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Volume 50 Issue 30

May 25, 2010

Jayne DurninStaff Writer

If you’re interested in traveling to a foreign country with your friends, the school is offering a trip to Spain that may be a great opportunity for you.

Spanish teacher Monica Jarchow is planning a trip to Spain for the summer of 2011.

“The trip will be 10 days in Madrid with four days of sight seeing with a side trip to Segovia,” Jarchow said. “We will be touring gothic cathe-drals, the Plaza Mayor, the Palacio Real and the Puerta del Sol.”

The Plaza Mayor has been the scene for many events in Madrid since the 1500s, including bull fights, soccer games and public executions.

The Palacio Real is

the official residence of the King of Spain but is usually only used for state ceremonies. The palace is decorated with works of art from famous Spanish art-ists, weapons dating back to the 13th century and the world’s only complete Stradivarius string quintet.

In addition, it also con-tains collections of tapestry, porcelain, furniture and other historical objects.

The Puerta del Sol is Spanish for “Gate of the Sun.” It is the center of the radial network of Spanish roads and the the famous clock whose bells mark the eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning of the New Year.

There are many land-marks and historical places located in and around the square. It is located in the very heart of Madrid.

The trip is tentatively

planned for the third week in June.

“There is a four day family stay where the students will be placed with a Spanish family in or near Madrid so they can be im-mersed in the language and culture,” Jarchow said.

The cost is about $2900 and it includes air fare, hotel and two meals per day. A trip to Costa Rica and to Spain were planned for summer but were abandoned due to lack of interest.

“There is quite a bit of student interest in going to Spain for the summer of 2011 and it looks to be a fun and interesting trip,” Jarchow said.

There was a meeting last Friday for anyone interested, but those still looking for details can still get information from Jarchow.

Spanish teacher plans trip to Spain

“Oink Oink...”Sophomore Donald Halbmaier stuffs tissue up his nose in order to combat the horrendous odor of formaldehyde in his pig dissection in biology.

Heidi Dornbusch Photo

Meg LaneStaff Writer

Next school year the high school computers will be under some major changes.

Instead of having a ton of files saved on an overcrowded server, all the students and staff will be required to save their files onto USB flashdrives.

Part of what brought about the change in policy is that the district

will be switching from a Novell Server to a Window Server.

“The Novell server is quite old and needs to be replaced. It was decided that the Windows server would better fit our needs,” librarian Kim Traw said.

Users to any building computer will be required to login as them-selves to use the machine. Logging in to a generic “workstation only” will no longer be an option. Login names will be student ID numbers. Students will only be able to save to the server and will be limited to 30MB of temporary space. Any files saved to the computer or changes made to the computer will be gone when the computer restarts.

“It is a change that needs to be made. I’m sure there will be a few

bumps when we start back to school in August, but I’m confident that in the long run the server will be more reliable and secure,” Traw said.

Extra server space will be given to those students enrolled in classes requiring extra space like digital photography and the engineering classes.

According to Traw, student files saved to the server now will be deleted over the summer. If students want to keep any of the files saved to the server, they need to save the files to a flash drive, CD or DVD and take them home.

Not everyone is pleased with the pending changes.

“The USB idea for next year happens to have many flaws. Stu-dents may not always carry them

around or even want to buy them. The use of having a server here in the school allows students to work on assignments at school or home without having to carry something so small that you can easily lose,” sophomore Allyson Vuong said.

No one will be able to access the server from home next year. That feature might become available at some later date, but initially it will not be possible.

Teacher’s will also be affected by the server changes also. Teachers files will be moved to a new server and will be held at a limit of 200 MB of space.

Department server folders will no longer be there, but Traw reassured that student will still be able to share files with their teachers.

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On Saturday, May 22, the Kickin’ It For Cambodia 5K run/walk was held at George Wyth State Park. The fundraiser supported an elementary school in Cambodia, sponsored by Student Senate. The 5K has been a tradition for the last four years. The event raised over $2,000 after 133 runners crossed the finish line. Starting at the upper left corner and working clockwise are J.P. Sevcik, Caesar Marquez, Marshall Boyer, Alex Entz, Sara Gabri-ele, Desi Deery, Kenna Nelson, Hannah Eilderts, Courtney Dryer, Austin Javellana, Beth Harvey, Lisa Boleman, Ryan Flaherty and his son, and Jamie Farley.

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Honors English wraps up semester long projects

Each student in Judy Timmins’ sophomore honors English class is given an assignment at the start of second semester to create an in-depth, semester-long project. The doors are left wide open, with the only restrictions being that they must create a 10-12 minute presentation, have a mentor and be able to relate their project in some way to English. Students may chose almost any topic and create a final product of their choice.

For my project, I chose to pursue learn-ing to fly. I took lessons from Mel Hemann from Livings-ton Aviation at the Waterloo Airport. Mel took me from first flight, to my first solo on my 16th birthday, and beyond over the course of the spring. I used my family’s recently purchased Piper Pacer for lessons. It is a classic 1949 airplane and led me to another piece of my project, which was using the skills and knowledge Mel had given me to write a manual for how to fly and main-tain the airplane. The airplane itself didn’t come with one, and we have had mixed results finding copies of the informa-tion, so writing my own was a simple solution. I am now building up solo time and continuing instruction with Mel, and I have no intention of stopping any time soon.

What did you take most from doing this project?

I was able to take a tremendous amount from my experiences. This isn’t just a school project for me, it’s an addicting passion. I look forward to being able to continue flying well into the future in all types of aircraft.

I chose to learn how to cook tradi-tional Chinese food. My mentor was my dad, who actually used to be a head chef at a Chinese restaurant. I learned how to make eight traditional dishes, such as tomatoes cooked with eggs and Chinese roasted pork ribs. For my final project, I chose to create a Powerpoint cookbook that included the procedure, the ingredients, utensils, pictures, etc. I also wrote a paper about the history and origination of Chinese food.

It’s definitely something I wanted to learn before I got to college so I wouldn’t be eating McD’s and Pizza Hut every day. Also, Chinese food is a huge part of Chinese culture, and it’s something I wanted to learn and keep with me and apply for the rest of my life.

Rhydian Talbot: Poetry and Photography

I chose to to write a poem almost every day and take photos to go along with them. I thought it would be interesting to chronicle the second half of my sophomore year through poems. For my final proj-ect, I ended up making a combined photobook

Tock…tick-tock… No time for Mistakes or Blunders or Screw ups or Effortlessness or

Average or

STOP.Time’s up.Breathe.

Nate Hau:Traditional Chinese cooking

Ryan Giaruso:

Flying

— pictures on one side and poems on the other. By the end of the project, it made me look at the world in a more poetic way because you have to phrase things differently in order to get the right emotion across. The most difficult part of this project was not getting discouraged if I had a bad day with poems, because it would get me in the wrong state of mind and be hard to shake off.

Semester Stress:

— Poem by Rhydian Talbot

Why did you decide on this as your topic?

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Aubrey CarusoFeature Editor

As the pace of our world is increasing every day, families’ lives seem to be more and more chaotic and meal times are suffering.

Between parents having to run their kids to school, get to work, take them to soccer practice, get them to a band lesson, take them to youth group or attend a school activity, days are jam packed with all of these errands, and nutritional meals are becoming less of a priority.

When families are faced with all this chaos, they usually resort to heading through a drive through, go-ing out to eat at a restaurant or throwing a boxed dinner into the oven.

Families take little to consider how these quick meals were made. Possibly the products were raised halfway across the world, grown with pesticides, wrapped in packaging and shipped to Iowa.

In 2003, The Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign was started in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area with the help of the University of Northern Iowa, Food Routes Network and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

It’s designed for farmers who sell to area people, restaurants and grocery stores. Local food supports farmers in the area who in turn spend their money in the community.

Andrea Greary, who is part of the Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership, said, “Eating local food connects people to their

land and the people that grow their food. It provides a more sustainable living to food growers, which in turn stimulates economic development, community development and rural vital-ity.”

Choosing to buy fresh and local doesn’t always mean going out for food. Some also grow their own food at home.

Junior Zoë Webb said, “My family believes it is

better to eat at home be-cause it is simpler and more convenient. It saves money and gas, so there is less climate change.”

The less the food travels to reach Iowa usually means it was probably picked at the peak of ripeness. Fruits and vegetables, when bought locally, were prob-ably ripened before being picked, allowing them to store more nutrients.

“Local food travels

fewer miles than the aver-age 1,500 miles traveled by most food found in supermarkets, therefore is typically fresher and has been distributed using less packaging and fossil fuels. In short, eating locally pro-duced food helps to rebuild a healthier food system than the one we currently have,” Greary said.

The more families who choose to grow their own foods, buy from the com-

munity or simply choose to eat at home save money, the less they contribute emissions to the greenhouse effect.

“I do feel different than most families these days; most don’t grow their own food or obsessively eat organic. My family grows potatoes, peas, onions, car-rots, rhubarb, strawberries, cherries, raspberries, radish-

Submitted PhotosJunior Zoë Webb’s family continually grows fresh organic foods in their backyard garden every year.

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Buy Fresh, Buy LocalImpacts families and the community with homegrown foods

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es, eggplants, currants, basil and lettuce.” Webb said.

Many area businesses support the Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign by selling produce in their stores or using area foods in their restaurants.

Greary said, “The easiest and most reward-ing way to eat local food is to build relationships with food growers in your area. This can be accomplished through shopping at farm-ers’ markets, purchasing a share in farm's seasonal bounty through a Commu-nity Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription or con-tacting farmers listed in our Buy Fresh, Buy Local Food Directory.”

Local consumers can not only help the community but also themselves.

“My dad majored in agriculture and my mom just likes gardening. We’ve got a lovely big yard that was just calling out for a garden. By growing some of our food, it does not neces-sarily make life easier, but certainly more satisfying,” Webb said.

To find a list of area businesses that support the Buy Fresh, Buy Local cam-paign, go to www.ceee.uni.edu and see the download-able local food directory along with other Buy Fresh, Buy Local information.

Meg LaneStaff writer

It's not every day that students can take what they learn and make an extra buck. but students in busi-ness teacher Julia Cuvelier's entrepreneurship class raked in the profits with their merchandise that they have developed in class.

The class gets to design a product, market the product and use profits to donate to a community/social responsibility project for each year.

"This course teaches small business management with a simulation in forming a 'real-world' opportunity for students," Cuvelier said.

Instead of the teacher doing all the teaching, the students get to be leaders and run the business they have created themselves.

This is one of the main goals Cuvelier tries to heav-ily emphasize through the course.

"My goal in teaching this course is to combine the concepts of business with a project that allows students to witness how small business management may work," Cuvelier said. "Typically, students are given the opportunity to run their company with very little control on my part. I

help facilitate and keep the business on track but do allow them to develop ideas in marketing and a product that is truly their own."

Some of the jobs the kids get to do are divided into four departments: finance, human resource, marketing and production.

"Students are each given a task throughout the process. I typically observe this process as well as try to allow the students the opportunity to lead their fellow students," Cuvelier said.

Now the money earned from the products sold will go to charities or any other notable cause.

"We end the year with deciding on a community organization/donation op-portunity that is best for the students to help with. Some past examples have been a memorial to Chuk's Family, United Way, Haiti Relief, Humane Society, Relay for Life and Red Cross. Each of these donations typi-cally followed a disaster or the timing of a real need," Cuvelier said.

It also is divided up between stock dividends, donations, commission and a donation to the Business Award for Graduates (the Henriette Madsen Award, a small scholarship created by

the Tiger BizNess Club).Students in the class also

get a slice of their earn-ings. Each student is paid commission for the sales. Students also have an op-portunity to purchase stock and can be paid dividends from their stock after dona-tions.

But Cuvelier says it's what students get out of the class that matters.

"The design of the company is to show real

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world. In this case, the company will pay commis-sion, stock dividend, choose a social responsibility concern and finally support youth through the business award," Cuvelier said.

At this time, the profits from the latest project of the class are still being figured. The class did, however, have a project goal it would like to reach and hopes that they were successful in achieving this goal.

Entrepreneurship helps students experience what a small business is like by running their own company

Students in Julia Cuvelier’s entrepreneurship class recently completed a business where stu-dents designed and sold water bottles and sweat pants. Results are pending, but the proceeds go to students and a charity.

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Omeed KashefGrinnell College

Brian HarrisDePaul University

Megan PatteeTruman State

“My decision largely came down to academ-ics, and it’ll be nice to play soccer as well. I think I’m really going to like the school as a whole.”

“I was impressed with DePaul’s program and also knew it was a ‘regular’ univer-sity, so if I wanted to change majors or double major later on I could.”

“It’s a smaller state school, and the vibe felt more community focused. Also, they have a free speech and hearing clinic that students can work in, which is important for my major.”

Colin AshwoodElmhurst College

“Elmhurst is located in Chica-go. They gave me the most money besides from (the University of) Iowa, and I get to play tennis there. I had a direction going into the process.”

Alex EntzSports Editor

As the fabled days of high school inched

closer to a close last fall, over 300 seniors found themselves faced with a pressing issue: that of deciding upon a college to attend post-high school. Getting into college was, statistically, more difficult this year than it ever had been before; across the country, especially for selective private colleges, acceptance rates plummeted, fueled by a rise in the number of seniors, and in the number of applications the average senior sent out. Some seniors applied to as many as 15 schools, and each demanded its own application materials and some required their own financial aid processes, creating a complex web of prob-lems and challenges.

One such senior was Omeed Kashef, who ap-plied to such schools as Johns Hopkins, Washing-ton University in St. Louis and New York Univer-sity among his 15. Kashef, planning on attending the highly acclaimed Grinnell College in the fall, faced a tough uphill battle to meet all of his deadlines and to narrow down his list of potential colleges as he began the application process.

“I wanted small schools with good academic programs and soccer teams in big cities,” Kashef noted. “It’s surprising how many colleges fit that description,” he chuckled.

Kashef’s college decision came down to the wire: with just a few days left until the May 1 decision deadline, he had yet to make a decision. Ultimately, Kashef decided to reject his de facto choice — the University of Iowa, which he had reluctantly turned to for financial reasons — in order to attend Grinnell. “My decision largely came down to academics,” Kashef said. “And it’ll be nice to play soccer as well. I think I’m really going to like the school as a whole.”

Senior Megan Pattee narrowed down her list of prospective colleges far more than Kashef, yet she still found herself faced with a perplexing and difficult choice between Truman State, located in Kirksville, Mo., and Iowa State. “For cost rea-sons I decided to apply to state schools, and those two were the ones that seemed to fit me the best,” Pattee said. The allure of Iowa State’s noted campus pulled hard, but ultimately Pattee decided upon Truman State: “It’s a smaller state school, and the vibe felt more community focused. Also, they have a free speech and hearing clinic that students can work in, which is important for my major.”

Seniors in Cedar Falls were forced with a huge variety of choices and all made their deci-sions in different ways, based upon different criterion and different personal beliefs. Some seniors like Tyler Moran sought out colleges close to home, while others identified with Ben Sadkowski: “I did not want to go to school any-where in or near Iowa,” the senior noted.

Sadkowski stands with Kashef as case stud-ies of the belief in having ample choices (both applied to 15 schools), while others, like Moran, Pattee and Sara Strever, applied to just a handful of colleges combined.

Sadkowski is the only member of this year’s class planning to attend an Ivy League school; the senior plans to attend Brown University in the fall. “Brown’s open curriculum is a very at-tractive option, and the freedom there is incred-ible, but at the same time the students have a lot of responsibility in choosing which route to take. Also, I will be able to take classes at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), which accepted me, but I will be matriculating at Brown.”

Though overly satisfied with the opportunity to attend the college he sought after, Sadkowski also had a hectic time with writing up and send-ing out applications by the admissions deadlines. He outlined the process he went through to decide upon the colleges he would apply to: “I wanted to receive a solid and comprehensive education in creative writing, history and art; the (schools I applied to) offered me that opportunity, along with thriving student communities that would challenge me.”

Strever applied to just a pair of colleges based on the strength of their programs for her major. Choosing between St. Olaf College and Augusta-na College ultimately came down to the revela-tion that “(Augustana) had the stronger program for my major.”

Other students strove for schools that would allow them to express their individuality. Seniors like Brian Harris, attending DePaul University in the fall, looked around to find colleges that would accelerate their career plans in fields beyond simple academia.

“I knew I wanted to go into a film program and nearest location to Cedar Falls was Chicago. After looking at and visiting a few schools, it came down between Columbia College in Chicago and DePaul University. I applied to UNI as a back-up plan,” Harris noted. In face of this decision, Harris outlined his thought process.

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“I was impressed with DePaul’s program and also knew it was ‘regular’ university, so if I wanted to change majors or double major later on I could. If I went to Columbia College and wanted to change majors, I’d have to transfer. After visiting the school numerous times, I knew (DePaul) was where I wanted to be.”

Colin Ashwood had more than just a strong academic background on his mind. The senior also had a vested interest in attending a college he could play competitive tennis at. “Elmhurst is located in Chicago. They gave me the most money besides from (the University of) Iowa, and I get to play tennis there,” he said.

Ashwood’s relatively stress-free approach to the college scene was credited to “having a direc-tion going into the process.”

Of all seniors, however, the one faced with ar-guably the most perplexing situation was Vincent Stigliani. Stigliani was accepted into not one, but two highly selective schools — Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and Pomona College in California. Compounding this already difficult decision was the offer of a full ride from the Uni-versity of Iowa. Despite the undoubtedly positive financial aspects that an education from the University of Iowa would entail, Stigliani ruled it out: “I wanted something entirely foreign,” he said. “After visiting both Swarthmore and Pomona, I was completely split because academi-cally and socially they seemed like carbon copies of each other. It came down to East Coast versus West Coast, and I decided that Swarthmore felt intangibly more natural to me. It was a very dif-ficult decision because, for the time being, I’m going to think about what I didn’t select, which is the sad truth about choices, but it is rare to find a college student at least a year into school that does not say, ‘I couldn’t see myself anywhere else,’ so I am content with my decision.”

As the class of 2010 prepares to split up and go a hundred different ways, a few seniors looked back on the college admissions process with nostalgic memories, others with feelings of relief as it comes to a conclusion. Nearly all, however, were quick to point out the plethora of problems that need reforming in the system.

The problems varied immensely as each applicant viewed the process from their own par-ticular point of view. For Pattee, the problem was simple: “I would like to see a generic application for all public colleges, much like the Common Application for private schools.” For Kashef, it was a different problem: “Have schools agree on five essays that would be universal instead of all having different essays.”

Most of the complaints with the college process, however, came regarding the financial aid aspect. “Making a common application for financial aid would make things much easier

for students,” Sadkowski said. “Going to every school’s financial aid page to find requirements was frustrating, and I found that applying for ad-mission was easier in many respects than apply-ing for aid.” Stigliani concurred, noting his desire to “streamline the financial aid process.”

Surprisingly few complaints were in regards to the overall cost of college, which has grown to exorbitant heights. “Colleges should lower their application costs,” Harris pointed out. “Schools make enough through tuition and room and board. The cost to apply should be very small, if any, and colleges should give out more automatic scholarships based solely on their applications.” Ashwood added, “Obviously, getting more financial aid and more subsidized loans would be nice.”

Others found the point to be less of an issue.“As much as I’d like to complain about my

rejections or not getting more financial aid, on the whole I think the college admissions process is run quite smoothly, all things considered,” Stigliani said.

In nearly every senior’s case, however, the most challenging part of the process — bridging all gaps between personal differences — was making the final decision as to what college would receive their intent to enroll form.

The challenging part of the process was two-pronged for Harris. “The hardest part of applying was making myself sound smart and well-round-ed enough to be considered for school scholar-ships in the essay questions of applications; then came decision making. Both DePaul and Columbia College had good programs, yet they were both very different and emphasized different schools of thought on filmmaking. Both had pros and cons, and I thought hard on my decision but have been happy with it.”

Sadkowski’s final options both ended up on the far side of the continent, bringing new chal-lenges.

“My decision was determined by financial aid. Up until I found out, I had a lot of doubt over wheteher I should choose RISD or Brown. It got to the point where I was going to fly to Provi-dence, but then the financial aid came and that settled it,” he said.

“I knew either college would be good, so it was hard choosing a college farther away than I had originally planned,” Pattee said.

Strever echoed her sentiment. “The most challenging part was choosing between two great schools, definitely.”

Stigliani repeated the essence of her state-ment. “The most challenging part really was the decision. I am naturally very indecisive, and, not to be melodramatic about it, but the fact that I was in turn determining a large part of my future made it that much more difficult.”

Others took a lighter view of the application and decision making process. “When they return the FAFSA, they should give you a singing turtle that can dance. And not that crappy tap dancing, I want it to be able to crump,” Ashwood said.

Sara StreverAugustana College

“It came down to East Coast versus West Coast, and I decided that Swarthmore felt intangibly more natural to me. It was a very dif-ficult decision.”

“I applied to two colleges, Au-gustana and St. Olaf. I decided on (Augustana) because it had the stronger program for my major.”

Ben SadkowskiBrown University

“Brown’s open curriculum is a very attractive option, and the freedom there is incredible, but at the same time the students have a lot of responsibility in choosing which route to take.”

Vincent StiglianiSwarthmore College

“I have decided to stay here in Cedar Falls and attend UNI for the first couple years. Then, I’m planning on transferring to Iowa to dabble in law. UNI is very convenient to get Gen Eds out of the way.”

Tyler MoranUniversity of Northern

Iowa

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Sara GabrieleStaff writer

2010 will be the last school year at Cedar Falls High School for guidance counselor Ryan Flaherty. Flaherty will be moving to Fort Dodge where he’s been hired by Phillips Middle School to be a 7th and 8th grade counselor. The move is a family decision so that Flaherty and his wife can be closer to family.

“I’m nervous and excited be-cause I’ve never worked with that age group before,” Flaherty said. “Sometimes new is good. It’ll be exciting to work in a new school setting in a different district.”

Although Flaherty is optimistic about the potential for the future, his move will be tinged with sadness from fellow guidance counselors and students.

“Mr. Flaherty is a real asset to Cedar Falls High School,” guid-ance counselor Daniel Weichers said. “He relates well to all of his students and treats them all equally. Students and parents understand this and appreciate the work he does for them.”

As the faculty advisor for student senate, Flaherty takes on other vari-ous responsibilities around the high school in addition to his traditional guidance counselor duties. Flaherty helps coordinate and plan all the activities with homecoming, the McElroy scholarships and various other projects throughout the year.

“It seems like each month he is leading students headfirst into a different project,” Weichers said. “I don’t think people realize the time and passion Mr. Flaherty puts into student senate projects. He doesn’t do it for the money or the recogni-tion but because it’s another avenue he can use to work with students and help others in the process.”

Students also appreciate Fla-herty’s hard work.

“Mr. Flaherty is the one person in the school I will really remember after high school,” Junior Austin Javellana said. “He has had such a positive impact on all of us, and has also taught us how to work hard.”

The school has hired Peet Junior High counselor Erin Gardner to take over Flaherty’s position. She has been at PJH for two years now but is excited for her transfer to CFHS.

As some teachers move on, CFHSexperiences many unwanted changes

Counselor Ryan Flaherty

Moves to a new job after being at CF for five years.

Meg LaneStaff writer

After 32 years of teaching at Cedar Falls, math teacher, Mary Staniger has decided to pursue higher education teaching op-portunies.

Staniger has decided to accept a job offer at Upper Iowa Univer-sity as an assistant professor of mathematics.

She said she is excited about her new job, but, as with any departure, she has expressed some aspects that she will find hard to leave in Cedar Falls.

“I will miss my students and former students that are so appre-ciative. The notes and kind words have meant a lot to me,” Staniger said.

Staniger also added, “I have enjoyed my teaching experience at CFHS especially when I had my own children as students.”

Students of Staniger also ex-pressed that they too will miss her presence both in and outside the classroom.

“I learned a lot in her class. She had a very unique way of having us memorize things, like on a unit circle; instead of memorizing co-sine and sine, I still remember her saying, ‘CS, for my son, Charlie Staniger,” sophomore Sungha Nielsen said.

Her influence extends beyond the many students, past and pres-

ent, that she has touched. She has also left a lasting impact on her own department.

“Mrs. Staniger has been a real leader in the technology of the math department. I will miss her as a col-league and as a friend,” CFHS math teacher Barb Koble said.

Staniger plans on further expanding her teaching experience at UIU where she hopes to learn to intergrate even more technology into her math classes.

Math teacherMary Staniger

Accepts a new job after teaching at CF for 32 years.

Editor note:At deadline we learned math teacher Bill Bader will also be retiring at the end of this school year. Of course we will miss all the contributions of the school nurse, Sue Gettman. Please check the Our View on page 9 for best wishes.

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our viewHundreds of thousands

of gallons of liquid death are pouring into our ocean each day with seemingly no end to it.

On April 20, British Petroleum's underwater oil well exploded leaving 11 dead. Since then, govern-ment officials, environ-mentalists and concerned citizens are teaming up to try to find a solution to stop the crude oil from spreading even further.

Thousands of sea crit-ters, birds and land animals are at risk every day. Many organizations have been gathering donations to help volunteers save those ani-mals that have been affected by the oil.

To try and slow down

the oil from getting to the shore, many pet groomers and hair salons have been shipping out their hair clip-pings to help absorb the oil.

This incident is so tragic and will be extremely hard to reverse. It's horrible what our dependency on oil and money has led us to. Greed, in this case, has also led to a downfall for impor-tant safety features we’re overlooked on the rig. This could have not only saved us from the thousands of barrels of spilled oil each day, but also possibly the lives of the workers on the rig when it exploded.

America is addicted to disasters it seems. When-ever everything is running "smoothly," very few people pay attention to the warn-ings that we might be poised for catastrophe or that there

might be another safer, though more challenging, path to take. Then some-thing like Katrina or this oil spill happens, and suddenly the short term struggles we would've faced for improve-ment seem like a breeze compared to the loses we face after the predicted calamities wipe us out.

I think that this is a huge wake up call. We need to really start applying more to alternative energy sources that will help instead of kill the environment. How much longer can we expect to de-pend on resources that could end up hurting us more than helping us?

America, we need to get smarter and admit that we messed up. Things won’t get better if we blame it on others. We need to help prevent disasters like this.

Have you ever wanted to play in a band? Do you have an old instrument that you want to dust off?

Well, you could have your chance! West Music is hosting their 11th annual Weekend Warriors program.

Weekend Warriors takes other people of your age, musical interest, availability and style and puts you in a band. Now, you may say that you have no time for this, but Weekend Warriors is only once a week for eight weeks.

After the eight weeks of jam sessions, your band will play a show at one of many popular destinations in Cedar Falls or Waterloo. Recently, the Weekend Warriors band Dead In-nocence played at Jameson's on March 30; they played songs like "21st Century Breakdown" by Green Day

and "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.

You can play just about any instrument in the program, from guitar to a harmonica, so some of these bands are extremely interesting to watch.

Weekend Warriors will provide you all the equip-ment you need to play, like guitars, amps, cords, drums sets, basses, vocal equip-ment and anything else you

can think of, but if you take your band farther than the program, you must use your own equipment and book your own shows. You'll be on your own, but you'll have the experience needed to be a successful group.

Program times and dates vary by location. Weekend Warriors in Cedar Falls is just ending, but the next ses-sions start July 10 and Sept. 18. "I believe it is $125 per session and the sessions last eight weeks. I think but am not 100 percent sure for Cedar Fall’s program. We provide all the gear and sound for rehearsals and the gig, plus the coach for the session," Coralville store manager Sara Volz said.

To see the show of the current sessions, go to West Music on University Av-enue. The most recent show was on May 18.

Dustin PeverillStaff Writer

West Music hosts Weekend Warriors

Kaylee Micu Staff Writer

Oil Spill: Wake up AmericaDeparting staff leaves rich experience, legacy

As the school year draws to a close and seniors prepare for life outside high school, seven staff mem-bers are similarly saying goodbye to Cedar Falls High School. We at the Hi-Line would like to wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors and thank them for their committed service over the years.

The seven departures—social studies teacher John Mullan, choir teacher Kendra Wohlert, Spanish teacher Linda McCormack, math teacher Mary Staniger, math teacher Bill Bader, counselor Ryan Flaherty and nurse Sue Gettman —are all pursuing different paths next year, some within the education sector, some outside. Examining the breadth and scope of this combined influence, it is clear that the school is losing invaluable experience and dedication.

The educators and personnel here are a primary factor behind Cedar Falls’ reputation as a school of academic excellence, and the presence of these teachers and staff will be greatly missed.

On the other side of the coin, we wish the admin-istration success in filling these enormous shoes. The opportunities for fresh voices and new legacies are the silver lining to this story. All of the departing teachers had a first year here at one point or another, and the new arrivals have the exciting opportunity to form their own lasting legacies.

Thank you again, staff members, for your service in and around the building, and we wish you success and happiness in your post-Cedar Falls lives.

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tiger hi-lineSPORTS10 May 25, 2010

The Quidditch Cup Championship:The magical sport from the world of Harry Potter makes an appearance at Cedar Falls High SchoolQuidditch, a game that origi-nated with the epic of Harry Potter, is like basketball. Chas-ers try to throw the ball thru one of three hoops, and the game is over when the seeker catches the snitch. (BELOW) Team Drumline celebrates a victory after sopho-more seeker Adam Streicher catches the “snitch.” (BOTTOM RIGHT) Senior Joey Sevcik aims to score a goal against a keeper from Team Supermegafoxyawesomehott.(FAR LEFT) Sophomore An-drew Halloran “flies” through the air as he throws the “quaf-fle” to a teammate.(LEFT) Sophomore Adam Stre-icher and senior Joey Sevcik team up to stop senior Scott Packard from throwing the “quaffle.” Brian Hughes Photos

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Athleteof

the WeekPaul Strike

Men’s TrackSenior

1. How have you done this year? We made it (to State) in the 4x800 meter relay, which was an incredible accomplishment, considering we ran 13 seconds faster at Districts than we had all year. Everyone stepped up time to make it happen.2. What has been your favorite memory of CFHS?I truly have enjoyed this experience, with band and running as well as the academic aspect of it all. My favorite memories of high school are playing foosball at Becker’s, Story Wednesdays and writing/reading poems in cross country.

The Cedar Falls Athletic Booster Club will host the 2010 Tiger Golf Classic at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course on Thursday, June 24 with a shot-gun start at 1 p.m.

More than 800 young men and women participate in over 30 extra-curricular athletic teams each year at Cedar Falls High School, Holmes Junior High and Peet Junior High. Proceeds from the annual Tiger Golf Classic help assure that CF sports programs in these schools remain among the finest in Iowa.

The registration deadline is June 10, or when full. Register now! Entries will be registered based on when they are received — first come, first served. Participants must be post-high school age.

For complete details and to register, go online at: www.golfdi-gestplanner.com/14655-TigerGolf-Classic.

Pam Cregerpamela.creger@uni.edu319-273-4717/319-273-2763

Golf ClassicOpportunity

Ellen GustavsonStaff Writer

The men’s soccer team is ready to enter substate as the underdog once again.

Although the team is seeded 8th as they were last year, they still stand a good chance for making it to State. The team won its first match of the season against Cedar Rapids Washington. They also beat their biggest rival, Waterloo West, with a score of 3-1.

Senior Omeed Kashef said he feels that talent is only one of the team’s strengths. “We know how to play a lot more creatively,” he said.

On the other hand, Kashef pointed out, “Our team is young, so we’re not as physical.” Despite this, the season has still seen a few inju-

ries. Starting midfielder sophomore Peter Tran injured his knee and has just now begun to play again. Junior Brent Wilkins also injured his leg, among various other ailments.

Much of the team’s prowess comes from their unique reputation as a team emphasizing finesse--the finer points of the game--in a high school atmosphere dominated in all sports by a desire to pummel the other side. Instead, the Tigers are noted team players, anchored by solid goalie and West Point cadet-to-be Alex Clopton. Kashef, who experienced a position move to midfield during his final year of high school soccer, feels positively about this team’s abilities.

“If we go out and play like we can, we have the talent to hang with anybody,” Kashef said. “It’s really a

pretty cool thing to be a part of.”While the team has a diverse

mix of talent, they are balanced and steady offensively. Kashef, for example, has scored a trio of goals during the season, as have a number of other players.

The team has won nine games and lost six in their season so far. They have a bye for the first round of the substate tournament, and tomorrow’s game of Mason City versus Waterloo West will determine who the Tigers play for their second round. They expect to play Cedar Rapids Washington again.

“If we can win those two games, we’ll make it to State,” Kashef said.

If the Tigers win the first round, the date and location for the next substate game is still to be an-nounced.

Ali MillerStaff Writer

From having the two fastest kids in the state to the 10 other events the Tigers secured at State, ending this season was looking very good for the CF men’s track team.

Sophomores James Harrington and Luke Toyosi have the top two spots in the 100 in the state. At Dis-tricts, Harrington ran a 10.95 and Toyosi a 10.99, the two going head to head for the number one ranking.

Harrington had a false start in his 100, causing a disqualification. Trying to wrangle all this anger into his 200, he was shooting for first in that race. During the run, Austin Ebertowski of Council Bluffs was trying to push past Harrington at the very last second. Harrington held hold of the lead and finished first with a time of 21.92 seconds, beating Ebertowski by .4 seconds. Harrington said this victory felt very good, compared to the false start of his 100. He also added that this wasn’t everything he wanted for this season, but he’ll settle for it, and thought he had a pretty good year overall.

The 4x400 was yet another intense race for the Tigers this Saturday. The team was made up

of Marshall Hill, Jesse Alexander, Austin Long, with Jake Jamison an-choring. Jamison was hoping for the win as he rounded the last corner, but he did not see Brennan Davey of Indianola coming right up behind him. Davey ended up passing him for the win, and the Tigers finished the relay with a time of 3:20.56.

Jacob Tayloe contributed to the overall ninth place with 26 points for the Tigers this weekend, finish-ing eighth in the 1,600.

Head coach Bob Schmidt said

going to State “gave them the confi-dence going in to State that they had the potential to double score.”

He said about the two fastest sophomores in the state, “They’re pretty remarkable; we are the only school with the 1 and 2 seeds let alone, they’re sophomores.”

Overall, he’s quite happy with the way the season turned out. “I knew we had a good team on paper, so I knew if we ran up to our poten-tial, we would have a good team,” Schmidt said.

Eileen Crotty PhotoSenior sprinter Jesse Alexander catches his opponent and hangs neck-in-neck with him in a race during the Drake Relays. Alex-ander was a key team component during the team’s state run.

Men’s track finishes strong

Men’s soccer clamors for state berth

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much more

Party 2010Rachel Connelly and Jessica Rieb-kes (top) decorate the sidewalk with chalk at Senior Leadership’s annual Senior Party. They are helped with by Amelia Sutton (far right). On the other side of the parking lot, Amelia McMurrin (bottom left) chases the ball during the kickball game and Laura Johnson (bottom right) takes a pitch from Alex Entz during an exciting game of tennis baseball.

Hannah Van Meeteren Photos