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
By Mary Bright and library staff This is the last week for the eighth annual Festival of Trees, so if you haven’t been to the library yet this month be sure and come up and see the trees. Mrs. Mertes explains that with the festival, “Different organizations put up decorated trees in Central’s library. Students and staff get to vote for their favorite tree by … Continue reading Christmas Trees Overtake Library
Winter sports are upon us and basketball players, cheerleaders, and wrestlers are getting ready for their quickly approaching contests. The Rapid City Journal has begun featuring teams in their previews and Thursday published a nice write up of the wrestling team, which they consider to be a serious contender for a state title. We do too, but we’re biased and proud of it. Perhaps the … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Winter sports underway, Cobbler alum shines
Central is hosting the state AA volleyball tournament, but as things turned out, our girls didn’t make it in themselves . . . So while we might have the feeling of being Cinderella working at the ball instead of dancing with the prince, we are proving that without a doubt the Cobblers are good hosts and that Rapid City is a perfect place to hold … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: NHS induction and more
Central High School practiced locking down Thursday during second block, the first lock-down drill since the new additions have been occupied. That added space means security and administrators have to patrol and check quite a bit more square footage than they have in the past, but they seemed to do well with it, as Mr. Seales was able to report that, “with very few exceptions, … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Locking Down while Mockingbird draws attention
This week marked the beginning of the second quarter, and with the ending of the first quarter came parent-teacher conferences. The arrangement was slightly different this year, as teachers in the freshmen wing stayed in the classrooms rather than come to the commons with the rest of the faculty. Admin has reported that, despite the beautiful weather, Tuesday 454 families came to the conferences, a … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Musicians Christen New Stage
On Saturday September 29 Rapid City Central took part in the second Knowledge Bowl meet of 2012, held at West Middle School. The competition was Stevens, Hill City, Custer and RC Christian. Central fielded two teams, each with four seniors and one sophomore. The result was Central in first place, Central in second place, while Stevens managed third. A match consists of four rounds of … Continue reading Knowledge Bowl Team Starts Out Smart
by: Mary Bright There is a new coffee shop near the activities office, and it’s just for teachers! It’s called Wake Up Central! To get there you go through the double doors toward the new gym, then you go into the teachers’ lounge. It’s the first door on the right. These are the flavors the coffee shop will be selling: Latte Mocha Coffee Coconut English … Continue reading New Coffee Shop Opens for Teachers
Homecoming week opened with a bang at Central High School Monday. On Monday ancient Egyptians infiltrated the school, culminating in the evening’s coronation ceremony, where Luke Deurmier was crowned king (or should we say Pharaoh?) and Mikaeala Frank was crowned queen. Seniors in their court include Lana Lacy and Ben Dingus and Chelsey Carmichael and Eric Boal. The junior page and escort were Evelyn Martin … Continue reading Homecoming Week Starts Off Well
By Joe Raudebaugh That’s no concession stand you’re seeing on the east end of Central High School, it’s a new store selling students all the goodies they most want near the end of a school day. Operated by the Beyond the Books students, the Cobbler Café is open during 4th block and after school to provide snacks for the people of Central High School. The … Continue reading Cobblers Open Up Cobbler Cafe
by: Nicole Krebs and Andrea Renville In a few short days Central High is saying goodbye to six wonderful teachers who are retiring: Elaine Anderson (Psychology/Social Studies), Rose DuBois (P.E.), Jeff Gulbransen (Art), Michael Murphey (Administration), Robert Perceval (English), and Jackie Swanson (program director). These teachers will be greatly missed as they teach their last few classes of the school year. All will be greatly … Continue reading Farewell to Teaching Gold
by: Nicole Krebs and Andrea Renville Prom was a success this past weekend, with the theme of sweet escape. In preparation for the day we asked people what they had planned for prom. Becca W. said that she was going with a group of friends. Having dinner at a friend’s house and she planned on attending post prom. Aaron B. told us that he had … Continue reading Prom Leaves Lasting Memories
by: Shayla Imberi Central High School’s photography club, run by Mrs. Allen, has just completed a photography contest on who could be the best photographer at Central. The contest was open category and was one dollar per entry. At first things weren’t really kicking up, but with the great support of our Cobblers, including teachers, the contest had a great outcome for contestants. There were … Continue reading Photo Contest Winners Announced
The photography club is putting on a photo contest and is seeking submissions from students. The contest began on the 19th of March and runs until April 2nd. Any photo that is school appropriate may be submitted, and while there is an entry fee of $1, that fee allows students to submit as many photos as they’d like. The club has also been able to … Continue reading Photo Club Puts on Contest
This past Saturday was good old St. Patrick’s day. In celebration Rapid City held it’s annual parade and our very own Tanner O’Neill, Nick Nettle, Alex Olson, and Chase Hammond got the liberty of dressing up as the Mount Rushmore presidents. Continue reading Central Students Parade Around
