A Christmas Carol: A Preview

Owen Sorenson, A&E Editor
December 5, 2019
City High drama performed a preview of A Christmas Carol during 5th. The opening night of the show is Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets can be bought at the door. A Christmas Carol December 6 at 7:30 PM December 7 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM December 8 at ...
Featured Talent: Dadrehana Stewart

December 4, 2019
Across a crowded art room of Art Club students on a brisk November Tuesday, Dadrehana Stewart ‘22 was perched atop a table methodically painting a tremendous tube black. “So I go[t] this tube from a construction classroom,” said Stewart. “I’m going to make a drawer organizer [from ...
Opinions of Lizzo

Victoria Weckmann, Marketing Editor
November 18, 2019
The opening scene of the video “Water Me” cues up. Lizzo sits in a stark white heart-neck dress, her long curls cascading over her shoulder. She keeps her eyes closed, as if she may fall asleep. Surrounding her are dark, opulently patterned curtains allowing very little light to reach her. “The...
Navaro Nehring features his puppets in “A Christmas Carol”

November 15, 2019
Navaro Nehring was six years old when he was given his first marionette puppet. The sophomore behind the puppets in this year’s winter play, “A Christmas Carol,” has had a fascination with the craft his whole life. When he was a child, his father would put on puppet shows for him in the basement p...
City High’s Biennial Veterans Day Concert

Yardley Whaylen, Reporter
November 14, 2019
Opstad sang with gratitude and enthusiasm as all four City High choirs, along with Southeast Junior High choir students, had their biennial Veterans Day Concert. The stage was cramped with students as they all opened the concert together, singing “America the Beautiful” in harmony. The auditorium was ...
Marching Band Ends Superhero Season and Builds Toward 2020

Eli Jaskolka, Reporter
November 14, 2019
The City High Marching Band ended their season with the Halloween show during the home game for the varsity football team. This year has been different from previous years for the band. They received a new co-teacher, Michael Kowbel. Along with Kowbel, most of the band section leaders were also enter...
Featured Talent: Daphne Knoop

Reese Hill, Reporter
November 13, 2019
Adorned in a vintage dress, her hair in a casual updo, Daphne Knoop ‘20 smears plaster and paint over a wooden board in the art room. When finished, her creation will be interactive, tangible, and chaotic, contributing to her developing portfolio of evocative artwork that will serve as the cumulati...
Breaking: Harry Styles Album Release Date

Ruby Miller, Reporter
November 5, 2019
This morning at around 10 am, the former One Direction member, Harry Styles, posted on Instagram that he will be releasing an album labeled "Fine Line." Fans will be able to listen to this album on December 13, but for now, you can pre-order his album and merchandise on his website. Earlier this month, Styles also rel...
Featured Artist: Halloween Edition

October 30, 2019
City High artist Reese Hill gives a tutorial of Halloween drawings.
An Eventful October Brings City Marching Band Season to a Close

Callista Robertson and Emme Perencevich
October 28, 2019
Since before the start of the school year, the City High Little Hawk Marching Band has been learning and developing their halftime show. The show, titled "Superheroes," consists of four songs and over 40 sets. The band was scheduled to take part in the "Muskie Marching Invitational," in Muscatine,...
Drum Majors and Minor Changes

Emme Perencevich, Opinion, copy, and infographic editor
October 28, 2019
Even though the marching band only has a few more shows to march this year, the band, drum majors, directors, and everyone else who lends their time to the band program, are all still working hard to make the performances they have count. The BLT, or Band Leadership Team, and the drum majors are figurin...