T H E VOLUME 52 ISSUE 22 1015 Division St. Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 Early Exit: Men’s team upset in sub state game vs. Jefferson, page 4 Lindsey Davis Staff Writer One of the perks of being in band is the lavish trip taken every three years, and this year, individuals in band have the opportunity to head out to Washington, D.C. Here, they will site-see for five days and also play some music as well. From Saturday, March 10, to the following Saturday (spring break), band members will spend their days learning about American history and visiting historic sites. On Sunday, March 11, the band will arrive in D.C. and have dinner at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. They will also see Herbie Hancock who is a renowned pianist. Monday brings the Ho- locaust Museum. Following this, they’ll hit the Lincoln Memorial where they will play concert pieces. Katherine Mayhew Staff Writer The CFHS DECA team had 13 students qualify for the national competition: Patrick Sesker, Kelley Dobson, Lauren Bannon, Ben Chall- gren, Shane Shaddox, Colby Creger, Chris Dobson, Natalie Rokes, Wyatt Kroemer, Nick DeBuhr, Laura Schwickerath, Lindsey Davis, Jane Challgren and Sami Schildroth. More than 500 Iowa students competed in the state competition in Des Moines back in late February. The national competition will take place in Salt Lake City in April. Business teacher Matt Flaherty described DECA. “It’s a group of kids interested in business and marketing. It is an organization they pay membership to be involved and gain professional experi- ence in,” Flaherty said. Students competed in various categories of DECA, each category doing different things. “For the most part, ev- eryone took a marketing test. Some of the kids did a one- on-one role-playing situation then presented their ideas in an interview with a business- person. Some of the kids gave presentations,” Flaherty said. CFHS DECA members were more successful in this year’s state DECA competi- tion than in years passed. “We had the most kids in my 12 years qualify for nation- als this year,” Flaherty said. Regrettably, not everyone who qualified for nationals will go “It’s crazy to think we’ll be playing where MLK has spoken to millions in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” band member Bennett Ford said. Following this experience, the band will watch the Ma- rine Corps Band, an inspira- tion for all the members. The band will head to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on Tuesday where they will receive a tour. Tak- ing a break from D.C., they will travel up to Baltimore to shop and eat as well as visit the Baltimore Aquarium. Wednesday is dedicated to the Smithsonian museums. The jazz bands are set to visit the Armed Forces retirement home and play some jazz mu- sic for the residents there. Thursday is their last day in D.C., and they plan to visit the Arlington National Cem- etery to see the Eternal Flame, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and watch the Chang- ing of the Guard. They will then tour the Capitol and take a picture with Iowa’s Senator Chuck Grassley. The band will wrap up the day by walk- ing the National Mall. On Friday, the band will depart D.C. and travel to Kalahari Resort, which is the world’s largest waterpark. After a dinner here, they will pack up their belongings and head home. For a trip of this magni- tude, money can sometimes be an issue. That’s why band members have hosted numer- ous fundraisers. The annual carwash was the big ringer. Many got enough pledges to raise a healthy amount of money that went to their trip accounts. “The whole thing really excites me. Seeing Herbie Hancock is going to be incredible, and so is playing for tourists at the Lincoln Memorial. The educational side is really neat too. Now that I’ve taken U.S. history II and American government, I can see lessons I learned in class in action and in front of me. Also, the fact of getting out of CF for spring break for some very nice weather with friends isn’t bad either,” Ford said. Not all band members will be attending this trip, for various reasons. Junior Julie Doyle decided to pass on it in order to save money for the church trip Caravan this summer. “My favorite part about band is the people because they are all solid individuals. Then getting us all together, we just make each other bet- ter people as a whole. I won’t be going on the band trip, but a lot of people have told me they look forward to playing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial,” Doyle said. Band students head to Washington, D.C. due to financial, locational and timing problems. Flaherty explained how the DECA team will tackle collecting the money for the trip. “We’ll start planning on doing some fundraising, so that helps. I don’t think the cost deters kids. I don’t think it’s a big deal most of the time,” Flaherty said. Flaherty said he thinks that DECA is an important organization to include at CFHS. “I think it gives students an opportunity to gain real-world busi- ness experience. They gain communication skills, problem-solving skills, cre- ative thinking and sit down with real businesspeople,” Flaherty said. 13 students advance to DECA nationals Sara Gabriele Editor-in-chief The Swartdogs, Team 525, earned 15th place in the regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technol- ogy) robotics competition in Kansas City last weekend. The team was eliminated in the semi-finals but will have another chance to advance to the national competition at the 10,000 Lakes Regional. Led by physics teacher Kenton Swartley, the team built a robot to perform different tasks, competing in two minute 15 second matches. This year the game was Rebound Rumble, in which the team’s robot picked up basketballs and shot them into four differ- ent hoops. In the middle of the field were three different bridges that the robots had to balance on. Though the team did not advance to nationals in this competition, they felt the process was still equally rewarding. “It’s nice to win, but it’s more than just winning, “ junior Katie Yang said. “It’s about the entire process of learning about all the science and technology that goes behind robotics. We already won because we got an awe- some robot working.” The team received the Gracious Professionalism award, an honor awarded to teams that exhibit outstand- ing sportsmanship. “It’s nice that other people are noticing what we’re doing to help other teams,” Yang said. The 10,000 Lakes Re- gional, will be held in Min- neapolis on March 31. Band Pops Concert: •Tuesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 8 •7:30 pm. •CFHS gym •Featuring the Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, both jazz bands and an ensemble of percussionists. Robotics earns 15th place at regional FIRST competition
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T H E
VOLUME 52 ISSUE 22 1015 Division St. Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
Early Exit:Men’s team upset in sub state game vs. Jefferson, page 4
Lindsey DavisStaff Writer
One of the perks of being in band is the lavish trip taken every three years, and this year, individuals in band have the opportunity to head out to Washington, D.C. Here, they will site-see for five days and also play some music as well. From Saturday, March 10, to the following Saturday (spring break), band members will spend their days learning about American history and visiting historic sites.
On Sunday, March 11, the band will arrive in D.C. and have dinner at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. They will also see Herbie Hancock who is a renowned pianist.
Monday brings the Ho-locaust Museum. Following this, they’ll hit the Lincoln Memorial where they will play concert pieces.
Katherine MayhewStaff Writer
The CFHS DECA team had 13 students qualify for the national competition: Patrick Sesker, Kelley Dobson, Lauren Bannon, Ben Chall-gren, Shane Shaddox, Colby Creger, Chris Dobson, Natalie Rokes, Wyatt Kroemer, Nick DeBuhr, Laura Schwickerath, Lindsey Davis, Jane Challgren and Sami Schildroth.
More than 500 Iowa students competed in the state competition in Des Moines back in late February. The national competition will take place in Salt Lake City in April.
Business teacher Matt Flaherty described DECA. “It’s a group of kids interested in business and marketing. It
is an organization they pay membership to be involved and gain professional experi-ence in,” Flaherty said.
Students competed in various categories of DECA, each category doing different things. “For the most part, ev-eryone took a marketing test. Some of the kids did a one-on-one role-playing situation then presented their ideas in an interview with a business-person. Some of the kids gave presentations,” Flaherty said.
CFHS DECA members were more successful in this year’s state DECA competi-tion than in years passed. “We had the most kids in my 12 years qualify for nation-als this year,” Flaherty said. Regrettably, not everyone who qualified for nationals will go
“It’s crazy to think we’ll be playing where MLK has spoken to millions in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” band member Bennett Ford said.
Following this experience, the band will watch the Ma-rine Corps Band, an inspira-tion for all the members.
The band will head to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on Tuesday where they will receive a tour. Tak-ing a break from D.C., they will travel up to Baltimore to shop and eat as well as visit the Baltimore Aquarium.
Wednesday is dedicated to the Smithsonian museums. The jazz bands are set to visit the Armed Forces retirement home and play some jazz mu-sic for the residents there.
Thursday is their last day in D.C., and they plan to visit the Arlington National Cem-etery to see the Eternal Flame, the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and watch the Chang-ing of the Guard. They will then tour the Capitol and take a picture with Iowa’s Senator Chuck Grassley. The band will wrap up the day by walk-ing the National Mall.
On Friday, the band will depart D.C. and travel to Kalahari Resort, which is the world’s largest waterpark. After a dinner here, they will pack up their belongings and head home.
For a trip of this magni-
tude, money can sometimes be an issue. That’s why band members have hosted numer-ous fundraisers. The annual carwash was the big ringer. Many got enough pledges to raise a healthy amount of money that went to their trip accounts. “The whole thing really excites me. Seeing Herbie Hancock is going to be incredible, and so is playing for tourists at the Lincoln Memorial. The educational side is really neat too. Now
that I’ve taken U.S. history II and American government, I can see lessons I learned in class in action and in front of me. Also, the fact of getting out of CF for spring break for some very nice weather with friends isn’t bad either,” Ford said.
Not all band members will be attending this trip, for various reasons. Junior Julie Doyle decided to pass on it in order to save money for the church trip Caravan this summer.
“My favorite part about band is the people because they are all solid individuals. Then getting us all together, we just make each other bet-ter people as a whole. I won’t be going on the band trip, but a lot of people have told me they look forward to playing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial,” Doyle said.
Band students head to Washington, D.C.
due to financial, locational and timing problems.
Flaherty explained how the DECA team will tackle collecting the money for the trip. “We’ll start planning on doing some fundraising, so that helps. I don’t think the cost deters kids. I don’t think it’s a big deal most of the time,” Flaherty said.
Flaherty said he thinks that DECA is an important organization to include at CFHS. “I think it gives students an opportunity to gain real-world busi-ness experience. They gain communication skills, problem-solving skills, cre-ative thinking and sit down with real businesspeople,” Flaherty said.
13 students advance to DECA nationalsSara Gabriele
Editor-in-chiefThe Swartdogs, Team
525, earned 15th place in the regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technol-ogy) robotics competition in Kansas City last weekend. The team was eliminated in the semi-finals but will have another chance to advance to the national competition at the 10,000 Lakes Regional.
Led by physics teacher Kenton Swartley, the team built a robot to perform different tasks, competing in two minute 15 second matches. This year the game was Rebound Rumble, in which the team’s robot picked up basketballs and shot them into four differ-ent hoops. In the middle of the field were three different bridges that the robots had to
balance on. Though the team did not
advance to nationals in this competition, they felt the process was still equally rewarding.
“It’s nice to win, but it’s more than just winning, “ junior Katie Yang said. “It’s about the entire process of learning about all the science and technology that goes behind robotics. We already won because we got an awe-some robot working.”
The team received the Gracious Professionalism award, an honor awarded to teams that exhibit outstand-ing sportsmanship.
“It’s nice that other people are noticing what we’re doing to help other teams,” Yang said.
The 10,000 Lakes Re-gional, will be held in Min-neapolis on March 31.
Band Pops Concert: •Tuesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 8 •7:30 pm. •CFHS gym•Featuring the Symphonic Band, Wind Symphony, both jazz bands and an ensemble of percussionists.
Robotics earns 15th place at regional FIRST competition
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our viewAfter a proposal from University of Northern Iowa’s President, Ben Allen, the Iowa Board of Regents ap-
proved the closing of Malcolm Price Laboratory School due to budget constraints in a hot-topic Feb. 27 meet-ing. The controversial decision displaced close to 400 students and ignited thousands of fiery debates.
Whether you approve of Allen’s decision or rue his name, one idea remains universal: opinions must not overstep boundaries.
Reports of hostile letters and death threats to Allen and his family have trickled to the surface, and those ve-hement in their opposition have taken their American right to speak freely very, very literally. However, simply maintaining the legal right to express downright rudeness doesn’t make it a moral right; having the ability to spout anti-Allen slurs doesn’t mean you should.
It’s equally deplorable, however, for Allen-enthusiasts to shower UNI’s President with inappropriate sup-port..One student representative contacted our staff mulitple times, pressuring us to publish nothing that could cast Allen in a harsh light. Such a foreceful stance sullies the First Amendment, proving there can be too much of a good thing. Just as unnecessary hateful commentents detriment the situation, insider encouragement upsets the political playing field..
As decisions about the future of MPLS and those it affects come to fruition, be wary of the fuzzy line sepa-rating legal right from what is right.
Simply put: keep it classy, Cedar Falls.
UNI supports, opposes President Allen
Lucas HamiltonEntertainment EditorThere is a great debate
that doesn’t want to end. The struggle for equality among races and genders. We tend to hear more about the struggles of minorities and women in particular. Both are wonder-ful movements and should continue their work, but why do the white males get left behind? Everybody has a period of serious struggle, and white males are not exempt. Trying to find a way
through an expensive college program in order to pursue a dream is no easy task. But more and more, scholarships forget that. Scholarships tend to set their focus on the underprivileged or need-based applicants. In an effort to close the gender gap, there are scholarships designed specifically for only women applicants as well. Why is the man in the middle so easily forgotten?
In no way should the perils of the poor and needy be belittled, but in assessing
Hannah RoethlerStaff Writer
Walking the halls here at Cedar Falls High School, a lot of the time I hear people talking about Tumblr or Pinterest. What is this obses-sion with these two blogging websites? Some people plan their future house or wedding on Pinterest, while others just look for photography on Tumblr. Personally, I would choose Tumblr over Pinterest every single day of the week, but that’s because I like the random photography I find
on there more than the simple life things posted on Pinter-est. I don’t go home and do my homework right away. I get home and check to see if there are any good posts on Tumblr, and I feel like that’s the same thing most of us do.
I remember the days when we would go hang out with friends after school or do chores, but now it seems like everyone runs to a computer the second they walk into their houses after being gone. With Internet phones, it’s easier to check these web-sites, which makes it easier
to always be on them. I know I have Tumblr and Pinterest on my phone, and I know I use them more throughout the day than I really should. I can’t even make it through the school day without check-ing either Tumblr or Pinter-est, and, honestly, I don’t think it’s healthy.
Even before Tumblr and Pinterest came along, we all were spending way too much of our time on Facebook and Twitter, but the time online has increased greatly since we have started using Tumblr and Pinterest. The never-
the needs of everyone, those stuck in the middle need con-sideration as well. As I search for scholarship opportunities to help ease the financial strain of college, I am always reminded that being a white guy limits chances and eligi-bility. I’ve stumbled across plenty of wonderful scholar-ships that could have been a real opportunity to earn some money, only to have those hopes swept under the rug by an eligibility rule based on gender or race. Most of these rules limit the scholarships to
a certain ethnicity or women. I would actually be surprised if there was a scholarship in which only white males were allowed to apply. Even schol-arships that are specifically for Boy Scouts are a compro-mise for white males. Women can still apply for them because (brace yourself) girls can be in Boy Scouts.
In our unending quest of finding a level of equal-ity in education, jobs and opportunities, it seems males are, in general, being beaten out by many women. More
women are receiving college degrees and in turn, more jobs. There are more stay-at-home dads. The gender roles have been shifting rapidly as more women want to learn and apply their knowledge into the workforce. This is no bad thing. Society needs to realize that anyone can do anything. Unfortunately, by trying to kick start that belief, the average white guy has been left behind at the boarding station while trying to run after a speeding train of opportunity.
Benefits for all, not only for some
ending pages that these sites use help us spend more of our time on them because with most sites you can just say, “Oh, I’ll be done when I hit the bottom of this page.” That isn’t an option on these pages. They have set it up so that the page never ends and you just keep scrolling and scrolling. Five minutes turns into an hour, and you don’t even realize it.
No matter what website you prefer over the others, these blogging sites are start-ing to take over our lives. It’s not only the students that
have become addicted, but parents and teachers have also been getting caught up with these blogging sites.
A part of me wishes that we could all just put the phones away and not get on the computer for just one day, but I know that with the way technology is advancing, there isn’t a good chance that this will ever happen. I know that Tumblr and Pinterest won’t be the last hit websites on the Internet, and I know that more and more time will be wasted using sites like these.
Blogging sites dominate our lives
Athleteof
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Sportshiline.co.nrMarch 6, 2012
1. How do you feel about the team’s performance this season?I thought we had a very good season even though it didn’t end like we wanted it to. I think we grew as a team.2. What is your favorite memory from this year?Beating Linn-Mar.3. How was the team chemistry this season?It was pretty solid. We got a lot closer as the season went on.
Kalund BrownMen’s Basketball
Izzie HayesStaff Writer
The Warrior hockey team ended the season with a record of 34-1 and the state title; however, the season isn’t completely over for the War-riors. They have been invited to participate in the hockey Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 21 through the 25.
The Warriors are a non-profit organization that relies on fundraising to send the team to Utah in March.
Staci Jackson is the team’s representative.
“We will be paying for the trip entirely by donations being made to the team by some area businesses and individuals and also from our fundraising efforts. Some of our fundraising efforts were the raffles that we held at the Pack the Arena night for our games against the Des Moines Oak Leafs back in January and during our White Out Weekend for our games against the Cedar Rapids Roughriders at the beginning of February,” Jackson said.
However, going to Nation-als will bring on competition that the team has not seen be-fore. Though the thought may be daunting, the team does not feel any more pressure to do well at Nationals.
“They don’t have higher expectations for the National Tournament. They try to keep the team on an even keel and take it one game at a time whether they are playing a
regular season game, a league tournament game or playing at the national level,” Jackson said.
The team expects the competition to be hard but does not think it is something they cannot over come. Junior team member Jon Skarlis said he thinks the team will be able to handle the competition.
“It will definitely be a test for us, but we are going to
make sure we are prepared for it. Our goal is to win just like the tournament in Wisconsin,” Skarlis said.
After a big state tourna-ment win on Sunday, Feb. 26, against Kansas City, the Warriors will be taking a few days off before resuming their normal practice schedule before heading to the national tournament.
“We are trying to keep things the same because they have worked for us all year,” Skarlis said.
For the four seniors that play for the Warriors, it will be their last time playing as Waterloo Warriors. Many seniors feel as though the last time they play as a part of their high school team is a tear-jerking experience. However, Skarlis said he feels as though the seniors know they have proved themselves to the league.
“We all have a role on this team, and no matter what hap-pens at nationals, we still had one of the best years Waterloo hockey has ever seen,” Skarlis said.
Title Tour After state championship,Warriors chase national crown
Bad BounceIn a mad scramble at the 4A substate tournament game in the McLeod Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28, senior James Har-rington and a Cedar Rapids Jefferson player try to come up with the ball. Eventually the game went to overtime, where the J-Hawks snatched the victory away from the third-ranked Tigers, 67-65. Harrington led the Tigers in scoring with 26 points, and Jefferson had 13 three-point shots en route to its win.
Anna Love Photo
Path to State Title Friday Feb. 24 vs. Lincoln Junior Stars 5-3 Saturday Feb. 25vs. Des Moines Oakleafs 3-1 Sunday Feb. 26vs. Kansas City Jets 4-2 Final Season Record
31-1-0
First state tournament title since 2008-2009 season Team is traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah, to compete in Nationals on March 21-25
FeatureMarch 6, 2012 hiline.co.nr
Lindsey DavisStaff Writer
Children commonly answer the classic “What do you want to be when you grow up” question with a “teacher” or “doctor.” Many outgrow this desire, but still lots of students wish to go on to college to pursue a teach-ing career. What better way to season one’s skills than with cadet teaching? Meg Lane, a Cedar Falls senior, already knows the benefits this class holds.
“I decided to do cadet teaching because I really wanted to see if I would like being a teacher. I had been playing around with the idea of majoring in teaching for a while, so this was kind of my deciding factor, and I ended up loving it. I couldn’t imagine now not taking that class,” Lane said.
Lane did her cadet teach-ing with Mrs. Hancock’s kindergarten class at Hansen Elementary. Now she goes back every other day during morning classes until lunch. Even though her enrollment in a cadet teaching class is officially over, this semester she is continuing her teach-ing explorations.
“I do a variety of things, from helping out with lunch stuff to being a recess super-visor. I aid Mrs. Hancock by working on extra skills out in the hallway like writing their names or recognizing words and shapes. I also helped decorate the room with the kids’ art, and I go to special
activities like music or art class,” Lane said.
Being able to help and interact with the kids is Lane’s favorite part of cadet teaching. She played an important part in helping the students learn their alphabet and numbers, which are the two huge subjects in kinder-garten years.
“It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but they are at the age that everything is new, and they just want to learn it all. That’s really
my favorite part, watching them grow to be ‘big first graders’ as they put it. It gives you that awesome feeling to know you’ve helped impact a child’s life,” Lane said.
She said she is definitely go-ing to pursue a career in educa-tion after high school and hopes to become a science teacher. Without cadet teaching, Lane may have never discovered her passion for teaching.
“This whole experience
has taught me so much as a student and person. Teaching isn’t just about meeting stan-dards and getting an A. It’s about caring about the kids you’re teaching and making sure they can succeed so that they can achieve whatever they want to do in life.”
Cadet teaching has paved a path for Lane’s future, but as she moves on to college, she will fiercely miss this kin-dergarten class that has taught her so much.
“They know what to say to make me laugh or just smile, and I will miss every moment of that. I have loved watch-ing them grow into big kids, and I wish I could continue to watch them grow and achieve. They are all such great, smar kids,” Lane said.
Senior paves path for future through cadet teaching
