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Helping Hands Sophomore April Newton holds a puppy while volunteering at the Cedar Bend Humane Society.

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CFHS wins “red” division of Student Food Drive 61,176 total lbs of food raised for Northeast Iowa Food Bank Sara Strever Staff Writer

After weeks of activities, fundraisers and a lot of elbow grease, the Student Food Drive ended last week.

Students, faculty and parents joined in to raise money for the food drive.

This is the first time that Cedar Falls High School has participated in the food drive.

“Last year, we were invited by the Northeast Iowa Food Bank to participate in a small group, but this year we decided to go all out and do it as an entire school. Our purpose was to have all of our high school students lend a helping hand, not just one group. It really gives students an opportunity to be a good citizen,” guidance counselor Ryan Flaherty said.

Other schools including Waterloo West High, Waverly-Shell Rock High, Hudson High, Waterloo East High, Janesville High and Northern University High also participated in the food drive.

Cedar Falls won the “red” division with an average of 21 lbs per student.

Janesville won the “blue” division with around 50 lbs per student. The grand total was 61,176 lbs of food.

“It’s so much fun to see the students working together as a community. All the innovative ideas for getting people excited about the drive was inspiring,” English teacher Teresa Martin said.

In total Cedar Falls High School donated 23,273 lbs to the food drive.

In order to acheive this number, many groups organized fundraising events. Activities in which students participated included trick or treating for cans, bake sales, duct taping associate principal Gary Koenen to the wall, a raffle, pep rally assembly, Pizza Hut coupons for bringing in cans, bring your baby weight in cans, along with many others. Also, Sophomore Leadership came up with the idea to have students pay $2 to throw a pie at a teacher. This idea won the most creative, and CFHS walked away with $1,500 to begin the drive next year.

“Part of our purpose as humans is to help and serve each other. In an age where much of society focuses on the ‘I’ factor, it’s important to teach and

model for young people the importance of seeing outside of ourselves. In reality, serving others is usually more rewarding than serving oneself,” Martin said.

According to Barbara Prather, executive director of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, the amount that the schools gathered will enable them to supply the member agencies with a steady supply of shelf products for the next few months.

“My favorite part of the being a part of the fundraiser was seeing the amount of food students at CF were able to bring. The whole school worked together, and that should be a real point of pride for our students and staff and the community,” English teacher Kirstey Ewald said.

Prather acknowledged the impact students’ contributions had to the food drive.

“This can’t be measured. The students loved the project and really got behind it. Their impact will be felt by many families in Northeast over the coming months. They truly made a difference,” Prather said.

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Guidance counselor Ryan Flaherty looks on as students load boxes of food into a truck to be transported to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

NEIBA offers alternative to All State opportunities April Newton Staff writer

This year’s North East Iowa Band Masters Association (NEIBA) honor concert band will be held on Dec.1 at Oelwein High School.

This is a concert band put together mainly for students that did not make All State or were alternates. Cedar Falls High School had six students that sent applications into NEIBA, and out of the six, all of them made it.

The group includes Joe Citta, a senior trumpet player; Michael Miller, a junior trumpet player; Julie Lang, a

junior flute player; Sarah Halloran, a junior flute player, and Paul Strike, a sophomore trombone player.

“I was really excited when I found out that I had made NEIBA. I had played in NEIBA in eighth grade, but this year should be a lot different since this is the high school one,” sophomore Paul Strike said. “You also get more experience from this, and even if you don’t perform as well at NEIBA, you still get to have the experience and all the extra practice,” Strike said.

Senior Joe Citta was glad that he made it, and he has been doing it for many years.

“I am excited for it; it’s a lot of fun, and it is nice because unlike All State, you don’t have to spend three days doing this. NEIBA is a one-day thing; you go down and practice and then perform, and you’re done,” Citta said.

Citta has no long term plans for trumpet playing.

“I do love playing my trumpet, though I do not plan on playing during college. When I’m in college, I want to focus in on playing baseball and becoming a physical therapist,” Citta said.

The students fill out an application listing the previous solos they’ve

played, what they had received as a ranking on the solos and what they need to work on. This is then sent into a panel of judges, and they then deliberate who should make the two bands.

After that, the schools are sent music to pass out to the students that made it. The students are given about a good month to prepare and learn their parts.

Finally, the big day comes on Dec. 1 when they arrive at the high school around 8 a.m., and their rehearsal starts at 8:15 a.m.

NEIBA participants work on their music with their band up until their lunch break, and then they rehearse up

until the time of the performance.

Band Director Kyle Engleheart and Gerald Ramsey are very proud of the turn out this year. They’re pleased that theses talented students have made it, and know that they will succeed at NEIBA. “It’s a nice honor for those not selected for All State. This is district wide recognition, and it’s a great chance to play with others with high music skills like their own,” Engleheart said.

“It’s good music and a great program for all the students. It should be a rewarding day for the students involved,” Ramsey said.

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Excessive emphasis on the irrelevent distracts from important political issues

“Do you prefer diamonds or pearls?” Maria Luisa Parra-Sandoval, a political science student at the University of Las Vegas-Nevada, asked democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton during last Thursday’s debate held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Parra-Sandoval, who last summer won a fellowship in public policy at Princeton University, received much criticism for her allegedly frivolous and sexist question. It was revealed later, however, that CNN had rejected her much more substantive question about Yucca Mountain, a Nevada site that may become a storage area for radioactive waste.

This sort of frivolous focus is ultimately detrimental to the American democratic process. Emphasis on the irrelevant distracts from serious political issues and ultimately contributes to an uninformed voter base.

Additionally, activists on both sides of the political spectrum have brought unnecessary attention to Obama’s missing lapel pin and Guiliani’s cheesy, ill-timed telephone conversation with his wife—issues that have no implications for our nation’s future.

It is very difficult to become informed about candidates’ policies because nearly all sources have an agenda and present biased information.

Candidates’ personal websites, special interest groups and even review of candidates’ voting records provide distorted facts and exclude critical information.

Fortunately for Iowans, our first-in-the-nation caucuses give us an opportunity to see most candidates face-to-face. Seizing this opportunity and attending candidates’ events, coupled with independent research of specific issues, is the best way to get an impression of what candidates stand for and direct focus to issues of personal, local and national importance.

We, The Tiger Hi-Line, condemn all attempts to distract from the serious issues facing America today and believe that it is time that politically involved citizens reject pressures to focus on the irrelevant. Because of Iowa’s unique position in the political process, we feel that through serious participation, Iowans, even Cedar Falls High School students, have the resources necessary to redirect political focus to where it belongs—on the issues that truly affect Americans.

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American citizens should choose to use English for daily interaction The Hispanic community is one of the fastest-growing minority groups in the United States, and its growing influence is changing the social, cultural and political landscape of the country. However, very often LatiJakob Zierer n o s German Exchange Student and Staff Writer don’t share language, don’t share class circumstance, don’t share education and don’t venture out of their own ethnic group.

So, I asked myself these questions: “To whom do they belong? Are they only guests in the United States who affect the taxpayer, or are they immigrants who want to realize their dreams as part of America?”

Whatever the answer, I believe lack of proficiency in English has a negative effect on their success in America. In order to achieve unity in our society, to live in harmony with the laws of the land and to communicate with their neighbors, people who come to live and work in this country should learn to speak English. As I considered the above questions, I looked back to the first immigrants who came to the Unit-

ed States. Many of them escaped from their home countries because they suffered hardships or religious persecution and wanted to realize their dreams in America. They lived together, learned English and “melted in” with the other people in their adopted country. This way of immigration has been compared to a “melting pot.”

The “melting pot” theory explains how a new culture grew—based on and influenced by each one of those original cultures. However, immigration has changed over the years.

Now the cultural diversity of the United States has been compared to a “salad bowl.” Unlike the “melting pot” theory, the “salad bowl” proposes that every culture maintains its original properties and remains in its own ethnic group—and, to some Hispanics, retain its own language. The prime example of a “salad bowl” in America is a city in the south of Florida—Miami.

According to a recent CNN broadcast, 65.8 percent of Miami’s estimated population is Latino.

Miami, America’s first non-English speaking city is one with more than one multimillionaire who doesn’t speak a word of English. It is a city where American kids have to learn Spanish to go to school because in most schools, the lessons are in Spanish.

And now, I asked myself again: “To whom do they belong? Where do they live? Can it be true that someone lives in America without speaking one word

English?”

CNN asked the English-speaking population of Miami which terms they would use first to describe themselves; 54 percent said they primarily identify themselves in terms of their parents’ country of origin. About one quarter chose “Latino” or “Hispanic,” and 21 percent chose “American.”

In my point of view, 21 percent in an American world city is not enough.

It becomes difficult—I would say impossible—to create unity in among immigrants and citizens in this country. In the case that immigrants want to build their own unity, they should stay in their home country.

In my opinion all citizens of America can speak their own language at home or with their friends, can believe in their own religion, can have their own customs, but they should be able to understand the laws and be able to communicate with their neighbors.

It cannot be true that so many people can live and work in America, where the constitution, laws, businesses, employment and education is in English, without speaking one word English.

How can we have a united, productive society when so many who live here see themselves as foreigners?

Who lives in America is an American and belongs to America, he has the same rights and the same responsibilities as everyone has, but he should be able to understand them and communicate them—in English.

There are a variety of sports in the world, some more popular than others, but there is one sport that dominates them all. Futbol, Omeed Kasheef also known Staff Writer as Soccer, is referred to as the “Beautiful Game” for the amount of creativity, athletic talent, patience and passion that is put into it. Some people think that soccer is only exiting when someone scores, but this can’t be any further away from the truth, espe-

cially for someone that plays the game.

For people that don’t play the game the concept is difficult to understand.

Soccer isn’t just scoring goals. It’s the thrill of a last second pass that just misses an opponent and turns into a game changing score. It’s also dribbling around a player from the other team with little touches of the ball that are so quick and accurate that you will think the ball is stuck to the players foot, kicking a ball from 30 yards out to curve it 3 feet in and out and past the goalie into the upper right hand corner of the goal only centimeters away from the goalpost, and catching a soccer ball going 120 mph, 5 feet to your left. In some countries soccer seems like people’s religion!

Just like practicing religions, many

practice soccer all the time. They even fight for their beliefs and they “worship” their role models; the all time legends of soccer like Maradona and Pelé.

People around the world mainly love soccer because size doesn’t matter, it’s unpredictable and extremely exciting, easy to start, it’s never a one man team and it unites the world by throwing the world’s biggest sporting tournament.

Soccer is young to the U.S., but not at all foreign. The U.S. has almost 18 million official soccer players, 78 percent of them being younger than 18. America has the fastest growing popularity of soccer out of 175 countries whose major sport is soccer and this is just the beginning of probably the greatest sport ever played.

Soccer gains momentum in U.S.

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(The next Hi-Line will feature men’s basketball, mens’s swimming and bowling) Small women’s basketball team will rely on speed for title run Sara Strever Staff Writer

Head women’s basketball coach Dan List is setting high expectations for his 25th year of coaching.

“We want to improve as a team from the free throw line, win Metro, win our conference and go to State,” List said.

Last year the Tigers averaged about 56 points per game and gave up around 47, but their season ended abruptly when the team lost to Waterloo East in the regional semifinals.

This year they will need to replace six varsity players.

Returning senior varsity players are: Caitlin Hagarsty, Abby Conrad, Ali Cirksena, Shawn Shaddox, Katrina Bauer and Ali Hines.

“The seniors are all really good people, and they have great leadership qualities.

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Anyone able to be on a team with them would have a great experience,” sophomore Linden Terpstra said.

“I am expecting strong leadership and a very productive season,” List included.

In order to have a successful season, the Tigers will have to use their speed to make up for their lack of height.

“We will be small but quick. We will try to push the ball and play pressure defense,” List said.

The greatest struggle for this team will also deal with their speed advantage.

“It will determine on how well we control the tempo of games and how well we rebound,” List said.

The first Tiger home game is Dec. 4. against Cedar Rapids Kennedy at home.

We can look forward to “team chemistry and the athletisim,” according to List.

Details assembled by staff writer Jilian Dally

Coach: Dan List How Last Year Went: 11-11 overall record and got beat in semi-finals of Regionals Goals For This Year: To go to State, win conference, win metro title and have the girls play up to their ability Key Players This Year: Kaytlyn Hagrity (letter winner) Ally Cerskina (returning starter), Shawn Shaddox (returning letter winner), Laura Johnson (played and lettered as a freshman last year) and Abby Conrad (letter winner). We have good senior depth and hopefully some good juniors to come up from last year and play well.

Thoughts On This Season: The team is not very big. They’ll have to really play aggressive defense and have a good shooting game.

Thoughts On The Team As A Whole: If we stay healthy we can get them in shape. We got a slow start, so we had some girls miss from volleyball. We have high expectations First Game: Jamboree Monday at East, Tuesday Friday and Saturday of next week Any Additional Comments: Good bunch of kids who have worked really hard!

Wrestlers pinning state hopes on healthy season Jakob Zierer Staff Writer

The Wrestling Tigers are ready for the 2007-2008 season.

After a “roller coaster” season last year, head coach Jay Llewellyn and his team are excited for the up-coming season, starting with the first workout on Monday, Nov. 12. ”I always get excited for this time of year. We always have great kids who are willing to work hard. It seems like everyone gets excited about their sporting teams, and the parents

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are very supportive and helpful,” Llewellyn said.

“We have some kids who worked hard last year and are looking forward to getting into the varsity line-up,” he added.

This year's wrestling team with 47 students has nine returning letter winners.

The team also has five students who hold winning records. “Out of those five, we have a state place winner, Jessse Froehner, and two state qualifiers to build around. Kevin Hancock was a state qualifier two years ago, and Aidan Brock was a state qualifier last year,” he

continued.

Describing the team, Brock said, “We have a young team, but we did a lot of summer wrestling, so we should be alright.”

But why were there so many “ups and downs” last season?

Coach Llewellyn has the answer. ”We never had our full line-up at the same time, so we had a team that could beat some of the best teams and maybe lose to the average teams as injuries really hurt us,” he said.

To improve the wrestlers, Llewellyn wants to work especially on “technique and outwork your opponents one week

before the first workout day.

Also, try and make them wrestle your style and wear them down,” he suggests.

Brock counts on the new leadership the team will have. ”We will be closer bonded. We have a bunch of young guys such as Michael Kelly who will support the team,” Brock said.

“I hope every kid has a goal of making it to the state tournament,” Llewellyn said.

While his goal for the season is general, wrestler Aidan Brock has his specific personal goal. “I want to win a state title,” he said confidently.

Details assembled by staff writer Jilian Dally

Coach: Jay Llewellyn How Last Year Went: Last year was a tough year. We never had are full line-up once during the year due to injuries, and we thought we had one of the best teams in the state if we would have had everyone healthy. There were some bright spots as Jesse Froehner really came on and placed 6th at the state tournament. Aidan Brock won the district tournament and was one match away from placing at the state tournament and those two are both returning.

Goals For This Year: One goal is to stay HEALTHY. The main goals are to get better every time you compete and try to outwork your opponent. Be on the attack and make them wrestle your way. We will be in better shape than them and will beat them in the 3rd period.

Key Wrestlers This Year: Returning letter winners include: Kevin Hancock 112 State Qualifier two years ago Brandon Nicholson 119 David Weidenbacher 125-130 3rd in districts last year Jesse Froehner 135 6th in State last year Kyle Graves 125-130 Michael Kelly 145 placed 2nd in the conference last year and 2nd in the Keith Young Aidan Brock 160 State Qualifier Jay Brummel 171 Sean Rider 215 Thoughts On This Season: We only have about 10 juniors and seniors, but they have been great leaders in the room. As the young guys improve, we should have a pretty good team by the end of the year. Our side of the conference is pretty tough as Iowa City West are the returning state champions, and they have five returning state champs. Cedar Rapids Prairie will probably have about 12 seniors in their starting lineup and will be pretty tough also. After that, we should be in the mix. As far as districts go, Waverly-Shell Rock will be the team to beat as I think they will have 10 or 11 guys in their lineup with 100-career victories. Cedar Falls has 11 wrestlers with 100-career victories in their history; however, we can be in the mix of districts at that time of year.

Thoughts On The Team As A Whole: We will be a little inexperienced in the upper weights but most of the middle of our lineup is back and will be improved.

We have 30 freshmen and sophomores, and we are excited to see these guys compete. I think that that team will do well and have a good shot to compete for the fresh-soph conference title.

First game: The Keith Young tournament is the first competition and the tournament is loaded. Waverly-Shell Rock is rated 4th in the country and 1st in state. Don Bosco is rated number one in 1A. Clear Lake is taking the place of Sioux City Heelan, and they placed 2nd in state duals last year. Throw in the other regulars, Iowa City City High, Waterloo West, North Scott, etc. ... and it will be a humdinger.

Any Additional Comments: The kids have been working very hard in the room and will be exciting to watch. Come out and check out the Tigers!

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Purrfect Project: April Newton Staff Writer

A fun way to help out the community is to go and volunteer at the Cedar Bend Humane Society. They are located at 1166 West Airline Highway in Waterloo.

There are many things that need to be done at the Humane Society, including walking and grooming the dogs, visiting and grooming the cats, cleaning the shelter, helping in the cemetery, and many other appreciated activities.

You must be at least 14 years old to volunteer without a parent. The Humane Society hours are from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 7 days a week, and you’re only allowed to volunteer up to two hours a day.

“It’s not that we don’t appreciate people coming in and volunteering; we love when people do. It’s just we don’t

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want the shelter to become to over crowded with people,” Georjanne Akerson, a regular worker at the Humane Society, said.

The Humane Society is always looking for donations, since they are a nonprofit organization. They have a wish list, which has the normal items for pet care: treats for dogs and cats, raw hides, squeaky toys and animal food. Laundry soap is also needed.

“We always stress that if you’re willing to help, please come out. We’re always looking for volunteers. It’s greatly appreciated,” Akerson said.

Sophomore Kristen Counsel decided to dedicate her Sunday afternoon to the Humane Society.

“I think that going to the Humane Society is a good experience for anyone because you get to see all the different animals, and it shows you responsibility.” Counsel said.

This isn’t the first time that Counsel has been to the Humane Society.

“This time I knew what I was able do, and I was excited to go back because I wanted to see if any of the dogs I saw last time had finally been adopted,” Counsel said.

She had a great time and hopes to volunteer at least once a month.

“I left happy because as I was leaving I overheard someone adopting an animal, and that just put a smile on my face,” Counsel said.

For more information, contact the Cedar Bend Humane Society at (319) 232-6887 Also, those looking into adopting a dog or cat can call the adoption counselor at (319) 232-6887 or may fax at (319) 235-2597. Their web page is CedarBendHumane.org, and the center email is adoptioncounselor@yahoo. com.

more information. They can also visit the Salvation Army Headquarters on 89 Franklin St Waterloo.

For those who would like to work with kids, Cedar Valley Preschool and Child Care is looking for some volunteers.

They would like volunteers to be at least 18 years old. They appreciate when volunteers call ahead, so they know that they are coming. For more information, contact Angie Herzberg, the volunteer coordinator at Cedar Valley Preschool and Child Care at (319) 268-1944 “We have no high school students from Cedar Falls that work for us. We are always looking for new volunteers,” Hertzberg said.

If students would like to contact the Cedar Valley Preschool and Child Care it is located at 724 Lantz Ave Cedar Falls.

Sartori Hospital is also looking for

new volunteers, although it is much harder to get into their volunteer program. First students have to fill out an application, complete with references.

Then if they accept the application, potential volunteers set up a formal interview to discuss what they would like to do, and lastly, if students are accepted into the program, they have to go through an orientation process.

“We would love to see more people volunteer. This is a great opportunity for you to get involved.” Pam Orthmann, a volunteer helper at Sartori, said.

If people would like to get involved with this program, they can go to Sartori and pick up an application form or they can contact Doreen Corley, who is the volunteer coordinator, at (319) 272-7858, which is her extension, or call (319) 272-7855, which is the volunteer center at Sartori.

If students are looking to work more with animals that do not have homes,

Volunteering at the Cedar Bend Humane society, sophomore April Newton frolics with a pooch who is awaiting adoption.

Volunteer opportunities available to students Jillian Dally Staff Writer

Colleges do not even take a second look at applicants if they simply send in a college application with straight A’s. Colleges like to see extracurricular activities and volunteering, so if students want to get into a good college, it is a must. The following are some great places to rack up those volunteer hours.

If people are interested in helping those less fortunate, getting a volunteer job at the Salvation Army is an excellent option.

Pam Orthmann, a worker at the Salvation Army said, “We would love to see more people volunteer; this is a great opportunity for you to get involved.”

If students are interested in this program, they can contact Terry Mundt or Nikki Rodriguez at (319) 235-9358 for

they can volunteer at Cedar Bend Humane Society, who is always looking for new volunteers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

They accept volunteers of all ages. If volunteers are over the age of 14, then they can just come, fill out an application and go to work right then. If not, they have to have a parent or guardian signature. Volunteers can work up to two hours a day and can come in anytime when they are open. They allow volunteers to do what jobs they want.

“We have a nice open volunteer program. Volunteers can come in, fill out an application, sign in and stay in for two hours,” Georjanne Akerson, Volunteer Coordinator at Cedar Bend, said.

Volunteers looking for more information can contact Akerson at (319) 232-6887. Volunteers can also go to Cedar Bend Humane Society which is located at 1166 W Airline Hwy Water-

loo.

Another great way to help out is to give blood.

The American Red Cross is always looking for blood donors. To find out where you can donate, visit www. givelife.org or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543). You can also visit our local American Red Cross, which is located at 2530 University Avenue Waterloo.

For more information you can also contact these places Email: mckeana@usa.redcross.org Phone:(319) 234-6831 Fax: (319) 234-3668 Web site: http://www.hawkeyechapter.org No matter what kind of volunteering students look into doing, it will help them get into college, offer a feeling of satisfaction and provide them with an opportunity to improve their communities.