Opinion
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Our View: Give blood, make a postive impact
Nearly 7,000 units of platelets and 10,000 units of plasma are needed daily in the United States. Simply sitting for one session can save someone’s...
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Ramadan offers month of charity
On my first year of promising myself that I’d fast throughout Ramadan at the age of nine, knowing the existence of my favorite cookies lying...
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Our View: Make your prom count
One of the most exciting times of the school year is prom season. Students have picked their dresses, rented their tuxes, and are getting prepared...
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National treasure eagle Dad Decorah still missing
Seventy feet above the ground, on a nest called N2B placed on a cottonwood tree in Decorah, there remains a female bald eagle, Mother Decorah,...
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World languages prove as essential
Despite the fact that language classes are difficult, they’re probably the one part of high school that will leave you with a marketable skill. Being...
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Make every Day Earth Day
Based on research done by a non-profit organization called Plastic Pollution Coalition, as of weight, the oceans will contain more plastic than fish by the...
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Our View: Join student senate in campus clean up
Have you ever noticed the garbage lining the streets leading up to our school? Maybe you have glanced at a McDonalds bag blowing in the...
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Band members use social media as platform for healthy lifestyles
America’s health is dwindling and weight gain is a common issue nowadays. If anyone is aware of these issues, it’s band members on the road....
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Our View: Students bake for Jake
After getting a cup of ice cream from Tootsie’s in his hometown of LaPorte City, 16-year-old Jake Wilson told his family he was talking a...
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Follow these 5 steps for organization
As the school year is slowly coming to a close and the pull of summer distracts students with the promise of fun, it gets harder...
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Phone ban or same old rule? How does Iowa’s new law look inside Cedar Falls classrooms
If you step into a classroom at Cedar Falls High School these days—or really, any classroom in Iowa—you might think you accidentally walked into a library… or a witness...
