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The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Winter Trends

Winter Trends

Wisdom Konu, Executive Editor and Culture Co-Editor December 13, 2023

Lili Moessner, Grace Kirschling, Catalina Armstrong, and Diego Loria-Eivins ‘24 smile with chai tea sugar cookies

LH Recipe: Chai Tea Sugar Cookies

Esther Puderbaugh, Website Executive, A&E Editor, and Social Media Co-Editor December 12, 2023

Recipe adapted from Taylor Swift’s chai tea sugar cookie recipe. As the resident baker of the journalism room, I have been making this version of Taylor Swift’s famous chai tea cookies for my fellow...

LH Staff Profile: Esther Puderbaugh

LH Staff Profile: Esther Puderbaugh

Hattie Conover, Feature Co-Editor December 11, 2023

6th grader Esther Puderbaugh dips her head to bow to the audience, her arms resting on the shoulders of surrounding actors. She sees camera flashes throughout the Opstad Auditorium as City High School...

Pulitzer Prizewinning author Jane Smiley is on the list of banned authors in Iowa high schools. Photo courtesy of Smiley

Q&A With Pulitzer Prizewinning Banned Author Jane Smiley

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor December 6, 2023

Jane Smiley is the Pulitzer-Prizewinning author of 17 novels, two collections of short fiction, five nonfiction books, and eight books for young adults. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts...

Photo Courtesy of Amy Kurzweil

Q&A With New Yorker Cartoonist Amy Kurzweil

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor November 27, 2023

You have a job that many people dream of having: you are a cartoonist for the New Yorker and you have also published two graphic novels. Did you always think you would become a cartoonist?  No, I thought...

LH Recipe: Nasi Goreng

LH Recipe: Nasi Goreng

Floris Roorda, Reporter November 15, 2023

Nasi Goreng is a dish from Indonesia that is made up of fried rice, a meat of your choice like pork, and is served on sticks and served with satay sauce.  The origins of Nasi Goreng start in Indonesia,...

Paella

LH Recipe: Paella

Floris Roorda, Reporter November 3, 2023

Paella, the iconic dish from Spain, has an overflowing smell of seafood, as well as the many amounts of seasoning that are added in. It really is an experience to have the saffron and all the seasoning...

Photo courtesy of Matt Miller

Q&A: Miller’s Bike Journey

Rosangel Flores-Rubio, Executive Editor November 3, 2023

So, why did you go on the trip? I've done bike racing like extended, ultra-distance gravel races, which were fun. Then in 2019, I thought “I want to go somewhere.” I biked from my house to Winnipeg,...

Yearbook Co-Editor Megan Swarzendruber

Day In the Life of a Yearbook Editor

Isabella Young, Opinion Co-Editor November 2, 2023

What is the first thing you do when you get to journalism? Usually the first thing I do is have a quick meeting with Mr. Rogers [City’s journalism adviser], so he can give me a debrief of what we...

Graveyard Pudding

LH Recipe: Graveyard Pudding

Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor October 30, 2023

With Halloween coming up, this dessert is the perfect thing to get you into the Halloween spirit. This is a very simple recipe with no need for baking or cooking, and the perfect addition for guests at...

James Meggitt, 23, in the art room after designing his paintball helmet

Q&A: James Meggitt ‘24

Diego Loria-Eivins, Reporter October 27, 2023

Meet James Meggitt. He keeps all of his papers from the entire year in the same folder, since Freshman year, he made his own paintball course in his backyard and hopes of working in the space exploration...

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