All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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Anti-mask petition circulates on Facebook
Throughout the entire school year, Cedar Falls High School has required masks for all students and staff as a part of the dress code. While...
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Sophomore refurbishes school bus
With a love for tiny houses, sophomore Rachel Mandt is refurbishing a bus with the help of her dad. Mandt found her interest in refurbishing...
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Vaccine passports needed to end pandemic
The latest piece of news to come out of the emerging post-pandemic landscape is a new call by the Biden administration to administer “vaccine passports,”...
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Students share thoughts on COVID-19 vaccinations
Sophomore Dee Dee Benton said she looks forward to getting the Moderna vaccine so she and the people she surrounds herself with stay safe. Although...
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Twitter page brings puppy joy to followers
Twitter has been a site used for many different purposes, but “I’ve Pet That Dog” is one of the more wholesome. Gideon “an 12 year...
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Poetry Out Load navigates COVID-19
This year’s Poetry Out Loud competition is moving virtual due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Poetry Out Loud is an annual competition where high school students...
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All State Band during COVID-19
All-State is Iowa’s highest honor for band, orchestra, and choir students in grades nine-12. The culminating concert is usually held in November in Hilton Coliseum...
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Holmes counselor wins Iowa Middle School Counselor of the Year
From calming student worries to celebrating their victories in and out of school, Holmes counselor Angela Wittmer was chosen as the best choice for the...
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Locker-less winter approaches students
Due to COVID-19 and trying to slow the spread of the virus, students were not assigned lockers to use in the hallways, raising the question...
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CAPS making study hall safer with dividers
This year has been one for the history books. Almost everything this school year has changed in one way or another. New procedures, new classes,...
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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...
