By Kirsten Ahlrichs Any students that have ever been interested in visiting a different country now have a chance, because the Spanish Club of Central High School is going to Quito, Ecuador during the summer of 2016! As of right now there is no limit to how many kids are allowed to come. “It is not too late to sign up, so hurry,” says Mrs. … Continue reading Spanish Club Planning Trip to Ecuador
By Katelyn Wachendorf The Central High School Players are back at it again and ready to blow another audience away. Auditions for the state one act, Crisis and student directed one act, Whodunit? took place last Monday through Wednesday and the cast list was posted Thursday. The cast of Crisis consists mostly of strong juniors and seniors who have attended the state festival before, however … Continue reading Drama Students Begin Work on One Acts
Comic by Kirsten Ahlrichs Continue reading Editorial Comic: Santa’s Deals
By Calista Giannonatti Record temperatures on Friday helped Storybook Island come close to beating a record themselves. With a high of almost 70 degrees, Storybook Island was packed from the time the gates opened to the time they closed. And, as they began the evening with only seven volunteers, they had their worked cut out for them. Before even opening the gates, the line of … Continue reading Warm Temps Swell Storybook Island Attendence
By Jacob Knutson Move over Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Landing, because the next ground breaking, history-changing human accomplishment has arrived: Dewitos, the liquidation of the beloved Doritos. I’ve heard many people enjoy Mountain Dew and Doritos together, when they play video games I’m guessing. Now Pepsi-Co and Frito-Lay have heard this too, and with the help of tools leftover from the Manhattan Project, they … Continue reading American Ingenuity Reaches New Lows with the Dewito
This week’s photo of the week is from Karen Witcraft. Continue reading Photo of the Week: The Love of Photography
By Garret Hougland Last year’s intramural league hosted about 10 teams and 70 players as Central High School students battled it out for the high school intramural title, which means intramural basketball is about as big as the boys’ basketball program at Central High. The 2015 intramural basketball season is just around the corner, and if you are wishing to participate in this officially noncompetitive … Continue reading Intramural Basketball Set to Get Students Involved
By Nizhoni Richards Rural America Initiatives Head Start held their yearly Make N’ Take on Dec. 8. The Make N’ Take consists of having the staff bring in craft supplies and letting the children make them into holiday knick-knacks. “It takes a lot of work to plan Make N’ Take, it’s stressful but somehow we always manage it.” said head nutritionist Geraldine Gabaldon. The Make … Continue reading Local Head Start Hosts Make N’ Take Celebration
Christmas is upon us and so is the need for many of us to track down the perfect gift. Whether finding something for your loved one or finding the perfect gift for a white elephant exchange, the need is there. Luckily so is the Internet, and the Pine Needle staff has scoured the web to find the greatest gifts you have not considered. Without further … Continue reading Pine Needle Gift Guide 2014
Editorial cartoon from Adam Henrickson. Comic made using Strip Creator. Continue reading Cartoon: Not Torture . . .
This week’s photo of the week is from Erica Wilbur, who shot a sky full of stars. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sky Full of Stars
By Kirsten Alhrichs November 21st was the day of the blood drive at Central High School, and it went very well. Mrs. Linde was in charge of it with the help of her A&P students, who contributed in getting donors and searching for companies to donate the supplies needed. In the eight hours of the blood drive, 123 donors came, giving a total of 149 … Continue reading Blood Drive Exceeds Goal
By Katelyn Wachendorf Rapid City celebrated Christmas with its 17th annual Festival of Lights last Saturday in chilling temperatures. Though the day reached a high of 58 degrees, the drop to just 5 degrees with 33 mph wind and snow flurries made for a frigid night. Nevertheless, flocks of people gathered downtown to see more than 80 floats decorated with spectacular lights. “The parade of … Continue reading Parade of Lights and Main Street Square Become Christmas Central
By Jake Preble The Central boys have just kicked off the 2014-2015 basketball season. Tryouts wrapped up last Tuesday and the players found out their fate that evening. Eight seniors made the squad. The team’s first practice began Monday and the guys are very anxious to get on the court. Coach Spease is once again leading the boys to the court, this being his second … Continue reading Boys Basketball Set for Season
Comic by Calista Giannonatti Continue reading Editorial Cartoon: Political Paranoia
This week’s photo of the week honors all the games likely to be played over Thanksgiving break. It comes to us from Brooke Heppner. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Family Game Night
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