News Briefs

Local NCTE winners picked

Juniors Agatha Fenech, Chinelo Onuigbo and Lulua Rawwas are the National Council of the Teachers of English representatives for the Cedar Falls High School this year. They were among a number of students who submitted some of their best writing and also completed an impromptu essay before they were picked by all the CFHS English teachers as the top CFHS writers. All three will apply their writing skills in the next level of the contest later this spring.

Music shows coming up

Jazz I, Jazz II and Vocal Jazz will be performing on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the high school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.

Jazz I and Jazz II recently earned Division I ratings at the State Jazz Festival. There were 14 bands performing and the CFHS bands were among the only four to achieve the highest Division I rating.

The Symphony Orchestra POPS Concert is also coming soon on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.

Course registration continues

Juniors need to return their schedules complete with parent signatures to the counseling office by Monday, Feb. 10, and sophomores will begin their course registrations in their social studies classes on Thursday, Feb. 13.

Chromebooks ready for restart

All students should restart their Chromebooks. The settings should save now and printers have also been added. Those experiencing troubles should see media specialists Kim Traw or Kristi Anhalt in the library.

Spring Model UN gearing up

There will be a Model United Nations meeting after school in room 147 on Monday for any students interested in the Spring Model UN. All are welcome to participate; no prior experience required.