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Students come together with wacky activities to raise money for food bank
Students are raising money for the food bank by participating in new, wacky activities in the Northeastern Iowa Food drive. Events like powder puff volleyball...
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Fall Festival arrives for Cedar Valley Arboretum
It’s Fall Festival at Cedar Valley Arboretum. Scarecrows are set up to welcome all the visitors for fall. During these four weeks of Fall Fest,...
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Motivational speaker encourages Peet students to follow dreams
Timmy the Dreamer, a motivational speaker, came to Peet on Monday, Oct. 6. He spends his time making other people’s dreams come true and has...
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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...
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Instructional coach advocates appropriate AI use for school
Movies depict a dystopian future in which AI takes over the world, driving out humans, and controlling everything. In reality, AI is not that powerful....
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Drip With Meaning: Freshman’s journey with jewelry embedded with stories
Holmes freshman Sohpia VanWinkle is considerably well-known for her on-brand and stylish clothing. Winkle takes time each night to set out an elaborate and customized...
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Holmes teachers reflect and pass on Halloween traditions
In 1989, one teacher was dressing up as a pumpkin for her very first Halloween, while another was already deep into trick-or-treating dressed as G.I....
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Battle of the Books: Students kick off year of club reading for competition
Laughter echoes through the library as students flip through pages, quiz each other on plot twists and race to remember which character saved the day....
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Mexican exchange student adjusting to America
When senior Maria Ramirez first came to Cedar Falls, she set out for independence and was determined to push herself out of her comfort zone....
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Fall traditions bring Holmes students closer to family, food, fun
As leaves crunch underfoot and the crisp scent of autumn fills the air, old traditions begin to resurface—gatherings around warm meals, shared stories and the...
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Holmes classes racing to claim top prize in annual Tiger Cup
The Tiger Cup is a yearlong, grade-level competition at Holmes Junior High designed to boost student participation, improve attendance and strengthen the school community. Modeled after a house-style competition,...
