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If challenges to the current admissions policy for Iowa’s state universities develop, it may no longer be good enough just to use top grades for entrance to the University of Iowa, Iowa State or the University of Northern Iowa.

Iowa has a 50 percent rule where the top half of the graduating class automatically gets ac-cepted into any state university, but a recent Iowa Board of Regents meeting questioned whether all grades are the same when comparing student grade point averages.

High school students nationwide are taking easier classes to earn better grade point averages, putting them higher in class ranks than students enrolled in advanced or AP courses who jeopar-dize their GPA’s with possibly lower grades in these tougher classes.

Although it may not necessarily be fair to the students who are challenging themselves more, there’s a fine line as to where to draw the limit for easy credit.

“The topic has come up before, and the district hasn’t changed. It’s kind of like a double edge sword because there are pros and cons. It would be nice to give extra credit for more advanced courses, but how do you really determine what’s more challenging?” Associate Principal Gary Koenen asked.

Other districts have a system with weighted

grades. In these districts, band, for example, hurts students’ GPA’s because it isn’t weighted as heav-ily. While class rank is significant, so is being involved in extracurricular activities.

“I’m still learning how things are structured here, and I do know that colleges like UNI look at class ranking, but there are many other variables involved as well. Even with a 4.0, there is no assurance that you’ll get in,” Principal Dr. Rich Powers said.

Some in the Board of Regents said it’s almost as though students are “cheating the system” by taking easy-A classes to bring up their GPA’s. Some argure that this hurts teenagers because these students are avoiding rigorous classes such as physics or AP courses.

“This is a very sensitive topic. There are a number of factors that determine eligibility. Class rank is a, not the, variable. I’m in-between when it comes to going one way or the other. I would definitely say kids are cheating themselves in educational opportunities by taking less advanced classes. People are putting too much value on GPA rather than the depth of their education,” Koenen said.

“The 50 percent rule hasn’t stopped me from taking AP Psyc, which [could] ruin my 4.0 GPA, so I think we need to get rid of that. I believe that Iowa’s colleges should require high schools to weight their classes so that people are not discour-aged in taking difficult courses to gain a greater knowledge,” senior Jacob Dreyer said.

Katie LeeStaff Writer

Cedar Falls High School claimed two out of a possible five top honors in the recent 2006 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) writing contest.

In the last few weeks, seniors Rhiannon Talbot and Alex Ulfers learned they received these statewide titles.

“I screamed a bit. Then I called my mom, and she screamed a bit, and she said I could get ice cream. It was dandy,” Talbot said.

Ulfers, too, recounted his thoughts on hear-ing the winning news.

“I was really surprised since there are a lot of good writers,” he said.

English teacher Michelle Rathe, who is also the NCTE contest coordinator at the high school, said CFHS writing instruction has greatly affected the outcome of the wins this year.

“It shows the quality of our creative writing and academic formal writing English depart-ments,” Rathe said.

After a preliminary essay writing round early last year, three local writers were chosen to represent Cedar Falls High School at the state level.

Then, in April, the CFHS representatives submitted to another 75-minute impromptu es-say on school topics such as senioritis.

In addition to the impromptu essay, Talbot and Ulfers each submitted another writing sample. Ulfers topic for this extra writing was overprotective parents, while Talbot wrote on the impact of music.

From these submissions, the Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee deter-mined the ultimate winners of the contest.

Although both Talbot and Ulfers plan to study pre-med after high school, they said that their NCTE writing wins will help them on the way to college and a professional career.

Sketching her silhouette is senior Jess Rosenberg at the Harmony Core training day last Thursday. Members of Core made these silhouettes that reflected their own personalities to recognize the diversity in the group. This, along with other activities during training day, helped to make the members aware of their diverse community, as well as their own school. The members will be focusing on controversial topics throughout the year that most affect Cedar Falls High School and the everchanging community.

Kristen HammerStaff Writer

The National Merit Semifinalists for the class of 2007 include former CFHS student Tara Lynn Ramsey and current seniors Emily Lentz and Siddharth Ramshankar.

“It’s a really high level of distinction, and it carries a lot of prestige. Earning it was defi-nitely not easy, though,” Ramshankar said.

These three candidates for National Merit Finalists are among the top 16,000 students who took the PSAT test last fall, when a total of 1.4 million students took the test. “Writing the required essay was tough. The question was really broad, and it took me several at-tempts to figure out what I wanted to say,” Ramsey said.

In the next step of the competition, addi-tional requirements will have to be fulfilled to advance to the Finalist level and to be con-sidered for a scholarship. The requirements

include but are not limited to a submission of SAT scores, and impressive academic record, a 500-word self-descriptive essay and an endorse-ment and recommendation by Principal Dr. Rich Powers.

Approximately 8,000 of the 15,000 Semifinal-ists will receive Merit Scholarship awards.

“I feel really honored to be considered for a National Merit Scholar. My sister was a National Merit Finalist, so I have seen how many doors it can open. Even as a Semifinalist, I’m beginning to see a lot of opportunities, so I’m excited to see what will happen throughout the rest of the year,” Lentz said.

In addition to the three Semifinalists, the fol-lowing students were identified as Commended Students in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship program: Hannah Boelts, Megan Christie, Ling Jiang and Stephen Miller. These students are also being recognized for their outstanding perfor-mance on the PSAT but will not continue in the National Merit competition.

Harmonious HappeningsLoni Gallantine Photo

Contests spotlight top academic skillsThree earn 2007 National Merit Semifinalist CF lands two of five in national writing contest

Regents reconsider ‘50 percent’ admission rule

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The Tiger Hi-Line is a weekly publication of the journalism classes of Cedar Falls High School, 1015 Division St., Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. Each edition is published on Wednesdays during the school year in The Insider and Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier, 501 Commercial St., Waterloo, Iowa 50701.

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News Editors-Kelsey Ihde & Audrey KittrellOpinion Editors-Andrea Huber & Robb Klassen

Sports Editors-Josh Betts & Katy SchultFeature Editors-Briana McGeough & Willa SimmetOn-Line Editors-David Jacobson & Olivia Schares

“The real problem starts before the school shooting. It is when kids are

consistently being made fun of by their peers.”

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Kristen HammerStaff Writer

Harry Potter critics miss messageBeautifully written and

unquestionably captivat-ing, the Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling, has created a magical world that people everywhere have fallen madly in love with.

Published in over 200 countries and 40 different languages, Harry Potter has smashed the boundaries be-tween age, race and culture.

Two people who may live on totally different continents living opposite lives to the extreme could find common ground with mention of “the boy who lived.”

“I’ve got loads of friends that are re-ally great people from all over the place that I’ve met because of Harry Potter,” sophomore Harry Potter fan Torie Jo-chims said.

However, there are critics out there that refuse to let the suspenseful adven-tures of fascinating characters be seen as innocent.

Ignoring the predominantly posi-tive messages of the series, they have scraped for reasons to accuse Rowling of making references to occult prac-tices.

“I believe the main message is not at all about witchcraft, but about relation-ships and about figuring out how each one of us is designed a certain way. We all need to figure out who we are and then use those gifts in a positive way, in a world that is trying to deceive and manipulate us to be greedy and self-

centered,” Orchard Hill Student Ministry Direc-tor Walt Rogers said.

“On the subject of promoting witchcraft, no, I don’t think Rowl-ing does in the least. If you think they do, I think that means that you’re probably looking for witchcraft,” Jochims said.

Throughout all six Potter novels, love is always portrayed as stronger than evil.“Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot under-stand, it is love,” Rowling’s character, Dumbledore, said. Dumbledore is referring to how Harry’s mother died to save him from Voldemort, and that Harry was protected by her sacrificial love.

Voldemort being the most power-ful and evil sorcerer, could not harm Harry, even as a baby, because of that love. This is a basis for a lot of the plot, so Rowling is clearly illustrating the idea that love presides over evil.

Rowling also emphasizes the power of choice, that every individual decides for him or herself who he or she wants to be and what he or she stands for.

As Dumbledore said, “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities,” and “You fail to recognize that it mat-ters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”

School violence has been a problem in schools for years. With the recent four incidences of school violence, politicians want to put in more metal detec-tors, not allow the use of backpacks, etc. But this is not really the root of the problem.

Within the five minutes between classes, you can walk down the halls and overhear conversations where people are being made fun of every day. Rarely do you overhear a conversation on how great somebody is or the volunteer work they’re doing this weekend with Grandma.

Violence and bullying need to be

With quotes like these, is it fair to say that Harry Potter is promoting Satanism?“I’m strong in my faith, and I’m ob-sessed with Harry Potter. It hasn’t neg-atively affected my faith in any way. I know that it’s fiction for a reason, and I know that it’s not going to replace my God. It’s just a brilliant way to lose yourself, and the writing is perfecto,” Jochims said.

“If you take out the witchcraft stuff, it’s a very typical junior high/high school relational dynamics happen-ing. The friendship that Harry devel-ops with Ron and Hermione is fun to watch. The adults he learns to trust and the ones he doesn’t are all important lessons,” Rogers said. “Also, how Harry becomes more confident in who he is and how to use his gifts is a very good thing to watch.”

The characters are so diverse that a wide range of people can relate to the books. They provide an escape route for people who want to forget their problems for an hour or two, relax and read a story that will make them laugh, cry or even send shivers down their spines.

Just like life, what you take from the books depends on how you look at it. If you’re searching for evil, you’re probably going to stumble across it now and then.

On the other hand, if you’re search-ing for a story of friendship, passion and mystery, you will most certainly find what you’re looking for in the Harry Potter series.

Alyssa BeckmanStaff Writer

stopped right at the source.

The real problem starts before the school shooting. It is when

kids are consistently being made fun of by their peers. It isn’t the physical violence, but the things students say to each other.

It may just seem like a joke, but over time the insults build up, and

that’s when the violence occurs. No-body wants to feel unsafe in schools. Stu-dents are the ones that need to step up and say something

when people are being made fun of. We all think that the teachers will

take care of it, but rarely do teachers even hear about the real amount of violence that goes on at school. Teach-ers aren’t standing in on our conversa-tions.

It may be hard to not go along with the crowd, but wouldn’t you want that one person to stand up for you?

School violence solution begins with students

When three seniors decided to start a club a few years ago called Students for Social Responsibility (SSR), they probably hoped it would become a lasting group at Cedar Falls High School. What they may not have anticipated, however, is that the group would be, in just one year, one of CF’s most active and prolific clubs in a long time. Dur-ing its first and only full year, SSR hosted a wide variety of events to keep students “socially responsible.” Their highly impressive list of activities included a number of community projects from canned food drives to raking lawns for senior citizens. Unfortunately, after those three seniors graduated, the group more or less disappeared from sight.

Now, under the guidance of four CFHS faculty mem-bers, SSR is being revived for the 2006-07 school year. What’s more, the club’s first event, which involves pack-ing food for the aid-oriented Feed My Starving Children, has received enthusiasm from many students, nearly 40 of whom have signed up as volunteers.

This club provides students with a good opportunity to be active outside of the high school. Though all school groups at CFHS are important, SSR is unique in that it potentially reaches a wider range of people while still re-maining within the community. We hope, by receiving the participation it deserves, this replicated SSR will create a strong impact that will last for many years to come.

Rebirth of SSR proves hopeful for CFHS students, community

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Mike DiMarcoSenior Quarterback

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Athlete

The Tiger football team is off to an-other good start this year in the MVC thanks to great leadership and accu-racy by quarterback Mike DiMarco.

DiMarco, who has lead the Tiger offense to over 1,400 yards this sea-son, has over a 59 percent completion rating as well as four touchdowns in the fi rst fi ve games.

DiMarco was injured two weeks ago at the game against Linn-Mar, but he returned as a starter last week in the win in overtime over Cedar Rapids Prairie. DiMarco threw for 152 yards and one touchdown Friday.

Who do you think will win the Super Bowl this year and why?

Green Bay Packers. Brett Farve will turn the season around and bring the Pack back to title town.

What are your pre-game rituals?I listen to “We Will Rock You” by

Queen when I’m driving to the game. I say a couple prayers before going on the fi eld also.

Do you have any plans to play football in college?

Haha, no. I’ll be lucky if I get into college. I don’t think any colleges are looking at me for football.

Katy SchultSports Editor

Placing fi rst and third respectively, the men’s and women’s cross country teams fi nished strong at the MVC Di-visionals last Thursday, October 12, at Iowa City West.

The men’s team is currently ranked second in the state.

“The team was ranked as high as seventh this year, and they are very young. To have a chance to fi nish in the top three at the state meet is a tre-mendous credit to their work ethic and determination. Coach (Jeff) Hartman and I are very proud of this group,” coach Troy Becker said.

The men’s team consists of 43 run-ners, six of which are seniors. Junior Drew Poland was named athlete of the year. Senior Jason Knox, junior Alex Mark, junior Michael Streicher and sophomore Jordan Velasquez were all

named to the second team all confer-ence squad.

Both Mark and Poland have a chance to set the school record at the state meet if they have a good meet.

With only six seniors, the team is very young.

“We have made a lot of improve-ment this season, and the attitude has been great. We’re starting to run up to our potential, and that’s all we ever want. If we can do that, then a lot of good things can happen for the team,” Becker said.

The women’s team fi nished third, only behind Iowa City High and Iowa City West, and is now ranked ninth in the state.

Senior member of the cross country team Jordan Galles said, “Overall the meet was just a huge team effort. It was our last meet all together, and I think that everyone really was pulling

the same direction to make it some-thing we would always remember.”

The women’s team is made up of 38 girls, and 13 are seniors. Juniors Leah Blanshard and Kelsey Davis, along with sophomore Paige Hersom all fi nished in the top 15 and have all conference honors.

At the metro meet, Blanshard set the meet record.

“It has been an interesting season. We have had injuries, but the team works hard. This team has been a plea-sure to coach, and we hope to maintain the appearance at State,” coach Robert Schmidt said.

Be sure to watch for both of these teams at the regional meets tomorrow night.

The men and women’s meet will be held in Marshalltown, and the state meet will be in Fort Dodge on Satur-day, Oct. 28.

Men’s, women’s cross country teams excel in Divisionals

Extra point leads Tigers past Prairie in overtimeJosh Betts

Sports EditorOn this Friday the 13th, there were

no signs of black cats or bad luck inside the UNI-Dome. Just two teams fi ghting hard for a birth into the state playoffs. With the pressure of the play-offs looming, this game between two playoff teams could only be described as … thrilling.

The Tigers, in a hard fought game throughout, needed a Jason Goulden point after touchdown in overtime to seal the victory 31-30 over Cedar Rapids Prairie.

“We knew going in Prairie was a good team,” Cedar Falls Co-Head Coach Brad Remmert said. “We knew we’d get a good effort from them.”

Things didn’t start so great for the Tigers, as Prairie elected to receive to start the game, drove down the fi eld, and then capped their fi rst drive with a touchdown pass from Prairie quarter-back Dana Schmitt to Jeremy Emmert from 38 yards out to make the score 7-0 in favor of Prairie early on, just 2:19 into the game.

“It took us awhile to get used to the physical play,” Remmert said referring to the quick Prairie start. This is the best team we’ve played to date due to their size and kids they had coming back.”

The Tigers were quick to respond, however, as they engineered a 70-yard drive, culminating with a three-yard touchdown run by Tindall to make it 7-7 with 6:25 to go in the fi rst quarter.

The Prairie Hawks followed up the Tindall touchdown run with a 20-play drive that took almost 10 minutes off the clock. The Hawks capped off the drive with a 24-yard fi eld goal by Prai-rie kicker Cal Beatty. That would give Prairie the 10-7 lead, and that would be the halftime score.

“They (Prairie) controlled the ball in the fi rst half,” Remmert said. “We felt like we were in a good position to put points on the board.”

The Tiger coaching staff couldn’t have been more correct. After receiv-ing the opening kickoff of the second half, the Tigers marched right down the fi eld, and Tindall punched it in once again, this time from 10 yards out to make it 14-10 Tigers with 9:21 to go in the third quarter.

The Tigers would strike again, this time through the air, as Tiger senior quarterback Mike DiMarco hit fellow senior Brandon Nelson on a 25-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-10 Ti-gers with 10:37 to go in the game.

On the next Prairie series, quarter-back Nate Suchomel was intercepted by Landon Zaputil. Zaptuil’s intercep-tion return allowed the Tigers to set up shop at the Prairie 19; however, the drive stalled after DiMarco was inter-cepted by Ben Cooper of Prairie.

With the Tigers holding a 21-10 lead, Prairie fought back, as Suchomel hit Schmitt on a 34-yard touchdown pass, but the two-point conversion failed, making the score 21-16 Tigers with 8:10 to go in the fourth quarter.

Prairie then set up an onside kick, and recovered. A 10-play drive led to a Jamie Klith four-yard touchdown run to make it 22-21 in favor of Prairie. Prairie then was successful on a two-point conversion, to make the score 24-21 in favor Prairie. That would be Klith’s lone touchdown of the game. He had been averaging almost 120 yards per game, but the Tigers held him to just 62 yards. Prairie rushed for only 110 yards as a team for the game.

“When you put a game plan together, you look at the people you have to hold in check,” Remmert said. “We did a pretty good job against the run.”

With 1:10 remaining in the game, and no timeouts, the Tigers were look-ing to put some points on the board to win the game or force overtime. The Tigers started the drive with a hook-and-ladder play from DiMarco to Nelson. Nelson then pitched the ball to senior tailback Bryce Duchman for a 25-yard gain. After a pair of DiMarco completions to senior wide receiver John Landau, Duchman executed a draw to the Prairie seven-yard line. DiMarco took one shot at the end zone, but the pass was incomplete, and Goulden was able to convert the 24-yard fi eld goal to tie it at 24 and force overtime with 10 seconds to go in regulation.

“We work every week (in practice) on the two-minute drill,” Remmert said. “They (the offense) managed the clock well, got fi rst downs, and Jason

Goulden was able to step up and hit a pressure fi eld goal for us.”

In the overtime period, Prairie won the toss and elected to receive. Prairie took a 30-24 lead on a 10-yard touch-down pass from Suchomel to Payton West, but Beaty missed the point after, holding the score at 30-24, and opening the door for the Tigers to win with a touchdown and a successful extra point.

The Tigers drove down the fi eld, and Tindall punched it in from three yards out to tie it at 30, and Goulden made the point after to seal the win.

DiMarco was nine for 16 passing for 152 yards and one touchdown. DiMarco has thrown for fi ve touchdowns on the season. On the ground, Tindall gained 88 yards on 23 carries and three touch-downs. Tindall now has 14 touchdowns this season.

The Tigers have a short week this week, as they will face Iowa City High (ranked No. 8 in the Des Moines Register poll) on Thursday night in the Dome beginning at 7:30 p.m. The sophomore game will be held at the Hauser Stadium beginning at 5 p.m.

“We started watching tape of City High on Saturday,” Remmert said. “They have a real strong tailback (Tra-vis Gobush), one of the best in the con-ference. Gobush rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns last Friday vs. Cedar Rapids Washington. They have a very good defense that has pitched shut-outs in the last couple games (35-0 vs. CR Washington last Friday and 23-0 over Prairie in Week 6).”

In action from earlier this year is junior Drew Poland, who was re-cently named as Athlete of the Year and could possibly set the set the school’s record if he runs a good meet at State, along with junior Alex Mark.

The men’s team fi nished fi rst at their meet in Iowa City, and the women’s team fi nished third. At the regional meet, the top three ad-vance to the state meet. The men’s team is currently ranked No. 2 in the state, and the women’s team is currently ranked No. 9. Both teams are competing well, with only six senior men and 13 senior women leading the teams.

Regionals are tomorrow night in Marshalltown.

Photo by Caitlin Glade

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Cedar Falls Students Making a DifferenceGay-Straight Alliance

Some Service Projects by School ClubsHarmony

Conservative Club Students for Social Responsibility

Student Senate Amnesty International

Speech Team Sophomore Leadership

Junior Leadership Senior Leadership

“Our club’s aim is to promote equality. Our kick off project was the Crop Walk, and we are

organizing efforts to help hunger relief.”

—Rachel JensenGSA Executive Board Member

Meetings: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in CFHS room 140

“We are defi nitely going to do a service project for our troops because it is them who give us the

right to freely serve.”

—Andrew CloptonConservative Club Leader

Meetings: Fridays at 7:30 a.m. in CFHS room 259

“We organize dances and activities in the school, but we also do Toys 4 Tots, canned food drives, Catholic Worker House and other random acts of

kindness that help the community.”

—Lisa ZonottiStudent Senate President

Meetings: Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. in CFHS room 52

Kellie PetersenStaff Writer

GSA shows pride during October

“Through events like the upcoming art show, we’re raising awareness and funds for a va-riety of human rights issues. It’s a chance for students to get involved with causes on a local

and international level.”

—Sheila MoussaviCF Amnesty International Coordinator

Meetings: Tuesdays at 3:15 p.m. in CFHS room 208

“This semester the seniors will be bellring-ing for the Salvation army, making Christmas baskets for a needy family and doing a project

for the janitors.”

—Dianne FlahertySenior Leadership Faculty Adviser

Meetings: Monday Mornings three times a month in CFHS room

“Speech team is assisting the dance team in getting supplies for a former drama student who is serving in Iraq. We are helping with public library programs and doing perfor-

mances for service organizations.”

—Deb EschweilerSpeech Team Coach

Meetings: Practices start this month in CFHS room 162

“The mission of Harmony is to raise awareness and promote acceptance of dversity. We are doing service learning projects this year, and we have a great group of dedicated students who don’t just

talk but also do great things.”

—Susan LanganHarmony Leader

Meetings: Dates and times of service projects are to be determined

Many people are aware that Feb-ruary is Black History Month, but probably not as many people know that October is Gay History Month. October is also the month of the year that many important Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) events take place. Events such as National Coming Out Day, Gay-Straight Alli-ance (GSA) Day, Ally Week and Queer Iowa Student Conference (QISC), all take place in October.

“I feel these events are really im-portant because they raise awareness about issues,” Andrea Huber, a mem-ber of the GSA executive board, said of the GLBT events during October.

The GSA at Cedar Falls High School has been planning ways of raising awareness for GLBT issues in coordination with these events.

“We have a lot going on right now, but we are really trying hard to raise awareness and make it so homosexual-ity is not as taboo,” Briana McGeough, another member of the GSA executive board said.

One of the most important events for this would be QISC, which takes place on Saturday, October 28.

“I think events like QISC are great because other GLBT members and al-lies across Iowa have the chance to see how many other members and allies there really are,” said Willa Simmet, who is also a member of the GSA ex-ecutive board.

Staff advisor for the GSA and CFHS teacher Melissa Breddin agreed.

“QISC is a wonderful opportu-nity for students to network with other like-minded students in the state. They are able to share information on GSA activities and learn about ways to im-prove life for GLBT youth in Iowa,” Breddin said.

At QISC this year, the CFHS GSA will be doing a 50-minute presentation on how to be a successful GSA. The presentation will include a PowerPoint presentation as well as a Q&A ses-

sion. Iowa has been one of the most

successful states in raising awareness about GLBT issues and working for equal rights for GLBT people. Iowa was the fi rst state to have a governor’s conference concerning these issues. This conference occurred last Febru-ary, and there will be another like it this February. There are also many important GLBT organizations in Iowa, such as the Iowa Pride Network and GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force.

“As far as the heartland goes, we’ve been progressive,” Rachel Jen-sen, the fourth member of the GSA executive board, said.

Another important GLBT event this October is Ally Week. Ally Week is a celebration of straight allies as well as a chance to raise awareness of these allies.

“GLBT people can’t get equal rights without straight allies,” Jensen said.

For Ally Week, the CFHS GSA has made T-shirts.

Several GLBT activism groups asked Governor Tom Vilsack for one last favor before he left offi ce. They wanted a statewide holiday honoring GSAs. Vilsack delivered, and this Oct. 25 has been declared the fi rst ever GSA Day.

Another event that occurred lo-cally within the CFHS GSA was the participation of some of the members in the Crop Walk. The Crop Walk was a walk sponsored by local churches to raise money to fi ght local and interna-tional hunger.

“It was a service project that we wanted to do because it didn’t directly benefi t ourselves” McGeough said.

The CFHS GSA raised about $50 for the cause.

For the rest of the year, the GSA will hear from guest speakers such as the publisher of The Voice, Jessica Brackett. Also the GSA wil join with other organizations to do good around the community, and they will attend other GLBT events.

“We are in charge of prom, and, of course, along with that there are multiple projects in which we usually target the elderly and

children.”

—Marcy HandJunior Leadership Faculty Adviser

Meetings: Time of meetings to be determined

“We hope to bring the sophomore class together through opportunities to interact

socially with each other to help the community at large.”

—Kirstey EwaldSophomore Leadership Faculty Adviser

Meetings: Time of meetings to be determined

“We are in charge of prom, and of course along with that there are multiple projects in which

we usually targe the elderly and children.”

—Teresa MartinSSR Faculty Advisor

Meetings: Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. in CFHS room 207