News
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Survivor of earthquake in Syria, Turkey shares story
On Feb. 6, in Turkey and Syria at midnight. Sophomore Kenny Hernandez said, “When I first heard the news I felt bad because like I...
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Peet participates in Read Across America
Read Across America week was celebrated by many schools and organizations this week including Peet Junior High. The library at Peet created contests and challenges...
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Jazz bands play NEIBA
Cedar Falls Jazz One and Jazz Too! wil play during the NEIBA Festival on March 4. Both of the jazz bands will be performing at...
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Rocket club readies for upcoming flights
As spring starts to make its way back, so has rocketry competition all across the state of Iowa. The rocket club has been working closely...
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Tech crew readies for Holmes variety show opening
As of Thursday, Feb. 23, rehearsals for the Holmes Variety Show included tech crew. While the performers were rehearsing and perfecting their parts, tech crew...
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Special Olympics athletes competing in the Dome on March 5
The Special Olympics heads back to Cedar Falls as it makes its way to the UNI campus for multiple different sports. One of the headliners...
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Holmes GSA holds successful bake sale
Recently, the Holmes Junior High Gender Sexuality Alliance ran a fundraiser. The group raised money through a bake sale to be able to take members...
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Despite proposed changes proposed in new bill, health teacher encourages HPV vaccine for all teens
HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that 90 percent of sexually active men and 80 percent of sexually active women will be infected within their...
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ChatBot forces teacher to carefully revision instruction of student writing
As of recently, questions about plagiarism with students’ work have risen. Because of a popular website called ChatBot, students have the opportunity to use the...
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BSU highlights Black history during February
The Black Student Union is working hard during Black History Month. They have videos planned out to watch in students’ 3rd-hour classes on Fridays at...
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30 students square off in Holmes chess tournament
Thirty Holmes Junior High students recently squared off in a chess tournament in ninth-grade science teacher Maria Hoekstra’s classroom during Tiger Time. The winner was seventh-grader Alexander Fuchtman who...
