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Senior Dominique Blackman 24 and Junior Maria Henderson 25 look up at the solar eclipse in front of City High School
PHOTO STORY: City High Students Observe the Solar Eclipse
April 9, 2024
The Junior Team poses with their second place trophy in the Iowa Supreme Court Chambers. Photo courtesy of Liz Matel
City Mock Trial Takes Home Runner-Up Trophy at State Competition
April 8, 2024
New Locked Doors Policy
New Locked Doors Policy
April 3, 2024
City Mock Trial’s Junior Team takes a group picture before their final round, fighting as the Prosecution side. Photo courtesy of Brody Clarke
BREAKING NEWS: City High Sweeps at Mock Trial Regionals
March 22, 2024
Students work on a puzzle in the Creation Station together
Library Creation Stations Find Popularity
February 29, 2024
City High Women’s Soccer’s starting lineup huddles before a game against Davenport Central on April 4th
Inside the Huddle: City High Women’s Soccer Captains
April 16, 2024
Mens Soccer Regular Season Opener vs Marshalltown
Men’s Soccer Regular Season Opener vs Marshalltown
March 28, 2024
Mens Soccer to Scrimmage Regina
Men’s Soccer to Scrimmage Regina
March 22, 2024
Joel Eckhardt 24 prepares for a goal kick in the team’s regular season matchup against Linn-Mar
Boys Soccer Opens with Home Scrimmage Versus West Liberty
March 21, 2024
Charlie Firmstone ‘25 fills out one of his many March Madness brackets
LH March Madness Challenge
March 20, 2024
VAR Should Be Changed in Soccer
VAR Should Be Changed in Soccer
April 2, 2024
Diego Loria-Eivins ‘24
LH ALBUM REVIEW: All I Hear
February 28, 2024
The Art Room Register Podcast
The Art Room Register: Episode 1
February 22, 2024
City High Students protest the Perry High School Shooting on January 8th, 2024
The End of School Shootings Starts With Stricter Gun Laws
February 20, 2024
STAFF EDITORIAL: What More Will It Take?
STAFF EDITORIAL: What More Will It Take?
February 14, 2024
City’s New Holiday: Mira Cunning Invents Mr. Bacon Day
City’s New Holiday: Mira Cunning Invents Mr. Bacon Day
April 11, 2024
Get Ready With Us
Get Ready With Us
March 26, 2024
James Patterson holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the most New York Times bestselling titles, with over 260. Photo courtesy of James Patterson
Q&A With World’s Bestselling Author James Patterson
March 8, 2024
Tai Caputo ‘25 is a Feature and Opinion Co-Editor for The Little Hawk
Day in the Life of an Opinion Editor
February 28, 2024
MESU x The Little Hawk: Black History Month Interviews
MESU x The Little Hawk: Black History Month Interviews
February 20, 2024
LH SHOW REVIEW: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
LH SHOW REVIEW: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
April 2, 2024
A Few Glamorous Looks of the 2024 Oscars
A Few Glamorous Looks of the 2024 Oscars
March 22, 2024
Mollys Oscars Predictions
Molly’s Oscars Predictions
March 8, 2024
Black History Month Movie Recommendations
Black History Month Movie Recommendations
February 19, 2024
LH Album Review: Sparkling Blue
LH Album Review: Sparkling Blue
February 15, 2024
West Kauper and Robin Calhoun, who plays Heidi Schreck in the Iowa premiere of ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’, act out a scene. Photo courtesy of West Kauper
West Kauper Debates the Constitution
April 12, 2024
Concert Choir performs at St. Mary’s Church to conclude the Cathedral Concert
PHOTO STORY: City Choirs Hold Cathedral Concert at St. Mary’s Church
April 11, 2024
Mrs. Stucky-Swanson conducts the pit during Act 2
PHOTO STORY: Pit Orchestra Starts Rehearsals for ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
April 3, 2024
PERFORMER PROFILE: Abril Bejarano Hamity
PERFORMER PROFILE: Abril Bejarano Hamity
March 28, 2024
Concert Choir listens while composer Craig Hella Johnson answers questions
Composer Craig Hella Johnson Zooms with Concert Choir
March 25, 2024
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Ian DeLeeuw
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Ian DeLeeuw
March 29, 2024
Tai Caputo ‘25 plays her violin in the orchestra room at City
PERFORMER PROFILE: Tai Caputo
February 27, 2024
The Art Room Register Podcast
The Art Room Register: Episode 1
February 22, 2024
MESU x The Little Hawk: Black History Month Interviews
MESU x The Little Hawk: Black History Month Interviews
February 20, 2024
LOVESTRUCK
LOVESTRUCK
February 14, 2024
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Tai Caputo

Tai Caputo, Feature and Opinion Co-Editor

Tai has been to public schools in three different countries. She enjoys eating spicy foods.

All content by Tai Caputo
James Patterson holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the most New York Times bestselling titles, with over 260. Photo courtesy of James Patterson

Q&A With World’s Bestselling Author James Patterson

Tai Caputo, Feature and Opinion Co-Editor
March 8, 2024

[Video] PERFORMER PROFILE: Tai Caputo

Martha Willard, Reporter
February 27, 2024
STAFF EDITORIAL: What More Will It Take?

STAFF EDITORIAL: What More Will It Take?

Tai Caputo and Isabella Young
February 14, 2024
Esther Puderbaugh 25 was one of only nine classical sopranos from the United States selected to receive the National YoungArts Award

PERFORMER PROFILE: Esther Puderbaugh

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
February 5, 2024
Librarian Jenahlee Chamberlain returns books to City High shelves after injunction on book bans

Students and Teachers React to Injunction Against Book Ban Law

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
January 26, 2024
STAFF EDITORIAL: Book Bans Infringe Upon Students Rights

STAFF EDITORIAL: Book Bans Infringe Upon Students’ Rights

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
December 15, 2023
Brad Kelly is leading a five-year plan to incorporate restorative practices into every school, reworking how students are disciplined, and how they connect. Kelly has worked with several corporations and nonprofits with the singular goal of addressing people’s differences and rebuilding the community within whatever group he was serving at the time.

Students Navigate College Admissions After Affirmative Action’s End

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
December 11, 2023
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
Photo Courtesy of Amy Kurzweil

Q&A With New Yorker Cartoonist Amy Kurzweil

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
November 27, 2023
LH Book Review: Artificial

LH Book Review: Artificial

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
November 20, 2023
Photo courtesy of Megan Stucky-Swanson

Q&A With Megan Stucky-Swanson

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
October 26, 2023
Sahleh Al-Herz 25 describes a concept to students in Math Club

Math Club Seeks Challenges Beyond School Math

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
September 27, 2023
Q&A With Principal Bacon

Q&A With Principal Bacon

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
September 21, 2023
Goals Should Be Impossible

Goals Should Be Impossible

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
September 7, 2023
Empty spaces haunt the bookshelves in my English classroom.

Haunted Bookshelf

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor and Website Copy Editor
June 6, 2023
Kaden Huntley 25 and other members of Astronomy Club work together to design their solar system scale model.

New Astronomy Club to Design Solar System Scale Model

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
May 26, 2023
Several Iowa bills have been passed in recent months banning books with explicit sexual content, racial themes, and LGBTQ+ characters.

STAFF EDITORIAL: Book Banning Is Bad for Education

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
May 19, 2023
Judith Dickson and Esther Oyunge ‘25. Dickson has led her students through more than a thousand years of world history over the past eight months.

AP Testing Season Underway

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
May 4, 2023
Mrs. Borger-Germann Goes Above and Beyond

Mrs. Borger-Germann Goes Above and Beyond

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
May 3, 2023
Zabner signing the oath of office. Photo courtesy of Adam Zabner.

Q&A with Adam Zabner

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
April 17, 2023
Symphony Orchestra was all smiles after the finale to the concert: a medley of tunes from Phantom of the Opera

City High Orchestra Performs 42nd Annual Dessert Concert

Tai Caputo, Opinion Co-Editor
April 4, 2023
Sauder performs at a concerto competition

City Cellist Wins Two Local Competitions

Tai Caputo, Reporter
February 7, 2023
City Alumni and state representative Adam Zabner poses with Matisse Arnone 23 and Lulu Roarick 24 after protesting the voucher bill.

Voucher Bill Passed with Protests and Criticism from City Students and Staff

Tai Caputo, Reporter
January 25, 2023
STAFF EDITORIAL: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter Won’t Work

STAFF EDITORIAL: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter Won’t Work

Isaac Bullwinkle and Tai Caputo
December 21, 2022
Orchestra members Abigail Sigafoose 26, Sebastian Sauder 24, Esther Puderbaugh 25, Marina Escandell-Tapias 24, Greta Stanier 23, Adam Zeithamel 23, Thomas Shey 24, Tai Caputo 25, Lucy Charis-Carlson 24, Kalea Seaton 24, Isaac Bullwinkle 23, Leo Burchett 24, Henry Smith 24, Matisse Arnone 23, Monique Schnoebelen 23, and Ms. Stucky-Swanson at All-State

Students Perform at All-State

Tai Caputo, Reporter
December 2, 2022
Jill Humston, a science teacher at City High, is adapting to the new grading policies by focusing on learning standards.

New ICCSD Grading System Pushes for Equity

Tai Caputo, Reporter
October 28, 2022
Zeithamel spent part of his summer at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp

City High Student Earned Prestigious Interlochen Orchestra Scholarship

Tai Caputo, Reporter
October 28, 2022
Liv Leman 25 poses next to the list of accepted bass clarinets

30 City High Students Accepted Into All-State Ensembles

Tai Caputo and Esther Puderbaugh
October 25, 2022
Sylvia Plank 25 and Lucas Ralston 24 attended the Coe College workshop

Orchestra Students Attend Coe College All-State Workshop

Tai Caputo, Reporter
September 29, 2022
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