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Your Milk Is Too Grainy

Everything in the world is being milked. It’s time for everyone to seriously just find a cow. Continue reading Your Milk Is Too Grainy

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyMarch 9, 2022
Sports

Girls Basketball Hosts First Round of Playoffs

Students get free admittance to the girls’ playoff basketball game against Watertown. Continue reading Girls Basketball Hosts First Round of Playoffs

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyMarch 4, 2022
News

School Library Partners with Public Library to Expand Students’ Reading Options

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyMarch 1, 2022
News

Bill Would Require State Motto or Seal to Be Displayed in Schools

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyMarch 1, 2022
News

Russia and Ukraine: What You Need to Know

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022
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Cobbler Roundup: Theatre up, Covid down, PE changes

Here are things of note around Central High School for February 17, 2022. Continue reading Cobbler Roundup: Theatre up, Covid down, PE changes

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022
News

Cobblers Host One-Act Festival

The Cobblers hosted the One Act Festival for the first time. Continue reading Cobblers Host One-Act Festival

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyFebruary 15, 2022
Commentary

I Am Enough

Students’ activities do not grant them worth and identity, their identity is something else, something more important. Continue reading I Am Enough

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyFebruary 14, 2022
Lifestyle

Is This One-Sided or Two-sided? Navigating High School Friendships

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyFebruary 3, 2022
Commentary

Being An Adult Isn’t That Great

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyFebruary 2, 2022February 2, 2022
Commentary

The Mystery of the Unsettling

In their own strange way, horror movies prepare a person for the challenges of real life. Continue reading The Mystery of the Unsettling

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyJanuary 21, 2022
Commentary

Longing for the Guaranteed Good Old Days

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyDecember 1, 2021
Podcast

The Flood of ’72: Mr. Palmer’s Memories

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyMay 26, 2021
Podcast

Making the Most of High School

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyMay 14, 2021
Commentary

Black Coffee Is Bitter, Like the People Who Drink It

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

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021
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Comic: We’re Fostering Unity

A comic by Connor Clausen Continue reading Comic: We’re Fostering Unity

Unknown's avatarMr. SheehyApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

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