Women's Rugby STATE CHAMPS, Orff Ensemble Performing at National Conference + MORE #TigerPride

The annual Band Booster Pancake Day is this Saturday, November 5, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Stop by the CFHS Cafeteria to enjoy fresh pancakes, sausage, and juice or coffee for $7 per person. There will also be a bake sale with several varieties of homemade goodies for sale at an additional charge. All proceeds will be used to help the Cedar Falls Band program, grades 5-12. Tickets are available at the door!

Tomorrow, Friday, November 4, from 6 to 10 a.m. stop by either Sidecar Coffee location in Cedar Falls to grab your morning brew and 5% of the profit made at that time will go towards the Cedar Falls Food Drive for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank!

The Cedar Falls Elementary Orff Ensemble will be the featured opening performers at the American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference (AOSA) in Kansas City on November 3. The group was invited to come and perform, which is a great honor.

“This will be my fourth time taking students to perform at our National Conference and these kids are working hard! It is an experience they will never forget and we are very excited to be performing! The combination of music, movement, speech, and singing is at the heart of the Orff Approach to teaching and music,” said Orff Ensemble Director and Cedar Heights Elementary music teacher, Aaron Hansen.

The group’s fundraising committee had a very successful fundraiser at Pizza Ranch and along with a very generous donation from the D. La Porte Company the trip is fully funded.

The AOSA is a professional organization of educators dedicated to the creative music and movement approach developed by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman.

The AOSA was founded in Muncie, Indiana on May 11, 1968. Its formation was the result of ten passionate and dedicated music teachers who recognized the value and potential of the Orff Schulwerk music and movement pedagogy.

The Cedar Falls Elementary Orff Ensemble includes:

Aldrich: Ben Bailey, Sam Bailey, Norah Blanchard, Evalie Charlton, Claire Gabel, Eloise Gabel, Addison Girsch, Zachary Kohlhaas, Nick Mentzer, Harper Perkins

Cedar Heights: Simon Pauls, Keegan McGarvey, Lily Sheehan, Jo Duggan, Ryan O'Conner, Will Kenkel, Matthew Brodahl, Lincoln Melcher

Hansen: Brakke Bryan, Susanna Fisher, Samuel Halvorsen, Bristol Miller, Weston Muller, Taelyn Scholten, Josie Shatek, Sparkes Shortway

Lincoln: Dominick Deutsch, Bella Frese, Julianna Kunkle, Emma Merrick, Emma Myers-Perez, Carter Rohde, Indira Steele

North Cedar: Corbin Goodwin

Orchard Hill: Ashton Zars, Addison Broell, Hailey Gerard, Delaney Flanscha, Annie Weaver, Louis Nolte, Madison Burkhardt

Southdale: Justin Hunt, Gavin Timm, Layla Landmesser, Gracie Korf, Hayden Gienau, Sudiksha Kadam, Kaylee Willis, Lily Feldt

Congratulations to Cedar Falls High School Women's Rugby Team on being State Champions! See all the award winners here.

LET'S GO TIGERS!

Football Playoff Game - CF vs. West Des Moines Valley

Friday, November 4, 7 p.m., at the UNI-Dome

ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE.

Click - https://iahsaa.org/tickets/

Click - Football

Click - 5A

Click - Quarterfinal Round at Cedar Falls

No tickets at gate. No Activity pass, Booster or Golden Age accepted.

GAME TIMES: Quarterfinal game at 7pm. Doors open to the Dome at 6pm.

DOME ENTRANCES will include ONLY the Southwest and Northwest.

VISITOR PARKING: The UNI-Dome has construction just to the south and west of the building. There is NO ACCESS to the Dome traveling from the west on 27th Street. All traffic will need to come from Hudson Road, entrances open from 27th and 22nd. Visitor seating is on the East side of the stadium.

CF TIGER PARKING: All traffic will need to come from Hudson Road, entrances open from 27th and 22nd. Park in assigned lots only, do not park on the grass.

ROSTERS: Use Bound Iowa app.

CONCESSIONS will be available.

TICKETS: Only available on-line: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

PASSES: No passes will be accepted for this game.

CF STUDENTS grade 9-12 should support #tigernation from the student section. All 7-8th grade students, please sit in the Northwest corner of the stands. All elementary students should be seated with an adult. The concourse area is not an area to hang out. Please be considerate to our community members and visitors. Let's show our #tigerpride!

MEDIA: Live-radio with KCFI at https://kcfiradio.com/. Cedar Falls TV Channel 15 will record and rebroadcast games on CFU. No live-stream video options will be available from the Dome. Any updates or changes will be published by CF Athletics and the CF Tiger Booster Club.

Congratulations to CFHS SAGA for being named 2022 Iowa Safe Schools GSA of the Year!

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all states to publish report cards reflecting the performance of the state, schools and school districts. Iowa’s report card is called the Iowa School Performance Profiles. The report cards provide an overall view of school performance and reflect the core measures that contribute to a school’s accountability determination. This data is updated annually.

The information contained in the report allows parents, staff and other stakeholders to celebrate achievements and focus on areas for improvement. Both the Iowa School Performance Profiles and the Iowa School Report Card are reflected on the https://www.iaschoolperformance.gov/ site.