For many, summer is a time to break out a book and kick back in ways we don’t have time to do during the school year, and this is particularly true for teachers. We asked a few teachers to share what they read this summer and their choices are as various as the subjects they teach. Find a good book by looking at their lists, … Continue reading What did the teachers read this summer?
The end has come. But not for the track team, which is traveling to the state track meet as we write. The girls won the last GDC meet but will have their work cut out for them at state. Look for the field events to be a crucial piece. Of course, when it comes to championships, it’s all crucial, and the Cobbler runners will have … Continue reading Year Ends Well with Memorable Commencement
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 teachers are getting familiar with the pool of substitutes the … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Spring sports, All-State Band, Charlotte’s Web, and the Science Bowl
This week’s photo comes from Paige Hendricks, and with the melting of the snow, we’ll take this flower to be a promise of truly spring weather. If you have a photo you’d like to submit, please email the photo, your name, and the story behind the photo to chspineneedle at gmail dot com. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Flowering
By K.M. Almost everyone has that friend or is the friend that has a relationship in high school. How much of a relationship is it and can those in them see it lasting? Or is it just a way to be socially accepted and have someone to hold hands through the halls so you don’t seem like you are drifting around alone? We all know … Continue reading Is Your Relationship the Real Deal?
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 up 22.5 hours of work that students do not. The … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Getting Snow, Giving Blood, and Kidnapping Humphrey Bogart
By Trace Overby Whether you realize it or not, we’re related. If you go back into the deep branches of your family tree, somewhere down the line, we will have an ancestor that is the same. It’s crazy to think about, but it is true. Mathematically speaking, there are not enough ancestors for everyone to have their own set. There aren’t even enough for every … Continue reading How Intermingled Are Our Family Trees?
Juniors (and a few scattered seniors) have descended upon the Civic Center Arena to decorate for tomorrow’s prom. The Pine Needle has been receiving official dispatches from across the street, watching the progression from concrete lot to glittering elegance. We’ll continue to update the time line as more photos come in. Continue reading Prom Preparations Underway
Spring is in the air in Rapid City! That is, if spring means snow. Three April snow days and a heap of white covering have thrown a wrench into the spring plans for many folks, particularly athletes. At the school board meeting tonight (Thursday) the board will make official what the plan is for making up school days, and the Rapid City Journal has reported … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Snow, Drama, and Eighth Graders
The time has come for the seniors to choose their T-shirt design, and this is the place to vote for your favorite. Examine each choice carefully and then vote using the poll at the bottom of the article. If you want to look more closely at a design, just click on the image. Option 1: Cobbler Batman (Note: Triskadekaphobia is the fear of the number … Continue reading Voting for the Class of 2013 T-Shirt
By Bailey Morgan The man was loading a gun, his gun that he had just bought that morning after visiting his wife. She hated guns and he knew it, just as he knew that his wife was dead and visiting her grave wasn’t going to help him much. He had long ago given up on the idea that she listened to his apologies, his pleads … Continue reading Short Story: Nine Months
by Cassidy Muller Spring is right around the corner and I think everyone knows what most girls have on their minds: the latest fashions, of course. Weather-wise, in the spring it will usually be sunny and warm, with some showers here and there. It can also get pretty hot during the days sometimes and cooler at night. This means dresses, shorts, t-shirts, capris, sandles, and … Continue reading Taking Stock of Spring Styles
by Raven Walters Rapid City Central High school’s cafeteria food has improved. Before, the choices were between regular lunch, al carte, or a salad. Now we have all those choices but also a sub that is made with your preference of meat, cheese, and veggies. The subs cost the same as a normal lunch which makes it a great alternative for students when their least … Continue reading Lunch Options Expand with Subs and Drinks
Money will be no obstacle for 200 students attending the girls’ state basketball tournament on Thursday. A private donor has generously purchased 200 student tickets to the game, which takes place across the street at the Civic Center at 7:00. Students who want one of the tickets simply have to head to room 102 of the Civic Center between 5:30 and 7:30pm the night of … Continue reading Students Score Free Tickets to Girls’ State Tournament
For a second year in a row, the Cobbler girls’ gymnastics team won the state title. Along the way, Collette Christensen won the state all-around competition, with her sister Chelsey Christensen finished runner-up. Congratulations, Cobbler girls, on another fine performance. Continue reading Gymnasts Win Second Straight State Title
The Central Cobbler wrestlers, while a tad disappointed with not winning a state championship, made their school proud with a second place team finish at State. The two senior wrestlers, Aero Amo and Alan Heidinger, each won individual state titles in their weight classes and Jarran Jensen finished second in his–congratulations, guys! Thanks to Kendsy Chilstrom, Rachel Labauch, and Alysia Hunter for their excellent pictures. … Continue reading Wrestlers finish with silver at State; Amo, Heidinger win titles
The Pine Needle 