Doing It All
Rhys Holman, Opinion Editor
May 13, 2019
Filed under FEATURE
There’s a great amount of religious diversity at City High, with many different religious beliefs practiced throughout the school. It’s very common for religious students to believe different things and celebrate their religions in different ways, if they celebrate at all. But what’s less commo...
HeForShe sponsors free menstrual hygiene product initiative
Mariam Keita, Culture Editor
May 11, 2019
Filed under FEATURE
“Personally, I don’t know how often I will remember to leave a [product] for other students. I don’t know how often individuals will participate in the taking and leaving of a [product],” said Lavezzo-Stecopoulos. “But my hope would be to eventually raise money or get the district to provide money to just facilitate [feminine hygiene products] to always be in there and then students can always help the cause."
If You See Something…Say Something?
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos and Maya Durham
May 8, 2019
Kelso* is a student at City High. Like many students at City, they are vaguely aware of what mandatory reporting is, and know not to speak of “drugs and stuff.” “A lot of people just see [mandatory reporting] as ‘oh, they're going to call the cops on you if you're doing drugs,’” Kelso said....
16 and Starting College
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle and Jesse Hausknecht-Brown
May 8, 2019
While taking the ACTs, applying to college, and eventually packing up to leave home may seem like something only upperclassmen have to worry about, two City High sophomores, Morgan Shelton ‘21 and Rylie Kelley ‘21, are enjoying their last trimester of high school before leaving for college in the fall...
T-shirts and Torment
Alison Kenaston and Victoria Weckmann
May 8, 2019
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According to The Merriam Webster Dictionary, catcalling is “a loud, sexually suggestive call or comment directed at someone publicly (as on the street).” For years, woman have been catcalled, making harassment a frequent thing to witness on the street. A sex education instructor working for the Unite...
Teen Homelessness: A Silent Struggle
Mariam Keita, Cecile Bendera, and Everline Bwayo
May 7, 2019
Filed under FEATURE, Long Form
When many people picture homelessness, they conjure up images of middle-aged men with unruly beards living in shelters or out on the streets. However, being homeless does not always mean you are living on the streets.
The Side Door
Zoë Miller, Features Editor
May 2, 2019
Filed under FEATURE
Each year, high school seniors agonize over essays and study for the ACT and SAT in hopes of getting into their dream colleges. In March 2019, the college admissions scandal, nicknamed Operation Varsity Blues, came out. William Rick Singer, the CEO of a company called The Key, was the ringleader b...
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe
Zoë Miller, Feature's Editor
May 1, 2019
Filed under FEATURE, FOOD, Uncategorized
Dear Readers, I’ve been doing most of the food features throughout this year. It’s been a blast getting to explore new recipes and photograph them. I wanted to close out my final food feature with my favorite banana chocolate chip muffin recipe. I found this recipe on Pinterest over two years...
Plus Sized Fashion
Rachel Meehan and Emme Perencevich
March 27, 2019
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Shopping is something everyone should enjoy, but plus sized women are often discriminated against as fashion brands sell baggy clothes that hide their curves or clothes that are too tight on their form and figure. “I love shopping, especially with friends. But since I have a pretty unique bo...
Second Chances
Mira Bohannan Kumar, Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin, and Maya Durham
March 15, 2019
Filed under FEATURE
In recent years, the thrift and vintage clothing industry has seen a boom in purchases. According to thredUP, an online secondhand retailer, one in three women shopped secondhand in 2017. More and more people are choosing to shop secondhand every year, and with options online and in person, the ...
City’s Best Dressed
Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin, Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos, and Estella Brady
March 15, 2019
Filed under FEATURE
Art Editor
Olivia Lusala enjoys applying pigments to paper in a pleasing assortment of color. When she grows up she aims to have a kazoo solo on the Broadway stage. You might think they don't need a kazoo player,...