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Students lining up for innovative enrichment at Peet
Students who enjoy dancing, hanging out with friends and country music can have a fun time when they participate in line dancing run by teacher...
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RealCare babies introducing students to challenges of parenting
Every year some ninth graders take home babies. The RealCare babies. Students in Child Development get them for one weekend. Each student gets a car...
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After missing last year, Cattle Congress returns to Waterloo
The crowd erupts into cheers as the buzzer sounds and Nick Jordan hops off the bucking horse to the dirt ground of the Hippodrome. Everyone...
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Counselor points to healthy paths for preventing suicide
Sucide is an epidemic among teenagers, being the second leading cause of teen death. Mental health professionals in the last decade have been figuring out...
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Daughter, father duo taking love for singing to Cedar Valley
Senior Emma Fuchtman and her father, Andy Fuchtman, have shared a love of music her whole life. They started playing together and had their first...
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Musicians warming up for All State
Junior Kylie Buckultz’s passionate voice illuminated the room in the Hampton Dumont school district. All-State auditions are to be held on Oct. 23 in Hampton...
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Samhain perfect time to cook up dishes to warm witches’ souls
With the equinox behind us and the harvest just beginning, fall is upon us, and with it comes cooler weather, warmer food and, of course,...
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Seniors’ reactions to pressures for promoting college vary
With the college fair over and graduation only a little over eight months away, how are seniors feeling? The paths are as varied as students...
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AP teachers offer tips for success in challenging courses
As many sophomores enroll in different advanced classes for this year, more challenges and difficulties are bound to happen as classes enhance. Instead of dropping...
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Local engineer offers career advice after years of experience
Bill Claassen was only 14 years old when he started working for his father, Wayne, at Claassen Engineering all the way back in 1960. Being...
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Umemezie earns 10th National Youth Poet Laureate title
Three hundred people sit in a crowded room. In front of them, sits a stage with four young faces alongside the host of the event. One by one each...
