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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Rika Yahashiri 21 and her younger cousin pose for a photo in Hong Kong

Summer in Shiki

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Features Editor October 8, 2019

On the last day of classes, while other students were longing for school to get out, Rika Yahashiri ‘21 said goodbye to her friends and family, got on a plane, and flew to Japan for another two months...

From coffee to citrus, e-liquids flavors vary. E-cigarettes emerged in early 2000s, making Generation Z the first generation to grow up around this new device.

The Vaping Experiment: Are We the Guinea Pigs?

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos and Noah Bullwinkle October 8, 2019

If the charger was gone, he couldn’t use his vape anymore. So Horace* flushed it down the toilet. This time he would actually quit. He had been vaping since sophomore year, and the psychological...

Though dressed in formal attire, Kate Wolfe ‘21, Garret Forbes ‘20, and Mariam Keita ‘20 brave the burrs and hike through the prairie.

Formal in the Flowers

Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos, Executive Editor October 2, 2019

Sidahmed, Gidal, and Volkman share celebrations of religious holidays.

Doing It All

Rhys Holman, Opinion Editor May 13, 2019

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...

Students are now encouraged to leave menstrual hygiene products in bathrooms at City High for others in need.

HeForShe sponsors free menstrual hygiene product initiative

Mariam Keita, Culture Editor May 11, 2019
“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."
At City, teachers vary in their attitudes toward reporting students illegal activities. Whether they ignore the things they see, or report them, is a personal decision in their eyes.

If You See Something…Say Something?

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...

Two City High students are choosing to leave high school early.

16 and Starting College

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...

T-shirts and Torment

T-shirts and Torment

Alison Kenaston and Victoria Weckmann May 8, 2019

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...

Homeless students are confronted with unique challenges.

Teen Homelessness: A Silent Struggle

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.
Art by Zoë Miller

The Side Door

Zoë Miller, Features Editor May 2, 2019

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...

Banana chocolate chip muffins ready to be enjoyed.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

Zoë Miller, Feature's Editor May 1, 2019

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...

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