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English students win college money with essays Two CFHS students won scholarship money toward the University of Iowa through the Paul Engle High School Essay Contest with the assignments they completed in the English 10A classes last spring.

Juniors Natalie Degabriele and Clare Williams, the two winners, along with all of the tenth grade students in English class were told about this contest at the end of the last school year.

The teachers asked them to write a detailed memory in nature somewhere in Iowa. Degabriele was a student in Matt Klemesrud’s class, and Williams was a student in Brian Winkel’s class.

“I didn’t want to stress about it too much because I was like, it’s almost the last day of school,” Degabriele, who one a free year to UI, said. ‘“But the last night before we turned in the paper, I remember telling my mom ‘this

Junior Natalie Degabriele won the first prize, a free year to the University of Iowa, in the Paul Engle High School Essay.

Junior Clare Williams was runner up in the Paul Engle High School Essay, winning $500.

better at least get the $500” because I was stressing out about it and putting so much work into it.”’

To get in touch with their senses, the English teachers had the students read past winners’ stories and visualize. Winkel even had his

students lie on the floor, close their eyes and visualize the story they were trying to tell.

Degabriele wrote about a canoeing trip during a summer Bible camp, while Williams shared a memory about a time when her

grandpa created a snow hill for her to sled on.

“That was just after the Polar Vortex, and everybody was like ‘Oh, Iowa winters suck,’ but I was like, there is a way for winter to be a beautiful thing and have a good time outside without it being 90 degrees,” Williams, who won $500 for her runner up finish in the essay contest, said.

Matthew Klemesrud, Degabriele’s english teacher at the time, said at the beginning he knew Natalie’s paper was going to be good. “She just did what we prescribed every day to the highest level.” he said. “I knew before I got that final draft that it was going to be a good piece.”

Degabriele said this experience has made her push herself in herself more in her English class, since in the past she has heavily focused on science and math. “But maybe pushing myself harder in

the area of writing is good, which is why I am taking honors this year to see if I do like that higher level. I was kind of stable since eighth grade, not really learning anything to prepare me much for college,” she said.

After winning, Degabriele said she has been looking into UI. “I’m now open to looking at it more because of it. I won’t choose to go to Iowa because of the scholarship. It will be for something else,” she said.

Klemesrud said that he hopes students learned that they can always get better. “Maybe my ultimate hope is that the thought process that I can improve.

Whether that personally, socially, mentally, academically. Whatever adverb you want to fill in there. I hope thats what they take away from it.”

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Mayoral, School Board seats up for grabs

Local candidates’ offer differing paths on road to November election

As is the case each autumn, political yard signs are going up on lawns across Cedar Falls, peppering the sides of the roads with bright and bold colors stamped with the names of local politicians. These street signs strive to make the names of local candidates “pop,” expressing support and increasing their name recognition in hopes of winning at the ballot box in November.

This year’s city elections are especially contentious, headlined by the showdown between incumbent mayor Jim Brown and current councilman Rob Green. The two, playing off of their color-coded names, sport brown and green yard signs, respectively.

One of the biggest issues in the mayor’s race is the Public Safety Officer program implemented in April of 2015. this program has brought in police officers to work in the fire department as public safety officers.

Supporters of this policy, including Mayor Brown, say it creates a greater level of efficiency in safety services and saves the city money while maintaining a high level of safety. Opponents, including Councilman Green, argue that it hurts firefighters and decreases the overall safety of residents by hampering the ability to quickly respond to fires.

Also taking place this fall is the race for one of Cedar Falls’ at-large city council seats. Incumbent Dave Wieland opted not to seek reelection, and three candidates so far have jumped into the race for the open seat: 37-yearold Army vet Nate Didier, 42-year-old former councilmember Nick Taiber and 58-year-old businessman Dave Sires.

Didier opposes the PSO program, supports fiscal responsibility and government transparency, as well as making the city more accountable to its residents. Taiber supports keeping taxes low while investing in infrastructure, and pursuing partnerships with local businesses and other governments.

Sires’ primary focus is on reducing crime and ensuring the safety of residents.

Another contest occurring this November is the race for Cedar Falls School Board. Six candidates are currently running for four open spots on the school board. Three of these candidates are incumbents: Jeff Hassman, Susan Hines and Jenny Leeper. Also running are Aaron Culley, Nate Gruber and Susan Sims.

This election will take place on Nov. 5, the same time as the city elections.

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Senior Jackson Barth works on an assignment for sociology in which students look for symbols, like the bathroom sign, around the school.

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At top, Sam Lubs and Emma Dewitt march toward their victory over Lydia Ochoa and Will Nickey (below them) in the spaghetti noodle contest where the partners made towers of pop cans using only the noodles. At right, Lexie Godrey catches a toss from her partner Bryce Albaugh, and at far right is Sabria Leistikow racing toward her eventual first place finish in the homecoming assembly on Tueday, Sept. 24.

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At top left is Jack Plagge gyrating his way to a win over Rachel Brokenshire (pic below Plagge) in a contest where each had to race across the court and be the first to quess the song playing. At left is Jibreel Bailey who came out on top of the contest versus Emerson Green (top) where each had to bounce a ping pong ball, catch it, swipe a cup from the bottom of the stack and continue until all the cups were filled with balls.

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At the very top left, senior Raelynn Smith jukes a junior defender. At the very top right, senior Madison Hurley looks to pull in a pass.

At top, junior Anaya Barney leads with a smile and a stiff arm as she makes her way through senior defenders Madison Hurley, Skylar Boerhave and Rachel Brokenshire.

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At left, senior defender Skylar Boerhave breaks up an attempt to connect with junior receiver Anaya Barney. In both pictures above, junior Lindsey Sires frequently used her moves to elude the flag swiping fingers of the senior defenders.

Junior Greta Berte catches her breath at the end of a body bashing play.

At left, senior running back Emerson Green takes the handoff from Lexie Godfrey. She turned this play into a big gain by running down the sideline after dodging the first junior through the middle of the senior offensive line.

Senior Raelynn Smith heads full speed into the wall of juniors.

Senior Lexie Godfrey kept the ball on this option play and sprinted to try to pick up another senior blocker.

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No home for harrassment in halls of Cedar Falls The new sophomores glided through the Cedar Falls High School halls with big smiles on their faces as they rubbed their hands against the new shiny red lockers, but as counselor Susan Langan walked them into the Tiger’s Den, their skip turned into a slow walk and their smiles turned into a sea of shock and fear. On the bulletin board in the Tiger’s Den, a poster hung up with memes targeting the LGBTQ+ community, women in general and another depicting a liberal hero and a conservative hero.

Like every school, Cedar Falls has a statement “By making ... disand sections in the hand- tinctions on what’s book addressing the ways allowed and what is students should be treated. not in the school, the What is printed on many staff shirts is ‘Every student school promotes a safe every day,” but by hanging and positive learning this poster up in the Tiger’s Den, someone was sending environment.” the message to students that not everyone is supported. Instead, the message came across that students who are gay and lesibian don’t belong here and female and liberal students are below the male and conservative students.

In simple terms, this poster attacks inclusivity and diversity, which are ideas the handbook prioritizes. The handbook reads that we should “value diversity.” It also states that “bullying and any physical, verbal, and/or social media abuse are violations of school district policies, rules and regulations and, in some cases, may also be a violation of criminal or other laws.”

By making these distinctions on what’s allowed and what is not in the school, the school promotes a safe and positive learning environment. Following these guidelines by purposefully refraining from hurting certain groups promotes an atmosphere that everyone wants to be a part of and come to every day. Not only were these posters targeting minorities, but half of the population at the Cedar Falls High School, including teachers. Making direct negative comments about the value women have in our society implants a feeling that women should feel inferior at Cedar Falls High School and does not create a welcoming society.

Not only is this harassment, but it’s interfering with a U.S. citizen’s rights and Cedar Falls student’s rights to be who they are. By insulting who people chose to be or are, we are telling them they should not be who they are and they do not belong here. This does not represent a student learning environment.

Instead of expressing ourselves by posting things around the school that make students feel like they do not belong in the school and that they are insignificant, we should be expressing ourselves through classes, clubs and activities.

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Netflix’s ‘Tall Girl’ accurately sizes up perspectives of teen life for one of CF’s own Standing there, shoulder to shoulder, or in her case, shoulder to head. Back row, dead center.

That’s where Jodi always stood for the class photo. I can easily relate being CFHS’ own “Tall Girl.” Much like Jodi, I didn’t ask to be tall, but I’ve learned to live with my height and even embrace it over the years.

In the new heart-warming Netflix Original film, “Tall Girl,” Jodi, a 6-foot-1-inch junior in high school battles adversity as she learns to love all 73 inches of herself. Getting herself stuck in a love triangle between her best friend and the new exchange student, Jodi is in over her head getting stuck in the high school drama that she usually avoided.

The day the movie came out, at least five people had asked me if I’d seen it or heard of it. So, at the first available opportunity I sat down and watched it with my parents since they were equally intrigued.

Shoulders above the bathroom stall walls, pants that end at the ankle, bending over to see your face in the mirror and the constant, “Gosh, I feel short standing next to you!” For a normal teen these are never an issue, but for me they’re a part of my daily life.

For the most part, I’d say this movie is pretty accurate. I related to a lot of the struggles the main character in the movie faced. I can’t say I’ve ever been caught in the middle of high school drama or been at the peak of a love triangle, but I can say that it’s extremely difficult to find pants

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Yes, clothes hunting is the main source of my problems. I can’t wear the same brands my peers wear because they always stop at the ankle. I can rarely buy a dress in store because if I bent one way or another the dress would not be “school appropriate.” This is one topic I think the movie could have included more.

In the film, Jodi goes shopping with her mom and sister, trying to make her wardrobe a little more trendy. The camera shot only depicts her shoulders and above as she tries on dresses. Ultimately, she decides on a pant suit that suits her personal style. What I want to know is, how on earth did she find pants long enough? Find sleeves long enough? How did she buy an outfit in store that somehow fit her proportions perfectly? It’s just unrealistic.

Another “tall person prob-

Apple just released the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro recently, and I just might buy it.

The Pro takes beautiful photos due to the three cameras on the back of the phone.

While the arrangement of the lens isn’t the best looking, it still takes pictures very well.

Both phones have a new camera feature called “Night mode.” This allows people who are in dark lighting to still take good photos as if they had more light. Since I don’t have perfect lighting everywhere I go, this will be very helpful.

Both phones also have a great battery life. The battery can last up to 17 hours without charging it, which I believe a lot of people would appreciate.

And while the price of the iPhone 11 Pro price starts at $1,099, the iPhone 11 starts at

just $699.

Both phones have similar features. The only difference is the third camera on the Pro, and while it is very good, you can still just get the regular iPhone 11 for a cheaper price and not miss out on much.

lem” I wish the movie would have addressed is how our heads and, I guess in my case, shoulders, stick above the stall door in public restrooms. My teammates and I always joke about it because it honestly is funny when I stand up and can look at them in the mirror from my stall. On the flip side, though, it makes it super uncomfortable to have to change and try and crouch down.

As a kid, the tall jokes were inevitable. I don’t think I felt fully comfortable in my skin ’til half way through my middle school years. That’s because before then, my height didn’t serve me at all. All it was was a draw-back, a reason for people to look at me, but as I practiced volleyball and gained control of my lengthy limbs, I understood how my height could actually benefit me.

In the movie, Jodi is a gifted pianist but explains that she stopped playing because she hates the attention she gets from it. She just doesn’t want one more reason for people to look at her.

My height has gifted me with opportunities I can’t say would have been presented otherwise.

Although there were some aspects of my life that I wish would have been included in the movie, I honestly loved the story.

I’m proud to be a “tall girl” and so happy to see the representation of girls like me in the movies.

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iPhone 11’s upgrades worthy of consideration

Submitted Photo I don’t like getting a new phone just to get the newest version, but if you are considering a new phone, I believe the iPhone 11 should be in the running.

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Peet counselor recommends reading as ‘just good self-care’ Peet Junior High School counselor Rebecca Lins stands side by side with her sister and close friends as she walks into the movie theater with anticipation. She was about to see the midnight showing of a movie adaption of one of her favorite book series, Harry Potter.

“I think reading is just good self-care. I think it’s a way to kind of escape from the stresses that kind of comes with our own life, those ups and downs, and it’s nice to be able to escape into another world for a little while. I also think it’s really good because you read about characters that help you not feel alone in what you’re going through.”

Lins has stated that she thinks that certain characters “can be a positive influence” and “really helpful for people.”

She has spent her life assisting students and believes that reading can do the same, but Lins also said she understands how hard it can be to read.

“It’s hard to know what to say to someone who doesn’t think they like to read. I think sometimes people don’t like to read ’cause they also sometimes have a hard time reading, and so when they have that, challenge it, and when it’s hard, it makes it less likable,” Lins said. “If they could pick something at their level that is

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Peet counselor Rebecca Lins balances her busy life with the rewards of finding some quiet time reading books. rooted in an interest or passion of theirs, I think that would help them connect and want to follow through from beginning to end.

Reading is all about finding a book that interests the reader. Authors have to hook the reader in and hopefully keep the passion for their story going throughout the book.

“I would encourage kids, just start. Read a chapter, read

two chapters, give it your best go, and then if it’s like I’m still not into this, then maybe put aside and try again, but like get started, jump in, give it a few chapters.”

Lins continued, “I think it can start small. It can start in magazines. It can start in ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’ It could start, you know, just something that, either something they want to learn, know more about a

question they want answered, and not feeling like it has to be a certain kind of book.”

Lins advised students to talk to the librarians if they are having trouble picking out a book.

According to her, they have the “spans and knowledge of a great variety of books” to help.

Lins herself has had her own obstacles in reading.

“I’m kind of reading less than I have in the past because

changes by Instagram is due to the bullying that sometimes develops on the site. To combat this problem, Instagram also announced a new tool that will tell a user if a comment would be considered offensive before its posted.

“Instagram should hide likes because it caused people to be stressed about how

much likes they got. With it, some could also have fear of judgement since it’s public.

It could also lead them to a negative thoughts comparing their account to other popular accounts,” Waterloo West sophomore Peh Meh said.

After the proposed changes, people would still be able to see how many people liked their own photos, but they won’t see counts for other people’s posts. They could tap on the post to see a list of who liked it, but they would have to count all the names by themselves.

“Instagram should not hide likes because they are a social media platform, and similar to many others, they have op-

tions to like, share and comment,” Waterloo East sophomore Ehku Htoo said. “People should be able to see who likes or comments on their pictures.

Instead of getting rid of likes, we should let it be known to people that likes don’t determine how good you look or how popular you are. Many people use Instagram for fun and to share memories. Not everyone will have all the followers or likes in the world, and that’s OK. We shouldn’t take likes very seriously because after all, they’re just likes.”

For some users, not getting enough likes can impact their self-esteem. According to a recent report by the Royal Society for Public Health in the

my life just feels really busy with three little kids, you know, that are all still the very kind of dependent demanding stage, and so I feel like my energy to dive into a book at the end of the day is, like I’m less motivated to do it ’cause I either think it’s gonna put me to sleep or I’d rather do something else for my free time.”

Lins said, “It’s me making that choice. I could make time, but I’m choosing to probably do something else with that free time.”

Lins has said that she doesn’t always have enough time or desire to start a book, but when she does she values that time more.

“At the end of the day I just kinda need quiet after interacting and being with, you know, tons of kids all day, and then having my kids, it’s like I kind of, in order to refresh and rejuvenate myself, I kinda need quiet, and so when I get that with a book, it’s like, yeah, it’s, it means a lot more to me.”

Lins is currently reading “Becoming” by Michelle Obama, and she said that “I love reading about people’s leadership journeys.” She also said that she is “A youth young adult book reader at heart. I still have a big joy in reading Harry Potter.”

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Instagram users react to proposed changes in ‘Likes’ Instagram could be one step closer to concealing your likes. Instagram is a company owned by Facebook, and it is a social media platform where users can post and like photos and videos. Instagram is currently testing for hiding likes in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan and New Zealand.

Users are mixed on the changes. “Instagram should not hide likes because without the likes the app will cease to exist. People post their pictures on there to be seen, and I think that people like to know how many people like their picture,” Waterloo West sophomore Se Se Lie said.

One of the reasons for the

United Kingdom, Instagram is the most detrimental social networking app for young people’s mental health.

“Instagram should not hide their likes because people have been able to make money out because of the amount of likes they get (brand deals),” Waterloo West sophomore Jessica Manzano said. “By hiding those likes, you’ll cause people to lose money since Instagram may be their main platform.

Not all people use the money on themselves. Some use that money to donate to charity or even use the earnings to promote or improve their business.”

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Top-ranked golfers rely on hours of prepartion as they sweep every contest, aiming for State title As the glowing sun started lowering in the cloudless sky and the growls in the men’s stomachs became angrier and angrier, men’s golf coach, Kenton Engels, yelled to the golfers scattered around the course “Lets call it a night.”

But the men didn’t plan on leaving anytime soon. Before they would leave for home, they planned on hitting balls until they “figured things out.”

“Well, I mean, some people basically just live on the course during the summer. That’s how much they practice,” junior golf team member Kevin Yang said.

The men’s golf team prepared all summer through tournaments with the Iowa Golf Association (IGA), practicing at Pheasant Ridge golf course and private golf lessons in hopes to come back from their fourth place finish at State last year and win it all this fall.

“We work harder than a lot of other teams do, because we work on specific things at each practice. Other teams might just go out and play and be done with practice after,” freshman Maxwell Tjoa said.

Four of the six varsity members are returning from last year, but Tjoa and freshman Owen Sawyer are new to the team this year. However, both came prepared for the challenge ahead. “We both played in a lot of tournaments, which helped us prepare for high school golf meets because we

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Senior Jack Moody takes a stroke at the Tiger Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Beaver Hills. The Tigers topped the 12 team contest, and Moody shot a 76 to finish fourth. have never really done that before,” Sawyer said.

Besides the team’s hard work ethic, Engels said their mindset is a large factor in what’s contributing to the team being undefeated and rated number one in the state.“I’ve never seen a more mature group of golfers, and that really helps them because when things inevitably go bad, they are able to turn it around on themselves,” he said. “A lot of their success is due to the fact that they are mentally strong

where I think other people let the bad things catch up with them.”

Like last year, the team is currently rated number one in the state and have the best scoring average of 146.5. The players said this rating does not faze them, but only motivates them even more.

“I feel like I play better when there is more on the line. In those bigger meets I’ve played pretty good,” Sawyer said.

“I feel like we have a solid

group of guys. We always for some reason show up and play well. I’m not too worried about it,” junior Gus Ferguson said.

If their confidence does elude them, top scorer and second in the state senior Jack Moody said Engels reminds the players to not overthink aspects of the game. “Coach does a good job of keeping us in the moment when we’re out there. He kind of calms us down if we’re not playing well and reminds us to just take it one step at a time,” Moody said.

Although State is the team’s end of the season goal, they have smaller goals they are striving for as well. “Another small goal is to be competitive each day. It’s easy in any sport to show up to practice and be like “OK, I’m just going to go through the motions and get through the day,” Engels said.

At seven o’clock when the player’s arms can’t lift up to swing another club and there is one last drop of sun left in the sky allowing them to see the hilly course in front of them, they walk to their cars, knowing when the time comes, their hard work will come through.

“All of our top four are really solid. Most of the time we can take our games course to course. It doesn’t matter,” Fergunson said.

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After victory over Bettendorf, football team looks to extend undefeated season at homecoming Under the Friday night lights on Sept. 21, the Tigers played their hearts out against the Bettendorf Bulldogs. Ending the game 35 - 32, the boys faced a challenge, and they came out with a win.

Senior Ben Sernett said that the challenge benefited the team for future games. “I think that it has prepared us really well for our next game. We had to fight through adversity down there, and it made us a better, more solid team.”

One of these many struggles throughout the long night was the rain, which had delayed the game by an hour.

Due to this delay, it made the boys go inside and slowly wait until they could go back onto

“Our plan is to shut down their quarterback, who is a versatile athlete.”

—Ben Sernett senior varsity football player

the field and continue to beat the Bulldogs.

“The rain delay was a challenge to stay warm and keep our heads in the game, but I think we came out stronger than before,” senior Colin Bohnenkamp said.

Senior Logan Clements said, “It gave us time to regroup and fix what had been going wrong in the previous quarter.”

Both players, Sernett and

Clements, said they believed it gave the team time to rest, recover and go over the game plan.

“It also gave us a chance to talk with our coaches about what we could do the rest of the game to help us win,” Sernett said.

Going into the Tigers’ next game, the team is gearing up to face a big challenge, which is Dubuque Hempstead’s starting quarterback.

“Our plan is to shut down their quarterback, who is a versatile athlete,” Sernett said.

The Tigers plan on taking all the confidence from their win in last week’s game and putting that energy into their homecoming performance. ¨I learned we have the fight in us to push through adversity when we are faced with it,” Sernett said.

This upcoming week the Tigers have their eyes set on securing the win for the homecoming game, Sept. 27, against the Hempstead Mustangs, Friday night under the Dome lights.

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Volleyball Senior varsity volleyball player Alayna Yates wasn’t always interested in the sport, but she has evolved to be one of the Tiger’s top threats at the net. With 125 kills and a kill efficiency of .437, Yates is a veteran in sealing success.

What’s your biggest acomplishment?

My biggest accomplishment has been getting 3rd place in the Open Division with my club team last season at the Northern Lights Qualifier, and then being given the opportunity to play at the open level at Nationals.

Have you always been intrested in this sport?

Not actually. I tried out the sport in seventh grade, and it was a rocky start. I got demoted from A team to B team, and I wasn’t quite sure I loved the game.

Once I started playing club though, my love for the game developed, and now I can’t imagine life without it.

What have been your biggest struggles?

Learning to control my long limbs has been the biggest struggle by far. It’s taken many years to gain control of legs and arms to go from looking like a baby deer learning to walk to being an actual athlete.

How did it feel when your team won the second highest national division championship?

It was the best day ever. I had gotten food poisoning the night before, and I didn’t wanna get out of bed that day, but I’m so glad I did. I played all but one set that day because I had puked right after warm-ups. The thing was, though, that I didn’t feel sick once I started playing, which is probably because of the adrenaline I had to bring home the gold.

Standing there center stage with some of my best friends is a moment I’ll never forget.