Sons of Guns
Eden Knoop, Opinion Editor
April 9, 2018
“I ’m ecstatic for April 19th,” Joshua O’Connor allegedly wrote in a private journal. The reason: On April 19th, 2018, O’Conner, an 18-year-old, planned on massacring his classmates at ACES High School in Everett, Washington. April 20th, the day after O’Connor planned to shoot up the sch...
Meet the Editors
Maya Djalali, Alison Kenaston, and Destanie Gibson
April 6, 2018
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Hear My Voice Program Tunes Up Students’ Skills
Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 4, 2018
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Many music programs at City High are established programs with established styles of music, and they rarely change to compensate for individual needs. In contrast, Dr. Beth Ackerson is currently teaching the new Hear My Voice program, which strives to accommodate students’ unique skill levels and prefere...
City High Interact Visits “Hill of the Bumblebees”
Bihotza James-Lejarcegui, Reporter
March 29, 2018
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Through the rain, five City high schoolers sat in a van as they drove to their next location–an orphanage. High up in the mountains and surrounded by clouds, they made their way around winding roads and looked out the window at colorful houses and waterfalls. These five high schoolers accompa...
African Pride
Mariam Keita, Cecile Bendera, Olivia Lusala, and Destanie Gibson
March 23, 2018
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Africa is a large and diverse continent made up of 54 recognized countries, each having a large variety of rich cultural, tribal, and deeply historic traditions. The Little Hawk asked some of the Africans of City High to talk about their connections to the Motherland and how they think clothes can refl...
Food in the Age of Social Media
Lottie Gidal and Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin
February 22, 2018
Remember going out to brunch on a lazy Sunday morning? Maybe your family forced you into it, maybe you wanted to spend time with your friends, maybe you just like brunch. Remember the excitement of a meal that is not quite lunch or breakfast, but somewhere hidden in between? It’s so exciting, in...
G!World: Uplifting Young Women of Color
Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
February 19, 2018
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G!World is not so much a club as it is a sisterhood.
Read more »Welcome to the Future
Mina Takahashi, Feature Editor
February 19, 2018
Over the last century, technology has slowly encroached into every aspect of our lives. It’s in our pockets, on our wrists, and we encounter it everywhere we go. Audrey Friestad ‘18 has grown up in the age of technology, and has seen drastic changes in various products throughout her lifetime. ...
Summer Safe Haven
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos and Maya Durham
February 14, 2018
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Camp Wapsie, tucked away in the woods near the Wapsipinicon River, looks like it came right out of "The Parent Trap." But for many of the children who attend every summer, Camp Wapsie is much more than a camp — it's a safe haven from the anxieties, stresses, and traumas of their lives. Micah Willia...
Photos for a Cause
Zoë Butler and Mira Bohannan Kumar
January 24, 2018
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It may seem as though people–especially teens, constrained by a multitude of impediments–may be unable to help others. But students make large changes and small ones, and both can open up doors. Tatum Hills ‘18 is one of those students, taking her time to offer senior photos to students at ...
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From the other side of the Atlantic, Paula enjoys writing and sharing all her experience with whoever wants to hear it. She loves all type of music, art and poetry. Just an ordinary girl in a extraordinary...