Central students can now access the public library’s digital collection through the school’s library. Continue reading School Library Partners with Public Library to Expand Students’ Reading Options
Feelings vary at Central High School regarding a bill that would require schools to display the state’s seal or motto. Continue reading Bill Would Require State Motto or Seal to Be Displayed in Schools
To help students make sense of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Pine Needle staff has assembled ten things you need to know about the conflict. Continue reading Russia and Ukraine: What You Need to Know
Here are things of note around Central High School for February 17, 2022. Continue reading Cobbler Roundup: Theatre up, Covid down, PE changes
The Cobblers hosted the One Act Festival for the first time. Continue reading Cobblers Host One-Act Festival
Students’ activities do not grant them worth and identity, their identity is something else, something more important. Continue reading I Am Enough
Some friendships are destructive and less than equal, others are equally encouraging. How is a person to know which is which? Continue reading Is This One-Sided or Two-sided? Navigating High School Friendships
Growing up is what every kid is eager to do–think of the freedom!–but is the dream all it’s made out to be? Continue reading Being An Adult Isn’t That Great
In their own strange way, horror movies prepare a person for the challenges of real life. Continue reading The Mystery of the Unsettling
To long for the Good Old Days is hardly unique–so what is the draw? Was Angry Birds really that good? Continue reading Longing for the Guaranteed Good Old Days
Senior Connor Clausen interviews retired teacher Nick Palmer about the Rapid City Flood of 1972. Mr. Palmer was 11 at the time and recalls many aspects of that night and the next day vividly. Learn what used to stand where Central High School is today and how to find evidence of life before the flood. Continue reading The Flood of ’72: Mr. Palmer’s Memories
Seniors Liam Porter, Sumner Griffin, and Drake Hassett share their top five tips for making the most of high school. Continue reading Making the Most of High School
Black Coffee Superiority Complex is a plague upon American culture; a bit of sweetener helps. Continue reading Black Coffee Is Bitter, Like the People Who Drink It
A comic by Connor Clausen Continue reading Comic: We’re Fostering Unity
Service dogs have become a common sight at Central High School. Continue reading Service Dogs Welcomed into the School
High School athletes in South Dakota will be throwing javelins for the first time this year. Continue reading Track & Field Adds Javelin to Events
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