By Kirsten Ahlrichs Any students that have ever been interested in visiting a different country now have a chance, because the Spanish Club of Central High School is going to Quito, Ecuador during the summer of 2016! As of right now there is no limit to how many kids are allowed to come. “It is not too late to sign up, so hurry,” says Mrs. … Continue reading Spanish Club Planning Trip to Ecuador

By Katelyn Wachendorf The Central High School Players are back at it again and ready to blow another audience away. Auditions for the state one act, Crisis and student directed one act, Whodunit? took place last Monday through Wednesday and the cast list was posted Thursday. The cast of Crisis consists mostly of strong juniors and seniors who have attended the state festival before, however … Continue reading Drama Students Begin Work on One Acts

By Garret Hougland Last year’s intramural league hosted about 10 teams and 70 players as Central High School students battled it out for the high school intramural title, which means intramural basketball is about as big as the boys’ basketball program at Central High. The 2015 intramural basketball season is just around the corner, and if you are wishing to participate in this officially noncompetitive … Continue reading Intramural Basketball Set to Get Students Involved

By Nizhoni Richards Rural America Initiatives Head Start held their yearly Make N’ Take on Dec. 8. The Make N’ Take consists of having the staff bring in craft supplies and letting the children make them into holiday knick-knacks. “It takes a lot of work to plan Make N’ Take, it’s stressful but somehow we always manage it.” said head nutritionist Geraldine Gabaldon. The Make … Continue reading Local Head Start Hosts Make N’ Take Celebration

By Kirsten Alhrichs November 21st was the day of the blood drive at Central High School, and it went very well. Mrs. Linde was in charge of it with the help of her A&P students, who contributed in getting donors and searching for companies to donate the supplies needed. In the eight hours of the blood drive, 123 donors came, giving a total of 149 … Continue reading Blood Drive Exceeds Goal

By Katelyn Wachendorf Rapid City celebrated Christmas with its 17th annual Festival of Lights last Saturday in chilling temperatures. Though the day reached a high of 58 degrees, the drop to just 5 degrees with 33 mph wind and snow flurries made for a frigid night. Nevertheless, flocks of people gathered downtown to see more than 80 floats decorated with spectacular lights. “The parade of … Continue reading Parade of Lights and Main Street Square Become Christmas Central

By Jake Preble The Central boys have just kicked off the 2014-2015 basketball season. Tryouts wrapped up last Tuesday and the players found out their fate that evening. Eight seniors made the squad. The team’s first practice began Monday and the guys are very anxious to get on the court. Coach Spease is once again leading the boys to the court, this being his second … Continue reading Boys Basketball Set for Season

By Jensen Wright Though temperatures dropped to below freezing on Halloween, the students at Central High and various other volunteers enjoyed a warm, safe Halloween night in the halls of Central. With an estimated turnout of over 15,000, the night was a huge success for the students that put on the event. The idea behind the “safe” event was to bring children and their families … Continue reading Cobblers Provide a Safe Halloween Treat

By Jake Preble The Cobblers golf season came to an end in Watertown recently at the State AA High School Tournament. The team took 9th place, which is ahead of where they expected to come out. Overall it was a good year, but what is in store for next season? The team will be losing five senior varsity players including Noah Fenske, Jake Preble, Tucker … Continue reading Boys’ Golf Finishes Well, Graduates Most of the Team

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

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

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