All posts tagged "Lila Williams"
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Seniors miss more than courses as graduation nears
The caps, the gowns, the ceremony, the diploma. It all makes graduation feel like a finish line to a race students never thought would end....
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Students finding phone-free ways to unwind
After full days of classes, assignments and pretending to actually understand what’s going on in math, stress can build up fast. For a lot of...
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For financial literacy, students finding gap between school, real life
Most students can solve for x, write a five-paragraph essay and explain what caused World War I, but if you ask them how to file...
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Students, staff consider best balance of homework
After having a full day of classes, practices and other responsibilities, many students go home and face hours of homework. While it’s typically meant to...
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Pressure of perfection weighs on students
No one ever says it out loud, but still, everyone feels it—the pressure to be perfect. In high school, expectations seem to come from every...
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Faith in the Hallways: Not Every Student Feels Same Freedom to Believe
In a school like Cedar Falls High School, faith shows up in quiet but noticeable ways, whether it’s on T-shirts, in conversations, or in groups...
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“Maybe Later”: One Student Develops Mission to Change Teen Choices
It usually starts small. A sip of alcohol at a party. A hit from a vape in a bathroom. Something “just for fun” or a...
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First jobs, real responsibilities: Cedar Falls teens join the workforce
When the last bell rings, some students are headed home or to after-school practices, but these students are clocking in. Aprons on, name tags clipped...
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Phone ban or same old rule? How does Iowa’s new law look inside Cedar Falls classrooms
If you step into a classroom at Cedar Falls High School these days—or really, any classroom in Iowa—you might think you accidentally walked into a...
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Comfort or Opportunity? How are Cedar Falls seniors choosing where to go to college?
For many seniors, deciding where to go to college doesn’t mean choosing what state to go to—it means choosing whether to stay in Iowa or...
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Cedar Bend hosts successful cat yoga event
The Humane Society hosted an event last weekend on Saturday, May 2 for cat yoga at the Outreach and Education Center. There were many participants who showed up for...
