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Sept. 15, 2009 Volume 50 Issue 1
1015 Division St. Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
T-shirt Troubles Maggie Devine Editor-In-Chief
Each year CFHS students attempt to sell T-shirts, and sometimes they are successfully solicited on school grounds without school approval. However, this year, the administration is cracking down on students selling T-shirts at the high school without following written policy. “In the past, students have created inappropriate T-shirts that send a negative message, and we want them to reflect the school in a positive way. Sometimes students are also making profits off of the shirts, and sometimes students don’t ever receive the T-shirts they pay for. We’re trying to protect our students.” Associate Principal Gary Koenan
said. There are specific rules written down concerning solicitation on school grounds. School board policy states, “No one shall be permitted to solicit any student or teacher, to distribute circulars, handbills, cards or advertisements or take up contributions, except by approval from the superintendent of schools or designee as being in accord with the general philosophy and policies of the Board of Education.” School policy states that T-shirts must be approved through the administrative office and must be sponsored by a school organization. “If students do not go through the appropriate channels, they are not going to be able to sell them here.” Koenan said.
Senior Danielle Tanner designed her own T-shirts for the senior class that read “SEN1ORITY” on the front and “Freshman…obey us. Sophomores…hate us. Juniors… want to be us. CFHS Class of 2010.” “I wanted to make the T-shirts because I felt it was a good way to help unite our senior class. It has really brought people together for a good cause. I also wanted to try to design a shirt that was both funny and school-appropriate for our class so we could have something that we are allowed to wear to school to show our pride in being seniors.” Tanner said. In the midst of taking orders from a large number of students, the school informed Tanner that distributing T-shirts without school
Administrators work to clarify Board policy on selling shirts approval was against policy. “The school told me that I needed to have the T-shirt design approved by the main office and also get it sponsored by a school organization. If I couldn’t get it approved through the school, I was supposed to stop selling them on school grounds.” Tanner went directly to Koenan to settle the issue and try to continue making her shirts. “I went into Mr. Koenen’s office and talked to him about the T-shirt design, and we worked it out. Mr. Koenen went out of his way for me by talking to Mrs. Flaherty [Senior Leadership Adviser] to see if Senior Leadership would sponsor our shirts. When senior leadership took a vote, the majority wanted to represent my T-shirt design,” Tanner said.
The homecoming shirt design was just one of the designs that led to administrative action.
Band, orchestra members hold car washes to earn money for trips Ellen Gustavson Staff Writer
Recently, the band and orchestra have both had car washes to raise money. The band car wash was Aug. 29, and the orchestra’s was last Saturday, Sept. 12. The car washes were completely free, so each student asked friends or family to donate a penny for each car washed, which does not sound like much, but in the end it added up— the band washed 297 cars. They worked at various busy sites, such as Pizza Hut, Family Video, the Cedar Falls Financial Center and Tuffy Automotive. The orchestra also worked at Pizza Hut and the Cedar Falls Financial Center, as well as the Wells Fargo Bank. “We usually aim for 150 to 200 cars,” orchestra director Scott Hall said. The band is considering using the money to go to Chicago to see the Chicago Symphony perform live, something they’ve never done before. However, the planning for this is still a work in progress. The orchestra, on the other hand,
plans to be cruising on The Monarch of the Seas in the Bahamas over spring break. In addition to performing in a concert on the ship, they will compete in contest music festivals against schools from many other places. One year, they competed with an orchestra from as far as Alaska. They will also visit the private destination Coco Island and the capi-
“It’s for group unity, to get together and work as a team and ... just enjoy life.” —Scott Hall Orchestra Director tal city Nassau for snorkeling and sight-seeing and such. The trip isn’t just for playing in concerts and getting a tan, though. The group shares a great experience. Hall said, “It’s for group unity, to get together and work as a team and ... just enjoy life.”
Darby Sheehan Photo
Working on one of the many cars at the band car wash on Saturday, Aug. 29, is senior Kristen Counsell. The band and orchestra held car washes to earn money for their upcoming trips.