By Kirsten Ahlrichs After spending half of her 32 year teaching career at Central High School, Mrs. Welsh is retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. “I’m excited to have no schedule,” she said. “I like to be outdoors, you know, not stuck inside these four walls every day.” Mrs. Welsh was full of joy talking about her plans for her first few … Continue reading Cobblers Up Close: Mrs. Welsch
By Nizhoni Richards Heather Hoeye is a well known teacher at Central High School. Even if you aren’t familiar with the name, you would recognize her petite figure and loud and caring personality. However, being one of the smallest doesn’t stop her from being one of Central’s greatest. Mrs. Hoeye began her career in a daycare center, like most young adults she didn’t really thought … Continue reading Cobblers Up Close: Mrs. Hoeye
By Torrian Webb Every year during homecoming week, the students at Central pull out their best ideas and creativity and dress in solid color that represents their class. For example, those dressed in nothing but purple are juniors, those in togas are seniors, and the waves of green and yellow are freshmen and sophomores. It’s not hard to dress up for Class Color Day. It’s … Continue reading Color Me Right: A Homecoming Guide to Class Color Day
By Jake Preble and Garrett Hougland One of the most popular events during Central Highs homecoming week is the fast paced, hair pulling and nail breaking Powder Puff Football game. The game is this Wednesday on the practice field south of the school. The game starts at 4:30 and is sure to be a good match up. For those who don’t know, the Powder Puff … Continue reading Gridiron Girls: A Look at the Powder Puff Football Match
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
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
By Cullen Knowles During the holidays, members of every age group participate in an activity that seems to be an innate duty of every American: going to the movies. Hollywood is an extremely crucial part of American culture, and the thousands of motion pictures that have been produced over the last century have represented and depicted every idea, symbol, and characteristic of our country. However, … Continue reading The Not-so Magical Aspects of Movies
This year more than a million students will complete the Common Application, a standardized application used by more than 500 colleges and universities. In a special for The Pine Needle, Madeleine Price has shared one possible response to the Common Application’s essay question. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? Failure is … Continue reading The Pressure of the Common App
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 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: Andrea Renville and Nicole Krebs Starting in early February, the Rapid City Area Schools Food Service will begin providing students with new breakfast selections. Janelle Peterson, M.Ed Food Service Supervisor, informed the teachers of both Central High and Stevens High School that there will be healthier breakfast options for the high schools of RCAS. They will be offering more protein such as eggs and … Continue reading New Breakfast Choices in February
It’s that time of year–time to think about prom, and at the Pine Needle, we’re helping you choose what the official prom poster will be for 2012. Take a look at the contestants below and then vote using the poll at the bottom. Voting will be open until February 2nd, so get your friends to vote for your favorite, too (you might bribe them with … Continue reading Vote for the Official Prom Poster
by: Megan Spring The snake wound around his back and up onto his chest. The small tongue stuck out, piercing the side of his neck. I stared in awe at how fascinating the ink looked on his body. I wanted to touch the snake on his smooth skin just to confirm that it wasn’t real. It looked as if it would keep slithering around him. … Continue reading Tattoos a Common Mark
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