by: Alan Smithee Remember world War III? It started in 1988, which was also the year that Manhattan (New York) became one big maximum security prison. It’s a pretty fun prison! It’s surrounded by a 50 foot-tall wall and mines on all bridges. Also, nobody is allowed in the prison, not even guards, because there are no guards! There are only “prisoners and the worlds … Continue reading The Movie Buff: A Look Back on Escape from New York
by: Alan Smithee The year is 1979. The State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of the dead and injured in the Kent State shootings. Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Oh! And a little film by the name of The Warriors comes out in theaters February 9th and … Continue reading The Movie Buff: A Look Back on The Warriors
Homecoming week is underway, and to celebrate how amazing being a Cobbler is, and how amazing Friday’s football game against Mitchell will be, The Pine Needle is sharing some of photographer Anthony Sloat’s best shots from the Central v. Sturgis football game (a Cobbler win, in case you’d forgotten). Go Cobblers! Continue reading Photos: Great to be a Cobbler
by: Matt Woolever Dominique Dawes once said, “You have to have stepping stone goals that are within reach. Once you keep getting up those stepping stones, you’ll reach the pinnacle of your goals and your dreams.” I found this to be a both interesting and personal quote. It was interesting to me because of the way it is worded. Most times, you hear the same … Continue reading Stepping Stone Goals
Airplane You give me the feeling of when I was little, playing the airplane game Where someone would hold you by your hands and you would lay across their knees. You would pretend to be an airplane, and then they would pretend to crash. You would beg for them to do it again. I’m your airplane. You are what keeps me in the air, you … Continue reading Poetry Friday: Airplane
This year’s first photo of the week is from Bailey Ellis. Of this photo, Bailey explains that he took it “at the sub-varsity football game that was called off on August 31st because of weather.” We’re glad he stayed around to snap this picture. If you have a photo you’d like to submit, please email the photo, your name, and the story behind the photo … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Football and a Promise
by: Nicole Krebs Cobbler2Cobbler, otherwise known as C2C, is a student to student peer mentorship program. Last year it had about 230 students in grades nine through twelve. C2C stems from a peer leadership program called Sources of Strength. C2C stresses the idea of balance and the idea of day to day projects and conversations that affect your whole life. C2C meets weekly instead monthly, … Continue reading Cobbler to Cobbler Aims to Continue Its Success
by: Jacob Skovo Editor’s Note: Jacob graduated last May but left a bit of practical advice for students still at Central. Welcome to high school. College is better but don’t worry too much. High School can be tons of fun when you’re not burdened by bad grades. Apply some of this advice and you’ll be on the path of four years of fun and games. … Continue reading Practical Advice for Success at Central
The following is an anonymous letter from a recently graduated Cobbler student. Dear Young Freshman, High School can be fun, and it can be tough, but mostly it’s going to be tough and not very much fun (Unless you know how to make it fun). It is a long journey you’re going to have to take if you want to graduate and be successful in … Continue reading 10 Tips for Starting High School Off Right
On Monday May 23rd students at Central paid $1 for the privilege of wearing a hat in school for the day. Money raised through the hat day goes to the PE department, which is trying to raise money for new weight room equipment. Photographer Lacy Payne caught the scenes around school, which make it apparent that staff and students alike enjoy a hat day. Continue reading Hat Day Raises Money for Weight Room
by: Jordan Carff Jack3d and No Xplode are currently the two top selling pre-workout supplements. Well coming from a personal experience of trying both I have some opinionated conclusions about both products. Comparisons between both will include with the determination to work out, the price, the taste, and some common side effects. Quantity & Price Jack3d and NO-Xplode both require you to use anywhere from … Continue reading Battle of Supplements: Jack3d and No Xplode
by: Stephen Stewart From generation to generation, there is always going to be a musical artist that one will favor. From Earth, Wind and Fire, to Biggy Smalls, people will fall in love with one artist’s musical style and follow the records and tracks that they come out with. Artists’ flavor of music will impact their listeners and will attract them to continue to listen … Continue reading Tracing the Influences that Lead to Drake
by: Becky Campbell Quick Facts Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is part of the series entitled the Hunger Games. The second and third books are Catching Fire and Mockingjay. HG is to become a motion picture sometime in 2013. Story and Plot HG takes place in the far future of America after much turmoil engulfed the country, and the President really is a dictator. The … Continue reading Book Review: Hunger Games
by: Becky Campbell Quick Facts City of Bones is part of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instrument series. Clare is also the author of the Infernal Devices series which is the prequel series of Mortal Instruments. The 4th installment, City of Fallen Angels, was released April of 2011. Story and Plot CoB is a really good book in terms of plot development and twists. Even though the … Continue reading Book Review: City of Bones
Here is the second of The Pine Needle‘s new comic strip, “The Adventures of Tom and Brady,” written by TJ Mead and Molly Royals. Continue reading The Adventures of Tom and Brady: It’s Friday!
Prom 2011 was a success! Continue reading Photos of Prom 2011
