MLK Friday: Why You Shouldn’t Skip
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Features Editor
January 16, 2020
As Martin Luther King Day approaches, buzz around City High increases as the last pieces fall in place for the second annual school MLK Day celebration, including activities, field trips and teacher-led sessions. This day, which will take place on the Friday before MLK Day, is an important day to rec...
The Death of Juice WRLD
Melissa Diaz, Reporter
January 16, 2020
Chicago artist Jarad Anthony Higgins, also known as Juice WRLD, suffered from a fatal seizure. He swallowed Percocet pills to hide them from the federal agents on December 8, 2019. Juice WRLD was famous for his music. Lucid Dreams is the most listened to song by Juice WRLD. As of now, it has been str...
“Choirs for a Cause” Performance Raises Money for the Fight with Flash Foundation
Rachel Meehan, A&E and Copy Editor
January 14, 2020
Choirs for a Cause
Rachel Meehan, A&E and Copy Editor
January 7, 2020
On Wednesday, January 8th, the City High show choirs will be joining the West High and Liberty High show choirs in a joint performance at Liberty High School. This annual performance is dedicated to raising money for a local charity or organization. This year the proceeds of this event will go to the Fi...
Matilda Auditions Approaching
Reese Hill, Reporter
January 6, 2020
This year's spring musical, "Matilda," will tell the story of a little girl who uses her gifts–both intellectual and magical–to defend herself, her friends, and her teacher from their evil, abusive principal. But first, the actors must be cast, and auditions are approaching quickly. Auditions...
Staff Editorial: Managing Microaggressions
Shoshie Hemley, Opinion Editor
December 31, 2019
“‘She’s feisty. I like them when they’re feisty,’” City High English teacher Jennifer Brinkmeyer heard as she walked away from a student she was supervising for testing after she asked him to be on task. Along with experiencing other microaggressions, Brinkmeyer is used to having male students...
Boys Swimming Places 5th at Little Hawk Invite
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Sports Editor
December 24, 2019
One in a Million
Aala Basheir and Shoshie Hemley
December 20, 2019
A chronic illness is defined as a disease lasting three months or longer, typically incurable and ongoing. Approximately 133 million people have chronic illnesses in the United States according to the National Health Council. Of that 133 million, 30.3 million have diabetes, according the CDC. Chronic...
Injury Prevention for Athletes
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle and Jae Dancer
December 20, 2019
A sprained ankle, a broken bone, or a torn muscle all have the ability to put even the best athlete on the sideline. An injury in high school athletics can make a big difference, from sitting out a season to not getting a chance to play in college. According to At Your Own Risk, an organization dedic...
Black students nearly two times as likely to be suspended as white peers in the ICCSD
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos, Executive Editor
December 20, 2019
Malcom* was playing with a BB gun. He was with two friends, but they are white, and he is black. They shot at a shed, and then the cops came. Malcom served 17 months and his friends served no time. What Malcom never knew was that he had been on the track to incarceration since kindergarten. “[I’...
