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Jessica Sosa '27 represents Colombia in the fashion show.
Culture Day Celebrates Diversity at City
May 30, 2025
Peter Byler Discusses CHS Shop Club
May 27, 2025
CHS Boys Tennis Districts
May 23, 2025
Inside Look Into City High Tech Crew
May 23, 2025
Alma Bhandary-Narayanan '26 and Toe Collins '26 after being elected co-presidents.
BREAKING NEWS: Alma Bhandary-Narayanan and Toe Collins Elected Student Senate Co-Presidents
May 21, 2025
The undefeated League of Legends team. From left: Zakai Kriener ‘25, David Martinez-Ortez ‘25, Elijah Wyatt ‘25, Nicholas Tran ‘25, and Ziggy Alvarez ‘25
Esports Team Wins State Championship
May 24, 2025
CHS Boys Tennis Districts
May 23, 2025
Jaxton Schroeder throws a pitch in a preseason scrimmage against Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Preseason Ranked #1 Little Hawks Begin Regular Season
May 21, 2025
Hattie Conover '25 gets ready for the next game to begin during her match against IC West.
UNBREAKABLE PROFILE: Hattie Conover
May 21, 2025
Jack Dancer '25 dribbles the ball at midfield during senior night against Wahlert. The team went on to win 5-0.
Jack Dancer Enters Regular Season Finale with a Chance to Break All Time Scoring Record
May 16, 2025
ADVICE FROM A SENIOR: The College Admissions Process
ADVICE FROM A SENIOR: The College Admissions Process
June 2, 2025
UCL Final Predictions
UCL Final Predictions
May 15, 2025
Graphic Created with Canva
New Phone Policy Helps But Social Media is still a Problem
May 13, 2025
LH Movie Review: A Minecraft Movie
LH Movie Review: A Minecraft Movie
May 7, 2025
Iowa City High School is known as The School that Leads
Little Hawk Students Honor their Teachers
May 5, 2025
Grades are inflated when students have grades higher than their level of understanding.
An A+ For C Students
June 3, 2025
Amari Casto '27 poses with her stuffed animal.
Student Business Spotlight: Q&A With Amari Casto
May 30, 2025
Chemistry teacher Nicole Scott performs the “breathing fire” demonstration by blowing Lycopodium powder through a Bunsen burner flame. “The powder is extremely fine and flammable, so it combusts quickly and releases a lot of heat,” Scott said. “My goal was for students to see a clear example of a chemical change. Plus, it’s fun to do!”
From Chemistry to Connection: Ms. Scott’s Journey as a Science Teacher
May 23, 2025
Hattie Conover '25 gets ready for the next game to begin during her match against IC West.
UNBREAKABLE PROFILE: Hattie Conover
May 21, 2025
BANNED AUTHORS: Q&As with Carmen Maria Machado and Yaa Gyasi
BANNED AUTHORS: Q&As with Carmen Maria Machado and Yaa Gyasi
May 21, 2025
Peter Byler Discusses CHS Shop Club
May 27, 2025
The undefeated League of Legends team. From left: Zakai Kriener ‘25, David Martinez-Ortez ‘25, Elijah Wyatt ‘25, Nicholas Tran ‘25, and Ziggy Alvarez ‘25
Esports Team Wins State Championship
May 24, 2025
CHS Boys Tennis Districts
May 23, 2025
Inside Look Into City High Tech Crew
May 23, 2025
The Little Hawk sports podcasting team.
LH SPORTS POD: Spring Sports Scoreboard and Soccer Breakdown with Special Guest Jayden Le
May 9, 2025
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Climate change and environmental issues disproportionately affecting lower income communities and communities of color

The Racism and Economics Behind Climate Change

Cecile Bendera and Victoria Weckmann
April 10, 2020
Drugs and Drums

Drugs and Drums

Cecile Bendera and Emily Martinez
February 27, 2020
Grace Bendera '21 creado una mirada para el modelo.

El Poder de Maquillaje(Spanish Translation)

Cecile Bendera and Emily Martinez
January 16, 2020
Maisha Sila '20 in his barbershop holding his hair clipper. Sila became the family barber changed when he moved from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to a Broadway apartment in Iowa City in the summer of 2013. Sila transitioned from being a family barber to cutting hair for everyone in his neighborhood.

Let’s Talk Business

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
January 15, 2020
Grace Bendera '21 creado una mirada para el modelo.

The Power of Makeup

Cecile Bendera and Emily Martinez
January 15, 2020
City High Senior JayDaVonyae Hickman '20 has a business of selling sneakers.

The Shoe Game

Cecile Bendera, Culture and Translation Editor
January 15, 2020
Maisha Sila '20 in his barbershop holding his hair clipper.

City High’s Own Barber

Cecile Bendera, Culture and Translation Editor
January 15, 2020
City High graduate Markeece Johnson owner of finer street wear.

The Finer Clothes

Cecile Bendera, Culture and Translation Editor
January 15, 2020
Grace Bendera '21 creado una mirada para el modelo.

The Power of Makeup

Cecile Bendera and Emily Martinez
December 23, 2019
A drawing replication of a photograph of Queen and Slim.

Movie Review:Queen and Slim

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
December 20, 2019
Music in-placed inside the shape of Africa to show that musical sounds and talents that come out of the continent.

African Music is Becoming Mainstream

Cecile Bendera, Culture editor
December 19, 2019
Maisha Sila '20 in his barbershop holding his hair clipper. Sila became the family barber changed when he moved from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to a Broadway apartment in Iowa City in the summer of 2013. Sila transitioned from being a family barber to cutting hair for everyone in his neighborhood.

Let’s Talk Business

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
November 15, 2019
The Cultured Corner is a column on pop culture where we bring you the news that students are talking about, from the students themselves, in their own words.

Cultured Corner: November

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
November 1, 2019
Millie Garcia and Cecile Bendera take a selfie with Mr. Lala.

Teacher Appreciation: Mr. Lala

Millie Garcia and Cecile Bendera
May 14, 2019
Phil Tyne holding their certificate from the 2019 Iowa City Youth Award

The 2019 Iowa City Youth Awards

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
May 13, 2019
The Cultured Corner is a column on pop culture where we bring you the news that students are talking about, from the students themselves, in their own words.

The Cultured Corner: April 2019

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
May 9, 2019
Homeless students are confronted with unique challenges.

Teen Homelessness: A Silent Struggle

Mariam Keita, Cecile Bendera, and Everline Bwayo
May 7, 2019
Mira Bohanna Kumar "Little Hawk Web Editor" holding the SNO distinguished Site Award

The Best of SNO Little Hawk Newspaper Award

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
May 7, 2019

Imitating Black Excellence

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
April 25, 2019
Yasar Hassan '19 as President Obama

Olivier Shabani '19 as boxer and activist, Mohomad Ali.

Tariq Murphy '19 as orator, abolitionist, and author Frederick Douglas

TJ Murphy '19 as orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglas.

[Photo] The State of America: A poem

Feda ElBadri, Reporter
April 25, 2019
Heba Abdalla'19 is apart of Show Choirs Charisma

The Show Choir Muslima

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Kieta
March 25, 2019
Marisa Rude '19 and Asha Keller '19 are both apart of the 4th Ave show choir

The Show Choir Family

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Kieta
March 25, 2019
Fashion for the Culture

Fashion for the Culture

Mariam Keita, Cecile Bendera, and Mira Kumar
March 14, 2019
Emma Altemeier ‘22 wearing white Crocs. “I wear them like every day. I bought these as a Christmas gift because they're comfortable. Because it’s winter, I feel like not a lot of people wear them, so I guess it's a bold move. I also have different colored Crocs in pink and yellow. I started wearing them before they became a trend. I started wearing them for softball because some of my teammates wore them. So [I] was just like, ‘Why not?’”

Shoe Trends

Everline Bwayo, Cecile Bendera, and Mariam Keita
February 26, 2019
Humans of City High: February 2019

Humans of City High: February 2019

Cecile Bendera and Everline Bwayo
February 18, 2019
Why don't all Muslim women wear hijab?

Why don’t all Muslim women wear hijab?

Mariam Keita, Everline Bwayo, and Cecile Bendera
February 11, 2019
The Cultured Corner is a column on pop culture where we bring you the news that students are talking about, from the students themselves, in their own words.

January Cultured Corner

Mariam Keita and Cecile Bendera
January 28, 2019
Art by Kate Goodvin

The Impact of Michael Jordan

Cecile Bendera, Mariam Keita, and Virginia Muturi
January 14, 2019
Humans of City High

Humans of City High: December 2018

Cecile Bendera and Everline Bwayo
December 20, 2018
Jazsmine Vanpelt '20 shields her face from the cold with the fur trim on her coat.

Secondhand Steals for the Winter Season

Mariam Keita, Mira Kumar, Everline Bwayo, and Cecile Bendera
December 18, 2018

What is the American Dream?

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
October 29, 2018

[Video] Who Ought To Use the N-Word

Mariam Keita, Culture Editor
September 28, 2018
Welcome Back, G!World

Welcome Back, G!World

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
September 19, 2018
Teacher Appreciation: Mrs. McTaggart

Teacher Appreciation: Mrs. McTaggart

Cecile Bendera, Culture Editor
May 22, 2018
Humans of City High-Wilfried Kadohou

[Photo] Angel Sila

May 8, 2018
what's his face

[Photo] Jaycorde Hickman

May 8, 2018
FasTrac members at the Annual FasTrac Banquet

Life on the FasTrac

Mariam Keita, Cecile Bendera, and Everline Bwayo
May 2, 2018
African Pride

African Pride

Mariam Keita, Cecile Bendera, Olivia Lusala, and Destanie Gibson
March 23, 2018
Minority Report

Minority Report: Black Panther an Unapologetically Black Movie

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
February 22, 2018
Members of G!World visit with guest speaker, Dr. Bruce.

G!World: Uplifting Young Women of Color

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
February 19, 2018
Celebrating Diversity for MLK Day

Celebrating Diversity for MLK Day

Lindy Rublaitus and Cecile Bendera
January 12, 2018
Art by Estie Dillard.

A Guide to the MLK Day Speakers

Mariam Keita and Cecile Bendera
January 11, 2018
Hallway Chronicles: Anterio "T.O." Nimmers

Hallway Chronicles: Anterio “T.O.” Nimmers

Cecile Bendera and Mariam Keita
December 22, 2017
Teacher Profile: Frederick Newell

Teacher Profile: Frederick Newell

Cecile Bendera, Reporter
December 11, 2017
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