All posts by Sophia Schillinger
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Students earn slots in recent poetry slam
Sixteen student poets filled the Hearst Center for the Arts in Cedar Falls on Dec. 8 for the Poetry Out Loud competition. Ten of the...
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Seniors win business simulation challenge
On Wednesday, Nov. 20 senior Frank Zhang and Yoon Ki competed in and won the Junior Achievement Titan Challenge. “The challenge is a day-long competition...
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Food Drive unites district
Seniors Avery Straw and Sami Zapitul check the expiration dates before boxing donations from third period classes, and, at right, senior Noor Afzal greets another...
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49 musicians earn All State
On Saturday, Oct. 2, the band, orchestra and choir students departed for the Hilton Coliseum where they would spend 12 hours waiting to see if...
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After finishing second at Marcussen Invite, young swim team focusing on state run
The new freshmen weren’t the only change for the women’s swimming and diving team this year. The team welcomed a new assistant coach and new...
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Tolerance event at Peet leads to confrontation
As Leslie Michael pulled up to Peet Junior High to drop her son off, she suspected something was going on. “I was kind of...
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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...
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After sisters began with small lemonade stand 10 years ago, | Bake sale grows in influence
Mental health month is coming to a close, but Cedar Falls community members are not done promoting mental health and cancer awareness. This Thursday and...
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Senior embarks on journey with UNI to open her own business
Senior Jackie Gonzalez always played around with photography. It wasn’t until two years ago until she realized she wanted to pursue a career in photography....
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Junior explores electricity interests, wins free trip
Junior Sabrina Leistcow will be joining 1,900 other students from around the world on June 14-20 in an all-expense paid for trip to Washington, D.C.,...
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Nonprofit pie shop offers business skills for girls
Try Pie is a company that offers employment opportunities for 15- to 18-year-old girls in the Cedar Valley. They gather Monday-Saturday, but are closed Thursday and Sunday. The girls...
