Cedar Key Hosts College and Career Fair
By Lindsay Edmunds The students at Cedar Key High have been given a great opportunity: to have a college and career fair at CKS. Most fairs such as this are held in larger towns and cities so most students from Cedar Key are not able to attend, whereas this college and career fair is right in the students' backyard! It will also give them the chance to be exposed to the different alternatives that they have after graduating high school. The fair will be held on October 8th in the Cedar Key High School Auditorium from 6pm to 8pm for all 8th through 12th graders.
A wide variety of colleges and careers will be available for the students to explore: Santa Fe Community College, Central Florida Community College and their Educational Opportunities Program, Lake City Community College, St. Leo's College, The University of Florida's College of Medicine, Lincoln College, The Florida Culinary Institute, Progress Energy, USDA Natural Resources, and the Levy County EMS. The US Army, Navy and Marines will also be attending. Cross Country - Mt. Dora and Yankeetown By Caely Hibbits
The Cedar Key Cross-County team left at 6:00a.m on Saturday morning to run at Mt. Dora Bible. After the three-hour drive, they got off the bus and headed to the starting line for the Varsity Boys race. The Sharks had seven players in the varsity race; Micah Shelby. Justin Speegle, Aaron Esposito, Joseph Bishop, Richie Rains, Frankie Beckham, and David Bishop. Sadly, none of the boys placed but they had improved times.
Next came the J.V girl's race. Megan Stuber, Zoë Stuber, Caely Hibbits, Caitlin Goss, and Chloe Reynolds competed in this race. Megan Stuber placed 6th and received a medal.
After the girls J.V race came the boys J.V race Evan Lyons and Josh Berger were participants. With the high level of competition, they did not take home any medals but some would say they "ran their hearts out."
Monday, the 17th runners traveled to Yankeetown for another 3.1-mile race. For the very first time Yankeetown hosted both a middle school and high school race. Micah Shelby took home the gold for the male high school race.
Ribbon winners were Justin Speegle, Joseph Bishop, Frankie Beckham, Zoë Stuber, Caely Hibbits, Megan Stuber, and Chloe Reynolds.
Many runners set personal records they are: Justin Speegle, Frankie Beckham, Evan Lyons, Josh Berger, John Peyregne, Zoë Stuber, Chloe Reynolds, Megan Stuber, and Caitlin Goss. CKS Opens Doors to Community Colleges
By Lindsay Edmunds
On choosing careers and colleges, John Piersol, a professor at Lake City Community College, put on a presentation for students in grades 8-12 at CKS. Mr. Piersol gave a motivating, informational speech about everything from the advantages of community colleges to how to become successful.
He also informed the students that in order to take the best advantage of the opportunity that they've been given, free schooling, they should take the most challenging courses taught by the hardest teachers, in order to be best prepared for college and their life ahead. Mr. Piersol warned the students that if they did not take challenging classes and thus were not prepared for average college classes, they would have to take college preparatory courses that could cost them $1500 just to learn things they could have learned at their public high school for free.
During his discussion, Mr. Piersol spoke about the formula for success: Success= Opportunity + (Attitude + Work Ethic), and furthermore how to achieve each of its variables/components. Additionally, Mr. Piersol said that throughout your life you will go from learning in school to earning at work to yearning for retirement.
Mr. Piersol also spoke about the advantages of attending a community college rather than a university for your freshman year. Two of the advantages he named were smaller class sizes and a more personal classroom environment for a better learning experience. Storyteller comes to Cedar Key
By: Jessi Robinson and Claire Brown
Cedar Key Elementary and Middle School Students recently got a break from their bookwork and got to enjoy the imaginative stories told by Mrs. Ada Forney. Mrs. Ada, a third generation storyteller from Melbourne, Fl., also has singing, writing books, and composing songs, under her belt. 
Cason Smith helps Mrs. Ada Forney tell a story
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Mrs. Forney taught the students about Zora Neal Hurston, an African American woman who traveled around the state of Florida collecting writings and songs.
The Levy and Alachua County Public Library System was able to hire Mrs. Ada, because of a program referred to as "The Big Read", which has been used to arrange this program as well as others.
Ms. Sherie Johns, the 4th grade teacher, said that Mrs. Ada was, "...very interactive and the kids loved her." Varsity Volleyball Team Victorious!
By Lindsay Edmunds
The Cedar Key Sharks Varsity Volleyball Team defeated Meadowbrook with a match score of 3-2 CKS. The mind-set of the players was one of putting forth a whole team effort and to never give up. This mind-set was shown throughout the entire match by each player, and was visible to the coaches, and even to the spectators. Assistant Coach Ms. April Phillips said, "The girls did a great job bringing each other up and working as a team. We won that game strictly on team work and the determination to never give up. I'm very proud of the team."
And she had every right to be proud. The statistics of the game were overwhelming: Samantha Beckham led the team with 22 good serves, including three aces; Shawna Fenton also had 17 good serves. Samantha also led the team with 12 kills, with Kacey Miller right behind her with six kills. Michelle DiMaggio had the most good sets of the team, with 34 sets, and Jordan Watson had 27 good sets also. Kacey Miller also had four blocks, and Shawna Fenton had two blocks and five digs. Addie Long also had four digs. In the first game, the score was 25-21 CKS, in the second it was11-25 Meadowbrook, in the third the score was 19-25 Meadowbrook, and in the fourth game the score was 25-23 CKS. In the final game, the score was 15-10 CKS. Come see the Sharks for yourself on Friday at the CKS gymnasium: the Middle School game starts at 5 o'clock and the Varsity game starts at 6:30. Their opponent will be the Seven Rivers Christian School Warriors. Starke Invitational- Cross-Country
By: Caely Hibbits Micah Shelby finished first place in the boy's varsity race with a time of 19:50. The boys and girls varsity teams took second place, with Caely Hibbits finishing fourth and Zoë Stuber finishing fifth. Zoë Stuber felt that the race was "hard and I was surprised by the hole and sign that said JUMP. It was very funny"
None of the middle schoolers finished in the top ten on Starke's grass and woodsy 3.1 mile course. The next meet will be boys only tomorrow in Citrus. The Cedar Key Invitational is set for October 8. | 
