By Jensen Wright, Katelyn Wachendorf, and Nate Tilley With homecoming here, the excitement around the school is all of our dress up days. Wednesday’s theme happens to be our favorite era, the 80s & 90s. The 80s were a time of big hair, Ray Ban aviators, neon tights & Flashdance leg warmers. If you weren’t playing Pac-Man, you were probably watching Breakfast Club or Ferris … Continue reading Neon Life: An 80s/90s Homecoming Dress Up Guide
By Calista Giannonatti and Ally Whaley Homecoming week is among us! This year’s theme is Blast to the Past. Tuesday, which is 60’s and 70’s day, already has many people talking. The thing is, many students don’t know what they want to wear. No worries, we are here to help! For sixties day, you may want to think about Elizabeth Taylor’s style during that decade, … Continue reading A Changing World: A Dress Up Guide for 60s/70s Day
By Nizhoni Richards, Kirsten Ahlrichs, Anthony Delachevrotiere, and Gerry Zhu Did you ever pine for the “good ol’ days”? Wish things could be more like they used to be? Well we do too! But starting on Monday, Central kicks off their homecoming with the fabulous fifties. Students can get a glimpse of fifties fashion and life when it certainly seemed much simpler. What Made the … Continue reading A Day in the 50s: A Guide for Monday’s Dress Up Day
With fall sports wrapping up, our photos of the week highlight Cobbler athletes. Photographers Tyler Seales (cross country), Ashley Harter (boys’ soccer), and Rose Hare (girls soccer) capture some of the action. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fall Sports
CHS Photography Club students Tristan Pike, Erica Wilbur, Emily Faust and Tiah Nielsen were invited to participate in the Black Hills Shootout this past weekend. This event is sponsored by BHSU and Canon and draws hundreds of participants throughout the United States. Famous Photographers throughout the country come and put on several workshops at various Black Hills locations. This was an amazing experience and honor … Continue reading Photographers Participate in Shootout
Editor’s note: On a recent day Mr. Hagen’s classes took a break from their window-less classroom and ventured to the courtyard to write. This article emerged from the experience. By Sage Preble Feet beat down on stone steps, taking an irregular rhythm. Cafeteria goers stop their socializing to watch the spectacle of our descent, a reflection of their boredom. We’re on our way outside, into … Continue reading A Student Journeys to the Courtyard and Finds an Oasis
By Adam Henrickson Central High School’s detention policy may become more effective this year after the school decided to move it to after school. Detention used to be held during class; instead of going to class you would go to detention. Similar to in school suspension (ISS) this proved to be ineffective as some kids would rather have been in detention than in class. Moving … Continue reading Central Hoping Detention Changes Help Improve Behavior
On Tuesday, September 23rd, cross town rivals Central and Stevens met on the women’s soccer pitch for a rematch. After getting a lead in the first half from a goal from Leah Emerson, the Cobbler girls felt strong. When Morgan Wood of Stevens scored a goal in the second half, both teams fought for a lead like it was a fight for the death. The … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Launching gourds, conscession upgrades, and soccer hopes
Our photo of the week comes from Tyler Seales, who captured a group of students getting a tour of the C-SPAN bus, which came to Central High School during the first week of school. Continue reading Photo of the Week: C-SPAN Bus
By Aaron Thies Baby birds don’t spend their time worrying about whether or not they can learn how to fly. When the time comes to leave the nest, these birds trust that they have acquired the knowledge how to take flight. As a senior, this is my last year being fully dependent on others, and I, unlike the bird, catch myself worrying about my ability … Continue reading A Senior Reflects on Leaving the Nest
By Calista Giannonatti The Cobblers’ girls soccer team is hoping history will repeat itself when they face the Stevens Raiders on the pitch Tuesday night. On September 9th, the girls came out on top against the Raiders for the first time during the regular season. Though the Cobblers had defeated Stevens to win third place at State last year, a regular season win still eluded … Continue reading Girls Soccer Looking to Repeat History
By Torrian Newman-Webb A “Blast from the Past” is going to be heard throughout Central during homecoming week. The student council recently chose this theme for the 2014-2015 homecoming and already it is receiving good judgment from both council members and staff and students. Many will remember last year’s theme, which was “Disney.” The theme seemed like a good idea at first, but it proved … Continue reading Student Council Optimistic about Homecoming Theme
By Evan Sand On Friday September 12th the Central Cobbler football team played the Douglas Patriots, but what many people don’t know is that the Central marching band played their first performance at the half-time show. Stevens played that night against Sturgis and their marching band played as well. The good news for Cobblers’ fans is that for the first time in a long while, … Continue reading Cobbler Marching Band Starts Out Strong
By Cullen Knowles With the highly unstable climate that much of our world exists in today, Russia’s aggression over the past few months has strained an already tenuous relationship between the United States and its Eastern counterpart. After thwarting the U.S. in situations such as the Edward Snowden fiasco and the Syrian Civil War, Russia strained relations with the West to an even greater extent … Continue reading Europe’s New Threat: The Ukrainian Crisis
By Taylor O’Brien About twenty-five years ago, a farm activist named Jim Hightower warned of “the McDonaldization of America” (qtd. in Schlosser). He pictured the emerging fast-food trade as a threat to independent business, as a step toward the economy of food being dominated by giant corporations and a homogenizing influence on American life. A lot of what he warned us of has come to … Continue reading The Plague of Fast Food
By Cullen Knowles This spring, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors will make one of the most important decisions of their lives: where they will go to college, and what they will study at their new school. Unfortunately, the process leading up to this paramount decision is excessively long, frustrating, and arduous for most high school seniors, and the majority of these seniors are … Continue reading The Old College Try and the New College Trial
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