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Tiger Nation wrestling with reputation after reactions from early football games The student section is showing its school spirit this fall; however, criticism regarding sportsmanship has sparked controversy at recent games. Several members of the section have witnessed particular behavior that has upset other schools as well as administration. Senior Alexis Lewis said, “I went to a home game, and the student section kept cursing at the other team. We are also so disrespectful to the band, color guard and even our own players.” While some attendants of the football games have reported exposure to inappropriate expressions, other members say that the claims have been dramaticized. Student Body President Julie Jorgensen said, “I think it is taken out of context sometimes. I went to the Fort Dodge game, and I didn’t see half of the things that the Fort Dodge district claimed we did. However, there were times where I thought our word choices could have been better.”
The conflict continued outside the stadium as rival schools posted comments on social media claiming the CFHS student section lacked sportsmanship and was “disrespectful.” Jorgensen said, “It is embarrassing to see how students from other schools talk about our high school, and it brings me to shock to see what we respond back with. No matter what side you are on in the argument, it’s just not professional to post rude things to other schools.” Whether allegations contain authenticity or not, the predominantly negative reputation the student section has acquired from other schools has caused some to feel indifferent. Senior and student senate member Olivia Habinck said, “I don’t like being known as the worst high school student section in Iowa. If you ask people from other high schools who are at games, they will tell you that we are rude and disrespectful to others. It is embarrassing.”
Despite negative connotations associated with the student section, several students have declared that any controversial behavior has been done for entertainment and comedic purposes. Student section leader Briggs Collum said, “I don’t think someone would purposely swear and be serious at the games. It’s just a joke, if anything.” In agreement, senior Ben Fox added, “It is just the nature of the game, and it’s fun. If you don’t like how football games may go, you don’t have to come.” Though not intentional, members of the community and other schools have often associated the student section with the school in it’s entirety, as well as administration. Jorgensen said, “I believe that the student section has a definite responsibility in representing our school. Obviously, I don’t believe it is the only thing representing Cedar Falls High School, but we have a pretty big reputation that we must uphold.” Senior Andrew Smiley added, “No matter what, people are going to
think the student section represents the whole school, but we actually don’t.” In order to combat negative comments that have been made about the student section, one student believes the responsibility now lies within the upperclassmen leaders. Habinck said, “The people in the crowd that are in MVP, student senate or leadership should step up. Also, the leaders of Tiger Nation need to be more positive than negative at games.” Though changes in the attitudes of student section members may help, others suggest to choose one’s seat wisely at the games. Upperclassmen Hayden Clausen said, “If you do not like what has been claimed to happen in the student section, don’t sit there. If you just want to come and watch the players, there are thousands of seats in the Dome. You can sit wherever you want.” By Staff Writer Maddie
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Peet group providing support for young women For the past four years, Peet has been providing an environment for girls in seventh-ninth grades to be themselves — a place that has been lovingly labeled L.E.A.D., standing for Loving Everything About Differences. This year, more than 100 girls signed up for the Tigertime enrichment. Rebecca Lins, one of Peet’s two counselors and the teacher of the enrichment, said she knows what it means to her. “[L.E.A.D. is] an opportunity to meet with and empower young women in terms of self-confidence, body image, self-expression, character and leadership development,” she said. Emma DeWitt and Sabrina Leistikow are ninth graders at Peet who have both been in the group ever since their seventh grade years. They say that they have become better people through the program, and that it was one of the best decisions that they have ever made. “I think a major thing girls still struggle with is self-confidence, and I don’t think it’s something you can get rid of, but you can definitely improve on it,” DeWitt said. And this year, they are focusing on just that. The group aims to have a month where they hone in on self confidence. They are aiming to talk about “loving your selfie” and the effects of social media on body image. “I think society has made us think we have to be a certain cookie cutter
Peet counselor in running for national honor
Deep in the center of the administrative offices at Peet Junior High is a small windowless office. But it is one of the happiest and most inspirational places of Peet. The quaint office is bursting with bright blues and pinks. “Dream big” and “Be brave” inspirational artwork cover the walls. This office belongs to Rebecca Lins, who has been honored as one of Iowa’s best school counselors and now is competing to be the best school counselor in America. Like her office, she “lights up the room” and is “encouraging and motivating” according to ninth grader Rachel Brokenshire. In 2015, Lins received the Iowa School Counselor of the Year award (middle school level). This year, she is representing Iowa for the American School Counselor of the Year.
For Lins, school counseling has always been her path. “I became a school counselor because I grew up knowing I wanted to work with kids, empowering them and helping them through the good and hard times,” Lins said. Now in her 11th year as a school counselor, she has made a career of inspiring people every day. “I felt like being a school counselor was my way of making a difference and hopefully making a positive impact,” Lins said. Peet ninth grader Emma DeWitt has felt the impact of Lins’ teaching from the beginning. “I can’t imagine my experience at Peet without her because not only has she helped me become a better leader, but any time I have a problem, I know I can turn to her for help and assistance,” DeWitt said. Lins has been in Cedar Falls her
whole life. She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 2000 and went to University of Northern Iowa for a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling. As a part of being a counselor, she is the leader of two groups in Peet. The women’s leadership group LEAD (Loving Everything About Differences) and student council. Many students are involved in these groups to become better leaders at Peet. “I think one of the coolest things about Mrs. Lins is that she’s always thinking of others, and how she can make our school a better place,” DeWitt said. “She’s so dedicated to student council and making sure we improve our school in every possible way we can. She challenges us to think outside the box, and I’m very grateful for her because without her, our school wouldn’t
be the same.” As Lins flies to Washington, D.C., for the award finals in January 2017, all of her students will be here supporting her. “Award or not, Mrs. Lins is the best counselor I could ever ask for, and she’ll always be that in my heart,” Brokenshire said. “Out of all the jobs in the world, she chose to be a school counselor, and I feel so blessed that out of the schools she works at, she works at mine. Just the fact that she wanted to be a school counselor shows the kind, caring heart she has, and I will forever feel honored that I got to meet such an amazing, special person.”
way, and we need to break that mold and realize that different is good, unique is great and each person has her own version of healthy,” Lins said. And Lins has been trying to hit home with the younger girls who just joined L.E.A.D., mostly because there are so many. Most young women have many reasons for joining. “I first wanted to join L.E.A.D. because I was new to the school, and I really wasn’t sure who I
was,” Leistikow said. But, now that more girls than ever thought possible joined, they had to make some adjustments to try and keep the small group aspect that many girls have grown accustomed to while trying to not cut any girls out of the program. “Everyone that did it in years before told their friends what a positive experience that it’s been,” Dewitt said. And this year, it is definitely differ-
ent, adding another day to meet, and instead of the normal Thursdays, they have added Tuesday too, with a small group of ninth graders meeting on Mondays to plan out the topics that they aim to discuss. “L.E.A.D. also provides a platform for these [ninth grade] girls to take what they are learning and teach others and empower girls younger than themselves,” Lins said. Not only is L.E.A.D. a place for girls
to learn about themselves, it is also a place for young women to teach them. “It’s a great group of girls, and it’s amazing to see it expand every month and see the girls grow as people and leaders,” Dewitt said. So, just as the number of girls in L.E.A.D. grows, if the group achieves it goals, so will the girls in it, as people and as leaders. By Staff Writer Lillian
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The high school FCA huddle group started its season with a get together at the home of junior Elijah Townsend, and, in addition to food and a visit from UNI’s tight end Elias Nissen (pictured at left playing kickball), those attending played other games like Peet ninth graders Kyle Trunnel and Ryan Dunlop.
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FCA chapters kick off year with invites to new members Holmes huddle led by PE teacher High school huddle begins with food, fun Holmes PE teacher Corey Peters started a group at his school called Holmes Huddle. The group lets students get together to talk about religion, the Bible or anything else that may be going on in their lives. Holmes Huddle is a chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. There are over 12,000 huddle groups all over the world. The organization had nearly 90,000 students participate in a FCA summer camp. FCA has been around since the ’60s. “We work to impact hearts in love through Jesus Christ. It is about loving our community and people around us in Jesus name,” Peters said. The group meets on Fridays before school from 7-7:30 a.m. Even though public schools and religion don’t usually mix, Peters is able to find the balance to promote the Holmes FCA. “I love my job. I respect the rules and obligations under our laws. I really don’t talk much about FCA during my regular teaching schedule. I will give an announcement to most of the teams at the beginning of the seasons. I might also announce meeting times. I don’t talk about upcoming lessons or things that we talk about at our meetings. I don’t pray during my football practice or games.” The group at Holmes grows as students invite friends to attend with them. “Students are re-
sponsible for their own transportation,” Peters said. “I tell people that if they have ever caught a ball, they are an athlete. We’ve had several students in the past years that haven’t believed in Jesus. I had one girl who came almost every time for two years. I remember thanking her on her last day of ninth grade for coming. This is the type group we have. This is who we are.” It changed Peters’ life when he started reading the Bible in sixth grade. He wants the same for all of his students that come to his meetings on Friday mornings. This is a big part on why he wanted to start this group. “When I was teaching at Expo Alternative High School, I kept having dreams of me standing before God when I died,” Peters said. “In every dream, I was so embarrassed. It didn’t just happen one time. During the day the picture would flash through my mind. You could say the embarrassment was haunting me. I started to pray about what to do to share my faith, and God led me to start an FCA group.” Holmes Huddle does have other events besides just meeting on Fridays in the mornings. Peters said that it was important when he started this for it not to be a “club.” He wants his students to realize that this is bigger than just meeting at school.
Regarding other things that this group does throughout the year, Peters said, “It was so important for us to get out into the community. It is one thing for students to hear about the poor. It’s another thing to do something about it.” Throughout the year, the group goes on outreaches where members give out food in tougher neighborhoods in the community. This happens every year around Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter. In the past, they have also gone to laundromats and asked to pay for people’s laundry and gone to police stations to pray for officers. “Things like this can be life changing for not only the people we encounter, but also for our students,” Peters said. Peters also plays a big role in helping put on Fields of Faith, another big event that is held every year at the high school. This year it will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 7-9 p.m. Fields of Faith is where people who go to church and people who don’t can all come together. “Students can hear stories of God working in students’ lives. The stories are from students for students. They hear enough of adults talking at them. God really moves when they learn from each other,” Peters said. After the talks are over, students are invited to pray on the field in small groups. The UNI
Sunday night from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the CFHS FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) had its fall kickoff. The kickoff included a game of kickball, food, a group “huddle” and a special guest, UNI’s tight end Elias Nissen who spoke to the group. After the huddle, some stayed to play disk golf, bags or socialize with others. Not all students at the kickoff go to Cedar Fall. Other schools represented were Hudson, Waterloo West and Waverly. The group mainly targets student athletes, but members don’t have to be athletes to come. The group is open to all. FCA is really about ChrisFCA group helps with the small group prayer leaders. Peters’ main goal when leading this group is to have kids find out who Jesus is for themselves. He wants kids to know that their lives have extreme value, and to get out into the community and love people no matter who they are. As important as he said it is to have students in attendance, he tries not to cross the line. He is a big believer in not shoving things at people, including Je-
tian fellowship, which gives the members with the same views a place to share. Nissen said, “A group of people around you who are like-minded and Christ-followers is huge.” The CFHS FCA will meet every Thursday during B shift power hour in room 214. Their next big group gathering will be Fields of Faith on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. on the CFHS football field. FCA is also taking orders for shirts for about two weeks. Members can order them at the first meeting or talk to FCA adviser and math teacher Joshua Wilkinson. By Staff Writer Lily
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sus. He cares for people no matter what they believe in. “I believe Christians have built a reputation in some circles as pushy, judgemental and not loving people of other beliefs,” he said. “It is important for me to respect everyone regardless of what they believe, even if they hate Jesus or me.”
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Four new Korean pop groups worthy of discovery
With candy-coloured hair, glowing skin and layers of eyeliner, these boys and girls are revolutionizing the music world. K-pop (an abbreviation of Korean pop) is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. It is well known for it’s insane synchronized dancing and carefully seasoned performers. Here are some of the most popular and upcoming groups you should listen to:
1) EXO is known for its legendary song
“Growl.” These boys rose to fame in 2013. EXO is a visual group and sells more than any other group in Korea. EXO won both Disk Daesang at the 28th Golden Disk Awards and Album of the Year at the 15th Mnet Awards because of “Growl’s” fame. All nine boys are visual eye-candy for fans, and therefore their MVs are watched and rewatched so people can look at their bias. EXO is an easy group to show new kpop fans because the music is most similar to American pop music and the group is already extremely successful.
2) BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. “The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2” also charted at number one on the Billboard World Albums Chart and remained there for multiple weeks, making BTS the first K-Pop act to achieve that feat. Known for a large international fanbase, having performed in Asia, Europe, Australia, North America and South America, BTS's outstanding performances won the Best World Performer award in the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
3) BLACKPINK
is a freshly debuted female group whose first minialbum “Square One” skyrocketed it into fame, winning it first place on music shows such as MNET and MBCKpop. The group’s style is very hip-hop based and focuses a lot of female empowerment.
4) GFriend
is a six-member girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. GFriend made its debut with the EP “Season of Glass” on Jan. 15, 2015. The group won several 2015 female rookie awards and has garnered momentum since its debut, despite coming from a small company. GFriend’s image is very pure and girly, so it might not be for everyone, but so far every one of its songs has been a hit. By Staff Writer Yoon
PermaDeath keeps free RPG interesting
I entered the realm, conducting wand in hand and a plan to get more items. I teleported to someone close to a Tomb of the Ancients and entered the portal. My palms started sweating as I loaded into the dungeon. A priest began rushing through the tomb ignoring enemies and dodging shots as he went from one sarcophagus to the next. As I was sitting in the main lobby, I looked away for literally two seconds, and I got killed by a horde of dung beetles, which brings up one big feature of this game, PermaDeath.
Realm of the Mad God is a free to play MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) developed by wild shadow in 2012. The game has foreseen many changes and three different developers. It is currently run by Deca Games. Once you load into a game, you will see your character, your inventory, spambots and the shops (avoid the shops at all cost). The gameplay consists of arcade-like, fast-paced combat, and it is made for people who want to play an MMO, but don't want to spend 200+ hours trying
to acquire the best loot. Although some may be turned off by the perma death feature, it is necessary to keep the game feeling alive and fun, as each death makes you want to go above and beyond the last character. Plus, it keeps the best players from staying too powerful for too long. The game is available on Steam or browsers at www. reamofthemadgod.com, and it is completely free to play (except some microtransactions). By Staff Writer Braydon
Koe no Katachi, a beloved one-shot and manga, written by Yoshitok Oima, is soon to be released as it’s own movie on Sept. 17. For those of you that haven’t read the one-shot or manga, this is a heartwarming story about a deaf girl named Nishimiya Shouko who is bullied in elementary school by a boy named Ishida Shouya. The bullying gets so bad to the point where Nishimiya transfers to a new school. The students realize what they’ve done but choose to take it out on Ishida, and the bully becomes the bullied. Ishida continues to be bullied up
to high school and wants to apologize to Nishimiya for all the trouble he had caused her as a child for he now knows how it feels to be bullied. But what is to come after he apologizes? This started out as a one-shot in the February 2011 issue of Bessatsu Shonen magazine, but it is quickly growing in fame, for the one-shot gave the author a starting point for the manga that came out in August 2013 and ended on Nov. 19, 2014. The voice actor list for the movie has been released, revealing the main characters: Hayami Saori as Nishimiya Shouko and Irino Miyu
as Ishida Shouya. The director is Yamada Naoko, a young animator and director who is well known for her 2013 slice of life anime movie, Tamako Love Story. Based on this past movie with beautifully detailed art, many expect the same with Koe no Katachi. But with that said, there is only a limited amount of time left to wait for the Koe no Katachi movie to be admitted to the public, so until then, many will be waiting for the release date of Sept. 17.
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Pokemon Go hype overshadows nostalgia for fans of original game Pokemon Go has taken the world by storm, in more ways than the creators hoped for. When it was first leaked about “Pokemon in real life,” it was way hyped up, not as hyped as a main series game, but still very hyped. However to some, they were overhyped, a disappointment while also being a lot more costly than people expected, and it led to many disasters, some of which I believe give mainstream Pokemon fans a bad name. As you would expect, the trailers for Pokemon Go were very extensive. They showed users in the real world, and all of a sudden after tapping on their phones, they had a pokeball in their hands, and they saw pokemon in real life. Yes, no one truly believed this would happen, but some people thought Nintendo was going toward a virtual reality game. What we got, however, was very far from that. The day of the release arrived, and since the app is free, tons and tons of people got the app, far more than expected. The servers couldn’t handle so many people, so they either lagged or crashed. This left a bitter taste in people’s mouths for the future of this game, myself included. The game takes up a ton of battery and a ton of gigabytes, so, overall, the game is not worth it because of the overhype and disappointment. When I played it, I barely got five minutes into the game before it
crashed, so I deleted it. The game in itself is not bad at all, but as you will soon read, what it has people do for a Pokemon, is bad. On a normal day for Pokemon Go players, they may suddenly see a rare Pokemon in a no trespassing zone. Not seeing the sign from how focused they are, they go in and get the Pokemon. While this small event is not a big deal, imagine this happening several times in one city, and even people going in to police stations to get a Pokemon or to obtain the items from a Pokestop. With these minor events occurring, it wasn’t long until the major events hit. Some kids walked off a cliff, almost got hit by a car on the highway, etc. Adding these major situations to the minors, Pokemon Go became a high media source as parents watched their kids playing it while bad things developed around the country. As stated above, Pokemon Go isn’t a bad game. However, it maylure people into doin bad things. With a second game coming, Pokemon Go is not dying anytime soon. By no means am I against Pokemon Go. I just firmly believe it was overhyped, and the creators should’ve prepared the games better and should note some failures in version one to avoid worse things happening later in this game series. By Staff Writer Noah
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Hi-Line expands coverage to Holmes, Peet as ninth grade students join staff Summer draws to a close as life fills the hallways of CFHS once again and a new school year commences. New year, new teachers, new classes, new goals and new people. New people and more people, that is to be said, especially for the Tiger Hi-Line staff as we begin the year with one of biggest teams we have had up to date. However, what make this year’s staff unique from those of years’ past is the fact that we have over 20 new members coming from the freshmen classes of the Holmes and Peet Junior High Schools. With this addition to the Hi-Line, we hope to cover a diverse number of events that happen at both junior highs and topics of discussion that matter to the students there and to us here at the high school. So far, the experience with our underclassmen has been different, but in a great way. More people equals more ideas, from more bright, young minds. Also, having people who have a different perspective than we do at the high school gives us not only new ideas, but more unique ones and various angles and views as well. Now, we would be lying if we were to say the past few weeks have been nothing but smooth sailing for the new staff. Dealing with differing schedules and schools, late busses, figuring out communication and the printing and delivery of around 1,200 papers is not exactly the easiest thing to handle. On that account, we ask our readers to be patient with us. As we assure you that we are doing our very best to get those great ideas out of our minds and into our paper as efficiently as possible. So teachers, check your mailboxes for the weekly Hi-Line. We hope all of our readers enjoy this first installment of the year and eagerly await those to follow. Welcome back, Tigers!
... what make this year’s staff unique from those of years’ past is the fact that we have over 20 new members coming from the freshmen classes of the Holmes and Peet Junior High Schools.
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New high school needed to serve accessibilty needs Over the past couple years there has been a lot of discussion and debate about building a new high school, or if it’s even necessary. Here are some reasons we need a new building you may have not even thought of. Our building is accessibility “compliant.” Yes, the building is equipped with an elevator on one side of the school and a chair lift on the other side of the building, but what happens when there is a mechanical error? Our building currently is a safety hazard. Disabled/chronically ill students are expected to have alternate evacuation plans in case of an emergency, and most of these are not the safest or most efficient for anybody involved due to our building being three floors tall and hosting limited non-stair access (or exit.) Due to the three levels of our building, many physically disabled and visually impaired students have to leave class early or arrive late. If you do the math for five minutes transition time per each class, times six class periods, that equals 30 minutes per day of lost learning time due to the allotted four minutes being insufficient. That is missing almost 13 days of school per year just to commute to class. For three years of high school, the student would be missing over a month of supposedly equal opportunity education. The building also forces these students to surrender their independence unwillingly. In order to adapt to the environment, students are faced with a choice of wasting crucial learning time or giving up the ability they do have. This may be due to, but is not limited to,
The wheelchair lift on the stairs by the library is just one of the obstacles for students with disabilities to overcome at the high school.
being dependent on adults to complete basic functions and being dependent on mobility aids that one would not otherwise need and/or use. For example, a student who would otherwise walk unaided would need a wheelchair to increase pace and lessen fatigue. A new single story high school building hosting multiple safe access and exit points, no room for mechanical error and a more time efficient layout is not a luxury. It is a necessity. Our district abides by the philosophy of “Every student. Every day.” A mantra that is later followed on the district website by “to provide our
students with the highest quality education, we embrace change as it represents the world our students will enter as they continue their life’s journey ...” Today, our world is changing. The largest minority group are people living with some form of disability. This community is living longer and more independent lives. Now, it is time for our city to join our district on these principles to provide the highest quality and accessible education for every student every day. By Staff Writer Halie
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Local T-shirts perpetuating sexist expectations A friend of mine was out shopping at Scheels, a sporting goods store, and she noticed something a little unsettling in the clothing department. She noticed that many of the veterans’ T-shirts in the men’s department say “I served” or “Tattooed Veteran” while the shirts in the women’s department say “Proud army wife” or “Being a veteran’s wife is a privilege.” It’s like the store doesn’t know that women are in the military or something. It also
sends a message that women aren’t strong enough or smart enough to be in the armed forces. They’re one of the many stores that sell clothing with sexist messages on their clothes. If you can remember all the way back to 2011, there was a huge controversy when JC Penney sold a shirt that read: “I’m too pretty to do homework, so my brother has to do it for me.” It sends a terrible message to young impressionable girls that they’re not smart enough to do
their own homework and that boys are smarter than girls. It’s 2016, not 1916. A sevenyear-old girl should never be told that the only thing that matters is their looks and being pretty, and that boys are smarter than girls. We need to be teaching girls that they are independent and intelligent and can serve equally instead of destroy their self-esteem with sexist logos and limitations. By Staff Writer Mia
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Police brutality is happening everywhere — and not just in the viral news. Waterloo Police officer Adam Wittmayer became one of the culprits he is supposed to be stopping in an incident on April 19. Montavius Keller, a 24-year-old African American, was speeding in the middle of traffic, and he did not pull over when he was first signaled to. Instead, he sped up. Then Wittmeyer put down tire-puncturing sticks, which slowed him down enough that he edged Keller toward a house he then ran his car into. Keller went to the ground, obeying the police orders ,and that’s when Wittmayer switched from cop to criminal. The white police officer Wittmayer beat Keller on the head twice before moving on to tug on his dreadlocks
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“The one thing I know for sure is we need body cameras on police officers at all times.” and call him names such as “moron.” Keller had no previous criminal record but was charged with four felonies including eluding police, attempted assault of an officer and possessing 42.5 grams of cannabis and planning to deliver. He will not face the court until later this month. Police brutality and racial violence tend to run hand in hand since the dawn of time. Most people see this kind of news on national talk shows and think, “I’m so glad that doesn’t happen around here.” Well, Cedar Falls, this hap-
pened here, just a town over in Waterloo. Assistant Attorney General of Iowa Scott Brown wrote, “The likelihood of Black Hawk County jury convicting Officer Wittmayer is minimal if not completely nonexistent.” Since the strikes and pulling of dreadlocks were quick in nature and did not hurt Keller, Brown said he thinks there is no viable case. The students in this school, however, feel differently. “Actions used by the police to detain someone should never involve dehumanization
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or kicking them when they are down, and should never, ever involve slurs,” junior Julia Corbett said. “I feel slightly better about the situation knowing that the officer involved was disciplined for his actions, however, that is usually not the case,” Corbett said. Many reports from ABC News and New York Daily News say that Wittmayer has been disciplined, but he has not been fired, and no one knows to what extent “discipline” goes. For junior Meron Abebe, the subject hits close to home. “Having lived in Cedar Falls for 12 years, I wasn’t used to hearing about police brutality on a larger scale. The story made me realize that I might not be as safe as I previously thought,” Abebe said. “The whole ordeal made me
extremely upset.” The one thing I know for sure is we need body cameras on police officers at all times. The video where Wittmayer can be seen pulling on dreads and using offensive language is mostly from the patrol car camera. Many police brutality incidents or racial violence attacks are caught on cellular devices by someone in close proximity to the event, and while that is a good way to document something that wouldn’t otherwise be documented, we need more coverage to really show how police officers handle situations like the abuse of Keller. It’s time to start speaking up for individuals like Keller who don’t get the chance to speak for themselves. By Staff Writer Albie
dition for the Clintons. For the entire length of her campaign, Hillary has promoted believing rape victims, but when faced with a question on the Paula Jones incident, this was quickly tossed aside: “Well I would say everyone should be believed at first, until they are disbelieved based on evidence.” If any Republican, or white male for that matter, would have said this, he would immediately have been pounced on by the liberal speech police. Now let’s go to the big ticket item of corruption and trustworthiness, the latter being one Mrs. Clinton is not very familiar with. One of the biggest examples of her corruption is clearly the FBI not recommending charges be filed against Clinton for using a private email server during her tenure at the State Department last July. FBI Director James Comey even admitted himself that Clinton was “extremely careless.” You know, I was extremely careless and didn’t turn in a homework assignment once, and I got detention for it. Clinton is “extremely careless” with top national security secrets, and she gets a pass. It’s funny how a week before the news of no indictment broke, good ol’ Slick Willie himself met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in private holding a conversation about “grandkids.” I guess
“grandkids” is just another nickname for a briefcase full of cash nowadays. Also funny how the current President of the United States Barack Obama endorsed Clinton; of course, he wouldn’t have any influence upon his Justice Department right? Now just a few days ago, the FBI released edited documents of the Clinton investigation, revealing that they knew Clinton’s aides destroyed old mobile devices with a hammer in a basement somewhere. Of course the destruction of subpoenaed evidence is not enough to recommend charges against the “Too Big to Jail” Clinton. Any other average American would have been charged and jailed by now, but, of course, an elitist career politician is too big for laws. This November, the American people have the chance to turn our country around. We have the chance to choose between a career politician who spews lie after lie and has the obvious media advantage, or a successful businessman who may be a little bit hot headed, but overall is genuinely on the side of the American people. Clinton lied about Benghazi, used a private email during her time in the State Department and called a victim of her husband’s sexual harassment a liar, but remember Trump said mean things.
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This 2016 presidential election is one of the most important times our country has and will face. It is the tipping point of our country slipping into a politically correct, open-bordered, gigantic government state. For the past eight years, we’ve seen our government grow bigger, and more corrupt by the day, but on Nov. 8, we have a chance to break free from the statist agenda. Although Donald Trump may not be the greatest candidate the Republican Party has chosen, or even my first choice, he is by far better than the epitome of big government corruption, Hillary Clinton. Clinton is everything that Democrats are supposedly against: she’s Wall Street funded, she voted for the Iraq War during her time in the Senate and she is even linked to the rigging of her own party’s primaries against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, but yet thousands of people around the country are still planning on voting for a lying criminal, rather than the self-funded Donald Trump. The mainstream media has everyone convinced that the Republican nominee is some maniacal, racist, xenophobic, sexist, which is total and complete rubbish spun up by the DNC. A candidate those words do describe well is none other than Clinton.
“You know, I was extremely careless and didn’t turn in a homework assignment once, and I got detention for it. Hillary is ‘extremely careless’ with top national security secrets, and she gets a pass.” Let’s not forget her racist remarks made about inner city kids caught up in crime in a January 1994 speech: “They are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that are called ‘superpredators,’ no conscience, no empathy.” How about the double standard from liberals and the media alike folks? Face it, if Trump would have said that, everyone on the joke of a news channel MSNBC or the Clinton News Network, otherwise known as CNN, would have that story running 24/7, for weeks on end, but yet again, no outrage from the liberal media. Now let’s take a look at Clinton’s immigration record and expose her “xenophobic past.” In November just last year, she bragged in New Hampshire of her anti-illegal immigration voting record: “Look, I voted numerous times when I was a senator to spend money to build a barrier to try to prevent illegal immigrants from coming in. And I do think you have to
control your borders.” Well, by golly, if I’m not mistaken I think she just said she voted for, dare I say it, a wall on the southern border. According to most Democrats and the media, a border wall is xenophobic and racist, so that must make Clinton an anti-immigration racist right? Now let’s uncover one of Clinton’s darkest scandals from the past. This one includes her husband, the former president Bill Clinton. On May 8, 1991, an Arkansas state employee named Paula Jones was lead to a room that none other than Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was staying in. According to Jones, he exposed himself to her, causing her to file a civil suit for sexual harassment against Clinton in 1994. Later in 1998, she settled with the Clintons for some $825,000. Bill was later fined, and had his law practice license suspended in Arkansas for “misleading testimonies while under oath.” Evidently lying while under oath is a family tra-
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3. Add the ½ cup of body soap into the already existing mixture. Mix this until all the ingredients look even and there are no chunks. 4. There isn’t a photo for this step, but there was added food coloring to give it more of a turquoise color. This is completely optional.
1. Gather all your materials. You’ll need: 1 packet of unflavored Gelatin (packets come within boxes), ½ tsp of salt, ¾ cup of boiling water, ½ cup of body wash (gel soap is recommended), OPTIONAL: food coloring, a mold (I used a mini cupcake tray), a spoon, a mixing bowl, measuring cups.
2. Pour one packet of unflavored gelatin into a mixing bowl and add the ¾ cup of boiling water. Mix until it has no chunks and even consistency. After that, mix the salt in and mix once again until you have a smooth consistency.
5. Pour the mixture carefully into your mold. Then, put the mold into the refrigerator for about four hours. Keeping it in longer is optional.
7. After taking it out, carefully place your finger on top of the jelly and pull at the sides so it becomes loose, and after doing so, the soaps are complete. When they’re not being used, keep them somewhere cold like your fridge so they stay fresh.
Stress got you down?
Students share research-based twists for regaining their bliss
Stress. Everyone suffers from some form of this at one point or another. According to the American Psychological Association, 49 percent of Americans are affected by stress on a daily basis. Everyone knows the standard calm down speech, but here are seven ways that have been tried and proven by students and teachers alike. Tip Number One: Marianne Mauss, the
Director of Academic Resource and Disability Services at Clarke University, has students that come into her office every day with problems regarding stress and anxiety. One thing that she tells her students almost every time they have a test: write about your stress. Just write about your feelings for 10 minutes on a piece of paper, and it clears your stress from your working memory. “Plus,” she says, “your brain just gets tired of listening to itself.”
Tip Number Two: Devin O’Loughlin, a ninth
grader, said, “Once, I read that if you blow cold air on your thumbs, it takes away the anxiety.” This was corroborated on www.calmclinic.com.
Tip Number Three: Another ninth grader, Megan Smith, recommends stopping your work and reading a book. “It really helps deal with the stress.”
Tip Number Four: Zach Rogers, an eighth
Tip Number Seven: Ninth grader Dalton
Tip Number Five: Carter Schofield, a
Just remember that when you pick out your stress relief strategies, use something that is tailored to your needs, not everyone else's. Maybe one of these seven tricks will be just what it takes to ease your nerves next time you are feeling that pull in your stomach.
grader, said that he likes to go outside to play football and baseball with friends. This method is backed up with scientific studies that state that exercising more increases endorphins, which can make people less stressed and more happy.
ninth grader, said that he likes to play video games when he is stressed. A Texas A&M study in 2010 showed that long-term video game players are able to “adapt mental skills to handle stress better than the average person.”
Tip Number Six: Ninth grader Aleena
Ghumman’s stress relief comes from writing and painting. This allows her to focus her stress into something both beautiful and productive.
Blackford says that when he is stressed, it takes a nap to get his mind off things and he feels “... more rejuvenated when I wake up.” This is another stress strategy that allows the brain to take a break and think of something besides the stress.
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Artists of Artapalooza offer advice
If you could ask one person how to do the job of your dreams, what would you ask them? On Saturday, Sept. 10, Main Street was filled for Artapalooza with many people looking to buy sell or just look at art and the artists that made the creations. With the many different art pieces came many different artists with inspirations who were willing to share why they did what they did and what advice they have for aspiring artists.
One of the very first eye-catching artists was this young woman on the ground drawing with chalk. She had drawn a 3-D drawing of a cliff looking into the sky. As to how she came about doing this, Kathleen Roling said, ”I loved art, and I guess I started with chalk one day, and since it just became my medium of choice.” She had started drawing when she was a child and as she put it, “just never stopped.” For someone who decided to start drawing on his or her own and turn it into a career, she said, “If you're really passionate and know in your heart it’s what you want to do, then I say just go for it. You can’t be afraid.” The next artist was a man who used thick, heavy paints on metal, and used a scraper to move the paint to get his desired picture. He had many pieces with straight lines and some with flowers. Regarding why he chose lines and flowers, he said, “I honestly just do what comes to me, and flowers and lines just do.” His work was very articulate, and he said it took weeks to do some. The advice he’d give to a young artist that wanted to start this is “You just gotta get the supplies and start painting man. That’s it.”
A little over halfway through the fair was one of the most beautiful paintings all day. They were these beautifully colored acrylic pieces. The lady that painted them explained why she chose acrylic paint: “I just think it produces a better look and more vibrant colors than anything else.” She was right too. The colors popped off the canvas and just caught your eye with how beautiful they were. Just amazing. Her what advice she could give to a young painter is, “Well, you need paints and ambition. You have to actually start because it’s easy to say you are going to, but it’s hard to actually do it. So just go for it. “
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Pumpkin spice season is back, and that means pumpkin spice-themed everything. These pumpkin spice cupcakes are perhaps the most amazing pumpkin spice-themed recipe out there — especially for cupcakes. If delicious cupcakes and pumpkin spice flavored things are appealing, make sure to save this article in some way and continue reading.
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What you will need: Cupcakes: Cream Cheese Frosting: 2 cups All-Purpose Flour 2 packages of Cream Cheese (8oz), room 2 tsp Baking Powder temperature) ½ tsp salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 2 tsp pumpkin spice 2lbs (7 ½ cups) confectioner’s sugar 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree 2 tsp vanilla extract ½ cup milk 2 tsp cinnamon (plus extra for garnish) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 stick softened butter 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten For Cupcakes Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add cupcake liners to 12-cupcake pan. A pizza oven should not be used for this recipe. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and pumpkin spice in medium bowl. Set aside. Combine pumpkin puree (be aware that it may look gross, but the result is undoubtedly great), milk and vanilla extract in medium bowl. Set aside. Cream brown sugar, sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add eggs while stirring between additions. With stand mixer on low, beat in flour mixture in thirds, alternating with half of the pumpkin puree mixture until all are combined. Fill each section in the cupcake pan ¾ full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
For Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream together cream cheese and butter in stand mixer. Add half of the confectioner’s sugar, beat on low until combined. Add other half. Once combined, add vanilla and cinnamon. Beat until combined. (This frosting is really good, so nothing will be said if you eat some of it.) Once cupcakes are cool, frost and add cinnamon for garnish. (It makes for some great Instagram photos.) Now the cupcakes are ready for eating. Also, there is a lot of extra frosting, so it was put in a plastic bag in the fridge to eat later. If you aren’t one for cupcakes, at least try out the frosting. By Staff Writer Mia
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Peet, Holmes combine football, cheerleading Cheerleading embracing chance to form bonds one year earlier
Newly forged freshmen football off to an undefeated start
As the joined force Holmes and Peet football team stands undefeated, cheer coaches Vanessa Horstman (Holmes) and Sydney Schoentag (Peet) are still getting the cheer teams situated, but after cheering at different cheer competitions and different schools, Holmes and Peet are more than ready for cheering as one Cedar Falls cheer team. Jillian Gaines, Peet cheer captain, said she likes the big transformation but has only one slight worry. “I didn’t know what to think,” Gaines said. “I didn’t necessarily think of it as a bad thing. I just didn’t know how it would work, considering none of us knows each other very well.” Gaines said the switch will be better in the long run anyway. “Personally, I like that Peet and Holmes are combining. I think it’ll be easier to make some new friends before we all transition to the high school. After all, we’ll be working with those girls next year if we continue with cheer.” Gaines said she hopes to encourage the team and wants to get to know the rest of her squad this upcoming Thursday. Laura Starbeck, a Holmes cheer captain, is also looking forward to the switch. “I was actually confused at first,” she said. “I heard it from the football players before my coach, so when she told us, I was kind of expecting it, but when the football guys told me, I didn’t believe them.” Starbeck said she is looking forward to having a great year with everyone on the cheer team and to progress. “I look forward to having a good bond
The field is flocked with football players, readying themselves for the next play. Each one goes to his position; running back, wide receiver, quarterback, safety, etc. From the sidelines, awaiting players watch, cheering on their teammates, both from Peet and Holmes Junior Highs. This year, the Peet and Holmes freshmen football teams have come together to form one team. Due to the shortage of players on the Holmes team, it was decided that they would join the Peet football team to create one squad of Cedar Falls freshmen. It was a decision made by the coaches of both schools, according to Chris Lageschulte, a player and student from Holmes, and Cael Loecher, a player and student from Peet. They were not given a choice as teams on whether or not they wanted to work together, but through the conflicts of moving gear from one place to the other and getting new uniforms for the Holmes team, the players are still going strong. “Most of us were shocked [when we were told we would be joining the Peet team], but then they told us we were getting cool jerseys, and that’s what settled it,” Lageschulte said, from the Holmes perspective. From the Peet standpoint, Loecher said, “There were some people who were mad, but more than half were excited about it.” And between the two players, both said they believe that the teams combining is very beneficial. “I think it’s good that we did combine in the end,” Lageschulte said. “Holmes prob-
with the girls a year earlier. I’m hoping it will make our relationship stronger next year as one team again.” Peet cheer coach Sydney Schoentag said she wants the best for her girls and looks forward to working with Holmes. “As the coach, initially I was shocked to hear the football team was joining, and it wasn’t our first thought to join teams,” she said. “We thought we would cheer for the games at our home schools, but when we realized there were some games at the high school, Vanessa (the Holmes coach) and I got together and talked about what we wanted to do about the situation. I was excited to join teams and be able to work with the Holmes girls and coach because Vanessa is an awesome person, and we get along very well, and it gives our girls the opportunity to meet/cheer together before they get to the high school,” Schoentag said. As the season progresses, there will be ups and downs, but Schoentag only looks at the goals of combined cheer. “At the beginning, my goal was to get my girls to the level that they should be at once they reach high school so they don’t get a whole bunch of new things thrown at them next year, and that still stays my goal even with joining with Holmes, but since combining, I really hope we can get the girls to know one another really well and make it seem like they are one team and not two different schools combining teams,” Schoentag said. By Staff Writer Jibreel
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New coach steering swim team to early success in first meets Almost 50 years of coaching with Dick Marcussen’s career has come to an end, and this year the women’s swim program is having big changes with new coach, Mike Hagensick. The women’s swim team has had quite a bit to adjust to not having their coach of 48 years, but Hagensick said, ”Like any new coach, there’s a learning progress and ups and downs.” Senior Abby Dean said, ”I think Mike will figure out what works for him and his athletes and continue to build upon an already successful program.” The women’s swim program has a tradition of success including nine state titles and many accomplished swimmers who have moved on to college teams. Hagensick is not new coaching, though. He has coached for BLAST (Black Hawk Area Swim Team) and the West High swim team. He is a teacher at Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School and strongly believes in growth mindset and how it makes swimmers become athletes. “Growth mindset gives you the opportunity to become your best in any endeavour
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Sophomore Grace Considine, the rest of the 200 medley relay and the Tiger swimmers topped Waterloo in a dual at Central on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
and embrace risk and failure instead of hide from it,” he said. Already the women have embraced success after winning two meets. They have an upcoming meet this Tuesday, Sep. 13 at 6 p.m. at Central Middle School against Waterloo. By Staff Writer Emmey
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“Most of us were shocked [when we were told we would be joining the Peet team], but then they told us we were getting cool jerseys, and that’s what settled it.” — Chris Lageschulte Holmes football player “I think it was a great thing,” he said. “We are performing very well and are more successful than we would have been with the teams split.” — Cael Loecher Peet football player ably wouldn’t have ended the season with enough players if not.” And Peet’s quarterback, Loecher agreed. “I think it was a great thing,” he said. “We are performing very well and are more successful than we would have been with the teams split.” The freshmen football team has won all games so far in this season, and they hope to remain undefeated in the future. Watch them at their next home game, this Thursday, at the high school at 6:30 p.m. By Staff Writer Jade
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Bowlers using league play to stay sharp for upcoming seasons After one of the most successful years ever for high school bowling at Cedar Falls, the bowlers have continued to hone their skills in sanctioned bowling leagues at Maple Lanes, where they meet every Saturday morning and bowl their fill of three games. Junior Kordell Walker has been bowling league for over three years now, and has many things to say about it. “Bowling league really helps students who want to get better at bowling before the high school team starts,” Walker said. The league started on Sept. 10 and already had a huge turnout of CFHS kids and Waterloo kids alike. The Maple Lanes bowling league offers coaches to help kids with their bowling and preparations for upcoming tournaments and the high school team. One of the volunteer coaches is Scott Holman. Holman is also the high schools girls coach. “The league is really just a good way for the students of CF and Waterloo to come together and practice before the two teams start bowling against each other in the winter,” he said. “It really helps build their teamwork and trust in
each other.” High school bowlers said they hope league every week on top of practice is something that will definitely increase the high school team’s chances this year. Last year the boys team won State, and the girls team just missed getting into State. Brad Baker, the high school boys coach and high school chemistry teacher said, “The most beneficial things about Saturday morning leagues is the ability for kids to learn the fundamentals at a young age and then progress toward a more competitive environment as they grow older,” Baker said. Baker also said the leagues simply help students to make friends. “The leagues are a great place to meet people who can become lifelong friends. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get out and meet people,” Baker said. For those interested in signing up for Saturday morning bowling league at Maple Lanes, anybody is welcome to register at any time. The league costs $8 a week for three games. By Staff Writer Andrew
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Teen-run golf tourney tackles cancer
Junior Dalton Closson and his younger brother Gabe, an eighth grader at Peet Junior High, have held a Kids Golf Tournament three years running to donate proceeds to Beyond Pink. It’s one thing for grandchildren to give their grandma or grandpa a neat card on their birthday or spend a few hours when they have free time, but these boys are driving deep with this annual event. The Closson boys third annual “Kids Driving Out Cancer” golf tournament was on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in honor of their grandmother, Kathy Bunger, who had battled bone and breast cancer for 10 years. Kids 18 years old and younger competed in a three man best shot that started promptly at 3 p.m. With the 23 teams, sponsorships and other donations the boys raised $3,500 for the local Beyond Pink Team, and they are still taking donations. “She was always my role model, and I looked up to her, so I thought I would do something for her since she always did something for me,” Closson said.
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Juniors Emma Bertz, Jasmine Pham and Sarah Wagner were among the 23 teams who raised more than $3,500 at the Kids Driving Out Cancer golf tournament on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Pheasant Ridge. Of all the tournaments and fundraisers across the Cedar Valley Community, there hasn’t been one like this tournament. Closson wanted to have a fundraiser that was just held for younger kids to come out, have fun and be a part of a good cause. “There are a lot of golf outings
around town that do fundraising for different types of cancer. I just wanted to make a smaller tournament for just kids,” he said. Closson takes it upon him to go around the community in order to get sponsors, spread the word and organize the whole event.
“I have a couple friends involved, and then my brother helps me a little bit,” he said. “I try and do a lot of it by myself. Past couple years I just did things by myself, but this year I had a couple friends join in to make things easier.” Bob Closson said he is very proud of his sons and feels great that they can successfully fundraise an event like the golf outing on their own. “It is pretty special for Shannon and I. It was her mother. Kathy gave back to so many people,” Bob said. “She helped so many people, and we felt we should do something.” Nikki Strassburg, a family friend who has also dealt with cancer within her own family, said she loves being a part of the golf tournament every year. “The kids are always really excited to play,” she said. “My husband and I usually come out and help or walk with teams. There are always kids really excited to just get out and play, to hit the white ball around and raise some money.” Junior girls Taylor Lynch, Cynthia Wolf and Claire Rollinger also came out to support and show off their golf
skills. “It’s a really good opportunity to come out and spend some time together, have fun and support a good cause. It’s fun. We are having a great time,” Rollinger said. The family is involved with other fundraisers as well. Bob and Shannon Closson do a poker run night once a year, and some of the money from the fundraisers has also gone to help set up a reading program for kids during the summer held at two of the four elementaries. They also set up the Cedar Falls Scholarship of $1,000 for one year. Closson said he is very proud and adamant about keeping the golf tournament around in honor of his grandmother and is happy with the results of each year. “She always pushed me to be better,” he said. “She was always there for me whenever I needed her, and even when she wasn’t feeling good, she still did things for other people whenever they needed her. She was such a role model to other people and helped so many people.” By Staff Writer Tehya
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Runners ready for Rich Engel Former Cross Country coach Rich Engel “had a passion for the kids, the running and Cedar Falls,” according to men’s cross country coach Troy Becker. “He was great with dealing with kids and had a fun personality. We make sure the athletes that come through the program are familiar with his story.” Engel passed away in 2001 due to health issues, which initially forced him to give up coaching. Every year since then, Cedar Falls has hosted a cross country meet to ensure that Engel’s spirit stays due to the dedicated and passionate athletes that run his course. The Rich Engel 5k race will be held Thursday, Sept. 15 at Birdsall Park. The races are as follows: -fresh/soph women, 4:30 p.m. -fresh/soph men, 5 p.m. -JV women, 5:30 p.m. -JV men, 6 p.m. -varsity women, 6:30 p.m. -varsity men, 7 p.m. The Rich Engel Classic stands out among all meets as the top meet for the Tigers due to the “Family and friends adrenaline rush,” women’s coach Don Wil-
liams said. Williams, referred to as a “loveable grandfather coach,” has been coaching for 27 years. “I just love it,” he said. “I love the drills. I love the dedicated girls and how wonderful the kids are. I’m blessed to be part of such a group of athletes.” And he has high hopes for the women’s prospects at State this year. “I don’t want to be overly optimistic, but I’m very optimistic,” he said with a chuckle. Williams attributes the postseason prospects to the depth of the varsity and the tightness of their pack. He said in past years that “sometimes the work ethic is there, yet raw talent can be lacking.” He said recently, that the team has made big strides. The varsity girls rank fourth this year, a leap from their ninth place ranking last year. Their biggest competitors are currently Ankeny Centennial and Urbandale, according to the team. The boys are thinking along the same lines as they, “Hope to qualify for State and see our top varsity runner, Sam Schillinger,
win an individual state championship,” Becker said. The boys rank 10th in the state, and have a decided competitor. “I think the toughest competitor would be Dubuque Hempstead. They barely beat us the last time,” Schillinger said with particularly strong emphasis on “barely.” But competition like that is what the verteran runners crave. Senior Allison Zierke has been running since she was in junior high. She said she loves the family atmosphere cross country creates and the unique support at the Rich Engel. “We know the course so well,” she said. “We definitely have the advantage. It’s always fun watching opponents fight up our grueling hill knowing we practice on that hill and are ready for it.” Zierke is well known for her strong voice in the team chant. It is one of her favorite things to lead, and she loves getting the team fired up. “But one of the most enjoyable factors would have to be the team prayer. It really allows my focus to be centered on
God and to be thankful I have a healthy body capable to run.” Zierke does not plan to run college cross country, yet she has enjoyed the experience, she said. She is pumped to run her last Rich Engel and to leave her hometown proud. She will be aiming to shatter her current 19:39 personal record. Varsity runner Madison Larsen, a junior, said she really looks forward to another year running at the Rich Engel as well. “We’ve done it countless times; we have the advantage,” she said. “We always get a great family like crowd, and it’s just … just really great.” Larsen said she’s also a big fan of the determination it takes to run hard for 3.1 miles. “Cross country is better than any sport because it’s both physically and mentally demanding,” she said. “This makes it immensely rewarding.” But it’s not all work and no play. One word that surfaces in all conversations with cross country runners is their love of the weekly, “Feast.” Schillinger said the feasts are a good way of “letting all my good emotions out with the
team and not having to worry about anything ’cause we know we worked hard and don’t have to worry about anything. The positive upbeat vibe is there, and it is always a great time. Often we add music. This feasting usually takes place on the bus ride home.” Schillinger placed first in the state for men last year with a 15:40, and he plans to run in college. He cannot stress more his love for the sport. “Cross country goes above and beyond because no matter how talented you are, you get to compete every time, and something happens in you when you can actually see your progress through your time dropping,” Schillinger said. “I’ve also met amazing people through it. Amazing people.” And like every Tiger racer, Schillinger’s passionate about the Rich Engel home meet. It is by far his favorite meet to run for many reasons including “Pride, family and the beat of the drums matching the beat of my heart.” By Staff Writer Claire
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Interstate volleyball rivals duel at McLeod UNI played Iowa State in volleyball this Tuesday in the Pack the McLeod Center match. “The McLeod Center opened on Nov. 18, 2006, but that game was not against Iowa (State). They have been using the Iowa State game as a promotion to Pack the McLeod Center when ISU has come to Cedar Falls,” said Jay Grassley, the UNI Volleyball announcer since 1995. “I don’t know the official record for a volleyball match at UNI in the McLeod Center, but it is around 6,500 people.” A week before the game, the UNI power-house outside hitter, Bri Weber was out due to injury. Before the game, many fans were wondering how it would affect UNI’s game. “UNI is 5-4 this year. They have played a difficult schedule this season, which always challenges them,” Grassley said. “In their four losses, all have been competitive scores. Bri’s injury is something that will affect the team. She has been a starter all season and suffered an ankle injury last week. She did play as a DS (designated specialist) this past weekend in one of the matches, so, hopefully, she is returning to full
“We honestly love the opportunity. It’s always fun to play an in-state school as there is a little rivalry there.”
—Heather Hook Junior setter on UNI volleyball team
strength and can be back up to speed by Tuesday.” But rather than only having an outsider’s opinion, Heather Hook, UNI’s junior setter from Grundy Center, also gave insight to how Tuesday would go. “Definitely no worries playing Iowa State for the first home game. We honestly love the opportunity. It’s always fun to play an in-state school as there is a little rivalry there. We also get a great turn out for that game usually, which makes for a very fun match, and we love the opportunity [and] look forward to the opportunity to have some good competition for our first home match,” Hook said. After UNI had a great match against Kentucky (previously ranked 23), sweeping them in a quick three sets, the team
members were looking forward to their first home game back in the McLeod Center. “We played really well against Kentucky, and our goal is to play with that same fire and energy in every game we play,” Hook said. “We expect to be consistent with what we are doing on our side of the net as far as intensity goes at all points in time, so I guess we just expect it all the time.” The Pack the McLeod Center dollar night always draws in a big crowd, and it just fuels UNI’s fire and intensity on the court even more. “We are very fortunate in the fact that we always have very high attendance at our home games,” Hook said. “That is huge for us to have such great attendance and
such an awesome fan base. We really feed off the crowd when they get into the match. And it’s always nice to get to play in the gym you practice in everyday as well.” Hook’s former club volleyball teammate, Morgan Kuhrt, was on the opposing side of the net Tuesday as the outside hitter for ISU. “The McLeod is a super fun place to play. When we’ve been there in previous years, it has always been packed and very high energy in there, which makes it fun for us as players. I always look forward to this match even when we aren’t playing at home in Hilton because UNI gathers a great crowd for this match. I am also from Waverly, which is like 20 minutes away, so it’s fun getting to play so close to home and my family,” said Kuhrt. Both teams have had a great season going into this rivalry match. They’ve both trained really hard for this 2016 season and have had a lot of fun in the process. “Summer workouts were tough and definitely got us in great shape for preseason. A huge focus in all of our practices so far has been our blocking. That’s an area that we definitely
want to see improvement from last year,” said Kuhrt. “Our season has been really fun so far. We are 6-2 after going 3-0 this weekend at our Cyclone Invitational. Our 2 losses to ranked opponents were tough, but also great ways to learn and see where we need to get better.” “Personally I have prepared for this season by trying to build confidence and grow as a leader on the court. I really focused on spring and summer workouts, on getting stronger and faster and getting as many reps as I can to be as consistent as possible. As a team we have focused on believing in ourselves and that we can beat anyone, working as hard as we can to get better each day, and having a positive attitude about everything we are faced with,” Hook said. It was an intense night of volleyball in the McLeod Center, but certainly a great game to watch. The match went five sets and ultimately UNI came out with the win. The scores of each set were 27-29, 40-38, 2523, 17-25, and 15-10. By Staff Writer Alayna
YATES
Peet volleyball starts with early success So far this season, Peet’s ninth grade volleyball players have had success and little competition to stop them from winning the tournament as a whole. Alayna Yates, one of Peet’s ninth grade volleyball players, said, “The season has gone much better than expected. Looking at practice, we didn’t know how we were going to do, but it’s going really well. Overall, this tournament has been a blast. We’ve been swinging a lot. One of the girls couldn’t come to our tournament that took place a couple weeks ago due to a previous commitment, so Sabrina Leistikow stepped up and played a really good game for our tournament. She had some really good kills and some really good blocks. So did the rest of the team.” Many of the women could agree that this season has been a blast due to their team effort. Leistikow, who is the middle hitter on the team, said, “This year we’ve started to play more
“The game of volleyball has really progressed since I started coaching. I would say the skill level the last three years of kids has really increased.”
—Hillary Iehl Peet volleyball coach
as a team and less of individual. We try to better our team, not just ourselves. We’ve worked hard together and have been really supportive of each other. I think we’re having a very good season so far.” The women practice hard every week, Monday through Thursday after school and Fridays in the morning before the beginning of school, while also going to the high school a couple times a week to run varsity drills. “We have our great days where we are focused from start to finish, and we truly are devoted to becoming better
volleyball players; however, this team is one that loves to throw in some comedic relief,” said Hillary Iehl, one of the coaches for their team with her sister, Bree Weber. “The game of volleyball has really progressed since I started coaching. I would say the skill level the last three years of kids has really increased. This year all of our student athletes are striving to run a quick offense, which is not something freshmen teams have always done in the past. We can run a quick set from the middle on our A, B and C teams,” Iehl said. She has a long history of
ties to volleyball. “I started coaching my senior year of high school for an AAU team, 13 year ago,” Iehl said. “At some point in all those years, I coached at least one team. Most years I coached club or a AAU and a school team. This is my seventh season coaching for Cedar Falls Schools, fifth year with freshmen at Peet, (not in a row though.)” Over all these years, she has really benefitted from others who also love the game. “I have always loved the sport of volleyball, and many people invested time on me as a student athlete along the way,” Iehl said. “Renee Beneke was my high school coach, and Kim Davis at UNI was my club coach. They both had such a passion for coaching that I just wanted to be around the game all the time. Renee let us help with summer camp, and I loved spending time with kids younger than me.” The coaches’ zeal for the game is showing through in
the results. “I think this year has not been easy, but not hard either,” Leistikow said. “It’s kind of like a mix because you’re still trying to put an effort to get better, but easier because as a team we work really well together, which helps make us better. Coach Iehl and Bree have pushed me to be the best I can be, not just physically, but mentally as well and to have a better attitude on and off the court.” Even though they’re having a success year so far, the team still faces some competition. “It used to be Holmes, but now it’s more of the bigger schools out of town,” Yates said. That doesn’t mean that Peet’s ninth grade volleyball won’t practice hard and make sure to achieve their win. The next games is at West, 4 p.m. Their next tournament is on Saturday at Waverly Shell Rock, 9 a.m. By Staff Writer Mackenzie
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Tiger cheerleaders treated prospects to the highlights of sideline cheers and readied the new recruits for a performance at an upcoming football game in the UNI Dome. At right and going clockwise are Jasmine Pham, Jenea Jenkins, Kenzie Wirtz and Madison Moetsch at the clinic at the high school on Saturday, Sept. 10.
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