News
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Family, friends reflect on loss
Sitting in their parents home, surrounded by their belongings that trailed the hallway or were stored in boxes, brothers Steve and Matt Slykhuis sat next...
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Volunteer Club resurrects peer tutoring
A service from the past has been given new life. The Volunteer Club is bringing back the tutoring program that had been offered previously at...
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Planning for Perfection: After studying results from previous session, senior puts together perfect 36 on ACT
Ivan Kozlov didn’t particularly feel optimistic about his score when he was leaving the ACT in October. He even believed that he had received the...
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Students finding variety of ways to volunteer
For junior Shelby Hartwig, volunteering at Hansen Elementary school was not only an opportunity to help out younger students, but a way for her to...
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Former coach, wife killed in car accident: Staff, family, friends cope with loss
A CFHS coaching and teaching legend and his wife were killed in a car accident in Kansas on Tuesday Dec. 20. Jerry Slykhuis, 73, and...
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Phone for Food: Iowa City schools adopt cell phone program that earns promotions from local restaurants
By Sophia Schillinger Three quarters of teens around the world have or have access to smartphones according to a recent study by the Pew Research...
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Virtual reality brings battle to life
By Mia Dexter Students stood around the room, spinning in circles and bobbing their heads like they were puppies chasing their tails. In Sarah Carlson’s...
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Peet freshman celebrating 10 years cancer free
By Alayna Yates At the age of four, Peet freshman Raelynn Smith was diagnosed with an eye cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. “I had to do multiple...
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For six years, Woody’s Toy Drive has delivered smiles for children recovering in Iowa City hospitals
By Tehya Tournier For six years Paul “Woody” Woodward has been helping others put smiles on children’s faces by simply hoping them donate a toy...
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Ending the Stigma
By Mallorie Sckerl At the end of mental health awareness week, psychology teacher Melissa Rogers addresses lessons learned What is the stigma surrounding mental illness?...
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Science club preparing for upcoming Olympiad
Every Thursday after school, the science club fills with students designing, building, testing and experimenting as they prepare for the Science Olympiad. The club focuses on teamwork and problem-solving,...
