News
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After months of preparation, marching band heads to contest
By: Hannah Sanderman After polishing their routine since August, 175 students and two band directors from Cedar Falls are headed to Waterloo Central Middle School...
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Emerging from the Sites of Cyberbullying
By: Allaire Taiber Hunkered in a bathroom stall, tears began to spill from my eyes as the words from my laptop screen seeped into my...
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Do Better. Be Better.
By: Annebeth Ahrenholz On Oct. 25, 2013, P.E. teacher Jamie Smith suffered a stroke in the Pons area of her brain stem. At this time...
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Outbreak of bullying follows leak of video
By: Annebeth Ahrenholz For years and years, students have had it engraved into their brains, “Do not bully.” After all the countless posters, assemblies and...
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Rocket club retools for new contests
By: Jason Rathjen The rocket club has started off on a brand new adventure. After last year’s somewhat disappointing qualifying launches, engineering teacher and club...
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Assembly opens dialogue on LGBTQ issues
By: Tehya Tournier Cool chills swept over the crowd Wednesday morning, Sept. 16, as invited students swarmed the auditorium to hear the smooth voices of...
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CF welcomes new teachers, exchange students
Freja Arildsen Freja Arildsen is a junior this year from Denmark. “I wanted to experience the world by myself,” Arildsen said. Her favorite part about...
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New international club joins list of groups
By: Amna Haider The screen goes black. Someone in the back of the room flicks the lights on, earning groans from a few of the...
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Robotics returns from second China trip
By: Sara Stortz Thirty-thousand feet above the ground, eight Swartdogs crowded together in an airplane as they anticipated taking both their engineering and cultural knowledge...
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Robotics club launching into new season of challenges
Every January, the robotics club faces an exciting new challenge—a brand-new game. Each year, the rules, objectives and ways to earn points change, requiring the team to think strategically...
