Nicole Jeffrey CFHS Senior
For her whole life, senior Nicole Jeffrey, has known she was adopted. She always felt the desire to know who her biological family was. Finally, this year, she was able to find her biological family through Facebook. Jeffrey has already started to grow close to her new found family. Jeffrey was told she was adopted at a very young age. Even though she isn’t related by blood, she feels especially close with her adoptive family. “It's never made me feel disconnected with my adoptive family or any less loved by them. I've just always been curious of my biological family,” Jeffrey said. Using a few different resources, Jeffrey was able to find her biological family. She searched their names on Facebook and there they were. “I went through my adoption
and several aunts and uncles. I found my younger biological sister through the adoption agency since she was also put up Submitted Photo for adoption,” JefSenior Nicole Jeffrey is with her adoptive frey said. parents Diane and Jim Jeffrey. She plans Findto meet her biological sister, Morgan, ing her this summer. biological papers and found the names family has impacted Jeffrey of my biological relatives and deeply. “It was a life changing cities they lived in. I searched moment for me to find my biotheir names and locations and logical family and see pictures found my older biological of them. For the first time in brother first who wasn't put up my life I found out who I look for adoption. Through him I like in my biological family,” found my biological mom, dad Jeffrey said.
When Jeffrey found her younger sister, she was shocked by the resemblance between them. “ I've never had that sense of similarity in my adoptive family since I look nothing like them, and it was incredible to see how similar I am to my biological siblings and especially my little sister,” Jeffrey said. Reunited with her new family, Jeffrey can’t wait for the things to come. “I'm so happy I finally found them because I've always wondered about who they were as individuals and what they looked like. I feel as if I've opened a door into a life I never really knew I had. This summer I get to meet them in person and I cannot wait,” Jeffrey said. By Staff Writer Lauren
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Spending retirement with grandchild, Croatt promises to continuing teaching
Resource teacher Susan Croatt After 14 years of teaching and 24 years of nursing, special education teacher Susan Croatt will retire after this year. Although this is the only year she has taught at CFHS, she will leave a positive mark on the school. “She made a huge impact in a very short amount of time,” Student Services Coordinator Dr. Tracy Johns said. Croatt plans to use her retirement to spend time taking care of her young granddaughter. “I’m going to be a granny nanny. I’m going to stay home and care for my six-month-old granddaughter,” Croatt said.
“I greatly appreciate her contribution and know that she’ll enjoy her time with her new grandchild,” Principal Dr. Rich Powers said. Although she will no longer teach at a school, Croatt plans to redirect her educational skills to further her granddaughter’s development. “Just because you retire doesn’t mean you stop teaching because I plan to read a lot of books with my granddaughter, work on physical activities, travel around the community and just enjoy her,” Croatt said. “I have really enjoyed my time here. The students are great and the staff and administration have been very supportive and friendly,” Croatt said. Before this year, Croatt taught for one year at Price Lab and 12 years at New Hampton High School. “I was a special education teacher at the high school in New Hampton and then at Price Lab I was a middle school special education teacher,” Croatt said. She believes her interest in teaching special education stemmed from her nursing career. “I was working as a nurse in a facility that served people with disabilities and the entire staff had to do programming and I really enjoyed that aspect of the work,” Croatt said. “We were working on things like counting money, personal care, feeding themselves and some of the residents
with more severe disabilities had programs that involved making eye contact, putting their heads up and other skills like that,” Croatt said. Croatt finds getting to know the students is an important part of teaching. “I think it’s important that teachers get to know their students and develop relationships with their students. If the student is comfortable with you, you can get them to do about anything,” Croatt said. “We will greatly miss her kindness and thoughtful approach with students,” Powers said. “The thing I’m going to miss the most is working with the students. I’m going to miss their humor and their perspective on life,” Croatt said. “This has been a great teaching experience for me. I know I’m going to miss the staff and students,” Croatt said. Although no one could truly replace Croatt, someone else does need to fill the job. “We’re looking for Sue Croatt. No, we’re looking for someone who has a passion with working with kids, we’re looking for someone who has expertise and someone who is excited to join the team at Cedar Falls High School,” Johns said. They hope to find a replacement in the next two to three weeks.
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Gardeners’ plants and curiousity grow Walking into the greenhouse on a Tuesday afternoon, students can be seen inspecting delicate buds emerging. This isn’t just a biology project, however. Planting seeds and gardening can seem like a part time job, but for members of the gardening club, the payoff is worth it. Located in the greenhouse inside the science offices, the warm, sunny space houses many plants, providing the perfect place to germinate. Fresh scents and green stems make it a welcoming environment for all. The gardening club has unofficially been a part of the high school for about three years, but last year was the first time it attracted large scale student involvement, according to biology teacher Scott Bohlmann. Over twice as many plants have been grown this year compared to years in the past. During a typical meeting, students check in on their
plants’ growth. If the plants have germinated, they are moved to larger containers to sell in the future. Students work to water and replant the plants if necessary. Clean up is also a big part, since soil is a welcomed factor in the greenhouse. The greenhouse is open throughout the day and students often come in to check on their plants during their free periods. Flowering plants have been started, but the majority of the plants are vegetables like tomatoes, peas, lettuce, peppers and beans. The club’s advisers — teachers Susan Considine, Ethan Weichmann and Bohlmann hope to sell remaining plants at the end of the year. Plants that are not sold will most likely be cared for over the summer by the teachers. Anyone interested in gardening and cultivating plants is welcome to join the club. Primary meetings are on Tuesdays after school, but it could take
some time to see results. “It is important to realize that the process requires some commitment as the plants don’t mature overnight,” Bohlmann said.
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The greenhouse, located in the science offices, is growing space for many different kinds of plants.
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Seniors Nique Tredwell and Cassie McCurdy are busy gathering ingredients, combining them, cooking their masterpieces and cleaning up in order to pull off a successful restaurant in their foods class.
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Photos by Martha Hall Most CF students spend their lunch shifts in the cafeteria or enjoying lunch releases. Certain weeks of the year, however, Gayle Bruene’s fourth hour food service students get to take their class … and sometimes eat too. Students taking the class get the hands on, real-world experience of running a fourth hour restaurant and delivering the food to some students and staff who eat C shift lunch. Before the restaurants take place, weeks of preparation occur. Senior and food enthusiast Cassie McCurdy spent quality time with her group planning a restaurant on their scheduled week. “We’ve been planning for it a week or two. We send this week out tomorrow,” McCurdy said, “On Friday before we hand it out we give order sheets out to some people and we hand it out by
Monday.” Along with the real world experience and careful planning, mistakes do happen, and students get the chance to learn how to recover from mishaps. “If we don’t order what we need or if the person who types the recipe doesn’t type it right, we have to accommodate for that, so we don’t make that mistake the next time,” senior Nique Tredwell said. McCurdy agreed that unexpected mistakes happen on occasion. “It’s things you can’t expect, like things go wrong that you can’t help. Sometimes your preparedness isn’t at the level that you thought it was,” McCurdy said. Bruene is fond of the hands on experience the restaurants give the students. “It gives them real life experience; they’re running their own mini-
restaurant,” Bruene said. The profits from the restaurants go toward ingredients for the next restaurant cycle. “It gets paid for out of our profits, but if you are in Foods I or Foods II, then we’re allotted so much per student, and that’s what we’re given to live within our budget, and it usually works out pretty good. We’re not having steak and lobster dinner. We have to be frugal,” Bruene said. Students often get creative with the recipes that they are given. “For all our recipes, anything we’ve gotten, I’ve changed. I add spices or add some cheese,” McCurdy said. For McCurdy, cooking has been a lifelong passion. “I’ve been interested forever. Ever since I was little I’ve made cookies with my grandma, cake at home, stuff like that,” McCurdy said.
Doing the restaurant labs gives students like McCurdy the chance to see what it’s like to use their passions in a career situation. “It’s really fun. It’s an exciting thing. It’s a good experience. You don’t always get the experience of being in charge and stuff, so it’s different,” McCurdy said. The perks of the experience are, of course, as equally rewarding as the leftovers. “The restaurant is going to be tomorrow, and then Friday we’ll have extra food and we’ll eat it. All the extra food that we didn’t use to make the recipes we can make whatever we want. Sometimes we’ll make macaroni. Sometimes we make sandwiches,” McCurdy said. Foods students will be doing a final restaurant the week of May 13. By Staff Writer Amanda
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Students from the art department showcase their greatest pieces at the Hearst Center for the Arts. The exhibit is free to the public. (From left, traveling clockwise) senior Austin Stiers has his ceramic bowl and mugs displayed. Next is junior Jenna McRae’s painting piece of the face. Junior Laurel Smeins has a picture from photography on display. Junior Lara Hetherton’s paintings are from the “series of threes” assignment. Senior Dallas Deery supports the peace sign. Junior Lauren Weinert made the displayed bracelet in jewelery class.
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Tiger
HI-LINE
SPORTS
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Athlete of the
8 Week
Megan Brewer Womens Golf
Sports Editor Jared
Hylton
Soccer Shoot Out The men’s soccer team triumphed over Dubuque Senior on May 3 at home, 4-1. At top is senior Luke Heindl. At right are senior Jackson Nichols and sophomore Blake Love celebrating a late goal. At far right is junior Ahmad Shehata. Below left is senior Blayne Kramer, and below right is senior Raud Kashef.
How did you keep calm on your way to shooting the recent 77? At the turn, I didn’t look at the scores. I didn’t want to know where everyone else was at. I was focused on my game. How does this year’s team compare to last years playoff team? We all have improved from last season; however, we don’t have as much depth this year. Since we’re all seniors, we know this is our last shot, and we want to finish with a win. What are your plans for golf after CF? I am attending the University of Northern Iowa and haven’t decided if I will be golfing.
Tigers in
Action
Women’s Golf
Anna Love Photos
Next up: Regionals on May 20 at TBD at TBD
Women’s Track & Field Next up: State on May 16 at TBA
Men’s Track & Field
Next up: State on May 16 at TBA
Women’s Tennis
Next up: Cedar Rapids Prairie on May 16 at Prairie at 9 a.m.
Women’s Soccer
Next up: Cedar Rapids Kennedy on May 16 at home at 6:45 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Next up: Cedar Rapids Kennedy on May 16 at Kennedy at 7 p.m.
Baseball
Next up: TBD on May 20 at Riverfront at 5:30 p.m.
Softball
Next up: Waterloo East on May 21 at home at 5:30 p.m.