By Evan Sand On Friday September 12th the Central Cobbler football team played the Douglas Patriots, but what many people don’t know is that the Central marching band played their first performance at the half-time show. Stevens played that night against Sturgis and their marching band played as well. The good news for Cobblers’ fans is that for the first time in a long while, … Continue reading Cobbler Marching Band Starts Out Strong
On Thursday afternoon students lent a hand to custodians attempting to clean up the grounds following the blizzard. Mr. Seales called for some assistance and in no time, an unofficial grounds crew had bagged up the largest batches of leaves and dragged into a pile the large branches that had fallen in the courtyard outside the commons. Mr. Seales happily reported that “The bigger work … Continue reading Cobbler Round Up: Concerts, Clean Up, and Playoffs
A week after drips from the ceiling led librarians and custodians to redecorate the library with buckets, basins, and plastic, half the library continues to be off limits–the fiction and reference sections. The fall out from the blizzard may be drawing to a close, however, as custodians have been drying the carpet with blowers and emptying the buckets and trash cans of the collected water. … Continue reading Cobbler Roundup: Reopening the Library & Missing the Marching Band
The blizzard obviously topped all topics this week, creating a three day week and leaving students and staff with a plethora of stories to tell. You can read a number of stories from the Blizzard here at the Pine Needle. *** The football team didn’t play Sioux Falls O’Gorman last Friday night, or on Saturday, or early in the week, as a number of rescheduling … Continue reading Cobbler Round Up: Blizzards and Drips, oh my!
Congratulations to CHS Seniors Kayla Horst, Megan Mohr, Tiara Boutte and Amanda Thompson for being invited by BHSU to attend its annual Black Hills Shootout. These select students had the honor of working with several Pro Photographers. The Black Hills Shootout is an event sponsored by Canon and draws hundreds of participants throughout the United States. This was an amazing experience for our future photographers … Continue reading Cobbler Photographers Attend Shootout
The Cobbler Cafe is up and running and is better than ever. This year they have new equipment, including a nacho cheese machine. A nacho cheese machine! That means when students end the day in a slump, they can head down to the Cobbler Cafe and buy nachos. When they’re the daily special they can be as cheap as a buck, which is quite a … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Cobbler Cafe starts well, homecoming approaches
By Cullen Knowles Our government has once more fallen under the shadow of controversy. With the US on the brink of becoming involved in the Syrian crisis, many Americans are extremely concerned about the advantages and disadvantages of using military intervention to resolve the conflict. Bashar al-Assad has obviously used chemical weapons against his own people, which is a blatant violation of international law and … Continue reading A Student’s Overview of Syria
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
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
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 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
Counselors in the Cobbler Career Center continue to provide students with opportunities to see what options they have after high school. Among those opportunities are college-for-a-day visits, where students visit a South Dakota college and to see what it might be like to attend. Recently a group of Central students visited the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, which prompted Dana Young to make the … Continue reading Students Enjoy College for a Day
Despite persistent rumors on social media, Central High School and other schools in Rapid City have proved to be safe places full of the holiday spirit. The Pine Needle gives special thanks to administrators and liaison officers Hower and Doyle for all the time they have put in this week tracking down and verifying the validity of any and all rumors about school safety. Obviously … Continue reading Christmas Spirit Overcomes Rumors
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