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Interactive exhibit at Orchard Hill Church informs community on global AIDS impact

Aubrey Caruso Staff Writer

Orchard Hill Church is inviting the community to take a trip around the world this weekendan interactive trip that will let participants see the devastation of a global pandemic through the eyes of a child. The exhibit is called The World Vision Experience: AIDS—Taking a Step into Africa. The Experience is a hands on, walkthrough exhibit that will transport visitors into the heart of Africa and its AIDS crisis.

“This is not an activity for our church. Its for our whole community (suggested to anyone over the age of 12) to get involved and be more educated about this topic,” youth minister at Orchard Hill Kris Hoskinson said.

Last year alone, more than 2.5 million people were infected with HIV. Every day, 6,000 people die because of AIDS, another person dies every 15 seconds.

“This is a great way to have students learn about what is around us in our world,” youth small group leader Karen Williams said.

AIDS is the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time, affecting entire communities, wiping out an entire generation— teachers, health care workers, civil servants and business leaders— leaving a generation of children to look after themselves. According to the people involved in The Experience the 65 million people who have died or will die of AID is greater than the number of people killed by the bubonic plaque, and numbers will only increase unless the world understands what is going on.

“I think the main purpose is to show how lucky we are to have the things we do instead of taking them for granted, making us realize how much better lives we have that other people in

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This is one of the many rooms on display that students can walk through at Orchard Hill Church on Nov. 7-10. The program for raising awareness of the AIDS impact in Africa is provided by The World Vision Experience: AIDS- Taking a Step into Africa. this world,” sophomore Casey Robbins said.

On Nov. 7, all Cedar Falls students are off from school, so the AIDS project members encourage students to visit from 12-3 p.m.

“I think this helps students to not only look at how other people are luckier than us such as people with more money but to see how lucky

we are and to think about donating and helping,” Robbins said.

The exhibit will be held Friday, Nov. 7 – Monday, Nov 10 at Orchard Hill Church. For more details about The Experience, visit www. wvexperience.org or contact Barb McMahon from Orchard Hill at 319-266-9796.

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“We sat down and discussed what we wanted the [voting] process to be like, and we wanted to make the process as real as we possibly can,” Longnecker said.

Appreciative for the organization, students were also happy to voice their opinion and obtain voting experience.

“It would help because the social studies department tried to make it as close to an actual election as possible. People had to register to vote beforehand, they had to prove who they were with actual I.D., and did their voting in a private space,” junior Brian Harris said.

Senior Deanna Ament was also grateful.

“I think it was good because it made people

actually think about what was going on and who they would vote for, the kinds of thinking that you would have to do it a real election situation,” Ament said.

Through this realistic process, students realize the value and necessity of voting.

“It is important to vote because we live in a country where we are free to choose our leaders.

So many times people complain about what the president does is terrible or stupid, yet at election time, they do not go to the polls to voice their opinion. I think that kids (and adults) need to think for themselves and support the causes that they believe in, not just choosing to support what their parents or friends say. And the easiest way to do that is to vote,” Harris said.

Obama wins CFHS mock election Linden Terpstra Staff Writer

Illinois senator Obama overpowered John McCain of Arizona in a mock presidential election held at the high school on Friday.

Out of a total 557 voters, Obama captured 312 student votes while McCain trailed behind with 215 votes, along with a few votes for others.

“I was shocked at the amount of people who showed up at 7:45 this morning to vote,” social studies teacher Jeremiah Longnecker said on the day of the mock election.

The social studies department organized the mock election, aspiring to make it a lifelike situ-

AP Scholars named Thirty-one students at Cedar Falls High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. At Cedar Falls High School: Thirty-one CFHS students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of four or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

These students are Michelle Bamber, Leah Blanchard, Elizabeth Cobalt, Megan Creasey, Kiran Gustavson, Nicole Hershey, Cole Highnam, Mark Iehl, Kelsey Ihde, Audrey Kittrell, Caitlin Lake, Kelsey Lampan. Sarah Larsen, David Sevcik, Elizabeth Squires, Molly Troendle, Steven Weinert and Betul Zora.

Also included, Anelga Doumanian, Joseph Kruempel, Paige Lake, Caitlin Lattimer, Emily Polmateer, Michael Streicher, Alper Tuken and Yunuo Wu qualified for a State AP Scholar Award. The designation of State AP Scholar is granted to the one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with grades of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams (at least three exams), and then the highest average grade (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken.

Five students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of three or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Sarah Anderson, Shaun Francik, Stephanie Koltookian, Nickpreet Singh and Kavin Sudaram.

Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Anelga Doumanian, Joseph Kruempel, Paige Lake, Emily Polmateer, Michael Streicher, Alper Tuken and Yunuo Wu. Eighteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Michelle Bamber, Leah Blanchard, Elizabeth Cozart, Megan Creasy, Kiran Gustavson, Nicole Hershey, Cole Highnam, Mark Iehl, Kelsey Ihde, Audrey Kittrell, Caitlin Lake, Kelsey Lampman, Sarah Larsen, David Sevcik, Elizabeth Squires, Molly Troendle, Steven Weinert and Betul Zora.

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Current grade system in need of adjustment

The Tiger Hi-Line staff here at Cedar Falls High School is a group of above-average students. As such, it is our belief that Cedar Falls High School needs to implement a weighted grade scale to accommodate our tough schedules and effort.

On the ground level, it makes sense. Students taking five honors classes and working hard on a variety of extracurricular activities deserves to be recognized for their achievements.

As our grading scale currently stands, a student taking four classes can still achieve a 4.0 — a grade indistinguishable from the honors students working their tails off. These students deserve to be recognized for their achievements with a GPA above 4.0.

It is our belief that Cedar Falls High School has the wrong policy regarding weighted grades.

Students excelling in the classroom and taking classes like AP biology or AP calculus deserve a GPA that reflects these accomplishments.

The current system is unfair to those students going the extra mile in school.

Not that a new system would be without its flaws. For students pressured to do well, weighted grades may provide additional stress as students struggle to get the highest GPA possible, but this is far better than the alternative, which places gifted students and sub-par students on the same level.

The editors believe that the future is our students. If students do not feel a pressure to excel, they will settle for less. If a student really wants to maintain a 4.0, what class are they more likely to take: Intermediate Language Arts or Language Arts Enrichment? Keep in mind ILA is the significantly easier of the two, though such information will probably not show up on a high school transcript. The answer is obvious; with a higher chance of a B in LAE, they will take ILA. The administration needs to push its students, and a weighted grading scale would help.

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advantages to American education Students in the United States are high school (unless they move to a always curious about the school sysnew place). tems in other countries and how they German students go to compare to their kindergarten at the age own. Some of the of three, and then they differences between attend a “Grundschule” school in the United for four years. At the States and Germany end of the fourth grade, include the school the class teacher recomdivisions, grading mends a type of school system, time spent that might be the best in school, type of choice. This recommenclassrooms, the lack dation is based on soof extra-curricular cial skills and academic activities and graduabilities. ation.

The German school The grading in system has three differGermany is basically ent kinds of secondary Max Herre based on the teacher’s education institutions: Staff Writer opinion about the the Hauptschule is the students’ accomplishleast difficult. It’s espements in school (tests, assignments cially for students who have learning and participation in class).

The actual performance in tests just helps the teacher to disabilities and/or social problems.

At the end of the Hauptschule, the decide, if it’s a B+ or still a B-. students receive a diploma called While the schools in America of“Hauptschulabschluss.” fer different classes the students can Most students who attend choose from, German schools deterHauptschule complete their educamine a schedule for all their students. tion by attending the “Realschule.”

Essentially, this means they can’t The Realschule is the second type of choose anything. It used to be that school German students can attend, 11th 12th and 13th graders could pick and it takes another year in addition the classes they wanted to attend, but to the five years in the Hauptschule things are changing. to graduate. The Realschule is for The new system is confusing— students with average social and students choose a career path, such as academic abilities. If students graduate sciences, social studies and language, from the Realschule, they receive the and their courses are chosen from that “Realschulabschluss.” area. For example, the science class Last but not least, is the “Gymnamight have music, and the social studsium.” The gymnasium is a type of ies path might have art. The principal school providing the highest level of decides which classes go in which education in Germany, comparable to path.

U. S. college preparatory high schools.

This new system makes it hard for The gymnasium prepares pupils to eneverybody, including the teachers, to ter a university for advanced academic understand because the process isn’t study. consistent. It seems that the purpose In Germany, students who attend of the new system is not to make the the gymnasium study subjects like process of learning as productive as German, English, mathematics, physpossible; it’s more to make it as cheap ics, chemistry, geography, biology, as possible.

The American school system places arts, music, physical education, religion, history and social sciences. They students in schools near their homes are also required to study at least two where they stay from kindergarten to

Extra-curricular activities like sports, clubs, band, choir, speech, and drama do not exist in German schools.

foreign languages. The usual combination is English and French, although many schools offer a combination with different languages such as Latin, Spanish, Greek or Russian.

The gymnasium is for students with above average academic and social abilities. The number of years of study in gymnasium differs from state to state. The average student in Germany goes eight years to the gymnasium.

In German schools, students remain in the same classroom for at least three classes, and the teachers travel.

This room is similar to a “homeroom” where students can leave their possessions (books, coats, backpacks, purses, wallets, etc.). School starts at 7:55; students start from their homeroom and pick up their things there before going to the last class. School ends at 2 p.m., and students do their studying at home.

There are no study halls, school lunches or advisories. Extra-curricular activities like sports, clubs, band, choir , speech and drama do not exist in German schools.

During the 13th year in gymnasium, students take a comprehensive examination. The Abitur is the high school diploma, ACT and PSAT all in one. If students fail the Abitur for the first time, they have the possibility to try it again a year later. If they fail again, they will just receive the Realschulabschluss they earned in 10th grade. At present some states provide the Abitur after 13 years; however, nearly all states are going to provide Abitur after 12 years in primary schools and Gymnasium. The Abitur exams that complete the gymnasium education are centrally drafted and controlled in almost all German states.

Both systems have their advantage and disadvantages. The German system might prepare students more individually for the real life, but the American system, even though it’s less standardized, helps to create and teach a well-rounded person with its wide variety of extra-curricular activities.

It also is more career-orientated than the German system is, because each student has the opportunity to choose their own schedule, and for all who think the American system is too expensive: Cheap education doesn’t necessarily mean better education.

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N eW Rel eases

Music:

•David Archuleta David Archuleta •Taylor Swift Fearless •Missy Elliot Block Party •Enya And Winter Came •Gnarls Barkley Who’s Gonna Save My Soul

Movies:

•Role Models •Soul Men

F eature Pod cast This week’s feature podcast as well as eight others that are updated every other week can be found on The Tiger Hi-Line Online (http://www.cedar-falls.k12.ia.us/ buildings/cfhs/journalism/index. html) by following the podcast links. Internet Explorer does not work for viewing this site. Use Safari, Firefox or Opera for best results. The website is also linked off the high school’s website.

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with host Casey Robbins On the show, Robbins picks two sides of a controversial topics and make a case for one after consulting the experts from the halls of CF.

Oct. 29/Episode Five In this week’s contest, as we stand on the edge of an Iowa winter, Robbins will compare the lovers of snow with the lovers of sun.

Mad Men brings Emmy to AMC Monica Reida Staff Writer

This year at the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards, a little show from AMC became the big winner for a drama. The highly acclaimed series Mad Men took home six Emmys and became the first basic cable TV show to win the Emmy for Best Drama.

The series also won the Golden Globe for Best Drama Series and Best Performance by an actor in a Television Series-Drama.

While the show aired its season two finale on Oct. 26, there should be a nice long break between now and the airing of the season three premiere.

This should give you a bit of time to catch up on the first two seasons.

The show takes place in the early 1960s and focuses on the employees at a fictitious ad agency named Sterling Cooper in New York City. The main character, Don Draper (Jon Hamm), is a highly successful creative director and junior partner at the agency.

He seems to have the ideal family: a loving housewife, Betty Draper (January Jones), and a son and a daughter.

However, Don seems to have a cloudy past and has the tendency to disappear for hours, even weeks at a time to satisfy his whims.

He has had several affairs with different women over the course of the two seasons.

However, this is the 1960s, not 2008, so things are very different than they are today.

All of the men at Sterling Cooper wear business suits, and all of the women wear either dresses or a blouse and a skirt. None of the women have a position higher than a secretary, save for Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss).

While the show is a drama, the delivery of some of the lines by John Slattery and Vincent Kartheiser, who play Roger Sterling and Pete www.amctv.com/originals Campbell The AMC-produced drama Mad Men is the first cable TV respecshow to win Best Drama at the Emmys. tively, adds to some of the more humorous moments may be seen reading copies of The in the show.

New York Times with the actual headOverall, the show is well scripted line from that day in history. with intelligent dialogue that isn’t These details make the show feel politically correct, again staying true authentic, not campy. to the behavior of people in the 1960s.

In fact, one of the six Emmys Mad The show is not filled with melodraMen won was for Outstanding Art matic scenes or action, but instead Direction. uses pauses and actions as a way for The characters certainly have their the characters to speak. flaws, but as a viewer you can sympaBoth the verbal and nonverbal acthize with them at some points and at tions of the characters are delicately other moments feel annoyed by their and magnificently done by all of the actions. actors.

And there are also those some In addition to the acting and the characters that you love to hate. But writing, the show features an exquisite each of the major characters has depth, attention to details. All of the characmaking the show very enjoyable and ters wear clothes you would find in intriguing. that period and the offices are made to The show also integrates the curlook like they’re from the sixties. rent events of that time in a manner In addition, there is almost constant that doesn’t seem forced. smoking in every episode.

The season two finale focused quite Even the pregnant women smoke a bit on the Cuban Missile Crisis, and cigarettes. The characters also drink people were watching the news and frequently (even when pregnant) and listening to the radio to find out about

it simply because it affected their lives.

In another episode, “Flight 1,” the staff at Sterling Cooper is forced to figure out how to market air travel in wake of the American Airlines Flight 1 crash that occurred on March 1, 1962 In most shows, the news isn’t infused into the writing because television is an escape from what we presently are living in, but this is the world that the characters were living in.

The season finale also left viewers with several questions. After Don and Betty experienced some marital problems, Betty discovered that she was pregnant and wasn’t sure as to whether or not to have the child. Will Betty keep her child or have an abortion?

A merger was in the talks between Sterling Cooper and a British ad agency. Will the merger happen?

A drunk Pete told Peggy that he loves her and wishes he was with her and not with his wife. In season one, Pete and Peggy had sex, which resulted in Peggy being pregnant.

Peggy told Pete in the season two finale that she had his child and gave it up for adoption, which is not entirely true. Will anything become of their relationship? Will Pete find out the truth about his illegitimate child? Will these questions even be answered?As we wait for the date of the season thee premiere to be announced, you can catch up on the noteworthy show.

So far, season one is only available on DVD, but iTunes has all of the seasons available for less than $25 each.

While AMC works on creating the next season of Mad Men, those that have their interest peaked can catch up on the men and women of Sterling Cooper and the mad world they live in.

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Junior Ben Sadkowski sits, staring warily at his mound of disused speakers. They’re stacked up and still taking up too much space. As he considers adding a little area to his room, the idea hits him. He quickly races to set up his tripod and camera to capture the brilliant new-fangled idea. He experiments with facial expressions, body language and colors to evoke the exact emotion the image in his mind does. Three grueling hours later, after inspecting even the tiniest of details, junior Sadkowski stands satisfied with a seamless and rather surreal photograph on his Mac laptop.

He was first captivated at age 14 by graphic design (specifically street art such as graffiti, stickers and wheat pasting). Through English teacher Judy Timmins’ LAE semester project, he developed a new passion in editing and taking pictures. Every year, Timmins has her LAE students select a skill of their choice and guides them through an in-depth activity where the students work individually with some guidance from a mentor and use this developed skill to create a final project at the end of the year. From then on, he was able to add a completely new medium to his gallery.

“I’m not sure what actually began my interest in graphic design. It just appeared, and it’s been with me ever since. I’m also really interested in concert/show posters. I find the style that they embody is pretty interesting. I got really interested in photography at the beginning of second semester sophomore year. I decided to learn how to use Photoshop CS3 for the LAE semester project, and photography kind of naturally followed it. Prior to this, I knew how to use a camera, but it did not occur to me once to use it as a tool of expression,” Sadkowski said.

With a Nikon D40 camera, an 1855 mm lens, a tripod, and the Photoshop CS3 program as his only tools, Sadkowski has irrepressibly taught himself the tricks and techniques to individualize his work.

“I’ve taught myself most of what I know about photography/Photoshop. Most of it comes through sheer experimentation and trial-and-error.

there and shoot. I’m constantly learning new things and there’s really no such thing as a bad photo because I’ve got to glean as much as I can out of it: figure out what I’ve done wrong. I’ve got this bad habit of looking at a photo right after I shoot it, and then deleting it right then and there if it looks bad.”

Along with experimenting, he has been involved in beginning news journalism this year, where his photographic interests and abilities have been stretched and exceedingly evolved.

“For journalism, I try to take as many photography assignments as I can so that I can just keep practicing and improving.

It’s always a great time, and already I can feel that I’ve learned quite a bit. It’s a completely different experience than shooting in a controlled environment, and I actually find it much more appealing.”

Sadkowski’s original style portrayed in his photography comes from his mad Photoshop skills and the inspiration flowing in from various sources.

“As for Photoshop, there’s a lot of frustration in it, but it’s really worth it once I figure out how to do something because I can manipulate it to what I want it to be. There are no limits,” Sadkowski said.

“I get a lot of inspiration out of the Internet just looking through online portfolios and websites such as DeviantArt, Depthcore and ObeyGiant. Also, I’ve befriended (CF graduate and current Brooks photography student) Robb Klassen, who has been instrumental in keeping me going with photography. Robb’s been a big inspiration in my work, if not the biggest. Also, the photojournalist James Nachtwey is also instrumental with me. His work has inspired me to

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Despite the fact a photo editing program can be mastered by nearly anyone who takes the tedious time to understand it all, there’s only so much one can do without the artsy eye. Sadkowski’s creative juices are constantly flowing, flooding his mind with new ideas and techniques.

“I think what makes my photography unique is just my inventiveness.

I definitely don’t have the sort of equipment that the professionals have,

It’s just something I really enjoy. Let some of yourself become part of the photograph; let it tell a little bit about who you are as a person and how you think.”

On a broader scale, Sadkowski uses his work not only as a self-expression but also a way to really influence viewers to either think or feel in one way or another.

“The impact I want is twofold: Either I want to shock the viewer and make them stop and think, or I want to evoke an emotion within them. That emotion is of course dependent on the photograph that I’m presenting.”

Sadkowski’s current plans include graduating from high school a semester early and spending the extra time working as a photography intern.

Although he deems the situation rather difficult due to his age, he aspires to tread in the footsteps of a photographer who takes the camera deep within the action around the globe.

“The best-case scenario would have me sent to Africa to photograph a ‘hot spot’ (a.k.a. a war zone). I don’t have any glorified fantasies about photographing in a war zone— it’s just what appeals to me, and it’s what I want to do. I’m not really interested in photographing sports events and celebrities. I want to deal with real people in real-life situations. Making money off of photography is irrelevant; I want to do it because it makes me happy. Create art first for yourself, then for the rest of the world.”

In a world with an immense population of aspiring photographers across the planet, Sadkowski sees his future as a competitive and challenging quest.

“There are a lot of kids that say they’re interested in photography and want to be photographers, but few actually devote a lot of time to it and are willing to suffer for it. Such is the case with a lot of things. What it all boils down to is how devoted you are to something. This applies to pretty much anything in life. If you truly love doing something, give it every fiber of your being.”

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—Ben Sadkowski so I have to improvise. My ideas just hit me at random times and either I write them down, or I just drop everything and shoot right there. The ideas themselves, I have no idea where they come from, probably somewhere deep within in my psyche,” Sadkowski said.

“I’ve come up with techniques on the spot as well. For example, I discovered that if you breathe onto your lens and it fogs up, it really softens the edges and colors in a photo and I use this to get a certain effect, mostly in sunny shots.”

Through the camera’s lens, Sadkowski captures and conceptualizes feelings coming from intimate fragments of his self, turning the thoughts into visual, tangible artwork.

“Photography, like any art, is a form of self-expression. It’s an outlet for things I’m feeling and it allows me to test myself. When I’m shooting, I also feel really relaxed; it’s almost a form of meditation sometimes, especially night photography.

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Swimmers on to State Ben Olson

Athlete Week of the

Staff Writer

Kyle Bernard

Amidst all the screaming inside the Holmes pool on Saturday, Nov. 1, the Cedar Falls women’s swim team was able to keep their cool during the Regional meet, the last stop before State. The result was a hard-fought Tiger victory.

There are five other regional meets held throughout Iowa, with the top 24 girls overall advancing to State.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Kennedy and Prairie; Charles City, Decorah, Vinton-Shellsburg, Waterloo East and Waterloo West all showed up to give CF a tough run, but Decorah turned out to be the biggest competition the whole way through.

The meet kicked off with the 200 medley relay, where Decorah won with a fast 1:50.83, followed by Kennedy in 1:51.9. The CF squad of freshmen Kelsey Abbas and Montana Clasby, junior Ashlee Graham and senior Sarah Hedeen took third in a time of 1:52.84.

The Tigers were able to recover in the 200 free, where junior Bailey Pons won with a time of 1:54.52, and Abbas was second in 1:57.98.

Next up in the 200 IM, Clasby took fourth with 2:16.97, and then in the 50 free, senior Jill Girard also claimed fourth in a time of 26.11 seconds.

There was a good showing in the 100 fly for the Tigers. Senior Erica Scullin edged out teammate Graham for 2nd place in 1:02.21. Graham was fourth with 1:02.99.

The real action came during the longest event of the day, the 500 free.

Pons won with a time of 5:02.98, beating the next fastest time by 17 seconds and breaking an 11-year-old pool record in the process. Freshman Alesha Rettenmeier was fourth in 5:32.81.

Next, CF narrowly won in the 200 free relay. The team of Pons, Graham, Hedeen and Abbas touched in 1:41.49.

Abbas also claimed a victory in the 100 back with a time of 1:00.10.

The 100 breast turned out to be the most competitive event of the day, with three swimmers already going a fast 1:07 before any of the Tigers dove in.

Hedeen, Scullin and Clasby all rose to the occasion as best they could,

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Quarterback Kyle Bernard has thrown for 1,161 yards and 14 touchdowns through 10 games.

The Tigers will look to Bernard for leadership, as this is his second year as quarterback in the playoffs.

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Advancing to State after capturing first and fourth places at Regionals on Thursday, Oct. 30 are Bethany Olson (above) and Lauren Halloren (right). claiming fourth, fifth and sixth places respectively. Hedeen rebroke her yearold school record in a time of 1:08.76.

The meet came down to the 400 free relay. Decorah took over at the halfway mark and never looked back, finishing first in 3:41.55. The Tigers settled for second in 3:43.66.

The swimmers have been on taper, or a resting period, now for a week, and head coach Richard Marcussen was happy with how the day turned out.

“I thought we swam well. I don’t think the taper hit quite right yet, but everyone swam their hardest,” Marcussen said.

It is important to note that all swimmers respond differently to taper.

“I feel the taper has paid off, but I’m not completely there yet, so I’m

excited for what’s to come,” Scullin said.

“I definitely feel more energized and smoother in the water from taper now,” Pons said.

Either way, Marcussen is expecting a good outcome next Saturday at state despite some close competition.

“If you figure points going into State, our relays will be the key. We have to move up in those spots. We’ll have swim-offs to decide the line up.

If everything went as it is now, we’d be second, which is a good spot. We’ll just have to have some great swims to beat Valley,” Marcussen said.

The girls also have some high goals for themselves and the team.

“I want to win both of my individual events, and personal bests would be nice, too. It’s gonna be a hard

battle for us, but I believe the group of swimmers that are going are ready for the challenge,” Pons said.

“I hope to get as close as I can to the school record and come out with no regrets. As a team, our chemistry is so close, so I think we can do anything,” Scullin said.

The final week will be an important time for last minute preparations.

“We’ll need to focus on getting rest and working on detail. We will have to hit taper right on to be successful,” Marcussen said.

This year, there are eight qualifiers, including divers Lauren Halloran and Bethany Olson, and swimmers Abbas, Graham, Clasby, Hedeen, Scullin and Rettenmeier.

State starts at noon next Saturday at the Marshalltown Y.

1.) What goals did you have for your last year?

The teams’ goals as a whole this year was to win every game and hopefully make it to the state championship and have fun doing it.

2.) What motivates you to play football?

The determination to always get better and to help the team.

3.) Do you have any memorable moments in football this year or previous years?

Just the playoff atmosphere in general. It’s something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.

4.) What do you like most about football?

The competiveness and how it is truly a team sport.

5.) Do you have a role model? If you do, who and why?

Shane Fuller because he is such an inspiration to us all for obvious reasons.

6.) If you could change anything from this years’ season, what would you change?

Our first game of the season we didn’t play well but has turned out to motivate us to work harder.

Tigers in Action

Men’s Cross Country Placed 11th at the state meet.

Football (9-1) Beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson 49-12 Played Dubuque Wahlert 11/3 Women’s Swimming Placed 1st at Regionals Next up: State Swimming Meet 11/9 (Marshalltown YMCA) Volleyball Lost to CR Kennedy 3-1

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In quest to avenge last year’s late season playoff loss,

Football team prowling for state championship Michael Droste Staff Writer

Bouncing back after a heartbreaking loss in the semi-finals of last year’s playoffs, the Tigers are eager at another shot to win it all.

On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the UNI Dome, the Tigers outplayed Cedar Rapids Jefferson in the sub-state level of the playoffs, knocking them out 49-12. The Tigers averaged 4.7 yards a carry over 22 attempts, and they completed 10 of 21 passes for 240 yards passing. The Tigers defense continued to dominate, not allowing any points and causing seven fumbles, three of which were recovered for Cedar Falls.

“Our defense played well and kept them under pressure, but we still have work to do,” center Jake Dix said.

The Tigers sported the best defense in the state of Iowa in the regular season, allowing only 64 points and attaining five shutouts. They also have showcased a much-improved offense over the early season with a more consistent ground game.

“Our running game especially has gone leaps and bounds just this season from what it was,” tackle Aaron Green said.

Winning won’t come easy in the following rounds. Stiff competition

Honor Heindl Photos

In their first postseason game, Cedar Falls toppled Jefferson 49-12 in the UNI Dome last Wednesday, Oct. 29. Highlights from the game included Blake Davis (left) as he prepared to catch a pass in the end zone, Wes Boyer (middle) as he jukes past Jefferson defenders and Boyer (left) again as he shows he can defend. arises in the form of Iowa City High, undefeated in the regular season; Cedar Rapids Washington, the source of the Tiger’s only regular-season

loss in Week 1; and Bettendorf, also undefeated in the regular season and recognizable in no small part due to their involvement in the Tiger’s loss in

Cross country takes 11th at State Marissa King Staff Writer

The men’s cross country team placed 11th in the state meet on Saturday Nov. 1. With perfect weather conditions, all seven runners turned in top efforts.

“All seven guys ran their best times for the season. That’s about all we could ask of them, so it was nice knowing they did their best,” coach Troy Becker said.

Senior Brandon Nicholson placed first for the Tigers with a time of 16:11, good for 28th place overall. Second was junior Jacob Tayloe finishing in 16:25, senior Jordan Velasquez third with a 16:31, freshman Andrew Halloran fourth in 16:56, and sophomore Eric Neill ran a 16:57 to round out the scoring for the Tigers. Sophomore Tanner Reyhons finished in 17:01, good for 6th on the team, and sophomore Jakob Stoner ran a

17:08 as the seventh man for the Tigers.

“Everyone who ran gave it their all and competed hard. So, we have no regrets on where we finished. It was a great learning experience for the five guys we have returning,” Becker said.

Luckily for the Tigers, they will have a good number of runners returning for next season.

“Brandon Nicholson and Jordan Velasquez were the only two seniors we had out of the seven guys who ran at the state meet. We’ll be returning seven guys who have varsity experience,” Becker said.

The top returners for the Tigers are Jacob Tayloe, Tanner Reyhons, Andrew Halloran, Alex Clopton, Jakob Stoner, Joey Sevcik, Paul Strike and Scott Packard.

The end of the year banquet was held on Tuesday November 4th in the high school cafeteria where the men were congratulated on their tremendous season.

the semi-finals last year.

“There’s a lot of good teams in the playoffs this year, and we can’t afford to underestimate any of them.” defen-

sive tackle Dylan Bane said.

Due to deadline restrictions, the results of the Nov. 3 game versus Dubuque Wahlert were not known, but results will be in the next Hi-Line.

Volleyball team’s season ends with playoff loss to Kennedy Sarah Byerly Staff Writer

The varsity volleyball team started off regionals with a lot of energy last week but they were beat out by top competition.

On Monday, Oct. 27 Cedar Falls had districts and beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

This resulted in the team going to play against Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Thursday, Oct. 30.

“They are a very skilled team, and we had to work very hard the next few days of practice,” senior Melanie Adrian said, “We wanted to head into the game with a positive attitude and play our very best game of volleyball.”

At the game against Kennedy Cedar Falls lost the first game, won the second, and lost the following two.

They were playing for best three out of five, and lost with one win.

“Kennedy is ranked fourth in volleyball, and we are not even ranked at all, so to beat them in even one game was still an accomplishment,” Adrian said.

The team was disappointed to lose this match because it means their season is over, and they no longer can compete in State.

They didn’t make it to State, but they lost to one of the best.

“It would have been nice to win the match against Kennedy so that we could advance towards state,” Adrian said.

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1. Seniors Jasmine Singh, Ambrosia Austin, Iva Zdilar, Sydney Jesse and Kelsi Hansen spoke on a panel at the Harmony Kick Off on Tuesday, Oct. 28, sharing their struggles and inspiring club members to take action this year to fight ignorance and prejudices.

2. Carter Allen (’10) participates in the school’s mock election on Friday, Oct. 31.

3. Amelia Gotera (’09) makes a toast to bologna sandwiches at the cast party, after having to consume 16 sandwiches for her character’s role over the course of the two showings of Arsenic & Old Lace this past weekend.

4. Juniors Riley Martin, Laura Castro and Blake Cervetti gather around as junior makeup artist Emily Highnam paints the actors’ faces prior to the play last weekend.

5. Senior Nick DiMarco messes with his wig at the first play-off game. He helped cheering the Tigers on to their win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson last Wednesday.

[Katie Hunt, Hank Swarbrick, Tyler Schaub & Honor Heindl Photos]

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