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Vol 74

Friday, November 4th, 2016

Issue 2

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PHOTOS BY LITTLE HAWK STAFF DURING 2016 ELECTION

Millennials Take to the Polls

By Lucy McGehee

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fter almost a year of fiery tweets, intense debates and controversial speeches, it has all come down to the home stretch to Election Day. However, the millennial demographic will not be entirely represented.

According to the Pew Research Poll, who define millennials as ages 18-34, only 46% actually made it out to the polls in 2012, compared to 72% of the silent generation, age 71 and beyond.

“Having issues with getting people to vote is a disaster waiting to happen for a democracy,” Machlen Polfliet ‘17, a first time voter, said. “As the people [of America], I believe it is our duty to vote for what we believe is right.”

Favorability ratings for both Democratic Nominee Secretary Hillary Clinton and Republican Nominee Donald Trump have been consistently low, steering many away from even the idea

“THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES [YOUTHS] GET TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW THEIR FUTURE WILL PLAY OUT.” — EMMA ARP ‘17

of voting. Sadie Hobbs ‘17 will not be able to vote this year, but concludes that she would stay away from the polls if she did have the option.

“It’s embarrassing, and it’s sad how people have to choose the lesser of two evils. That’s not how it should be,” Hobbs said. “I’m honestly glad I’m not old enough to vote in this election because I wouldn’t want to vote for either of them.”

A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll indicated that Democratic Nominee Secretary Hillary Clinton is polling 24 points higher than Republican Nominee Donald Trump in the 18-39 age category. The Clinton campaign attributes this lead to Clinton’s message of inclusiveness and diversity.

“We all know the hateful things Donald Trump has said, and it’s time to stand together and say, ‘Enough is enough​,’” said Kate Waters, Press Secretary for Hillary for Iowa.​“In America, we respect each other. We lift each other up and celebrate our diversity.” Continued on A6

New Rules Implemented for Voluntary Transfer Boundaries

By Zoë Miller

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ith Liberty High School opening up next year, there has been a flood of questions about boundaries and how voluntary transfers will be impacted.

The discussion of boundaries within the ICCSD has yet again taken a new turn: newly announced rules now dictate the process undergone by transfer students. Superintendent Stephen Murley explains that the system was implemented to ensure that population size at each school was balanced and students could go to schools with their neighbors.

“We know for the most part that kids want to go to school with their friends and their neighbors and those with whom they participate in extracurricular activities with. That usually means they want to go to school in their attendance area,” he said.

The boundaries have been constructed in a way that is based off of the neighborhoods in which students and their families live. This means that the elementary school that a student goes to will determine what high school they go to. Previously, this was not always the case, and a large reason for past transfers was so students could go to a school that made more sense with their location and where their elementary friends were going.

Anna Lindower ‘19 went to Lincoln Elementary and dealt with boundary issues that the new policy seeks to amend. Lindower was supposed to go to Northwest along with the friends she had made in elementary school.

However, after being assigned to City High, she made the decision to get a transfer from Northwest to Southeast.

“In sixth grade at Lincoln I had a really tight group of friends, and it was hard seeing them split up with half of them going to North-

west and half of them going to Southeast,” Lindower said. “It made the most sense for me to go to Southeast so I could make more friendships that would continue throughout high school at City High.”

To keep problems like this from happening, the School Board used a linear feeder system when creating the new boundaries. A linear feeder system means that all the students from an elementary school will go to junior high together and continue onto that junior high’s respective high school. With the new boundaries there should not be elementary schools where the students go separate ways for junior high and high school.

While the boundaries have been created to keep things organized between the schools, there remain different motives for students requesting a transfer. The rules have also changed how students and their families should go about transferring. A student

requesting a transfer to a different elementary school will have to make that request every year they are at that elementary school, but on the secondary level the process is different.

“We know that the high school experience is really a singularity. So [transfers at the high school level] will be granted for all four years.

This should be quite a peace of mind for students and their parents as they go through the process,” said Murley.

Once a student’s transfer request has been accepted, they will be able to go to their preferred junior high for both years or high school for four years. An important point to note, however, is that students will have to request a transfer in between junior high and high school.

Transfers are granted based on population size. The school board has set two numbers — a ceiling number and a floor number — for each school. Continued on A3

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food pantry in the making

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Iowa’s new engery plan

More than locker room talk

By Genevieve Wisdom Following Donald Trump’s leaked video, reporter Genevieve Wisdom takes a stand against sexual assult

By Maya Chadwick

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By Molly Liu Power companies and climate action groups are taking advantage of Iowa’s shift to clean engery

New england in iowa

By Danielle Tang You don’t need a plane ticket to feel like you’re at a boarding school in Massachusetts or on the set of Dead Poets Society.

See the Hilfiger-inspired looks we’re (fall)ing for this season

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A performance of power and poise

Schedule one: Medical cannabis in iowa

By Madeline Deninger

By Addie Bass and Olivia Lusala To Kill a Mockingbird explores questions questions of race, morality, and equality on stage in three City High performances

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changing face of education

By Nova Meurice

As mobile technology plays an increasing role in education, it’s also forcing educators to decide how it should be used in the classroom

A Letter From Your Editors

By Sofie Lie, Nova Meurice & Sarah Smith

Beloved readers, The leaves have changed and fallen, the air is cooling, and we’re wishing for simpler times. As fall begins to wind down, many students are anxiously awaiting the holiday season. While most editors would agree that Thanksgiving is fun or whatever, and religious holidays of choice in December have a certain appeal, no day matches the glory and excitement of paper day.

On this particular paper day, in addition to being excited about our publication, we’re looking forward to heading to Indianapolis, where we’ll compete against other high school publications to garner the prestigious pacemaker award. Our nomination wouldn’t have been made possible without the dedication from the entirety of The Little Hawk staff so we’d like to extend an extremely grateful troll claw to all those who contributed.

As a publication, we take pride in never shying away from controversy, and this issue will hopefully continue in that path; we bring you articles that address Iowa’s use of

renewable energy, the role of millennials in the upcoming election, clown sightings, and the controversies in the fall play, To Kill a Mockingbird. Meanwhile, our feature team has covered the medical cannabis movement in Iowa, the increasing role of technology in classrooms, and the stories of undocumented students.

We hope you enjoy this issue, dear readers, as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together.

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Transfer boundaries continued from A1 The ICCSD recommends that the population for each school be somewhere in between the two numbers.

But these numbers are also dependent on how much space a school has. For City High, there is more wiggle room for transfers given its plan to add six new classrooms in 2021.

And to transfer, there are regulations one must follow.

First, requests must be made by December 1st. Once the school is aware of the quantity of requests, they will work to grant them case-by-case. Transfers will be granted based upon making sure there are not too many students leaving a school and if there is space at the school they want to go too. If it is not possible for all the students to transfer then they will be put into a lottery system and drawn randomly.

But with the implementation of these new, more lenient rules for transfer students, the question

of equity with the district arises. A critical thing for students and parents to note is that throughout the three high schools teachers are working together to make things equal for students.

“As the language arts curriculum coordinator, I made the recommendations for Liberty’s course offerings. I recommended that Liberty open with the English courses held in common

by City, West, and Tate. While the core courses and many electives will be the same everywhere, there are a few electives offered at specific buildings due to teacher expertise and interest,” English Teacher Jennifer Brinkmeyer said.

To combat the threat that the new rules may impose on equity, schools across the district are working to create sufficient learning environments by offering the same core courses for students, regardless of which school they attend. Ultimately, though, it comes down to what best suits each family.

“We know it’s important for students to be where they want to be so they can be engaged in their environment. [If they are engaged], then they will do a better job at school and our obligation to students and their families is that they can choose,” Murley said.

Speaker Club Begins at City The new club, founded by Emily Bywater ‘17, seeks to bring two talented speakers every trimester.

By Bella Pittman Since third trimester last year at City High, Speaker Club has commenced. This new club, which involves all grades, allows students to join together and bring speakers from around the community to provide information about what they do.

“I think it’s really cool for students to see people who’ve been successful and to hear about different careers,” President Emily Bywater ‘17 said.

So far the club has had two University of Iowa football players come speak to the students. The club plans on getting at least two speakers to visit City High every trimester. The club currently has seven people, including upperclassmen, and meets on Friday mornings around 8:20 AM in Mrs. Scott’s room to discuss future plans.

Bywater drew inspiration for the club when she attended the Ed Thomas Leadership Academy in Des Moines last March. At the Acad-

emy, she heard from five different speakers and learned different skills.

“I learned a lot about goal setting, how to be a leader, and other information. I think our students could hear from similar speakers and take advice from them,” Bywater said. “It’s one thing to have your teachers and peers help you, but if some person you don’t even know tells you the same message, that goes pretty deep.”

Students within the club directly contact potential speakers and work to increase the publicity of each event during their weekly meetings.

“During our group meetings, we talk about who we are thinking of, how we are going to contact them and then once we’ve got in contact with them, we talk about publicity and how to get students to come to the speaking,” Bywater said. “Then Adam Zabner contacts our speakers to see what’s available to them and Julianne Maxwell and Eleanor Mildenstein help

publicize their appearance.”

The club has already reached out to a wide variety of businesses and people around the area, and continues to seek more speakers who are willing to share their advice and point of view.

“We’ve talked to the owner of Yotopia and Molly’s Cupcakes to try to come talk about business,” Bywater said. “[The] Vice President of the club, Adam Zabner, knows an artist coming to Iowa from Spain who talks and does paintings/canvases in front of people. Adam is also trying to get in touch with the head of Environmental Engineering at the University [of Iowa].”

Students and teachers alike are eligible to nominate speakers through Twitter or email at cityhighspeakers@gmail.com. Bywater is hopeful for the future of the club. “[I really want students to] see how to set goals, work as a team, and how to make [their] ideas happen,” Bywater said.

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GAPP Exchange Comes to an End

By Maureen Fesenmeyer For the past 27 years, City High has participated in the cross-cultural exchange between City high and two high schools in Germany. However, due to budget cuts in the ICCSD Foreign Language Department, the tradition will soon come to an end. Anna Lena, one of the five German students that came to City High school, is disappointed to see the program’s discontinuation.

“I don’t like that this was the last year of the GAPP. It was a really nice time and I wish that everyone got the choice to stay [here] for three weeks,” Lena said. “The GAPP is a win-win situation for both sides, because you learn more about new cultures and grow up at the same time. I liked everything. The people were so friendly and helpful that I felt at home on the first day. It was a nice experience and I can’t understand why the exchange thing would end.”

The German exchange students’ schools are located in Stadthagen and Bückeburg. Over 100 students apply for the chance to travel to Iowa City on the exchange. In its most recent year, City High experienced a decrease in the number of German students, while West High experienced an increase.

Out of the 100 german students who applied, 15 were able to come over on the exchange. Five came to City High and the ten others went to West High School.

After spending two and a half weeks in Iowa City, the German students spent three days in Chicago. Adrian Bode, another one of the German exchange students, regarded the trip as a memorable life experience.

“My favorite thing was that I met new friends,” Bode said. “[They] made the three weeks [seem like] my favorite holiday ever.”

With the program coming to an end, students are hoping to stay in touch through the internet. The elimination of German courses at City High remains a concern for some students, but Victor Fesenmeyer ‘17 still feels fortunate to have participated in the GAPP program.

“Well, I would say that it would be nice to [have GAPP] again, because for the past three years we were expecting [it to end]. We got to do something the Iowa City High School German program was famous for,” Victor Fesenmeyer ‘17 said. “I believe I am very lucky to have been part of the GAPP program three times in my whole high school career.”

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Senior section leaders Esme Rummelhart (Left) and Michael Berg (Right) play their instruments. PHOTO BY JIM GEERDES

39 Musicians Accepted Into All-State City achieves a record amount of students honored by this impressive award.

By Mina Takahashi On Saturday October 22nd, 66 students auditioned for All-State, the highest honor for a musician in Iowa. Out of a total of 25 band auditionees, 11 were accepted into the 285 person band with three alternates. Two were accepted into the orchestra, which is the highest honor for a band instrumentalist. Twelve out of the 21 students who auditioned for the orchestra were accepted, which takes about 200 students total.

12 students were accepted with four alternates.

Out of the 20 students auditioning for the choir, which accepts 600 singers, seven were accepted with one alternate.

Joey Schnoebelen ‘17 is the best of the best when it comes to playing the trumpet. He is a four-time All-Stater and has made it into the orchestra again this year.

“To be an All-State musician it takes a lot of practice and a lot of hard work,” Schnoebelen said. “A lot of it is cumulative, you can’t just prepare for the audition. Over the years it’s how much time you’ve put into your instrument. It’s really just a pat on the back saying ‘good job, keep up the good work.’”

After being one spot away from making the list last year, Audrey

“YOU CAN”T JUST PREPARE FOR THE AUDITION. OVER THE YEARS IT’S HOW MUCH TIME YOU’VE PUT INTO YOUR INSTRUMENT” JOEY SCHNOEBELON ‘17

Friestad ‘18 was extremely excited and relieved to finally be accepted.

“It takes a lot of work, a lot of time, and a lot of effort,” Friestad said. “It means everything to me because I feel like I worked so hard last year to get too close.” This year, she has put in countless hours of practice as well as extra lessons and mock auditions.

“It’s a lot of going through excerpts, just going through things so many times that even if you’re

really nervous, you can still do it.” Mia Thedens ‘18 said. “I think you just have to go in with the attitude that whatever is going to happen will happen because it’s really easy to get worked up and try to over-analyze everything that happens.”

Esme Rummelhart ‘17 especially enjoys the experience of playing with other musicians who are as dedicated as she is.

“You get to play really fun music and you get to meet a lot of new people from all around the state.” Rummelhart said.

Despite the amount of practice and dedication required, all students agree that once they are at All-State playing with the best musicians, the stress of the audition process was all worth it.

Mock Trial Gears Up

Young talent hopes to fill shoes of graduated seniors.

By Lottie Gidal After successfully qualifying for their first state competition last year, the mock trial team is trying something new.

“We’re starting to practice earlier to identify particular areas we can work on without having the specific problem [ahead of time] this year,” Jason Schumann, one of the mock trial advisors, said. “For example, we’re working on objections so that the students can familiarize themselves with the rules of evidence.”

The team traditionally begins to meet following the release of the official case in December. This year, however, their practices began in August, giving them extra time to prepare. Instead of waiting for a specific case, they have decided to work on a practice one.

The real competition is in February.

Jessica Sheffield ‘18, one of the club’s two co-presidents, is happy about the new changes.

“I’m really excited. We’re taking it a lot

more seriously,” Sheffield said.

Even after only one year of membership, mock trial already has a special place in Sheffield’s heart.

“We all just became really close, and I learned so much. It was amazing,” Sheffield said.

Although the team only had one freshman member last year, that number has swelled this year to include several new freshmen and sophomores alike. With these younger members come both new challenges and new opportunities.

“We have a really solid nucleus of returning veterans, and I think we’re going to be able to complement that with some newbies,” Schumann said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to get them up to speed very quickly since we have such a strong core of veterans who’ll be able to serve as leaders for our team.”

Sheffield thinks that these changes could

Mock Trial’s 2015 team poses for a picutre after their case. PHOTO COURTESEY OF CHIP HARDESTY

make the difference.

“There’s so much more diversity in terms of grades and the experience that people have,” the captain said. “I think we have a really good

chance to do well, and I think in a couple years that the people in my grade will leave a sort of legacy, because we’re the ones who really got into it and made it something special.”

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Iowa City

On November 8th America will take to the polls.

Listed are common East Iowa City Precincts. Voting locations are determined by address. To find your voting location visit: www.johnson-county.com

Lemme Elementary 3100 E Washington St. Longfellow Elementary 1130 Seymour Ave.

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 2301 E Court St.

Robert A. Lee Rec Center 220 S Gilbert

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U of I School of Art 141 N Riverside Dr. Tate High School 1528 Mall Dr.

Grant Wood Elementary School 1930 Lakeside Dr. Terry Trueblood Recreation Area 579 McCollister Blvd.

Auditor’s Office 913 S. Dubuque St.

IC Public Library 123 S. Linn St.

Nov. 5th: 8:00-5:00 Nov. 6th 12:00-5:00 Nov. 7th: 7:45-5:30

Nov. 4th: 11:00-4:00 Nov. 5th: 10:00-5:00

Coralville Public Library Nov. 4th: 11:00-5:00 Nov. 5th: 10:00-4:00

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Food Pantry in the Making Student Senate and G! World are collaborating on City High’s newest charity project, which seeks to combat food insecurity

ABOVE: Student Senate sold t-shirts, designed by Sarah Smith ‘17, to raise money for the food pantry initiative

By Maya Chadwick Lucia Wagner ‘17 had dreams of doing something that would greatly benefit Little Hawks.

Now, her dreams are becoming a reality as the new City High food pantry forms.

“I was inspired to create a food pantry after hearing a conversation among some students who could not afford lunch,” Wagner said.

“They were also discussing how difficult it was to obtain items such as socks and tissues, items I know I take for granted.”

In 2014, Feeding America reported that 15.5% of children in Johnson County were living with food insecurity.

G! World, a mentorship group for minority girls at the junior high and high school level, is battling food insecurity in teens at City High School.

“When I’m hungry I don’t pay attention to anything,” said Tasabzieh Hassan ‘18. “For kids going through that every day, it would be hard

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to focus.”

Two different organizations have previously worked together to help form the food pantry.

The G! World group made an informational video last year that gave statistics about teen hunger. The Student Senate is also involved.

Lucia Wagner included a food pantry in her platform of ideas when she ran for senior class president.

“These three organizations were all wanting to do something [for the school],” Bacon said. “So we’re trying to get them together to make that happen here.”

The food pantry will cater to the 37% of students at City High who receive free or reduced price lunch. City High School principal Mr. Bacon says that the food pantry will not start out as a place for students to receive food for all meals; instead, it will be a place for students to come after school for a nutritious snack. This will make the pantry easier to manage and get it off to a good start.

“With so many students that stay for activities

and such, having a nutritious snack after school might be a great service to provide to kids,” Bacon said. “Every day that kids need [the food pantry], it’ll be available to them once it’s up and running.”

The food pantry will either be located in the Welcome Center or room 1114, but G! World and Student Senate have yet to finalize this decision.

“Ultimately, I hope the pantry is a place where any student who is hungry or needs a personal supply item can receive one. It is crucial that the pantry be discreet, as no kid should feel insecure about receiving help,” Wagner said. “I am also hoping we can get a larger support base from food organizations around Iowa because Iowa is known for its incredible food distribution.”

Bacon says that the Crisis Center wanted to start a Food Pantry in an Iowa City high school, and ended up starting at Tate High School. The Crisis Center will also support the food pantry that will be starting at City High School.

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Trump’s campaign platform aimed towards the youth vote focuses on job growth.

“Mr. Trump is going to bring back jobs, and will be focused on many other important issues that will impact our youth and our entire country,” said Hope Hicks, Press Secretary for the Trump Campaign.

Among jobs and social inclusion, education is also a significant issue for youth voters.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, college tuition and fees alone have risen 63% from 2006, creating looming debt within a recovering job market.

“I believe a key issue for young voters is cost and availability of education,” said Polfliet.

“Your education is arguably the most important thing about your child and young adulthood, so it should matter a lot to you. And you should do everything in your power to be able to access the best possible education that you can while not going broke doing so.”

Emma Arp ‘17 is a first time voter and plans to vote for Hillary Clinton. She agrees that combatting the growing price of education should be a priority for the next president.

“Education is so important for youth voters,” she said. “College is expensive, but it’s a delicate process deciding on its cost.”

The next president will also have the power to appoint the new Supreme Court justice that will fill the vacant seat of Antonin Scalia, who passed away this summer. The new addition

will sway the court toward the ideology of the president in power, if confirmed by the Senate. During an interview with Pat Robertson, Trump stated that he does not agree with the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage and would prefer that states define marriage. In the same interview, he vowed to appoint a justice that is against Roe v.

Wade, leaving both decisions with an ambiguous federal future if elected. Clinton, however, has reaffirmed that she agrees with the federal definition of marriage and would use the same Roe v. Wade litmus test but instead in its favor.

According to a recent Gallup poll, 50% of Americans now identify themselves as prochoice, compared to 46% pro-life, going with the general pattern of younger generations being more open to choice. The same pattern translates to the attitude toward gay marriage.

71% of millennials support gay marriage while the silent generation (born 1928-45) have a 38% favorability toward it (Pew Research).

“Millennials are the most diverse, open-minded generation in American history, but they’re also a generation who have struggled since the economic crash of 2008,” Waters said. “They want a president who will build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top, and Hillary Clinton is that president.

Our generation believes we must stand up to Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and push our country forward together.”

With the Supreme Court hanging in the balance, Arp sees this election as either a progression or regression, depending on who wins.

“As our country becomes more accepting, it’s also incredibly important for kids in the LGBTQIA+ community to feel safe,” she said.

“Millennials are the first generation to not question gay marriage. We are required to keep this moving forward, not back.”

The media has played a large role in the current election, covering every Trump rally to report the next provocative policy, discussing and revealing Clinton’s consequential email mistakes while Secretary of State, and releasing pivotal information, such as the Access Hollywood tape featuring sexual commentary

by Trump caught by a hot microphone. Election coverage has showcased past discrepancies, leaving some to question both candidates and even consider voting for third-party candidates such as Libertarian Gary Johnson or Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

“The fact of the matter is either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be elected president this year, and if you vote for someone other than Hillary or don’t vote at all, then you are helping to elect her opponent,” Waters said.

As the final votes are counted, democracy will ultimately make the final decision.

“This is one the first times [youths] get to make a decision on how their future will play out,” Arp said.

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By Maya Chadwick After recent reports from the University of Iowa Police Department of clowns in Iowa, people around Iowa City have been on edge.

Clown sightings and threats have been floating around the country and are now starting to arise in Iowa. Reports of clown sightings have been made by a twitter account @IowaClowns, but this is an unverified source. There have also been reports of clowns wandering around City High and West High. Many of these clown sighting reports are made on social media, making it difficult for authorities to distinguish the actual reports from the hoaxes.

“It’s just stupid. I don’t think these clowns are any harm to people, but someone’s going to get hurt eventually,” Hailey Burgon ‘18 said.

Government teacher John Burkle affirms that the buzz around clowns could potentially compromise the safety of the public.

“The clowns are terrifying, and if you decide to dress up as one at this point you’re going to eventually get hurt,” he said.

Police, citizens, and students around the country have been working to figure out if the clowns pose any threat to the population or if they’re just trying to scare people.

“The Department of Public Safety is taking all reports seriously, and at this time there is no threat to the University Campus or its students,” said the University of Iowa Police in a statement.

Students at City High School are familiar with the clown epidemic, and believe that many of the sightings of clowns are social media hoaxes. Saye Traore ‘20 believes that others should be worrying about more important problems going on in the world, rather than wasting time on the clown crazes.

“I heard about the clown situation from my friends who were freaking out about it, and I saw it on social media a lot,” Traore says. “There are more important issues going on in the world right now that people should be worried about. I don’t think the clowns are a threat to the community; it’s all just a social media craze.”

This clown craze has led to 12 arrests in multiple states for false reports, threats, or chases. The death of 16 year old Christian Torres in Reading, Pennsylvania has been associated with these hoaxes. Social studies teacher Jason Schumann expressed distress about the future of the clown dilemma.

“The signs of decline of society are everywhere: climate change, disease, war, clowns,” he said.

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What to

HISTORY OF THE FUTURE

Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King is a novel about an 18-year-old girl named Glory O’Brien, whose almost famous mother, Darla O’Brien, committed suicide when Glory was four years old. The story begins around Glory’s high school graduation and surrounds her seeming lack of a future — or, rather, Glory’s fear of having the same future as her mother.

One night, right before graduation, Glory and her best (and only) friend Ellie are contemplating their futures, pasts, and presents when they decide to drink a mummified bat (which they accomplish by pouring warm beer over the dust of the bat.) After they drink the bat they start getting “transmissions” from everyone they make eye contact with — visions of the person’s past, present, and future.

When Glory starts seeing these transmissions, they start piecing together a terrifying future for America — and the women who live in it.

This book addresses the crucial need for gender equality, and what will happen if it isn’t achieved.

It brings into light the possibilities for destruction, but also for success and survival at the hands of women, while also addressing typical high school experiences with clear and mostly wonderfully accurate insight into the minds of adolescent girls.

FUN HOME

In Fun Home: A Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel’s first graphic novel memoir, Bechdel explores her strained relationship with her late father.

The novel charts the early life of Bechdel, born in a small Pennsylvania town, as she grows up in the family funeral home (nicknamed, “the fun home”), and attempts to connect with her aloof mother and emotionally distant father. After Bechdel leaves for college and comes out to her friends and her parents, she discovers that her father has been hiding a secret of his own.

Fun Home is cleverly done—Bechdel’s sparsely colored illustrations pair perfectly with her literary references, and her witty, and often poignant writing.

WE WERE LIARS We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is a haunting and masterfully written story following one teen’s transition from innocent adolescent rebellion to understanding the repercussions of the truth. Told in flashbacks, the reader comes to recognize that wealth is not everything it seems.

Cadence Sinclair has spent every summer for as long as she can remember on her family’s island. Her grandfather has always run the family with a strong hand, and his three daughters, Cadence’s aunts, seem to spend every second trying to win the grandfathers immense family fortune in any way that they can. To escape from her family’s endless power plays, the four teens, who call themselves the Liars, spend their days planning how the adults can be made to see the error of their ways. Then there was the accident, and as Cadence suffers through amnesia and migraines, no one will tell her the truth of what happened. What truly happened during summer sixteen will change Cadence’s life forever.

HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun takes place in the 1960s during the onset of Nigeria’s Biafran War. It is told through four prominent characters: Odenigbo, a mathematics professor and political activist; Olanna, wife to Odenigbo and daughter to wealthy, prominent parents; Kainene, Olanna’s cold and quick-witted twin sister; and Ugwu, the loyal houseboy to Odenigbo and Olanna. As the war heightens, its effects strain the dynamics between the characters.

The novel is a harrowing tale of hope, love, and loss--a must read this fall.

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Iowa’s New Energy Plan

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By Molly Liu

or the past 12 years, Iowa and MidAmerican Energy have worked to achieve their goal of 100% renewable energy across the state. Now, the largest wind energy project in the history of Iowa is underway - this revolutionary project, which will begin in 2017, is called Wind XI. “Renewable energy is going to be good for our customers, the environment, Iowa communities and our economy,” Ashton Hockman, MidAmerican Energy representative, said.

Wind XI, MidAmerican Energy’s eleventh wind project, was initially approved in August 2016. Wind XI will cost $3.6 billion and will feature the construction of approximately 1,000 wind turbines around the state of Iowa. This adds up to 2,000 megawatts of wind generation - enough energy to power 800,000 homes. The wind sites will be placed into service over a three-year period, finishing in 2019. Once the project is complete, MidAmerican Energy hopes to generate energy equal to 85 percent of their annual consumer sales.

“This will put us in striking distance of our vision,” Hockman said. “We will continue to evaluate opportunities to secure the remaining 15 percent needed to realize our 100 percent renewable vision.”

Funding for Wind XI will come from production tax credits, which were approved

by Congress last year. By utilizing this method, MidAmerican Energy will not need to impose a customer rate increase.

According to MidAmerican Energy, the benefits of wind energy are clear: unlike coal or natural gas, renewable energy has no fuel costs associated with it. Savings on fuel costs, along with production tax credits, have made wind an economical option.

The project will also create construction jobs and permanent jobs in rural communities across the state. Hockman believes the development of additional renewable generation will also put the state of Iowa in a strong position to comply with carbon emissions limits and other regulatory requirements without placing the financial burden of compliance on customers.

“Additional development of renewable resources will spur further growth of the state’s wind and solar industries. It’s the reason we are pursuing such a bold vision,” Hockman said.

“RENEWABLE ENERGY IS GOOD FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, THE ENVIRONMENT, IOWA COMMUNITIES, AND OUR ECONOMY.”

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Ever since MidAmerican Energy completed their first wind farm in 2004, they have been continually expanding their wind portfolio for the benefit of customers. In August 2016, state regulators approved their newest project, Wind XI - the largest clean energy project in Iowa’s history.

Local groups such as NextGen Climate have also worked to support cleaner energy. Mary Liebig ’18, a regular volunteer with NextGen, believes Wind XI will have promising effects.

“My first impressions were pretty positive,” Liebig said. “I am really glad that a state is taking this big of a step towards clean energy and I hope other states can use it as an example. I think this will be a really good opportunity to prove that climate action is [possible].”

According to Hockman, the large scale of Wind XI is the biggest factor that sets the project apart from Iowa’s previous efforts and other projects around the country - making it revolutionary.

“Wind XI has helped to make Iowa a national leader in renewable energy,” Hockman said.

Liebig also hopes that the largeness of the project will spur an increase in renewable energy sources across the country, and increase its prominence in the political sphere.

“I think the largeness of the project is especially important because it will an example to the rest of the United States,” Liebig said. “I think it should be a larger issue in politics. I definitely think more should be done to support projects like this, and I love seeing it in places like “I’M REALLY GLAD THE NextGen.” A STATE IS TAKING Although clean THIS BIG A STEP wind energy is expected to inTOWARDS CLEAN crease, Hockman

“THE REASON WE ARE PURSUING SUCH A BOLD VISION IS TO PROVIDE 1OO% RENEWABLE ENERGY.”

still hopes see a balance between the usage of wind energy and other sources, such as coal ASHTON HOCKMAN and natural gas. Instead of eliminating these kinds of energy, MidAmerican Energy plans on decreasing their overall dependence on these sources.

“While renewable energy is our future, other sources of energy such as coal and natural gas will remain an important part of our energy portfolio,” Hockman said. “Having balance in our generation mix is important because the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine.

Therefore, we still need other sources of energy, but we have decreased our reliance on fossil-fuel generation and we won’t be building any more fossil-fuel generation going forward.”

Despite the slight changes in the system, Hockman still remains optimistic about the future of Wind XI. “Wind energy is the right thing to do for our customers, the environment and for Iowa,” Hockman said.

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MARY LIEBIG ‘18

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biases and business:

How mainstream media has handled the election

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media has to cover significant and political figures in our society — especially when they are running for president and admit to sexually harassing women or using a private email server.

It’s the duty of the press the report on the happenings in the world, and the nature of these reports can either be positive or negative — it depends on the organization, the reporter, and the topic.

However, the Shorenstein study showed that in eight major news organizations, the majority of their Trump coverage was either clearly favorable to the candidate or neutral. The chairman of CBS, Les Moonves, even said that “[The Trump campaign] may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” This inherent business aspect to news media — the profit motive — is an aspect that is also inevitable, and it intervenes with the process of creating a fair, unbiased, and impartial space for covering issues crucial to citizens, such as presidential campaigns. Many media outlets played up the more sensational aspects of the candidates’ lives in order to get ratings, failing to press the candidates hard on crucial issues such as foreign policy, trade, education, and the environment.

Now, it’s too late to take back the actions of the press, whether they were intentional or not, but it’s not too late to take a stand personally. If you are going to be 18 by the November 8, 2016, please vote. Please register to vote. Then figure out which issues are vitally important to you and do some research about where these candidates stand on them. Regardless of what your political affiliations are, it’s up to the voters of this country, this state, this city, and this school to take a stand and get what they believe and who they believe in elected.

HAS THE MEDIA HANDLED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ETHICALLY AND IMPARTIALLY? yes: 1 NO: 9

For almost every student at City High, the idea of the 2016 presidential election was exciting. Many of the upperclassmen would be able to vote for the first time, and for many of the underclassmen, this presidential election would be the first that they would have any real memory of.

And, with Iowa as a swing state and the site of the first caucuses nationwide, this election was going to bring a lot of excitement to our sometimes-sleepy, kind-of-small town. But, that excitement took a turn for the worse when the candidates were announced in July.

Now, everyone has their own opinions on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump — some positive, some negative — but both candidates have massive downfalls. With Secretary Clinton, there are emails and sometimes misled alliances, past comments and votes that just don’t line up with what she’s saying now. With Mr. Trump, there are sexual assault allegations, speeches and tweets asserting prejudices against minority groups (Latinxs, women, etc.) And a lot of people are extremely unhappy that they are our two candidates for this crucial election.

So, how did we get here?

According to a study by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, the media played a huge (or should we say “yuge?”) role in Trump’s climb to the top of the polls. And it really wasn’t a good thing for anyone. Well, except for the media organizations and Trump.

Before we dive into this whole debate, we have to acknowledge that the

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BY LOTTIE GIDAL When faced with the two candidates of this election, many seem bewildered as to whom to vote for. Some voters feel uninspired by Hillary and do seem to find her untrustworthy. She is sometimes seen as a political insider with too many ties to people other than herself and as someone whose policies are made as a calculated maneuver to gain support rather than stemming from her actual opinion. Trump, on the other hand, is a candidate who has never before held public office, whose proposed policies have been shot down as “inapplicable,” and who has spent his entire campaign slandering women, Muslims, immigrants, the disabled, veterans, and refugees.

Still, many Democrats have either supported Hillary from the beginning or have been so frightened by Trump that they have thrown up their hands and will vote for her on Election Day. But Republicans, at least the ones who aren’t wholeheartedly behind Trump, are more than a bit confused as to what their party has come to. They look around and see a candidate who does not represent the entirety of what they stand for, of what they believe this country should be all about. So they now have four options.

One. They could go for a third party candidate. This year, the Libertarian nominee is Gary Johnson, while the Green Party nominee is Jill Stein. In fact, both ran in 2012 as well, though neither managed to pull in more than 1% of the Election Day vote. At this point in the game, their chances of actually being elected are close to zero, with both their candidacies merely drawing away votes from Hillary or Trump. And there is when it starts to get serious, because in the Bush-Gore election, the state of Florida saw 114,000 people vote for a third party. In the end, Bush won Florida, and thereby the presidency, by 537 votes. By joining Johnson or Stein, they are only pulling support away from one candidate or the other, making it almost the same as if they had gone out and voted for either Hillary or Donald.

Two. They could vote for Hillary. In fact, this is something that we have seen many voters doing—choosing to put aside party loyalty and cross the aisle to vote for her instead. Her campaign has put together a “Republicans for Hillary” group. She is more conservative than Obama, and has reached out to many demographics that tend to lean to the right. She has been endorsed by at least 60 top GOP officials including former president George H. W. Bush and almost his entire former cabinet. Hillary has shown through both her voting record and experience that she is very willing to reach across the aisle.

Three. They could cram their conscience into some very small space in the back of their head and go vote for Trump. Maybe they don’t like what he has been saying, but to some, his last chance at viability comes in the form of his background in business, the fact that he is a Washington outsider who does not seem beholden to anyone but himself, that a vote for him seems to be a vote against Hillary, and that the issues that he has been focusing on, immigration, job creation, trade deals, harsher enforcement, and the economy are things that they believe to be important issues that have been neglected by the other side of the aisle.

Four. Republican voters could stay home on Election Day, no longer earning the title of voter and becoming instead passive observers. And here’s the problem with that. Fine. Don’t vote for one of the two candidates. But there are so many other things to vote on. Congress is currently controlled by the Republicans, with their party holding 54 out of the 100 Senate seats (34 of the total seats are up for grabs this election) and 246 of the 435 House seats (of which all 435 are in play). Their control of Congress has seriously messed with Obama’s agenda and such things as Supreme Court appointments (cough cough Merrick Garland). He hasn’t been able to get very much done these last couple of years, which is why he has had to resort to executive orders. Whether or not you see this as a good thing, the polls are currently showing that there is a 50/50 chance of which way the Senate is going to go, meaning that every single vote counts.

These are the four options every moderate Republican has come Election Day. In the end, it is so easy to get caught up in the cycle of things and miss the bigger picture. This year is not normal. Most of the time, the face of one of the two major political parties in the USA does not behave in the way that we have seen Donald Trump behave these past months. Usually, our country is able to host two differing ideologies at the same time and manage to have them debate each other rationally, finding compromise after compromise until finally thoughts are made into laws and laws are made into actions. Trump is far from the traditional candidate that so many Republicans would hope for. So, if in their mind, Donald J. Trump cannot be the face of the Republican Party, and does not represent what they believe in, what should be? That is something that every voter in America gets to decide when they go to the polls on November 8th. They get to choose what their party stands for.

So when you wake up on November 9th, what role do you want to have played in this election?

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by GENEVIEVE WISDOM In the midst of a bizarre presidential election, so many scandals have come to light that it takes a lot to shock the voters anymore. However, one leaked video has sent the public into a frenzy. Twitter has been blowing up with furious responses from everyone from Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton to stars like George Takei and Zendaya. Even the Tic Tacs company got involved.

The video is, of course, of presidential candidate Donald Trump. In this particular video, he was caught making lewd, sexual comments about women, including his soon to be costar, and bragging about sexually assaulting women.

All of this happened while he was married to his third and current wife, Melania.

Trump claims to have tried to have sex with a married woman, saying, “I did try and f**k her.

She was married.” He then proceeds to objectify the same woman; “Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the phony t**s and everything. She’s totally changed her look.” Because this woman refused to sleep with him, he resorts to insulting her appearance. He also talks about making unprecedented sexual advances. He says, “You know I’m just automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” He also claims that his fame lets him get away with it; “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.” He openly says he does these things despite the women not asking for it; he just does what he wants. Possibly the worst, he says he can “Grab them by the p***y.”

What Trump is describing is clearly sexual assault. Sexual assault is defined as “sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim” according to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. Trump describes grabbing women by their genitals and kissing them without hesitation despite not having consent. He tries to justify it, however, by saying “This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course — not even close,” an apology to those who were offended. He apologizes for making those comments, but never for his actions. He even denied that it was sexual assault

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“WE CANNOT HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO

NOT ONLY TALKS ABOUT WOMEN IN THIS DISGUSTING, SEXIST WAY, BUT BRAGS ABOUT SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THEM.”

at the second Presidential Debate. The case that Bill Clinton has said worse could be compelling.

However, Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about his affair and alleged sexual assault, and rightfully so. So when Donald Trump lies about his actions, he stoops to the level of Bill Clinton.

He also claims that this was “locker room banter.” Many pro athletes have retorted that they have never heard anything this offensive in a locker room and that they would never say anything of that caliber. Now, I understand that people may say questionable things in a locker room—it’s a vulnerable place. However, it doesn’t excuse sexual assault. Donald Trump was not only aggressively objectifying women, he was confessing to sexual assault, which is never excusable. The main reason the “locker room banter” argument is useless is simply because Trump was not in a locker room. He was in a bus with a microphone and a coworker heading to work. Not only is this kind of talk unacceptable in a locker room, he brought it into a professional setting. These comments caused the other man in the bus to be fired, and he didn’t claim to sexually assault anyone. However, despite a few Republican politicians pulling their endorsements, Trump refuses to leave the race.

He said there is “zero chance” he will leave the race and that he has “tremendous support.”

At the most recent and final debate, Trump said that the claims of him sexually assaulting women have been debunked. They have not.

There have even been rumors that one of the women accusing him will soon come forward.

The accusations are still out there. Even if these claims are debunked, we cannot have a president who not only talks about women in this disgusting, sexist way, but brags about sexually assaulting them. These actions are not only offensive but threatening and dangerous. Do we really want a president who acts without thinking? One who says they “don’t even wait” before acting? Who says “you can do anything” when you’re a star? This language shows how reckless and uncaring Trump is about hurting others. No matter how much you dislike Secretary Clinton, Trump is dangerous and selfish and will ultimately hurt our country if elected.

Misteaching the Talmud

by PHOEBE CHAPNICK-SOROKIN It is important for students of all ages to be taught accurate and factual information on world religion. I come from a Jewish family and have grown up studying my religion, learning its history, and participating in the rituals. I have also grown up learning slightly different versions of my religion in public school. Textbooks in many of my classes have been misleading and sometimes just wrong. It is time for textbooks to be updated and for good information to be found in our schools about all religions.

My first encounter with religion in school was in fifth grade, when we were briefly learning about different religions. The textbook was referring to the Jews as the “Hebrews.” My Jewish friend and I, two of the three Jews in our grade at that elementary school, found this offensive because we had always been taught in religious school that “Hebrews” was a derogatory term. As nervous ten year olds, we went home and talked to our parents—her mom a rabbi and my dad a professional in the Jewish community—and asked them about this term. They talked to our teacher, and she was very understanding and apologetic; my dad ended up giving my class a lesson on Judaism.

As my friend and I have grown older, our experiences have not differed much from this one, except for it gradually becoming us, instead of our parents, confronting the teachers.

All the teachers that I have run into this issue with have been very understanding and willing to learn the correct information. The problem is, the teachers should be teaching

“THE PROBLEM IS, THE TEACHERS SHOULD BE TEACHING ME INSTEAD OF ME TEACHING THEM.”

me instead of me teaching them. In order to teach this fragile lesson, the teachers should be trained by someone who knows what they are talking about.

I have been taught information about my religion by a teacher whom I see as a very knowledgeable person but who is incorrect or simply faces a misconception. But the misconception was not necessarily made by the teacher. The textbook on which the teacher’s lessons are based is not explaining the details of the religion properly, so the teachers are not explaining the topic properly. I have seen at least three textbooks with at least one significant mistake from fifth to tenth grade. This is not acceptable.

Teachers are required to stick to a curriculum almost always based on a textbook. Before textbooks are released to be used to teach students and teachers, they should be looked at by an expert on the topic.

This problem could easily be solved. One option would be for the teachers to do a seminar with experts on the major world religions, just to get an idea of what the actual beliefs and history for the religions are. Another option would be to bring in someone from each religious tradition to educate the class on the basics of the religion. But most of all, it would help the most to have accurate textbooks.

It is very important for students of all ages to know about multiple religions from an educational standpoint and to understand many other events in history as well as in current times. But it benefits them much less if they are being taught incorrectly.

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CS:GO REVIEW

by MAYA CHADWICK Counter Strike: Global Offensive is the fourth and most recent game in the Counter Strike series. CS:GO is a major upgrade from the previous CS games, implementing new game modes, weapons, and graphics that have been greatly improved. From the minute I was introduced to Counter Strike: Global Offensive less than a year ago, I was hooked.

CS:GO is an FPS game based off of teamwork and strategical thinking. It differs from games like Call Of Duty, where there are killstreaks, diving, claymores, and aim-assists.

CS:GO is more straight-forward, with only knives, guns, and grenades. It’s easy to go back and forth on how one game is better than the other, but it’s hard to compare the two. CS:GO focuses on taking it slow and planning your moves, whereas COD is a faster paced game where you can jump in and easily get kills,

especially with all of the broken hitboxes.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive started off with a bad rep but over the years has seen major improvements and has become one of the most-played PC games. With CS:GO’s release in 2012, it was missing many components from the previous Counter-Strike game, Counter-Strike Source. Many of the popular maps from CSS were absent in CS:GO, and now you have to pay for skins to customize weapons, as opposed to just downloading them online like you could in CSS. Counter-Strike veterans, don’t let this stop you from playing the new addition to the series. Missing maps were added to the game, graphics are much better now than they were in Source, and players have a chance to get skins and other items from drops at the end of games.

It was easy for me to get hooked into the game from the moment I started playing. There are so many different game modes, and players can even create their own maps and mini

games. Popular game modes made by players include surfing, prop hunt, and hide and seek.

There are 5 official game modes: Competitive, Deathmatch, Arms Race, Demolition, and Casual. If you’re looking for a fast paced game mode, Deathmatch would be the way to go. In Deathmatch it’s a free-for-all, every man for himself ordeal. There’s instant respawn and an unlimited amount of money, so you can buy whichever weapons you’d like. When I first started playing, I often played Arms Race and Demolition so I could get practice with all of the different guns in the game, instead of using only SMGs or rifles. In these two game modes, you can play on the Counter-Terrorist or Terrorist side, trying to eliminate the enemy team. You don’t get to choose your weapons, so this is a good game mode for new players who want to get a feel for each of the different guns in the game.

Competitive matchmaking could definitely use some improvement. Almost every time I go

into a comp, there is at least one person who is either hacking or “smurfing.” Smurfing is when players with a high competitive rank purchase the game on another steam account, playing against people of a lower rank due to the way Valve has its matchmaking set up. This can become very aggravating to players who just want to play the game and increase their own ranks. Other than those two issues, Competitive games are a blast. They’re a great way to get together with friends and really slow down the game. Rounds are short and require you to think strategically under pressure.

If you’ve played the first Counter-Strike games and are looking for an excuse to get back into it, CS:GO is the way to go. GO keeps the feeling of the original CS games, but it’s cleaner, polished, and a blast to play with all the new game modes. For those willing to put in the hours needed to learn the maps and weapons, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can easily become the game of the generation.

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“I’d assume hell to be a pretty clean place.

I mean it is pretty warm down there.”

- MR. BURKLE

RIGHT “The signs of decline of society are everywhere : climate change, disease, wAR, clowns.”

- Mr. Schumann

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“I DATED A GIRL WHO HAD A CHINCHILLA ONCE.” -MR. ROGERS

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“pinch yourself in a place that really hurts, and remember that pain.”

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ABOVE: Tom Robinson (Amadou Sanogo ‘18) sits as his lawyer, Atticus Finch (AJ Boulund ‘17) , questions him during the trial.

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A Performance of Power and Poise To Kill A Mockingbird exploresquestions of race, morality, and equality on-stage in three City High performances.

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n uncomfortable silence hangs in the air as the cast of City High’s fall play sits in a circle, quietly absorbing the information just given to them by their director, English teacher Troy Peters. The cast is of the production To Kill A Mockingbird, and the information in question is that the director has made the decision not to censor the time appropriate language that has deemed the book banned, or had its themes challenged, in over 15 states in the US since it’s release in 1960.

This decision in Peters’ directing caused a stir with the white members of the cast, many of whom are openly uncomfortable with saying the N-word. A new layer to the discussion over how to go about approaching the subject was added with the POC members of the cast joining in on the conversation, many of whom made their stage debut in the production.

“I don’t agree with the N-word and where it came from, but I don’t think it should be taken out,” Sameer Ali ‘17 said. “It’s there for a reason; it’s an element of the time, and it’s a very strong word. It’s like the same thing with cursing- I think if it’s there, it’s there for a reason.”

Ali plays Judge Taylor in his first production at City.

Some members of the cast feel less strongly about the decision to leave the show uncensored. When asked about members of the cast in some cases shouting the word, newcomer to the stage, Fiston Namutchibwe ‘17, who plays Reverend Sykes, laughed lightly and said, “It’s not that bad.

I mean, we know that they have good intentions, and they wouldn’t say it in a wrong manner, but yeah, it’s alright.”

On the other end of the spectrum, Jessie Shaw ‘17 feels strongly about the use of the word.

“I know that it’s important to use it, but everytime I hear it it feels like getting shot in the chest or punched in the stomach,” Shaw said. “Especially because it’s being said by people who are my friends.”

Shaw plays Helen Robinson, the wife of the falsely accused rape suspect and protagonist, Tom Robinson. Shaw goes on to say that while she understands that her friends would never use the word in real life situations, she notes that “sometimes it’s hard to distance them from their character.”

ABOVE: Jessica Sheffield ‘18, Sameer Ali ‘17, Amadou Sanogo ‘18, Jessie Shaw ‘17, and Fiston Namutchibwe ‘17 talk during a break at rehearsal.

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It’s no secret that To Kill A Mockingbird stepped outside the realm of City High’s usual program. The show is the most diverse in five years; the last fall play with any person/ people of color roles written into the script was Mayberry in 2011, another show that dealt directly with the issues of race. For many in the cast, To Kill A Mockingbird came at just the right time.

“It’s very timely, really, there’s no better time to do it than now,” AJ Boulund ‘17 said. “Tensions are really flaring. There’s a lot of horribleness going on with discrimination and unjust killings, and it happened in the 1930’s and it’s happening today.”

Boulund plays Atticus Finch, one of the main protagonists in the play and the lawyer for Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman.

“I think it’s definitely a tough show to do no matter when you do it, but I think it’s powerful to do now,” Ali

said. “I think it will be great social commentary because a big part of the book and the play is questioning why people do what they do, and with this, I think by watching, a lot of people will be asking themselves the same question.”

Making her City High stage debut as the mother figure to the Finch children, Calpurnia, is junior Jessica Sheffield, who answered the question of the show’s importance with, “I think it is [an important show] especially after this summer,” Sheffield ‘18 said. “I also think it’s really powerful that we are doing this as highschoolers because I don’t think a lot of schools would allow their students to do this. We are doing it at a very prominent time because, unfortunately, these are still prevalent issues in our society today.”

There is a standout scene in To Kill A Mockingbird that holds the audience in rapture and showcases argu-

“IT’S DEFINITELY A TOUGH SHOW TO DO NO MATTER WHEN YOU DO IT, BUT I THINK IT’S REALLY POWERFUL TO DO NOW.” SAMEER ALI ‘17

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arguably the most important themes of the show. The scene takes place in the courthouse during the trial of Tom Robinson. This scene strikes a personal chord with more than a few members of the POC cast.

“It’s terrible [to watch the trial], especially because the guy who plays Tom Robinson is one of my best friends,” Shaw said. “It’s hard to watch him be discriminated against when all the evidence shows that Tom Robinson didn’t do it, and the only reason he’s convicted is because he’s black. It’s honestly kind of painful to watch happen.”

Sheffield, agreeing with Shaw, said, “I feel uncomfortable because when we are all in character it seems very believable. There’s a point where I have a line after Tom Robinson is found guilty, and I’m really upset, and I find myself almost tearing up, and it’s genuine.”

The importance of the courthouse scene holds up in comparison to both the book and the movie, though there is much more emphasis placed on the storyline of Tom Robinson.

Amadou Sanogo ‘18, made his transition from behind the scenes as a member of crew to center stage to play the role of Tom. “I feel humbled by the experience and I’m happy that I get to play this part and show how it was so different back then,” Sanogo said.

“I feel sometimes people forget what times were like, and it’s good to show people because you have to learn from your history so you don’t repeat it.”

Some members of the cast feel that Atticus Finch, the lawyer selected to defend Tom Robinson, has a helping spirit and significant lack of racism in both the book and the play that contribute greatly to the powerful moral of the story and make him the most important character in the show.

“Even though the story is about Scout, and it’s through her eyes as a kid and as an adult, it’s really about the prejudice of the town and how [Atticus] deals with it and how he channels that into his kids and how he’s helping them to grow up,” Keaton Scandrett ‘18 said. “It’s really showing the racism through him and how he’s dealing with it in his job versus in his homelife.” Scandrett plays Scout Finch in her first lead role at City High.

Sheffield argued, “In the book Boo [holds the most importance], but in the play it’s Tom Robinson, because the courtroom scene is one of the longest in the play, and it’s all about him and the decisions that the town thinks he made even though he didn’t.”

Ali believes that through the lense of Scout Finch, the audience has a clearer understanding of the racist themes.

“By having a child, and by having her innocence, her youth, not knowing why things are happening,” Ali said, “And then being able to talk about it through her perspective makes it very powerful.”

Boulund took a different approach; according to the seasoned actor, “There are three mockingbirds, actually: there’s Tom Robinson, there’s Boo Radley, and there’s Mayella Ewell. Those are mockingbirds. A mockingbird is someone whose innocence is taken away for unjust reasons,” Boulund said. “This is 9th grade English I’m trying to remember; Tom Robinson- he’s innocent, but he’s still found guilty and killed; Mayella Ewell- she didn’t mean to get in all this trouble, but her father saw her, and her father is making her convict Tom, who’s like the only guy who’s ever been nice to her, so Bob Ewell’s really shooting Mayella there.

Then Boo Radley’s the only mockingbird who is saved by not turning himself in at the end when he kills Bob Ewell.”

Members of the cast had high hopes that the show would come off as emotionally driven and hit home on the racial inequality present in the United States.

“People come in, and they don’t really follow the Black Lives Matter movement or don’t really know what’s going on, and I think that they will leave with a better understanding- or, at least, I hope they do,” Shaw said.

The cast spoke about how they hope that the play tugs on people’s heartstrings as well.

“I hope it [the show] moves the audience. I hope it makes them cry,” Boulund said. “I hope they learn to not judge people as much- I hope I learn that too. I hope they can see people for what they are, instead of what they perceive them to be.”

“I HAVE A LINE AFTER TOM ROBINSON IS FOUND GUILTY, AND I’M REALLY UPSET, AND I FIND MYSELF ALMOST TEARING UP, AND IT’S GENUINE.” JESSICA SHEFFIELD ‘18

ABOVE: Tom Robinson (Amadou Sanogo ‘18) is sworn in before Atticus Finch (AJ Boulund ‘17) begins his direct examination. PHOTO BY JACOB STRATHEARN.

4TH AVENUE HIP-HOP COMPANY?

4th Avenue Jazz Company expands their musical repertoire to include hip-hop and pop music for their coming season.

By Addie Bass 4th Avenue Jazz Company kicked off its performance season November 2nd at West High School’s Works in Progress. The show lineup remained consistent with the previous years: City Lights, City’s Junior Varsity show choir, started the show, followed by West High’s JV show choir, Showtime, trailed by City’s varsity show choir, 4th Ave, leaving the varsity show choir from West, Good Time Co., to close the show. This year, however, the show was less predictable as City High proved they could do more than just jazz squares.

As 4th Avenue Jazz Company took to the stage on November 2nd, the audience sat quietly, expecting the jazzy chords and melodies often associated with 4th Avenue Jazz Co.’s traditional setlist to flood the packed auditorium. A collective head tilt rippled through the audience as music with score markings like “Fast Pop Groove” and “Dark Pop” met their ears. This was not expected.

“Pop music presents a unique challenge that wasn’t present in the classic Fourth Ave style we have been doing; with pop, we risk looking like every other group. In order to make our show stand out and achieve at the high standard which we have set, we will have to add dimensions our performance,” senior

Danielle Tang and returning member of 4th Ave said.

“Since pop music doesn’t generally focus on dynamics and other aspects of musicality, the members this year will have to really tap into their own musicianship and add personal expression that can’t be found in the original songs.”

The 4th Avenue Jazz Company show has remained relatively consistent since its introduction to the City High curriculum nearly 40 years ago, with the show circulating around, well, jazz music. City High has been praised by judges as an ‘old show’ that brings a sense of nostalgia to show choir competitions. In recent years, however, these judges have been retiring, leaving the placement decisions to young, hip, new judges. It was time for a change.

Dr. James Thompson recognized this and brought in Cedar Rapids based choreographer LD Kidd in hopes of introducing a more fresh, modern take on 4th Ave’s classic choreography.

“I think if a pop song is executed correctly and is performed with a lot of high energy, enthusiastic people, it could go amazingly,” Bubba Perez ‘18 said. “But if it isn’t done with high energy it could seem non engaging and boring to the audience.”

Keaton Scandrett ‘18, agreed with Perez’s positive outlook.

“It could be one of the best shows we’ve ever seen at City.”

“TO ACHIEVE AT THE HIGH STANDARD WE HAVE SET, WE WILL HAVE TO ADD DIMENSIONS TO OUR PERFORMANCE.” DANIELLE TANG ‘17

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Q&A Keyshawn Trice

By Rasmus Schlutter

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ave you been dancing your whole life or was there a specific year when you began?

made popular through well-known Instagram and Twitter accounts. What are your personal favorites?

“2 years ago, I believe, I started dressing up as Superman, and crank that ‘Soulja Boy’. I just remember ever since then I’ve had the full costume, and I started dancing. I don’t take any classes or anything; it’s just natural. I just watch the dance on the internet, and I do it. And I show it to everyone else.”

“Named moves, my favorite move is called the ‘Hit Dem Folks’. That’s when everyone throws their arms out and then put their arm up in the air. I love doing that dance move. There’s so much energy coming from it.”

Do you generally dance with your friends or by yourself?

“I do it by myself, and I sometimes do it with friends. I like to spread it around with other people so everyone can learn and everyone can copy. I just love putting smiles on everyone’s faces, teaching everybody.”

What kind of dance do you enjoy doing?

“I’ve been trying to make me up a dance. It’s kind of hard; every month there’s some new dance moves and I got to learn it. I usually do challenges. I do a couple of songs.

My favorite rapper is Drake, and I like to dance to some Drake music.”

There are quite a few viral dances moves circulating,

You made some recordings of yourself dancing. Have you posted or published any of them online?

“I usually post them on Instagram. I try to get the attention of the person who created it, but if not I just keep dancing. That’s what makes me and a lot of people happy.

I’ll post on Facebook, post it on Instagram, every now and then. My Instagram is where you can find some of my dance videos.”

When you’re dancing, what are you feeling, what are you thinking?

“When I’m dancing, I’m here on Earth, but with my headphones in, I’m in a whole new world. I just picture myself dancing and being happy and I realize whenever I got my headphones in, I’m the happiest kid ever. Nothing can get to me when I’m dancing. I dance so I can stay happy and be positive to myself and the people around me.”

How would you like to continue your dancing?

“I’m going to keep dancing somehow. I’ve never really thought of doing it as a career. I’ve thought a lot about being an actor because I love acting. Other than that, I might want to be a teacher. Dancing might come along that way.”

Who do you dance with or produce your videos with?

“I think it’s kind of funny! The person who cuts my hair has seen my dancing, and he has this cameraman and everything, and he dances the same way I dance and my older brother Manny, and we all get in a group together so we can try and go viral.”

Clearly, you’re passionate about dancing, but why do you dance?

“Dancing makes me feel like I can be happy and be myself. I feel like dancing is the number one thing that everyone loves. I feel like if everyone can do that they can see their true selves and see how happy they can really be.

Once you’ve got that, you may never want to stop dancing. I’ve tried to find my happiness in music and dance, and I really believe other people can also.”

Sports

November 4th, 2016

DOMINATING THE OFFSEASON Jim Geerdes

Tennis is a game of dedication. Senior Joe Hoff has learned that the hard way.

As a freshman, he thrived. The first year ace of the City High team shredded through opponents four years his senior. The success motivated him. He wanted more. But with triumph comes failure. His freshman school season quickly ended as he was knocked out before state playoffs.

The sting of defeat made Hoff realize something needed to change.

Hoff has always been an athlete. He excelled at baseball, soccer, basketball, and of course, tennis. The 6’4” senior has the frame to be successful at any of these sports at the next level, but he had to choose.

Freshman year forced Hoff to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life. What sport? The workload of high school plus juggling four sports was not an option for Hoff, for he sought to be the best.

“I realized that in order to succeed, playing other sports would take time away from playing on the court,” Hoff said. “I needed to focus on tennis.”

And focus he did. Hoff has played nearly three hours of tennis everyday for the past three years. Chip Hardesty, Hoff ’s high school coach, has guided him on and off the court.

“I think I’ve helped his mental approach,” Hardesty said. “Physically, he’s at the point in his career where he is mostly self-coached.”

Hoff has also reached out to many professional sources to improve his game. Notably, Sarah Borwell, a British doubles professional player, gave Hoff an understanding of the practice necessary to excel at the

sport. Matt Hagan, the assistant men’s tennis coach at the University of Iowa, is currently assisting Hoff to play at the college level.

The senior has used this guidance to propel himself onto the center stage of tennis in Iowa. Hoff had a strong junior season and a stronger postseason push. Unseeded, Hoff battled his way through three rounds, including a semifinal against then number two in the state, John Bowser, to reach the championship match against cross town rival West High’s ace Jiung Jung. Hoff and Jung battled through two sets, when Jung finally pulled ahead. City’s ace ended his junior season second in the state.

Hoff, a friend of Jung, was happy with his performance but wanted more.

“Jiung [Jung] is a great player,” Hoff said. “I’m happy to see him succeed, but next year I’ll have him.”

Hoff is currently 387th in the nation and a three star college recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net. He has travelled to Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Omaha, and other places in the Midwest to participate in tournaments, ultimately trying to improve his national ranking.

College is currently Hoff ’s number one priority. Currently undecided, Hoff has shown interest in Division I Creighton and some high level Division III programs, such as Case Western in Cleveland and Sewanee in Tennessee.

“The competition drives me,” Hoff said. “Tennis has taught me hard work. Three hours a day, everyday. You have to focus.”

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UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 5

FOOTBALL

City @ Washington Kingston Stadium 7 p.m.

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Cross Country

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The closing of the cross country season brought home a third place trophy and a tenth place finish.

Nov. 9

GIRLS SWIMMING State Meet @Marshalltown YMCA 12 p.m.

Photo Editor Sameer Ali shows his favorite photos from the season.

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City’s Road to the dome.

The Little Hawks charged through the first round of the playoffs with a dominant 40-14 win over North Scott.

NCAA SIGNING EVENT

BOYS BOWLING

Nov. 23

BOYS BASKETBALL

Playmaker Profile: NatalEe Thompson

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City’s newest administrator is an ultra marathoner.

She shows her athletic talent through100 mile races.

City High Commons 4 p.m.

Nov. 22

City @ Jefferson May City Bowl, Cedar Rapids 3:45 p.m.

Scrimmage vs. TBA 7 p.m.

A LETTER FROM YOUR EDITORS Jonathan Housel Believe it or not, the fall sports season is almost over. We have what you need to know. We have a story on the football team’s big football game against Cedar Rapids Washington with a trip to the UNI-Dome on the line, and we have recaps of the state cross country meet. However, due to the timing of our print edition, we can’t include a story on the volleyball team’s state qualifier game, but you can go to thelittlehawk.com for full volleyball coverage. We once again have our freshmen athletes to watch story, featuring some of the top athletes in the class of 2020 who will look to make an impact going forward. Finally, we have a story on City High’s newest administrator, Natalee Thompson, and her life as an ultra-marathon runner. Also, be sure to check out my online feature on eight player football teams in Iowa. We’ve spent many hours in the newslab, and we hope that you will enjoy all of our hard work.

The new wave of freshmen brings in a new wave of talent.

Best Photos of the fall

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FRESHMEN ATHLETES TO WATCH

Jim Geerdesl Fearless leader Jim Geerdes here. This November marks the second addition to The Little Hawk of the year. I am proud of the work that has been done. My co-editor, House, has been somewhat of a help. He does things sometimes.

Back to the issue: Please enjoy reading it.

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SPORTS November 4th, 2016 Cross Country

Depth Comes Up Big at State The girls closed out their season running into a third place finish at the state meet.

By Lottie Gidal

By Zoë Miller In the face of adversity, City’s varsity runners, led by four year letter winner, Mary Arch, banded together as a team and travelled to Fort Dodge on October 29th for the annual state cross country meet. Living in the shadow of last year’s fourth place finish, the girls’ main focus was to one up themselves.

“The Balcony” was always a goal. From the start of the season, Tom Mittman, the head coach of the girl’s cross country team, had preached that they had the potential to be one of the top three programs in state. The Balcony is the winners podium at the state cross country meet, and every varsity runner strives to achieve this position.

The girls’ main competition was powerhouse Johnston, who ended the day with a final score of 26, winning the meet with the lowest point total in state history. Another foe was rival West High. West’s lead runner, Bailey Nock ‘18, won the meet, but her team finished fifth.

The seven City varsity runners started out the race in formation; however, by the end, Anna Lindower ‘19, one of City High’s top runners, had fallen behind her usual spot. Her six other teammates pushed hard to make up for her lost position. “[The race] was a great demonstration of cross country and what it takes to have a true team effort when one of your best runners just has a rough day and just doesn’t have it,” Mittman said. “Everybody stepped up and came to her assistance at the end.”

City’s varsity squad ended the day finishing third at the meet, achieving Coach Mittman’s goal of being on The Balcony. The Little Hawks had not made an appearance in the top three since 2010. Mary Arch ‘17 ran her final race for the Little Hawks with a time of 18:59, placing 7th at the meet. Emily Bywater ‘17(19:15), Bridget Brown ‘18(19:33), Kinsee Brands ‘18(19:41), Annalise Rummelhart ‘19(19:46), Esti Brady ‘20(19:58), and Anna Lindower ‘19(21:08) filed in line after her. City’s final score was 121.

Arch, Bywater, and Lindower all led the way for the Little Hawks throughout the season.

Brown suffered various injuries spanning most of her high school career, returning for her complete junior season. Three new varsity runners, Brands, Rummelhart, and Brady, all

Every year, the girls cross country team organizes a “Run for Relief ” that usually takes place a week or two after the season is over. The run first started back in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina had wreaked its devastation across the Gulf of Mexico.

“I felt that we were a privileged group of people.”

TOP: Team captain Mary Arch ‘17 holds the third place plaque surrounded by her teammates. LEFT: City runners Kinsee Brands ‘18 (Left) and Annalise Rummerlhart ‘18 (Right) battle through the state cross country meet.

PHOTOS BY COLES BERGMAN-CORBET

ran well throughout the year, assisting City’s top squad.

The true preparation for the state meet started this June when the 70 some members of the team clocked in for summer running.

Quantity and quality defined the Little Hawks this year when the biggest team in recent history signed up for the sport. The large size of the team allowed the girls to work together and encourage each other to run further and faster.

It also gave the team depth. Fifteen different

girls ran varsity for Coach Mittman.

When the curtain fell on the cross country season, emotions started spilling out. Team captains Arch and Bywater both hung up their spikes finishing third in the state. “[Cross country] has changed my life.

Everything about this team, from the friendships to the hard work to the lessons I’ve learned,” four year varsity letterwinner Bywater said. “It’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Dodge Leads Way

By Jim Geerdes On Saturday, October 29th, the boys cross country team travelled three hours northwest to Fort Dodge to compete in the state cross country meet.

The boys came into the weekend ranked 10th in the state, hoping for improvement.

“Our main target was to finish the night ahead of 10th,” senior captain Matthew Dodge said.

Dodge has been a four year varsity letterwinner in cross country. Going into the final run of his high school career was emotional. His goal throughout his high school season was to break the 16 minute mark on his 5k. At districts Dodge ran a 16:02 and knew he could do better.

“Everything went well that race,” Dodge said. “It felt amazing, but somewhere inside me, I knew I could break that mark.”

The state meet brought triumph and defeat.

The Little Hawk team started strong, surging ahead of the pack. But as the 600 meter mark approached, there was a fall. Many of the runners throughout the event funnelled into a turn and tripped. Michael Berg ‘17, Michael Taylor ‘17, and Dodge all took bad falls, each having to work their way back towards the

Girls Plan Run for Relief

Matthew Dodge ‘17 runs his last race as a Little Hawk. PHOTO BY COLES BERGMAN-CORBET

front.

Lead runner Dodge’s worst placing at the meet was 93rd, and he had to claw his way back up, finishing the night in 20th with a time of 16:23. Berg, who had lost a shoe in the fall, followed in 28th place at 16:38.

The Little Hawks finished the night 9th: one place ahead of their previous ranking, achieving their goal.

Seniors Dodge, Berg, and Taylor all hung up their spikes with a hopeful promise for what’s to come.

“It’s sad. The guys were so much fun.

Without them it would be so much different,” Dodge said. “They are all really great runners and they will do big things.”

The future seems unclear for Dodge himself.

The successful runner has the potential to run college track and field or triathlons. Unsure of where to attend or what to participate in, Dodge knows it will bring him joy.

“It’s exciting and scary to think about,” the runner said.

Juniors Quentin Max, Robert Strang, and Lucas Firmstone all have varsity experience and hope to fill the shoes of the leaving seniors.

“I felt that we were a privileged group of people,” head coach Tom Mittman said. “I wanted the girls to look beyond themselves to the team, and I wanted the team to look beyond themselves to the community and to the world in general just because I think that Americans tend to be spoiled. It’s important for us to have a bigger world view than just ourselves.”

Every year, a different charity, relief agency, or cause is selected and voted on by the team at the beginning of the season. This year, it is the ABBE Mental Health Center.

“ABBE [Mental Health Center] is a not for profit behavioral health care provider serving families and individuals with lived experience of mental illness,” Stephen Trefz, the executive director of the Iowa City branch, said. “Stigma about mental illness is still prevalent and strong and presents a barrier to care for those seeking treatment. Having [City High Girls Cross Country] sponsor this event and focus on mental illness and mental health is an excellent counter to this stigma. It will encourage all of us to acknowledge that we have been touched by mental illness in one way or another in our lives and to support those individuals we know in seeking treatment.”

In years past, the team has raised money for causes such as the Darfur Relief, Steps for Breaths (which raised money for pulmonary disease research), Hurricane Katrina, the Free Medical Clinic, and last year, DVIP, or the Domestic Violence Intervention Program. The funds raised for DVIP broke a team record with the team bringing in over $4,000.

It is not only the race that brings in funds throughout the season. Many team members give their time helping, among other things, to throw car washes, set up registration booths all around town, and walk around to local businesses asking for sponsorships.

The coaches do not organize any of this and rarely assist in guiding the team members in charge.

“My role is as limited as possible,” Mittman said. “I just try to provide moral support and work as an advisor. I help marking the course, answering questions that girls that are in the leadership positions might have, being supportive as a participant, and trying to help promote it in the community.”

This year, much of that responsibility has fallen to Emily Bywater ‘17.

“Basically, I’m trying to make sure the run goes as well or better than it has in past years and that everything gets done,” Bywater said. “But I’m also trying not to do it all myself, so I’ve been trying to get a lot of other involvement. Sasha [Chapnick-Sorokin ‘17] and Nova [Meurice ‘17] have been very helpful.

Celeste [Chadwick ‘17] organized a bake sale last week, and Elena [Lyons-Macatee ‘17] has been working on getting stuff in the paper.”

The run is to take place on Saturday, November 5th, in Lower City Park.

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SPORTS November 4th, 2016 Spotlight

Spotlight

ADAM ENGELBRECHT

ESTI BRADY

The beautiful game is the best thing to happen to freshman Adam Engelbrecht. Soccer has taken the 5’11” freshman athlete all around the world. His club team, Iowa City Alliance, recently travelled to Denmark and Sweden to attend Danish professional soccer team FC Nordsjælland’s camp.

Engelbrecht has been playing soccer for nine years and is currently working on his strength to improve his physicality for the school season. He hopes to earn a spot on City’s varsity squad this coming spring. “[I’m] going to the gym. I’m doing strength training with [P.E. teacher Cory] Connell right now, and that’s going pretty good,” Engelbrecht said of what he’s doing in the offseason to prepare for the school soccer season in the spring.

Engelbrecht says he wants to eventually play soccer at the collegiate level.

Not many people can say they broke a world record. Esti Brady is different. At eleven, Brady ran a half-marathon in 1:34.39, breaking the record for the under 12 half marathon. Three years later, Brady has switched to running 5ks, and she's made a statement on Coach Mittman’s varsity squad.

“I’ve been on the varsity team every race. On the team I usually ranked between fourth through seventh, and I still have my whole high school career to run.”

Getting acclimated to varsity athletics was a shift for her.

“My training this year is a lot different than any running I’ve ever done; I’ve never run six days a week before,” Brady said. “My training has definitely helped me this season.”

Despite Brady being one of the youngest runners during a race, her sharp focus doesn’t reveal her age easily.

“I tell myself to keep moving forward even when I’m hurting. I focus on my breathing and form; the little things to keep me from falling apart.”

Brady’s motivation for running comes after a race.

“Once I finish running, all of the hurt and hard work I put in feels so worth it," she said "The feeling of accomplishment makes me want to just go out and do it again.”

Freshmen Athletes to Watch

By Jonathan House and Addy Smith

FORREST FRAZIER

Forrest Frazier’s height and broad shoulders make many think that he is a college athlete. He’s a freshman in high school. He swims 8-9 times a week, does crossfit, adds another hour of his own workouts, and sticks to a strict diet to keep his body in top form.

The Little Hawk swim team will gain a valuable asset with the addition of Forrest Frazier.

Throughout Frazier’s young life, he’s done one thing incredibly well: break records. The swimming phenom holds 17 state records throughout various age groups and races, with the most recent coming in the 200 breastroke in the 13-14 year old age category this February.

Frazier swims for IFLY during the club season and hopes to continue his success into his high school career.

He wants to carry his success into high school by not only making it to state, but also winning at least one race as a freshman. However, Frazier understands that he’s young and needs to train hard to make these dreams a reality.

“I’m going to achieve them by staying focused on what I need to do and working hard,” Frazier said.

KELSEY LAW

Kelsey Law has been playing volleyball since the second grade. While her classmates have been getting used to high school, she has been playing varsity volleyball for the Little Hawks. Law has a dedication to the sport that she hopes will help her to continue to succeed—she practices three hours a day. She says that being one of the youngest members of the team has been something that phased her at first. She admits she still gets nervous easily in her young career.

“I think [the older players] don’t get as nervous in the games, and when the coaches yell at me, I still get a little freaked out,” Law said.

Even with her nerves and youth, Law says that she is an all around player who brings a positive attitude to the team.

“I think I have a pretty positive attitude. I know I’m not the best player, but I feel like I help keep us up and going,” Law said.

Since she was open enrolled to City, Law said she didn’t know many people at first, but playing varsity volleyball has allowed her to become friends with the older girls on the team.

“Meeting all the seniors and sophomores and juniors who have all been super nice to me has really helped me,” Law said. “It’s helped me even in school just seeing them in the halls, and saying ‘hi’ has helped me meet new friends.”

The class of 2020 brings in a load of talent, including these four promising freshmen.

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SPORTS November 4th, 2016 Football

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City’s Road to the Dome

By Jonathan House After falling to Bettendorf 44-7 in the home finale, the Little Hawks still reached the playoffs by finishing 4-1 in district play and 7-2 in the regular season with a 55-20 win over Davenport North. The Little Hawks finished as district runner-ups to Bettendorf. They qualified for the playoffs and had to play the North Scott Lancers in the first round.

After jumping out to an 18-0 lead, the Little Hawks were able to cruise to a win against the Lancers, winning 40-14.

“I think that it got us off to a great start. We needed that, and we talked to them and said, ‘hey, this team is going to grind at you if you give them the opportunity,’ and we didn’t give them the opportunity to get that going,” head coach Dan Sabers said of City getting off to a fast start against North Scott.

Sabers believes that the Little Hawks will take advantage of the full week that they have to prepare and that they can take the momentum of their first round win and use it going forward. “[This win] is just a boost to everybody, and and play the Little I think that should motivate everyone to work Hawks. Quarterback Nate harder than they’ve ever worked,” Sabers said after Wieland ‘17 says that the City defeated North Scott.

Little Hawks need to be fearful The Little Hawks now must shift their of Washington’s defense. The attention to the quarterfinals against Cedar Warriors’ defense has given up Rapids Washington. The winner will advance an average of only 14.5 points to the semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar per game, and had two shutouts Falls on November 11th. The Warriors finished during the regular season. the regular season 8-1 and defeated Western “We really need to set our running game Dubuque 35-21 in the first round to advance because if we could run, we could do a lot

We just have to focus on ourselves. We have the talent to make a run for it as long as we just focus on ourselves and fix our mistakes.

-Brock Hunger

Quarterback Nate Wieland ‘17 looks for an open receiver down field during a game. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA TITUS

more damage than just being one dimensional. And I think that will hurt Wash going forward,” Wieland said of what the offense needs to do to beat Washington and make it to the UNIDome.

Bryce Frantz ‘17 has led the Little Hawks with 14 touchdowns and 832 yards so far this season, but City struggled to get the ground game going against North Scott. Wieland will continue to look to help carry the Little

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Hawks’ ground game going forward as well, as he has averaged 6.0 yards per carry thus far.

Following the win over North Scott, Sabers challenged his team to be the most improved team in the state before taking on Washington, something that resonated with linebacker Brock Hunger ‘17.

“We just have to focus on ourselves. We have the talent to make a run for it as long as we just focus on ourselves and fix our mistakes,” Hunger said.

Breaking Barriers Two City sophomores tackled through stereotypes and joined the football team.

By Corbin Nguyen and Anna Roemerman The sport of football has long been known as a male sport. However, this year at City High, Virginia Muturi ‘19 and Angel Sila ‘19 are breaking this stereotype.

“I feel like people may think that it’s awkward because we’re just girls, but it feels normal,” Muturi said. “I wouldn’t say it feels like we’re guys, but it just feels like we’re part of the team.”

The two girls set out with a plan. At the beginning of summer they wanted to do something new. Something unique. So naturally, they signed up for football. Muturi has some football background having played through junior high. Her friend Sila was curious about the predominantly male sport.

“I’ve never played football,” Sila said. “I didn’t really know much when I started. I was kind of lost, but I think the more I played, the more I got used to it.”

Muturi had thought about sports that had a relatively set gender, such as volleyball or football, and wondered why integration was so unheard of.

“I’ve always been different than a lot of females,” Muturi said. “But it made me feel like I was representing a lot of the females because it looked like a fun game. I didn’t know anything about it, so it helped me to get to know more of what football was.”

The two have been received fairly well by the team and coaches. There was some initial fear that adding females players to the team

Angel Sila ‘19 (Left) and Virginia Muturi ‘19 (Right) pose on the sideline during a game against Bettendorf. PHOTO BY BELLA PITTMAN

could prove to be an adjustment because it wasn’t a common occurrence at City High.

However, this was not the case. By the end of the season, it was natural. They felt like part of the team.

“They are just another two players on the team. We don’t look at them differently,”

teammate Liam McComas ‘19 said. “Coach Moore and Coach Brown do their best to treat them exactly like the boys; I don’t see a difference at all."

Critics of mixing the team insist it throws off team balance. People may believe that female players can be distracting to male

players, that they aren’t as strong, or that they can’t take the hits.

“I don’t have a problem with [females going out for football],” McComas said. “It’s just if you are going to go out, give 100% and show just because you’re a girl it doesn’t matter if you play football.”

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Best Of Fall

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1. Nate Wieland ‘17 runs past a defender to move the chains in City’s first football game against Linn-Mar. PHOTO BY MARY OLESBERG 2. Alexa Aldrich-Ingram ‘17 and Mackenzie Murphy ‘19 block a spike during City’s home match against Prairie.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL MENIETTI 3. Miles Henrichs ‘17 runs during a varsity cross country meet. PHOTO

BY COLES BERGMANCORBET

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4. Varsity cross country runner Mary Arch ‘17 runs during a race. PHOTO

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Natalee

Thompson Victor Kalil

Most runners strive to complete the coveted marathon race and the infamous 26.2 miles of punishment on the body.

Natalee Thompson, the most recent addition to City’s administrative team, not only helps run the school, but also 100 mile races.

Thompson is an ultra marathoner, or a runner who competes in races longer than 26.2 miles. Her love for running started at a young age during high school, and she has kept going without a stop.

Thompson ran her first 50 kilometer race in April of 2012 and never looked back.

Since then, she has competed in multiple marathons, some 50 milers, and a 100 mile race.

These distances call for a rigorous running schedule, especially in comparison to the average marathoner.

“Typical marathon runners on the weekend will run anywhere between 12 and 20 miles on Saturday, then not run on Sunday,” Thompson said. “For me, I generally run anywhere from 15 to 30 miles on Saturday and follow that on Saturday with another 15 to 20. During the week, it just depends. [I run] anywhere from four or five miles to 12 miles a day. “ Thompson meets with a group of local runners every Thursday morning and runs the Lake Macbride nature trails throughout the year. She also makes sure to eat healthy.

“I eat a lot of whole foods, not a lot of junk foods. I don’t drink pop or anything like that. [I eat] a lot of protein,” she said.

Thompson finds additional support through her family.

“My son is a 6th grader, and my daughter is a 5th grader at Hoover. They both enjoy running,” Thompson said. “My husband is a runner too, so it’s something we all do together.”

All of this running has amounted to her biggest feat yet: the 100 mile race. This distance is every ultra marathoner’s goal.

Most runners work from a marathon to a 50k, then to a 50 mile race, and then peak at the goliath 100 mile race. Thompson completed the race in August of this year with a time of 19:52:42. Yes. That is nearly 20 hours of straight running.

Even though she completed the 100 mile run, she still has challenges ahead of her.

“There are a couple of specific races I want to run, given just the challenge of them,” Thompson explained. “Anything that is out of the Midwest is a challenge for us flatlanders. We don’t have the ability to train on those mountains like when you get into Colorado, Oregon, or Washington.”

Thompson believes running is crucial to her daily life.

“I find peace and solitude when I run,” she said. “I can do a lot of problem solving. I just really enjoy it.”