By Bailey Morgan Play this scene in your head for me. You’re watching Dazed and Con fused (and if you haven’t seen it just bear with me for a bit). You are at the scene where school gets out, and people are just throwing their papers on the floor, screaming for joy, (and pain if they are freshmen), almost everybody wanting to get out as … Continue reading A Thinker Among Us: Is being out of school always freedom?
By Cullen Knowles Successful people do not perceive life as a terrible ordeal filled with impossible challenges and mindless struggles. They realize that life is filled with hardships and obstacles, but they also see the opportunities, benefits, and rewards that life contains. However, obtaining these rewards is extremely difficult and requires rigorous effort and training. In order to reap the benefits of life, a person … Continue reading The Secret to Success
This week’s photo of the week is from Jade Redleaf. It is a photo she took while walking in a park. If you have a photo you’d like to submit, please email the photo, your name, and the story behind the photo to chspineneedle at gmail dot com. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Park Fence
by: Bailey Morgan When asking a group of people their personal opinion on somewhat of a deep topic, it is very likely that their opinions will not vary. Whereas if you were to do the questioning one on one, their answers would be as diverse as the bugs under a large stone. So I rejoice as well as regret this lack of opinion on the … Continue reading A Thinker Among Us: Is money the root of all evil?
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 Star Fox is one of the best series Nintendo has created, and the best rail shooter out there. The game Star Fox is about a fighter squadron called StarFox. The team includes Fox McCloud, a fox, Falco Lombardi, a bird, Peppy Hare, a rabbit, Slippy Toad, a frog,and two other characters: General Pepper and Andross, the main antagonist of the series. The … Continue reading Game Review: Starfox
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: Isaiah Shelvin On Thursday night the Central freshmen football team looked for its first win against the Douglas Patriots at O’Harra Stadium. Things looked good for Central, who outsized and outnumbered the small Douglas squad. On the first offensive series, Central’s John Wolfe ran the ball hard, setting up quarterback Dillon Wolf to book left on third down and run 17 yards for a … Continue reading Cobbler Freshmen Can’t Overcome Patriots
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: Alan Smithee When I was about 8 years old I was done with Disney, done with PBS, even done with Cartoon Network. I didn’t want to be a kid anymore, I wanted to be treated like an adult; I wanted to go to bed later than 8:30, I wanted to go trick or treating all by myself, I wanted to dress myself! My parents … Continue reading The Movie Buff Looks Back on Gummo
by: Robbie Freidel The Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota have an unusual attraction which lures thousands of tourists each year. No one embraces this attraction more than the local rock climbers. Each towering granite spire in the Needles tells its own rich history in the eyes of these climbers. Sadly, in the past few decades this history has been threatened. The Needles … Continue reading History of Climbing the Needles Is Worth Preserving
by: Alan Smithee When I review “Modern Masterpieces” they have to be considered good films. Not just by critics, but by me too. The thing I like about the Look Backs is there is no “good” or “masterpiece” in the title. I can talk about any older film I want and it doesn’t even have to be good! Now just by my saying that does … Continue reading Movie Buff Looks Back on Faust
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: Alan Smithee Why does everyone love ninjas so much? They are ruthless. They kill whatever they want for their own gain. But why does everyone seem to look at them as the good guys? “They were rebels against the system” yeah, yeah, cool, cool. But most of them were dirty rapists, thieves, and they terrorized people. Samurais, on the other hand, go by a … Continue reading The Movie Buff Looks Back on Ghost Dog
The Pine Needle 