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Meet the candidates for 2015-16 For President
•Student Senate Secretary •Junior Leadership •Women’s Leadership •Unity Point Hospital •Habitat for Humanity Junior Sara •House of Hope Ashar •NE Iowa Foodbank If elected president, I will work hard with the student body to make our school better than it already is. I love serving my school and the community, and being current student senate secretary has given me experience I need for becoming president. I would like to provide more student senate involvement opportunities in the community and bring more events to the table such as our annual dance marathon. I would also like to encourage an environment for equality and awareness for all sorts of issues because we deserve it. I can A-shar (sure) you that we will move forward.
Junior Megan Bradford
For Vice President
•Student Senate •Girl’s Leadership •Student Advisory Committee •MVP •Golf •Piano •Church •Community Main Street Events •Babysitting •Jiva Salon and Spa •Next Generation Wireless
I think people should vote for me because I not only aspire to lead this school but I strive to be an example for those wanting to be a leader in this school. I have been involved in student council since I was in elementary school and have always had a passion for helping others and giving back to those in need. I strongly encourage the student body to go and vote on Friday, May 15. I have lots of great ideas for the next school year and would love to see them become a reality. Vote Megan for president!
•Student Senate •Women’s Leadership •Junior Leadership •Soccer •Bowling •Allen Hospital Junior Rabia Afzal If voted as Student Senate vice president, I promise to end all homework. Just kidding. I can’t actually do that, but what I can do is be your voice and work with the other Student Senate office members and school administration to make the 2015-2016 year the best year this school has ever had. I believe I’m qualified to be your VP because of the leadership skills I’ve obtained from my active involvement in and out of school. I promise to listen, work hard and make your ideas happen. Please remember to vote Rabia for vice president on May 15!
For Secretary
Junior Grace Gubbrud
•Student Senate •Band •Chorus •Junior Leadership •Tiger Pals •Drama •Church •Parabola Youth Theater •Sprinkle of Love Cookies
I am very involved inside and outside of school, so I think I would be a good representative of Cedar Falls High School. I am a hard worker and always remain determined while accomplishing goals. Also, next year will be my senior year, so I want to have this chance to give back to the community before I graduate.
Junior Michael Flanscha
•Student Senate Treasurer •Junior Leadership •Tennis •Orchestra •Boy’s State •Cedar Falls Strategic Planning Team
If elected as your vice president, I will be dedicated, dependable and will work hard for each and every student at Cedar Falls High School. I will work closely with the student body and welcome your thoughts and ideas on how to positively impact our school as a whole. I have a commitment to Cedar Falls High School and a passion for serving others. Serving as Student Senate treasurer, I have gained valuable experience which I can use and expand upon if elected as your vice president. Vote Flanscha for vice president!
For Treasurer
•Sophomore Leadership •Women’s Leadership •Student Senate •Women’s Choir •Jazz Choir •Speech Sophomore Abbie •Softball •Church Lund
•Student Pilot •Band •Cross Country •Student Senate •Sophomore Leadership
•Student Senate •Sophomore Leadership •Drama •Track •Junior Olympics
Sophomore Justin Gray
Sophomore Makenzie Nichols
You should vote for me because I’m involved in many different groups at Cedar Falls, so I’ll be able to make good decisions for the school. I was also involved in student council throughout middle school. I was president freshmen year, and the secretary before that, so I have experience in student government. I’m also on many teams, so I am a good “teammate,” and hear out everyone’s ideas before sharing mine. Altogether, I want to be involved in school, have a voice that can be heard and through that allow other students’ voices to be heard as well.
I strongly encourage voters to elect me as treasurer. I am involved in school leadership groups, and I have experience handling finances through my job at the airport. This year I am nominated for a flying scholarship and have taken part in the CFHS Honor Ceremony. I enjoy working with new students and discussing new ideas for the school among my peers. The goal of my campaign for the treasurer position is to have the opportunity to listen to my peers and make actual improvements to events such as bake sales, fundraisers and concessions.
Students should vote for me because I’m very dedicated to Student Senate and I really love to do things to help in our community and to improve our school. I enjoy being able to make a positive impact on people throughout the school building. I’m always very happy to take on more projects for the school. The idea of getting students more involved with their community is very pleasing. I’m a very responsible person and a go-getter. Being involved in the activities and extracurriculars offered at CFHS is one of the most important things to me.
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to form gender equality club Gender and sexuality are an extremely touchy topics for most, especially for teenagers. This time period is usually when you figure out just what exactly your gender or sexuality is, but because so many often discourage you to explore it any further, the subject itself has become a controversy. However, to help students out in this complicated situation, junior Aditi Rao is currently out on a mission to bring an LGBT club called SAGE (Sexuality and Gender Equality) to Cedar Falls High School. The club’s purpose is become Cedar Falls’s first educational resource relating to gender and sexuality. “Gender stereotyping, rigid gender roles and homophobia are prevalent in many ways throughout the school, often unintentionally,” Rao said. “By having a discussion about these topics, SAGE will make a more open community where every student feels safe and wel-
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come.” Rao began this along with junior Katarina Walther, junior Merlin MacGillivray and senior Joshua Peterson as a project for their Women and Gender Studies at UNI. The goal of their assignment specifically is to create social change by taking on a topic from their class material, which in this case, they chose socialization of gender in high school. “The four of us really wanted to help end this,” Rao said. “In a critical time period for young people, no one should feel forced or confined to a lifestyle due to their
gender.” To help reach their goal of starting this club, the group set up an online petition to help gain support. After only a week, the petition already has over half the signatures needed to help make it recognizable. However, that’s still not enough, so they are encouraging supporters to help and to spread the word. “This is an ideal, but our school has not taken strides to achieve this,” Rao said. “If this is something you believe in, help us out. We challenge students to rise to the occasion, sign and circulate the petition so we can gauge how interested people really are and, furthermore, let us know you care about this so we can make SAGE a reality.” Those who are interested can visit Rao’s Twitter account (@AditiRao83) to find the link to the petition on Change.org and sign it. By Staff Writer Sarah
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Honors English presents projects Sophomores have been working on projects for Honors English 10. At the conclusion of their explorations, they write about their discoveries and make a presentation in front of the class to their teacher and classmates. Sophomore Josh Post has selected a topic that he thinks will be fun to present to the whole class, all while learning something new for himself. “I chose to learn about fixing and maintaining cars,” he said. He learned about maintaining and fixing cars whether it be a small fix like jump starting when a battery dies or something a little more complicated like replacing brake fluid. “Every student chose to write about something that they found interest-
ing and that they think will get them that A in class,” Post said. “I think this topic for my project is going to be really fun, and I hope to ace it.” While some students chose to talk about fixing things, there are some students that chose to write about things that they are passionate about. Sophomore Samin Khan’s project is about “photography and making poems about the pics that were taken,” Khan said. The main reason for Khan’s topic choice isn’t just because he thinks it is going to be easy. He chose it because, “It helps me capture moments in my life that I want to remember and relive,” he said. “I figured this topic would be fun and that is will come in handy later on in life.” By Staff Writer Dino
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Periscope joins with Twitter to take every user live Periscope is a new form of viewing and interacting with people anywhere around the world. Basically, what Periscope is is a live streaming video that people are broadcasting from their iPhones. You pick a person that you want to watch and just click on their name and start watching. People can be streaming live videos from anywhere, ranging sitting at home, all the way to streaming things like their vacations and scenery. If you are a person that thinks you would have fun with streaming your own broadcast, all you would have to do is press on the broadcast button, type in a title for your broadcast and start broadcasting to your audience. People that watch your broadcast are able to type to you, and it will appear on the bottom of the screen. They can also send you hearts that indicate that they like what they see. With more hearts you get, the higher your broadcast goes
up on the “Most Loved” list. You can also watch broadcasts that other users have saved on their profile. So if you missed a broadcast that you would have liked to watch, you can replay it and watch it. You can follow users that you find appealing and that will turn on notifications for that person so that when he or she starts broadcasting, your phone will notify you. Sophomore Ami Ikanovic downloaded the app just recently after seeing it on the top lists on the app store. “I played around with it and watched some cool people stream some really interesting stuff,” he said. Some of the funny things that he saw on there included a person feeding his goats and
someone that was just walking down the street casually talking to random strangers. “There were some really cool things that I saw like a person hiking up a mountain and showing off all the scenery on the way,” Ikanovic said. Ikanovic said that he would definitely recommend this app to people who are interested in watching things happen live. Junior Mitch Franklin downloaded the app around the time it came out. “I watched a person that broadcasted his kids playing in the dirt,” he said. Some of the other things that Franklin saw included a food fight that some people had started, people that were bored in class so they decided to stream their classroom and a person that was in the desert walking his camel. Franklin said that he would recommend this app to anyone who loves watching random things when they're bored and have nothing else to do. “I really like this app,” he said. By Staff Writer Dino
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Constitutional Connection
The students in social studies teacher Jeremiah Longnecker’s developing nations class had a unique opportunity to use Skype to learn from University of Iowa law professor Adrien Wing, who helped to write both the constitutions of South Africa and Rwanda. “She was really educated and talked about super interesting things but wasn’t pretentious about it,” junior Grace Gubbrud said.
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Starting top right and going clockwise, junior Bailey Borcherding tries to swipe the ball from the Iowa City West oppenent on Tuesday, May 4. Senior Eric Poe looks to elude defenders, senior Chase Koch collides with a defender and junior Rodney Hinton runs past the defense to score a try at a home meet on Friday, May 1.
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Senior Sam Lindaman was a unanimous selection by his teammates to be a captain and is leading the rugby team to an impressive 7-2-1 record, good for third best in the state, while improving the general awareness of the sport around the high school.
Sophomore MacKenzie Roberts and sophomore Hailey Bermel line up their puts at the Metro Meet at Warren Park on April 29.
How has rugby become more popular? I think a lot more people know about it at our school, and we have a lot of really good athletes going out to play, so that raises awareness. Plus, our team’s pretty good, so that helps get people aware of it. Why is rugby so fun? It’s a lot more fast-paced than football. Stuff is always happening. I like to hit people. I like the hitting part, the contact part. It makes it a lot more fun. How do you like your chances to win State? I think we have a really good shot of going to State. I think we can go pretty far in the tournament, but we have some very tough competetion. Especially from a team that has never lost in six years.
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Women’s Track May 14 Coed Regionals TBA at 4 p.m. Men’s Track May 14 Coed Regionals TBA at 4 p.m. Women’s Soccer May 8 vs. CR Washington at 5 p.m. Men’s Soccer May 8 @ CR Washington at 5:45 p.m. Women’s Golf May 11 MVC Divisional @ Brown Deer Park (IC West) at 1:30 p.m. Women’s Tennis May 12 vs IC West at 4:30 p.m. Men’s Tennis May 12 @ IC West at 4:30 p.m.
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How has your first year at college gone? “My first year of college has taught me patience. You always learn more from listening than from speaking.”
-2014 Grad Lisa Schreck (now attending Ball State University)
“The first few weeks I was amazed at how much time I spent studying and doing homework. But you adjust. It feels totally normal at this point.”
-2014 Grad Shantel Danielsen (now attending the University of Iowa)
“My biggest fears were that I wouldn’t make any friends and that I wouldn’t pass any of my classes. [It’s] very dramatic, I know.”
-2014 Grad Noah Klein (now attending Iowa State University)
2014 grads offer college advice to class of 2015
The magnitude of change college your own desires is on the horizon, and brings is as unsettling as it is exciting, is not something to be wasted. Pursuwhich is why three 2014 graduates, ing these desires reveals different truths now attending public universities were to everyone. The most prominent lesmore than happy to share what they’ve son Klein has learned during his freshlearned since leaving Cedar Falls High man year is, “The fact that all the little School with those of you following simithings, especially from high school are lar routes this coming fall. insignificant. Nobody cares who you For most, thinking about entering were or what you did in high school, into a completely foreign environment just who you are here and now”. brings to light a lot of fears. 2014 CFHS Schreck said, “My first year of colgraduate Noah Klein now attends Iowa lege has taught me patience. You alState University, but before leaving worways learn more from listening than ried he wouldn’t be successful there, from speaking. The world we live in is “My biggest fears were that I wouldn’t so much bigger than you can imagine, make any friends and that I wouldn’t and college offers a glimpse into the pass any of my classes. [It’s] very dravariety of humans on this earth.” matic, I know.” For Danielsen, “Time only passes But with his freshman year completfaster and faster, but focus on where ed, his perspective is wildly different. you are and stop wishing for the fu“Once I got here I realized I had no reature. When you only focus on what is to son to worry. Everyone was in the same come, you miss all the amazing things position, so if you were lost finding a At the commencement ceremony one year ago, the 2014 tossed their happening right in front of you.” lecture hall, you made friends with the hats moments after the announcement that they had wrapped up 13 Despite their differing universities, other people who were too.” friends and areas of study, a common years of classwork. 2014 CFHS graduate Lisa Schreck idea lies in the experiences of all three now attends Ball State University in Munof these seniors. It isn’t just their invaliI was amazed at how much time I spent studying and cie, Ind., and has a perspective very similar to Klein’s. doing homework. But you adjust. It feels totally normal dated fears or academic drudgery. It is the realization “Meeting people was so easy. For the first month of at this point.” that an optimal experience cannot exist without letting freshmen year everyone has their orientation pants on, go of matters of less importance — and once these Klein echoed Danielsen. “The hardest thing for me approaching each other with the attitude that there is is juggling everything and knowing when to get evthings stop misdirecting your energy, the experience potential for a future friendship.” Put your worries to you have is better than you could ever imagine. Not erything done by.” While academics may be challengrest, making friends may be the easiest part of college. ing, fortunately they are something familiar. Contrary only that, but the experiences you find yourself in will The real challenge surfaces in your academics and shape your perspectives in ways you cannot yet imagto what you may have thought in the midst of stress newfound responsibilities. Shantel Danielsen, a 2014 ine. Looking to the future, to a horizon filled with freeand unrest, 13 years of education in a school system as CFHS graduate, currently attends the University of dom and fulfillment, excitement begins to overpower great as ours does actually have its advantages. Iowa. Like many others, it took her a little time to adany remnant fear. Making friends and passing classes are without a By Staff Writer Sommer just to the increased academic demands. “Time man- doubt two of the most important aspects of college, DANIELSEN agement and self-discipline are the two most chal- but they are both just pieces of the experience collenging aspects of college for me. The first few weeks lege offers. The freedom to recreate a life satisfying
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Time to Turn the Tassel
Our next chapters are ready to be written We made it. The moment that some of us never thought would actually arrive is here; we are graduating. The dozens of fresh pencils that started in our backpacks at the beginning of the year but have long since collected in the bottom of our lifeless lockers or on the floors of dirty hallways no longer matter. The boulder-esque text books residing in our backpacks can be returned, lifting what seems like the weight of the world off our shoulders. And what used to be an avid attempt to avoid the piercing glare from teachers that are received after walking in after the all too familiar tardy bell has sounded, can now be turned into a sly smile at a passing educator because even after years of forced detentions, homework and studying, there’s not a damn thing they can do anymore. In other words, to quote the legendary Alice Cooper, “No more pencils. No more books. No more teacher’s dirty looks.” All of this is true, unless, of course, you plan on heading to college anytime soon. High school is over, but now it is time for the “real world.” Because the first 18 years of our lives apparently weren’t real and didn’t actually exist. Nevertheless, the next chapter in our lives is undoubtedly beginning. Internationally renowned psychologist, lecturer and author, Irene Kassorla said, “You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.” That essentially translates to “You are the author of your own story.”
Like the iconic Miley Cyrus once said, “It’s all about the climb.” We have to enjoy the process because there’s more than just what’s waiting on the other side. It’s your story, enjoy writing it. Just like all stories, our life stories have had great times like hanging out with friends, making memories and participating in activities. There have also been the more challenging times in our lives, such as choosing what instagram filter to use. As well as actual challenges that we have had to overcome that have brought us closer together as the class of 2015. But our stories, like every single book that’s ever been read and every single movie that’s ever been watched, have had problems and obstacles that have had to be overcome. Nobody would ever watch a movie about a perfect life where nothing ever goes wrong because it would be the worst movie ever produced. It’s the same concept with our lives: if there were never obstacles to overcome, life would be extremely boring. It’s impossible to have the good without the bad because if there is no bad in life, nobody would be able to decipher what good really is. The important thing to remember is that despite what has happened in life, the only thing that matters is what is done from here on out. Regardless of how badly we wish things would have been done differently, the past cannot be changed. We hold the pen to our story
and what we write next is up to us. People say that they love dreaming because of the infinite places the mind can take you or the unending tasks that can be accomplished with their imagination racing and their eyes closed. Despite what my father thinks when he persistently tries to wake me up in the morning, I actually don’t love dreaming. I love waking up because I get to live out the dreams that otherwise become immediately fictitious the second my eyelids creep open. If anyone says to be “realistic” while dreaming, don’t listen to another word they say. The fear of failure might be put on the line, but was it “realistic” to believe a floating piece of metal could transport you across the country in a few hours? No, it wasn’t, but I’m sure we’ve all heard of something called the airplane. The best stories come from the craziest imaginations. Dream big and then go live out your dreams. Find something you’re passionate about and get lost in the right direction. Find something or someone and fall so madly in love and have such a burning passion in your heart that you see things in ways you’ve never seen before and make it a part of you. For me, it’s journalism and storytelling be-
cause I know every single person has a story dying to be told. To me, there isn’t a better feeling than bringing that story back to life to show people how amazing they are. If you haven’t found it yet, don’t worry because most people have it. Someday it will come to you. This is your story, make it you. When we’re out chasing our dreams, some people will tell us to never be satisfied. We have to stay hungry and want more in order to become the best we can be. Other people will tell us to step back and be satisfied with what we have. It’s our job to find a happy medium between the two. Nobody wants to literally be hungry, but we should also never be OK with doing less than the best you can do. While we’re out passionately chasing these dreams, if all we are worried about is achieving an end goal in order to achieve happiness, we will end up disappointed. Like the iconic Miley Cyrus once said, “It’s all about the climb.” We have to enjoy the process because there’s more than just what’s waiting on the other side. It’s your story, enjoy writing it. We have come along way in the last 18 years of our lives. I, for one, couldn’t even walk 18 years ago. Imagine what we can accomplish in the next 18. As we graduate, we aren’t just turning our tassels. We are also turning the page into the next chapter of our story. Now isn’t the time to stop writing, it’s simply time to see what’s next. I’ve heard the next chapter is the best one yet. By Editor-in-Chief Austin
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ACT bringing up one last bout of test anxiety As a high school student going into the summer after senior year, the ACT was something that I should have done last year as a junior, but due to me procrastinating and not realizing the urgency and importance, I took the test for the first time last month and will be taking it again next month. One of my major reasons for withholding on taking it was the amount of pressure that is put on the test. For starters you are paying for the test and you want to do well on it the first time so you don’t have to pay again. Secondly it’s a fourhour standardized test. This is the first standardized test that counts for many high school students. All throughout your
schooling years since elementary school you take a standardized test officiated by the state, but the test doesn’t matter or affect you. It’s purpose is to get a sense of your school as a whole to see if the students are learning and more so if the teachers are doing their jobs. So you go through your high school years not really trying or taking it seriously whenever you’re presented with a standardized test, and suddenly you have to change how you’ve done things for the past eight or so years for the purpose of getting into the college of your choice. The American College Testing Company defines the ACT as a test that determines if
high school students are ready for college by requiring them to at least achieve minimum ACT test scores in the four core areas, but there are so many examples of people who did excellent on the ACT but went to college and found out that they really weren’t ready out of the gate for a four-year college. The ACT doesn’t predict college performance effectiveness but how fast you can take a really important test. There’s so much that plays into an ACT score that is so much more than just did you study for the test or did you not study. Some people are just naturally better test takers than others. Some need information before like the process
of doing homework to be able to score decently on testing. I’m the type of person where I need to be engaged in class and do homework to do well on a test. When it came to taking the ACT, I didn’t give myself the opportunity to study. I decided that I was going to just wing it and see how that went and then take it again in June if I thought I could do better with some studying or just after seeing the test for the first time and being aware of the material. Many schools across the country have ACT prep courses that you can take if you pay a certain amount of money. If you can’t afford that, then you can go on sites like Amazon
and buy ACT prep books. You can also check out test prep books from the high school library if you don’t want to shell out money for them. At the end of the day, we all learn and take tests differently. It’s crazy to think that for years knowing this simple fact we have continued to give potential college students this test and measured them against each other with the average score being 24, but if we take away the ACT, what is the alternative? What is the way to determine if high school students are ready for college, or is that predictor even needed in this day and age? By Staff Writer Malcolm
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Plan a trip with these top picks for great summer reading There’s absolutely nothing in the world like losing yourself in a book, allowing it’s pages to take you to a place or time you’ve never been. It’s a shame that we can’t read more than we do during the school year, but our busy schedules and hectic lives take priority. Honestly, it seems like the only time we pick up a book is when we’re assigned too. Thankfully, summer’s just around the corner, and not only does it offer three months of school-free days in the sun, but also the unbeatable opportunity to start reading again. Whether you’re into new releases or the good old classics, creating a summer reading list is a great idea. It can keep you stressless and tranquil, improves your thinking and writing skills, increases your vocabulary, is mentally stimulating to improve memory and concentration, and is basically free entertainment! I’ve compiled a few great trending new releases and CFHS English teacher Diane Flaherty’s favorite classics to help you get started on your summer reading lists: By Staff Writer Mikaela MALLIN
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The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins - 2015 This suspenseful psychological thriller will keep readers up all night, just so they can finish it. Rachel takes the same train through the same neighborhood every day on her way to work, always looking out the same window over the same view. She even sees the same couple eating breakfast every morning, until one day she see’s something shocking, something new and she can’t keep it to herself. Taking it to police, she becomes dangerously entwined in what happens next, and the lives of everyone involved. The Last Time We Say Goodbye Cynthia Hand - 2015 This novel, from the hands of a New York Times bestselling author, tells the heart wrenching story of a brother’s suicide and the haunting text he sent his sister that could have changed it all. This thoughtfully deep read will change the way young adults think about loss and death, and the effects those two have on friends and family. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn - 2010 From the author of Gone Girl, this intense novel follows Libby Day as she unearths the history behind the 25-year-old murder of her mother and two sisters. Working with the Kill Club, a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes, Libby hopes to discover proof that will free her brother, the accused murderer. As her search takes her through shabby strip clubs and across abandoned tourist towns, the unimaginable truth surfaces, and she finds herself right where she was 25 years ago: on the run from a killer. Pick up a copy before the movie in making hits the big screen. Things You Won’t Say - Sarah Pekkanen - 2015 This timely novel sheds new light on the issue of police brutality. Jamie, the wife of policeman Mike, tries desperately to hold their family together as a
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string of shootings at the police headquarters, first of Mike’s best partner, then by Mike himself, take over everything. The situation gets more complex as the press descend into their lives, Mike’s ex tries to take him back, and Jamie’s younger sister begins experiencing family troubles of her own. Pekkanen’s realistically compelling writing style will capture readers and quickly draw them into the story. A Fall of Marigolds - Susan Meissner - 2014 This novel consists of two women, one a nurse working in 1911’s Ellis Island, the other a fashion merchant living in 2011’s Upper Manhattan, that are inexplicably connected by an embroidered scarf. Having both lost their husbands—to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and to the attacks of 9/11—the scarf may open their eyes to the larger forces at work in their lives. The Boston Girl - Anita Diamant -2014 From a New York Times bestselling author, this novel fascinatingly highlights a generation of women trying to find their place in the world. Addie Baum, a now 85-year-old grandmother, tells her granddaughter her story of being raised as the daughter of cautious Jewish immigrants in the early 1900s America—the land of short skirts, celebrities and chances for women. First Frost - Sarah Addison Allen - 2015 Written with a beautiful literary voice, this novel’s mysteriously enchanted storyline will instantly capture both readers’ hearts and minds. As the Waverly Women’s lives spin out of control, their magical apple tree waits restlessly for the infamous first frost, until a mysterious stranger shows up and challenges the very heart of the family. They each must make choices they’ve never before been faced with, yet somehow keep their family ties strong amidst this extraordinary season of change that is First Frost.
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“[Reading the classics will] give you a good head start for what you’ll read in college. Plus, there’s something captivating about older literature. It lets you experience a different time, place and culture. Sometimes we get caught up in the now and forget what came before us.” —English teacher Diane Flaherty
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The Book of Unknown Americans Cristina Henriquez - 2014 This novel dives deeply into what it means to be an American. Original and raw, it shares the story of a boy and a girl in love, who each came to America in search of hope and opportunity. Woven into their love story are the stories of many who have come the United States from all over Latin America. Their journeys will inspire you, surprise you and break your heart. Before I Go - Colleen Oakley - 2015 Innovative and impressive, this novel tackles a seemingly impossible feat, telling the tear-jerking story of 27-year-old Daisy, a woman who has just learned her breast cancer has returned, and she has as little as four months to live. Daisy is frightened, but not for herself. She is afraid for her husband, who will be alone when she dies. The only solution: find him a new wife. Yet as she searches, the idea of him being with another woman makes her question what’s more important, his happiness the rest of his life, or her own in these last few months? Inside the O’Briens - Lisa Genova - 2015 Written by the author of Still Alice, this novel tells the powerful and transcendent story of a family struggling with Huntington’s disease, a lethal neurodegenerative genetic disease with no known cure. It strikes the father first, leaving each of his four children with a 50 percent chance that they have it too. Should they be tested? What if the gene is positive? Can they live with the anxiety of not knowing as they watch their father deteriorate?
The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison - 1970 This Nobel Prize winner’s debut novel shares the story of a young girl convinced that her blackness makes her ugly and utterly worthless. If only she had blue eyes, her life would be so much better. Depicting the matter of race in America through vivid images of prejudice, sexuality and domestic violence, this novel reveals broad insight into discrimination. The Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller - 1949 Originally a play, this Pulitzer Prize-winning piece defines the American Dream through the eyes of Willy Loman, a failing salesman whose dreams were just too vast to be supported. To the modern man, Willy has become a symbol of grandiosity, and his story a means for comprehending the epic extremes of anguish and loss, all in the four walls of an American living room. A Doll’s House - Henrik Ibsen - 1879 Also originally a play, it undermines society’s then most sacred concept, marriage, by introducing Nora, a woman who is not content with her caged societal expectation to stay home and watch the children. Ibsen’s realistic dialogue, suspenseful plot and accurate characterizations make the struggles of his characters utterly convincing, and thus shocking, especially to his original audiences. The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams - 1945 Also originally a play, this piece won the New York Drama Critic Circle Award. It tells it’s compelling story through the memories of narrator Tom Wingfield, an aspiring poet who works in a shoe warehouse (a job he hates) to support his mother and sister. His father ran off years ago and, except for one postcard, has not been heard from since. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood - 1985 This dystopian novel explores the realms of power, gender and religious politics in a world where the president and his congress have been killed. Offred, a housemaid for the new all-controlling government, the Republic of Gilead, can remember the time before the oppression and will stop at nothing to discover the secrets of those who control her to end it. A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest Gaines - 1993 Set in a small Cajun community in the 1940s, this novel brings together two very different men and forms between them an inseparable bond: Jefferson, a young black male incarcerated for his accidental involvement in a drug store shootout, and Grant Wiggins, a teacher who visits Jefferson’s cell to share his knowledge. Together they discover the art of defying expectation. The Member of the Wedding Carson McCullers- 1946 Having since been made into both a play and a movie, this sensitive novel explores the daily life of 12-year-old Frankie, who is just plain bored. That is, until she hears about her older brother’s wedding. Suddenly consumed by talk of the event, she becomes overly active in it, wishing so deeply to finally become part of something larger than herself.
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger - 1951 This novel, narrated by 17-year-old Holden Caulfield, who leaves his prep school to live underground in New York for three days. The only real conclusion readers can make is that his voice is a mix of pain and pleasure: the pain he keeps for himself and the pleasure he gives away to others. Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl -1946 This novel is a compilation of psychiatrist Frankl’s memories about his experiences in Nazi death camps. He spent time at four different camps over three years, while his family all perished. Reflecting on his own experiences and the experiences of those he later treated, Frankl argues that we as humans cannot avoid suffering. We can, however, choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it and move forward with renewed purpose. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens - 1850 This novel’s storyline is based on Dickens’s own journey from boyhood to manhood. His personal coming of age experiences are reflected through David, who progresses from his mother’s over-protective arms to the horrors of boarding-school and then sweatshops. Overall, the novel expertly expresses the rewards of friendship, romance and self-discovery that accompany such a change.
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Be sure to check out these two new musical offerings JLin - Dark Energy
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Senior Nathan Nielsen enjoys the popular laser tag game at After Prom.
After Prom contributors deserve praise for effort Prom this weekend was followed by an eventful after prom that was held at Orchard Hill Church. Several parent volunteers worked hard to help make it possible, as well as several businesses that donated money to the event. A few of the businesses that donated include Casey’s General Store and Total Nutrition. A t the after p r o m , t h e r e were several food options including pizza, walking tacos, sandwiches and an abundance of dessert options. They also had a few games that you could play, some of which had the possibility to win money. Another popular stop was the photo booth that allowed you to use things such as fake glasses, mustaches and several hat options. The main part of after prom that everyone was looking forward to was the hypnotist. Thirty-five students were chosen to be hypnotised, and it had the whole crowd laughing. Students also had the opportunity to enter their names into a drawing to win prizes. The prizes included a macbook, iPad, television, printers, Kindle Fire, iPhones, several gift cards to various places and cash. The parents that set all of this up worked very hard, and we just wanted to extend a thank you for all of the time and effort that they put into setting it up and making it so great.
... thank you for all of the time and effort that they put into setting it up and making it so great.
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The Tiger Hi-Line is a weekly publication of the journalism classes at Cedar Falls High School, 1015 Division Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. Our website is www.hiline.cfschools.org. The Hi-Line is distributed to CFHS students on Fridays to read during their fifth period classes. Columns and letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hi-Line staff or Cedar Falls Schools. The Hi-Line editorial is presented weekly in the editorial labeled Our View, and it is the view of the majority of the editors listed below. Reader opinions on any topic are welcome and should be sent to The Tiger Hi-Line staff or delivered to room 208. All letters must be signed. Letters must be submitted by 3 p.m. on Monday for publication in the following Friday edition. Letters may not exceed 300 words and may be edited to meet space limitations. Writers should include their contact information for verification. Editor-in-Chief: Austin Anderson Online Editor: Zuhayr Alam Copy Editor: Annebeth Ahrenholz Staff Writers: Sommer Danielsen, Agatha Fenech, Taylor Hylton, Ben Louviere, Mikaela Mallin, Malcolm Musoni, Dino Odobasic, Josie Speltz, Skylar Starbeck and Sarah Stortz
If cool sounds are what you seek, cool sounds you shall receive on this progressive debut EP from Indiana electronic artist JLin. Upon first listen, I found myself in shock and awe — excitedly applauding JLin’s powerful grabbing-hold-of the electronic music genre with her use of the Chicagoborn “footwork” subgenre. This project radiates with gloss and sexuality, but with a dark and nearly maniacal twist. Using breakingly quick tempos to combine ethereal female vocal samples with ominous and disorienting grooves, “Dark Energy” truly could not have been a better title. JLin produces a hypnotic and immersive sound that is sure to inspire a furthering of the electronic music genre. —Recommended if you enjoy Com Truise, Grimes
Frank Ocean
It was recently announced that this July, R&B artist Frank Ocean will be releasing the follow-up album to his 2012 debut studio project, Channel Orange, titled Boys Don’t Cry. For those who share an eternal infatuation with Channel Orange, myself included, the anticipation could not be higher. However, many are unfamiliar with Ocean and his iconic position in the music industry. So, why should you give Frank Ocean’s music a listen? And more importantly, why should you understand just who he is? In 2009, Ocean began his career as he joined the infamous Los Angeles-based hip hop collective, Odd Future — a group which includes the controversial Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt. In 2011, Ocean released his first mixtape — Nostalgia, Ultra — a project which demonstrated his smooth R&B talent with a smartness and subtlety which set him apart from the pack. Ocean — along with another rising artist, The Weeknd — became an exciting movement of modern R&B resurgence. With such a small repertoire of prior material, however, not much could prepare the music industry for the waves that Ocean was about to make — not just musically,
but socially as well. Two weeks before the release of Channel Orange, Ocean came out of the closet and identified to the world as bisexual. On his tumblr webpage, Ocean posted a note which contained two lengthy, poetic paragraphs which tell of a romance at age 19 that he shared with a male friend who apparently reciprocated on some level, but refused Ocean’s ultimate attempt to name their love. Los Angeles Times music writer Gerrick D. Kennedy called it “the glass ceiling moment for music. Especially black music, which has long been in desperate need of a voice like Ocean’s to break the layers of homophobia.” Pop artists have long celebrated sexuality as fluid and dynamic, but Ocean brought his position and emotions to a new demographic and age of listeners. Black hip-hop artists pioneered the 2000s era of bling-hip-hop with masculinity and heterosexuality. Ocean presented sexuality as something that arises within particular circumstances, defined by shifting desire and individual encounters rather than solidifying as an exact identity. Those who didn’t care to regard Ocean’s sexuality were then presented with a full-on expression of it, as Ocean then released Channel Orange — an unprecedented R&B masterpiece that threw the emotional locker wide open. However, while ad-
dressing his sexual orientation on the beautifully painful track “Bad Religion,” and touching again on it in “Forrest Gump,” it becomes apparent that this is not what the project necessarily revolves around. Rather, the album exemplifies the beauty of emotional expression itself. In a formulaic era, Ocean’s production is impressively idiosyncratic — with a heaviness on hazy electronics and reverb and packed with idyllic touches. The melodies never quite pan out as you expect them to, Ocean’s vocals convey tremendous feeling, and you will more than once be caught off guard by the intoxicating grooves. Try the track “Pink Matter” with a decent pair of headphones, and thank me after the verse from featured guest André 3000. Ocean soared into critical acclaim with this beautifully cohesive front-to-back project, as he was nominated for and won numerous awards, including a nomination for Album of the Year and winning Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards. While 2015 has been an incredible year for music thus far, the excitement only grows as July approaches. We hope to see another masterpiece with Boys Don’t Cry, while I’m struggling to take Channel Orange off of the stereo in the anticipatory meantime. By Staff Writer Ben
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Starting at top and going clockwise are Tyler Schmidt (‘15); Robert Novak (‘15); Andrew Nurse (‘16), Ethan Smith (‘16) and Jacob Johnson (‘15); Michaela Arce (‘15) and her date; Andrew Nurse and Ali Perez (‘16); Martee Grainger and Drew Marchesani (‘15); Marquise Jones (‘16) and Savannah DeGroote (‘17).
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Junior Annebeth Ahrenholz gets incredibly excited singing the Spongebob Squarepants theme song while under the effects of hypnosis. Above, Ahrenholz along with seniors Jackson Skiles, Anne Hetherton and junior Jason Rathjen went on a poetic “farming” adventure and also became pilots of a remote control airplane.
A crowd of students filled the gymnasium at Orchard Hill Church on Saturday night, May 2, for a mind-boggling show put on by hypnotist Dr. Al Snyder. From 2 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., students who attended after-prom were laughing and cheering as a number of their classmates were hypnotised to perform hilarious antics on stage. Although it may seem like subjects aren’t as awake as their normal selves, they’re actually paying hyperattention. Compared to a resting brain, many areas come online when a person is put into a hypnotic trance. All the areas that flare to life during hypnosis are the same that are engaged when a person is concentrating on mental imagery — all having to do with a consciousness of self. Those who are hypnotised are able to concentrate intensely on self-created imagery (or imagery that is suggested to them), but do not incorporate their normal self as a part of that imagery. They’ve lost the
awareness of what they personally do and what normal judgments they make, while increasing their ability to think about a whole range of imaginary situations. “[Being hypnotised] was awesome. It’s like digging into your imagination. The hypnotist was like a guide to getting this deep connection with your imagination — from there, your mind starts to act faster than you realize and you basically figure out what you’re doing after you do it,” senior Jackson Skiles said. After the show, Snyder discussed how memory of the experience for those hypnotised strongly correlates with dream recollection. If you don’t typically remember dreams, you will likely not remember your experience being hypnotised. However, if you frequently remember dreams, the hypnotism will feel like a strangely vivid, lucid experience. By Staff Writer Ben
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Pictured above are CFHS students watching TV and to the left is senior Matt Turcotte as Taylor Swift along with his backup dancers: sophomore Caitlyn O’Connor, junior Grace VanPatten and senior Avery Sheehan. Below is backup singer Jason Rathjen and guitar player junior Andrew Nurse.
“During the hypnotism, it felt kind of like a haze or a hallucination. Afterwards, it felt like I’d just woken up from a nice nap.” —Andrew Nurse (’16) “I don’t remember a lot from it, but I remember thinking everything was really funny. I was kind of out of it the rest of the night afterwards, and people said I was acting pretty crazy, but it was really fun. I would definitely recommend it.” —Annebeth Ahrenholz (‘16) “I had like 500 people calling me Taylor Swift for the next couple days. I woke up outside of the gym and all my friends were like ‘Matt! Matt!’ and I was like ‘What?!’ and they were like ‘You just performed a concert!’” —Matt Turcotte (’15) “I attempted to get naked” —Durrell Jackson (’15) “I’m very glad I did it. It was a unique experience, and I’ve never felt anything like that. The funniest thing I heard I did was thinking I lost my butt, three times.” —Jason Rathjen (’16)
To the left are seniors Matt Turcotte, Skylar Starbeck and Durell Jackson “seeing” the hypnotist’s butt. Above are junior Jamison Hampton and senior Rebecca Lyman watching a mysterious TV show.
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At the top is junior Jackson Reynolds as Satan, and to the right is Jacob Leisinger as Jesus being crucified.
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Mime cast prepares to perform season 5 at Orchard Hill Church Above is junior Katy Lockard as Mary dancing in the palm Sunday scene of the mime. Below are juniors Annebeth Ahrenholz and Caleb Schreiber as Mary and Joseph portraying the birth of Jesus.
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The 5th season of the Redeemed Passion Mime is coming to a close soon, and its last performance will be on Wednesday, May 13 at 8 p.m. at Orchard Hill Church. A number of CFHS students are in the mime. These high schoolers have been involved with this mime for five years now. The creator of the Redeemed Passion Mime is junior Jackson Reynolds. He has been writing and directing the mime for the past five years. It originated from Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp. “A mime is a ministry that uses a different medium besides speaking to show the story of Christ and his love for us,” Reynolds said. There is no talking and everyone has a different face paint design. The facepaint is important because each cast member takes on a different identity than who they are in real life. Everything is done through actions: Jesus’s life, death and resurrection are all shown through actions. Cast members of the mime are CFHS freshmen, sophomore and junior students. Junior Jacob Leisinger has only positive things to say about how this experience has been for him the last few years and why he does it. “I participate
in the mime because the Christian faith is a huge part of my life. It’s made a positive impact on me, and I want to share that with other people in the community. It’s been a great experience, and I’ve enjoyed doing it with some of my best friends.” Junior Alyssa Brass also enjoys the mime. “My favorite part is the people in the mime and the opportunity we get to teach people about the story of Jesus.” These students stress that the focus is not on them, and it is not just how well they can play a part. They are doing this for solely the reason to make Christ known to everyone. “It is not about us, and it’s not just an act or a play. It is legitimately just for the glory of God and that we work as vessels so God can use us to reach other people. We take no glory from it, and we want to glory from it. It has been an awesome experience doing something a little unordinary to speak a great message and story about a great man who walked this earth, lived a perfect life and died for every one of us,” sophomore Nathan Hoy said. By Copy Editor Annebeth
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