Taken for Mrs. Allen’s photography class, Lacy P. caught this shot of the remodeling project in action. It is the first official Photo of the Week for The Pine Needle. 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. For having her photo selected, Lacy receives two … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Excavator in Action
by: Jacob Mobley On Saturday, six students from the National Honor Society (NHS) assembled in the Central High School parking lot in an effort to clean up Rapid City by picking up trash by Rapid Creek. When the six students and Ms. Bauer gathered they saw a bigger problem than the creek: the Central High School parking lot. The plans of cleaning up the creek … Continue reading NHS Members Clean Up after Their Peers
As homecoming week draws to a close it is worth noting how great Cobbler students are. During the counselors’ presentations to freshmen earlier this week Mr. McGowan asked students where else they could imagine a gathering of 1,600 teenagers with no reported incidents. Yet it happened at the homecoming dance last year, and the Cobbler family has reason to believe it will happen again this … Continue reading Homecoming Hype and Coronation Photos
Pine Needle reporter Kate Vickmark grabbed her camera and went searching for the best dressed homecoming students this week. Here’s her midweek report: I set out to find the best costumes I could this homecoming week. I came across colors, creativity, quite a bit of hairspray, and a few pocket protectors. As you all may know, the days so far have been crazy! Seeing doubles … Continue reading Hunting for the Best Dressed at Homecoming
At Central High School, students’ sense of history appears strong, especially as it concerns their knowledge of the 80s. Photos by Alexis H. Continue reading Snapshots of 80s Day
Homecoming so far has been a hit!!! Twin day caused a number of people to see double, triple, and sometimes even a whole entire department ( science teachers), of look alikes. With the success of twin day on Monday, 80’s retro/Neon day was sure to get some attention. By the looks of it everyone went all out, raiding the parents closets and buying as much … Continue reading Who said Rome wasn’t built in a day?
With homecoming just a week away, many students are still wondering what to wear, and how to achieve the look that is sure to make people notice them. Here are just a few tips to help you with your school spirit. Twin Day Wear something distinguishable Make sure it’s the same outfit Hairstyles are a must Plan out your day in school–be seen with your … Continue reading Need a tip for homecoming dress up?
Place your vote on what you think will be the most successful dress up day for homecoming week. Continue reading Homecoming Predictions
When in Rome is the theme for this year’s homecoming, which could mean big things for the seniors when they wear their togas on Friday. The student council has made known the official schedule of dress-up days and events, and this year looks promising, with Twin Day as the starter and 80’s and Senior Citizen Day sneaking alongside class colors and Cobbler Day. How many … Continue reading Homecoming Schedule Announced
Today draws to a close the first week with a holiday. The week also marked the beginning of enforcing all the rules, like the tardy policy, where students who are late for class have to report to the attendance office to get a pass before heading into class. Tardies can hurt on a number of fronts–not only do they earn detentions, but too … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: School year gains momentum
The crowd waits in anticipation, breath held, clinging on every word written on the screen. Where else can you find this other than Drama Club’s first meeting and season reveal? The theme of the first season is “What a novel idea,” and the plays all based on extraordinary books. The fall show, “Sherlock Holmes” is sure to be a mysterious hit. “Sherlock Holmes” will be … Continue reading Drama club announces its season
The school year started out smoothly, with the traffic and parking situations making the front page of the Rapid City Journal. Somehow it seem It seemed ironic that everyone wondered where we were all going to park, when there was just as little parking at the end of school last year. ———————– Announcements will begin in earnest next week, taking to the air waves at … Continue reading Despite tech bumps, Cobblers’ year begins well
The Cobblers freshman and sophomore football teams snagged a pair of close victories from the Stevens Raiders Thursday evening, starting what they hope will be a fantastic weekend for Cobbler football. The sophomores won 21-20 and the freshmen won 14-13. The freshmen game was particularly dramatic, as the team fell behind 13-6 at the close of the third quarter. After the defense stopped Stevens from … Continue reading 9th & 10th Football: Cobblers Knock Down Raiders
The first match up of the year against Stevens didn’t go the Cobblers way, as the girls lost in four sets. If you’d like to see a few more pictures, check out the Pine Needle on Flickr. Thanks to Mr. Hagen (English) for taking the photos. Continue reading Volleyball drops first match up against Raiders (Photo highlights)
The football team lost to Yankton 9-0 in the season opener. Thanks to Mr. Hagen (English teacher) for supplying the pictures! The Rapid City Journal coverage is available here. Continue reading Football v. Yankton Photo Highlights
Apparently everyone is particularly eager to start school this year. At least, that is the case if you interpret enthusiasm based on the numbers of people who attended open house. Thursday evening’s open house drew 242 people, more people than it has in the last four years–the years of Mr. Talley’s tenure at Central High School. It could have been the biggest crowd ever, but … Continue reading Open House Popular
