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PERFORMER PROFILE: Gideon Levine ’26

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor January 15, 2025

In Gideon Levine 26’s first memory, he is sitting at a small, electronic keyboard, ten years ago, struggling to learn “Mary Had a Little Lamb” after his first piano lesson.  “I got it eventually,”...

Photo courtesy of Reyna Roach

Q&A With Reyna Roach

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor January 6, 2025

What is it like going from City High to an Ivy League college? I think it’s very strange. I think the problem is, with a school like Dartmouth, [that] you get every single end of the spectrum in terms...

LH Recipe: Peanut Butter Blossoms

LH Recipe: Peanut Butter Blossoms

Martha Willard, Copy Editor December 17, 2024

Peanut butter blossoms are a popular holiday dessert. They are a peanut butter cookie dough with Hershey Kisses stuck in the middle. They are best enjoyed right away, or after 15-25 seconds in the microwave. History: These...

Unbreakable Profile: Tessa Driscoll

Melody Ross, Reporter December 16, 2024

Louie admires the sunset from City High

Q&A With Louie the Little Hawk

Martha Willard, Copy Editor December 16, 2024

Louie the Little Hawk is officially a member of the cheer team and is selected when the previous mascot graduates. How did you become the school mascot? I became Louie when, in my freshman year...

Most City High students want to leave Iowa after graduation. But why? And is there a way to convince them to stay?

Brain Drain

Lily Rantanen, Opinion Co-Editor December 13, 2024

A mile and a half away from City High is the University of Iowa campus, a Tier-1 public research university and one of three major universities in Iowa. Despite this, Kenji Radley ‘25 has still had trouble...

Caelyn Blair '28 chats with a friend

City High Students and Staff React to 2024 Election Results

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor November 7, 2024

On November 6th, the day after Election Day, the United States woke up to the news that Donald Trump had won his second term in office. Trump defeated his opponent Kamala Harris, the Vice President of...

Across the country, phone policies have become a point of contention. This fall, the Iowa City Community School District is revising its stance on phones in school.

The Battle for the Phones

Lily Rantanen, Martha Willard, and Ethan Lalumiere October 18, 2024

Mutamun Awadalla ‘27 takes out his phone during class, ignoring instructions from his teacher to keep it in his backpack. Then, he refuses instruction to put his phone in the phone pockets, and is...

Dr. Anny-Dominique Curtius presents important concepts from "Je suis une maudite sauvagesse / Eukuan nin matshimanitu innushkueu" ("I Am a Damn Savage"), a bilingual French-Inuit book, for her seminar class Quebec Literature. Dr. Curtius is a Professor of Francophone Studies and the Director of Graduate Studies for French and Francophone World Studies at the University of Iowa. She has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Montreal.

Q&A With Dr. Anny-Dominique Curtius

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor October 10, 2024

Dr. Anny-Dominique Curtius is a Professor of Francophone Studies and the Director of Graduate Studies for French and Francophone World Studies at the University of Iowa.    You are a professor...

Kaden Huntley '25 prepares to attend  "Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe" from his regular front-row seat in Van Allen Hall, a lecture hall at the University of Iowa. Huntley's passion for outer space has allowed him to excel in the course, which he takes through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program. Huntley believes that this experience will prepare him for next year and the continuation of his college studies.

Attending College, While Still in High School

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor October 10, 2024

Every fall, dozens of City High students sit alongside the undergraduates in seminars and lectures at the University of Iowa. These students are enrolled in the Post-Secondary Enrollment Option Program...

Ramy Makawi for Humans of City High

HUMANS OF CITY HIGH

Molly Carlson, Reporter September 25, 2024

Q&A With Student Senate Vice President Candidate Ethan LaLumiere

Q&A With Student Senate Vice President Candidate Ethan LaLumiere

Isabella Young, Co-Opinion Editor September 10, 2024

What motivated you to run for Vice President? What motivated me was that I think I would be a great fit to help run Student Senate along with Nick. We work together well because we've been friends for...

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