THE SCHOOL THAT READS REAL NEWS THE LITTLE HAWK “Seek Truth and Report It” Since 1926
THE
LITTLE HAWK
Iowa City, IA
LH SONG REVIEW
Love 119 Riize, a seven member boy group under SM Entertainment, just had their second single
Vol. 106
February 14, 2024
Issue 3
Students and teachers react to injunction against book ban law
thelittlehawk.com
VIDEO
LOVESTRUCK By Grace Kirschling and Lili Moessner
By Claire Hartwig RIIZE have released their second single, Love 119’, returning with a new concept that they deemed a ‘high school drama’. Shotaro, the oldest of the group, even took to Weverse (a social media site dedicated to interacting with fans) to post four pictures of K-dramas he thought this comeback was most similar to. The concept was highly anticipated amongst fans as the group is known for bringing back past generation’s K-pop concepts, even referencing Exo’s ‘Growl’ in a Tik Tok as they were similarly dressed in school uniforms...
YEARBOOKS STILL FOR SALE
CONTINUED ON PG 15
STAFF EDITORIAL
50 Yearbooks are available in the main office
WHAT MORE WILL IT TAKE?
By Claire Hartwig Librarian Jenahlee Chamberlain puts previously banned books back up. PHOTO BY TAI CAPUTO
By Tai Caputo
By Tai Caputo and Isabella Young On May 17th, 1984, a 17-year-old entered Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, carrying a handgun. What ensued was so horrifying that it is almost unimaginable. Violence. Blood. Death. Nearly half a century later, in the year 2024, nothing has changed. According to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, there has been a total of 2069 school shootings since...
junction came after two lawsuits filed by Penguin Random House and the American Civil Liberties Union. On December 29, 2023, U.S. District Many students at City High supported Court Judge Stephen Judge Locher’s decision. Locher filed an inReyna Roach ‘24, a stujunction against the dent rights advocate, cele“I’M SO RELIEVED. book-banning portion brated the news. BOOKS BACK ON THE of Senate File 496 just “[The] injunction before the law was set SHELVES! KIDS GETTING takes a huge weight off TO READ! IT’S SO to fully go into effect in our backs,” Roach said. all Iowa public school WONDERFUL. FOR ME, “While the courts are dedistricts on January 1, ciding the legality of the THIS IS A DECISIVE 2024. bills, we, as students, will VICTROY FOR BOOKS, not continue to suffer.” The book banning AND READING, AND section from Senate File Judge Locher wrote in a 496, blocked by Judge statement that Senate File INTELLECTUAL Locher’s injunction, de496 is “wildly overbroad” FREEDOM.” clared that any books and that “the Court has “depicting or describbeen unable to locate a Ali Borger-Germann ing sexual acts” were single case upholding to be removed from all the constitutionality of a school libraries. Another section blocked by school library restriction even remotely simthe injunction prohibited any curriculum, in- ilar to Senate File 496.” struction, or discussion related to gender and CONTINUED ON PG 3 sexual identity in elementary schools. The in-
CONTINUED ON PG 10
@instalittlehawk
@thelittlehawk
Facebook.com/thelittlehawk
The Little Hawk
Don’t worry you haven’t missed out! If you still want to purchase a 2023-2024’ yearbook go to the main office. There are still 50 yearbooks available at $60 each. You can pay with cash or make out a check to ‘City High Journalism’. This year’s theme is Spotify so be sure you don’t miss out on getting one! If you’re interested in joining the yearbook team The Little Hawk has opportunities for students wanting to get involved. “If you’d like to work on the yearbook you can sign up for the yearbook class next year. And if you have any great photos that you think should be put in the yearbook, let us know.” Yearbook advisor Jonathan Rogers said. Additionally, there are some more opportunities for seniors in the yearbook too. “We will be sending out information on seniors to send in baby photos and if they want to buy senior ads, and those will be due before spring break,” Rogers said.
The Little Hawk