Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor
• December 14, 2023
Biracial teens at City High not only question their identity from an outsider’s point of view but often ask those same questions themselves. With being mixed comes a unique sense of identity and perception...
Front page headlines. Record-breaking shows. The “Biggest Hit” of the summer. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was in all of our minds. Performing over 25 shows across America, the superstar had everyone...
Across the table sits my grandpa; his skin is brown and his hair peppered. Next to me, my cousin; her tight dark curls are tied back into a ponytail and her eyes are green. A few chairs away my youngest...
Wisdom Konu, Executive Editor and Culture Co-Editor
• December 12, 2023
As the class of 2024 begins to close their high school chapter, the deadline to submit senior photos, songs, and quotes for this year’s yearbook draws near. Earlier this year, the 2023-24 yearbook theme...
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...
Mental health is a big discussion we take part in here at City High, and with the incorporation of local brands like UFA (Unbreakable Female Athlete), many female athletes have brought that discussion...
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...
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The new finals system provides a scheduled opportunity for students to review their course materials. Students will be able to go over and process things they might not have gotten the first time,...
As City High seniors complete the college admissions process this fall, they are the first to experience the effects of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overrule race-based affirmative action...
Over the past couple of weekends in college football, there have been calls by the officials that were honestly mind-boggling. The worst is happening in Iowa City, but I will get to that in a minute. It...
Sadie Bodzin, Culture Co-Editor
• December 8, 2023
This October, the Iowa City Community School District released a list of 68 books set to be removed from local libraries under new Iowa law. The bill, titled Senate File 496, bans books with depictions...
