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Weekly Roundup: Spring sports, All-State Band, Charlotte’s Web, and the Science Bowl
This week marks the first time in a looong time we have completed a five-day week. Well, those of us not on the track or tennis teams completed a five-day week. Spring sports are making up a season’s worth of meets and matches in a very small time frame, and students with track coaches as […]
Weekly Roundup: Getting Snow, Giving Blood, and Kidnapping Humphrey Bogart
April 25, 2013 by Mr. Sheehy
With the school district’s new motto of, “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow,” the year continues to get stranger. Some interesting facts regarding the snow days: Rapid City’s average annual snowfall for April is 8.8 inches. This month we have received 39.5 inches (so far), a new record. Teachers have to make […]
Weekly Roundup: Locking Down while Mockingbird draws attention
November 9, 2012 by Mr. Sheehy
Central High School practiced locking down Thursday during second block, the first lock-down drill since the new additions have been occupied. That added space means security and administrators have to patrol and check quite a bit more square footage than they have in the past, but they seemed to do well with it, as Mr. […]
Weekly Roundup: Musicians Christen New Stage
November 2, 2012 by Mr. Sheehy
This week marked the beginning of the second quarter, and with the ending of the first quarter came parent-teacher conferences. The arrangement was slightly different this year, as teachers in the freshmen wing stayed in the classrooms rather than come to the commons with the rest of the faculty. Admin has reported that, despite the […]
Weekly Roundup: Raider & Cobbler Fans, One Acts, & the Stock Show
February 3, 2012 by Mr. Sheehy
Have you needed to find a parking place this week? Good luck! The stock show is in town, and students are happy to blame any tardies on the cowboys across the street, though the real parking problems were during the Evening of One Acts, which took place at night when the parking gets truly tricky […]
Roundup: Construction woes
January 6, 2012 by Mr. Sheehy
Did you have to go to the main office at all this week? Do you even know where the main office is? The environment was a study in contrasts, with the office full of wandering staff just checking things out, construction workers busily attending to building details, and harried secretaries trying to impose order on […]
Roundup: Chamber Orchestra, Prom Theme, an Acting Recital, and more
December 9, 2011 by Mr. Sheehy
Have you ever had trouble putting statistics into perspective? It’s a tricky thing to do, but this week The Pine Needle ran a story about the Anatomy & Physiology classes’ blood drive, which gathered 215 pints of blood. How much is 215 pints? Well, it’s 26.9 gallons. That would definitely require more than your fridge […]
Roundup: Budget Cuts, Teacher Christmas Party Revelation, and more
December 2, 2011 by Mr. Sheehy
Monday was that little bonus day for students where they get to sleep in while teachers slaved away at their official Professional Development Day. During that professional development, however, the teachers had a chance to sneak behind the forbidding plywood barrier and see the new freshmen wing. Wow–if that won’t make students wish they hadn’t […]
Roundup: Science Heats Up after First Quarter
November 10, 2011 by Mr. Sheehy
Tickets for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest went on sale this week and the best seats sold out fast for all the evening shows. If you don’t like sitting on the sides you might want to consider the Saturday matinee. If you don’t like the matinee . . . next year you should consider […]
Roundup: Friday Unofficially Declared Zombie Day
November 4, 2011 by Mr. Sheehy
Today (Friday) is the blood drive put on by Mrs. Linde’s anatomy and physiology class. Last year donations were quite high–will the numbers exceed past expectations again? *** This Friday is unofficially Zombie Day here at Central High School. At least, after two nights of conferences in one week, zombies are what the teachers all […]
Career Possibilities: New Business Specialist
February 15, 2011 by Mr. Sheehy
by: Chelsie Huseby Are you a person that wants to get into the administrative field? If so, try looking into becoming a new business specialist. A new business specialist works for a whole sale brokerage that works for insurance agents. These agents call and provide information for their clients and the new business specialist finds […]
Weekly Roundup: Weather Saps Numbers for Parent Teacher Conferences
October 6, 2010 by Mr. Sheehy
With the calendar flipped to October and the high temperature hitting 90, many in Rapid City were wondering how many days like yesterday they could expect before snow begins to fall–and they were getting outside to enjoy it. Around Central the question became how many parents would want to spend the afternoon at teacher conferences. […]
Need a tip for homecoming dress up?
With homecoming just a week away, many students are still wondering what to wear, and how to achieve the look that is sure to make people notice them. Here are just a few tips to help you with your school spirit. Twin Day Wear something distinguishable Make sure it’s the same outfit Hairstyles are a […]
Weekly Roundup: School year gains momentum
September 10, 2010 by Mr. Sheehy
Today draws to a close the first week with a holiday. The week also marked the beginning of enforcing all the rules, like the tardy policy, where students who are late for class have to report to the attendance office to get a pass before heading into class. Tardies can hurt on a […]
Despite tech bumps, Cobblers’ year begins well
September 3, 2010 by Mr. Sheehy
The school year started out smoothly, with the traffic and parking situations making the front page of the Rapid City Journal. Somehow it seem It seemed ironic that everyone wondered where we were all going to park, when there was just as little parking at the end of school last year. ———————– Announcements will begin […]
Open House Popular
August 27, 2010 by Mr. Sheehy
Apparently everyone is particularly eager to start school this year. At least, that is the case if you interpret enthusiasm based on the numbers of people who attended open house. Thursday evening’s open house drew 242 people, more people than it has in the last four years–the years of Mr. Talley’s tenure at Central High […]
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