Chess returning in popularity

Rugby returns with smaller team, high expectations
By Cooper Jensen on March 23, 2023
The men’s rugby team has more athletes participating this spring than ever before. Their first competition of the new season will be in Cedar Rapids...
Weekly coping with grief group available to students in counseling office
By Cooper Jensen on March 22, 2023
The counseling department is giving students who are experiencing loss the opportunity to heal with a grief counseling group. One of the starters of the...
Gender equity pronouns have rich history of experimentation
By Eden Davis on March 21, 2023
Pronouns are an essential part of everyday language and gender expression. But she/her and he/him can be suffocating to people who don’t fit into the...
Chess returning in popularity
By Cooper Jensen on March 20, 2023
Chess has become very popular amongst CF students over the past couple of months. If you were to walk into a random classroom, odds are...
Speech team places 21 at State
By Lydia Rusley-Hanesford on March 20, 2023
The speech team placed 21 students, including 13 who performed for their first time, in the state tournament scheduled for March 11 at Starmont High...
18 DECA members qualify for Internationals in Orlando
By Rachel Walgren on March 20, 2023
On Feb. 27 DECA traveled to Southeast Polk High School to compete in State DECA with adviser Mike Hansel, and 18 qualified for the international...
Students share spring break plans
By Lydia Rusley-Hanesford on March 9, 2023
Spring break starts for students on March 13 and ends on March 17. Many students are highly looking forward to time off. The junior high...
Spring sports kicking off
By Hanna Lane on March 9, 2023
As the end of the school year draws to a close, many sports seasons are just starting practice, tryouts and starting up tournaments. Some of...
Lincoln hosts Wacky Winterfest
By Hanna Lane on March 8, 2023
Wacky Winterfest has been held by Lincoln Elementary School for over 35 years, with the former name being the Lincoln Fun Fair. This year the...
CF Special Olympic athletes earn gold at Districts
By Jaden Merrick on March 7, 2023
The Special Olympics northeast region track and field, and swimming events took place in Cedar Falls on March 5 at the University of Northern Iowa....