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Photo courtesy of Yaa Gyasi

Q&A With Critically Acclaimed Author Yaa Gyasi

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor April 28, 2025

This the fourth interview in a series with authors whose work has been banned. Yaa Gyasi was born in Mampong, Ghana, and grew up in Alabama, Illinois, and Tennessee. She earned a BA in English from Stanford...

Josie LeClair jumps the 400m hurdles at the Cedar Falls track and takes 4th place in the meet for City High.

UNBREAKABLE PROFILE: Josie LeClair

Amelie Donovan and Tessa Driscoll April 11, 2025

Josie LeClair ‘25 has been on the City High Girls track team for 4 years and has been selected to be one of the Varsity Girls Captains during her senior season. She has been a key member of the team,...

Kindred Coffee on N. Linn street prides their business on "killer coffee and vegetarian food".

LOCAL DRIP: A Kindred Community

Hattie Conover, Reporter April 1, 2025

Over the years, the North Linn street location has housed many different businesses, attracting thousands of customers because of its large windows, ample space, and, of course, coffee. The space has never...

Mary Peterson's work involves supporting students both academically and emotionally.

Q&A With School Counselor Mary Peterson

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor March 27, 2025

What can students come in and talk to you about? I think a lot of people think we’re just here to schedule, but we can do so much more than that. We all have masters' degrees and we are trained to...

Filon Kalembire is one of the presidents of City High's Culinary Club.

President of Culinary Club Filon Kalembire Cooks up Community and Creativity

Stephie Sumali, Reporter March 27, 2025

Food serves as a medium for connection, creativity, and leadership. At City High, the Culinary Club embodies these principles. As one of its presidents, Filon Kalembire has turned the club into a group...

De Souza has participated in cross country and basketball and is planning to do tennis and golf.

Exchange Student Profile: Nicole Fernandes de Souza

Martha Willard, Copy Editor March 3, 2025

It’s the morning of Nicole Fernandes de Souza’s first day of school, and the building is new and unknown. Students greet each other in the halls after a summer apart, a familiar and unfamiliar sound....

Photo courtesy of Tommy Haines

PERFORMER PROFILE: Brody Clarke

Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor March 3, 2025

Brody Clarke ‘25 struggled to tell his mom he broke his trumpet after just one year with the instrument. Instead of facing this confrontation, he decided to take on a new instrument in sixth grade. Because...

Every year, the Iowa Department of Education Performance Profiles rate schools based on how well they meet a set of standards. But in 2024, the standards changed. City High was “Commendable” in 2023, but went down two levels to “Needs Improvement” in November of 2024. Nevertheless, it is still ranked within the top 10 in the state, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

Targeted: New Evaluation System Drops All ICCSD High Schools’ Ratings

Tai Caputo and Lily Rantanen February 28, 2025
“They changed how they rank schools all of a sudden, without telling anybody, and it’s based on [random] data points,” City High school counselor Mary Peterson said. “That’s kind of weird. How does that reflect how good a school is?”
Kate Meis '25 reads Romeo and Juliet in the library.

To Read or Not to Read?

Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor February 28, 2025

A book was assigned to Megan Swartzendruber ‘25 and various other students interested in a Hills Bank scholarship. As someone who had been reading books consistently since elementary school, she had...

LH RECIPE: Sweet & Savory Crispy Tofu Bites

LH RECIPE: Sweet & Savory Crispy Tofu Bites

Hattie Conover, Reporter February 21, 2025

Tofu is one of those foods that has incredible versatility; this recipe, with its tangy combination of ketchup and soy sauce, provides a delicious and satisfying flavor that is going to keep you coming...

LH Valentines Recipe: Local Spicy Italian Sausage & Cream Pasta

LH Valentines Recipe: Local Spicy Italian Sausage & Cream Pasta

Hattie Conover and Ruby Schulz February 14, 2025

Valentine's Day is a wonderful opportunity to show appreciation and love for the people in your life. So whether you are making dinner at home for your significant other or bringing a dish to a Galentine’s...

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