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A High Schooler’s Car Recommendations (#1)

Jethro Michaelson February 21, 2025

When looking for a used car, there are a few places you can look. You can go to a dealership, order it through a platform like Carvana, or look on platforms like eBay Motors or Autotrader. But if you’re...

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...

City Tops West 55-50 to Win Rematch

Melody Ross, Reporter February 14, 2025

Kendall Kurtz'25 flexes after winning his 100th match of his career

Little Hawk Wrestlers Soar into Districts at Jefferson

Gabriel Egeland, Assistant Sports Editor February 14, 2025

This year's districts will take place at Jefferson High School. The Little Hawks have a very balanced team this year with a lot of wrestlers having very successful seasons and facing good competition. 106...

What Makes a Good Horror Movie?

What Makes a Good Horror Movie?

Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor February 11, 2025

There was a drought in horror movies these past few months with very little horror movies being released from October to December. Though modern-day horror movies are incredibly hit or miss, some horror...

Eight City High students sign their letters of intent to play in colleges. QB Bobby Bacon will travel furtherest from Iowa to Kansas.

Nine City High Athletes Sign Letters To Play College Sports

Charlie Firmstone, Bobby Bacon, and Gabriel Egeland February 10, 2025

On Thursday, February 6th, City hosted a signing day for its athletes who are planning to further their athletic careers in college. Seven Little Hawks put pen to paper on Thursday. Signing day completes...

City High swimmer races to the finish line in the 100Y butterfly

Boys Swim Fall to the Trojan Bolts on Senior Night

Amelie Donovan, Sports Co-Editor February 4, 2025

  City High faced cross-town rivals, the Trojan Bolts, which is a joint team made up of both West and Liberty swimmers, at their home pool, Mercer Park Aquatic Center, on Senior Night. They...

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DeepSeek Shakes Up The Stock Market

Ahmed Basheir and Charlie Firmstone February 4, 2025

Heading into the week of January 27th, the stock market was looking up, with the S&P 500 rising 1.75%. But investors were in for a shock on Monday when a new large language model, capable of competing...

Orchestra Director, Megan Stucky-Swanson addresses the audience before the Philharmonic Orchestra performs their final piece.

City Orchestras Hold Annual Mid-Winter Concert

Estelle Hartz, A&E Editor February 3, 2025

The City High orchestras performed for friends, City High staff, and family on Tuesday night. The three orchestras have been preparing for their mid-winter concert for nearly three months, improving their...

We Don't Care About Privacy Anymore

We Don’t Care About Privacy Anymore

Lily Rantanen, Opinion Co-Editor February 3, 2025

When TikTok left the United States for all of 14 hours, users–Tiktok “Refugees,” as they would call themselves–immediately downloaded the Chinese social media app RedNote.  XiaoHongShu, directly...

Disconnected: ICCSD Implements Strict Phone Ban

Disconnected: ICCSD Implements Strict Phone Ban

Kate Meis, Executive Editor & News Co-Editor January 31, 2025

After a November 2024 vote by the Iowa City Community School Board ruling that cellphone use during class time would be banned, the approved policy went into effect district-wide on January 21, 2025. Under...

Since she was five years old, Abigail Sigafoose '26 has played violin. This year, she was chosen for the High School Honors Performance Series, which will take place at Carnegie Hall in New York City from February 6-10.

PERFORMER PROFILE: Abigail Sigafoose

Lily Rantanen, Opinion Co-Editor January 31, 2025

Abigail Sigafoose ‘26 was five years old when she first played Twinkle Twinkle on the Hancher stage. She was six when she did it again– seven for the third time– and now, at sixteen, she is about...

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