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The Little Hawk

Students await their All State auditions

All-State Auditions Held and Roster Announced

Estelle Hartz November 6, 2025

Auditions for the All-State music festival were held at West High School this year. All-State Music festival is a prestigious statewide event, where Iowa's top musicians are selected through a series of...

Marching band performs their show at halftime

Mississippi Marching Band Invitational Rained Out

Estelle Hartz October 30, 2025

The marching band has prepared for their Mississippi Marching Invitational for the past few weeks, which is a marching band competition hosted by Clinton High School, in Clinton Iowa. Various high schools...

Front of Opstad Auditorium

Opstad Closes for Winter Months to Undergo Construction

Estelle Hartz September 19, 2025

Opstad auditorium will be closing its doors for construction beginning at the start of winter break, and will remain closed until March 20th. The school show choir and jazz band show on December 19th will...

Jillian Leman '26 and Brady Gluba '25 performing in last years spring musical, Urinetown

Unfrozen: Spring Musical Switches

Estelle Hartz September 17, 2025

Last spring, the musical for this year was announced to be Sweeney Todd. In mid August, the announcement came out that Frozen was available for high schools to perform for the first time, and the theater...

Director Megan Stucky Swanson conducts Concert Orchestra.

Orchestra Performs For The Last Time

Lily Rantanen, Executive Editor May 23, 2025

The City High orchestra program performed for the last time in the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday evening. Symphony Orchestra, City High’s top string group, played classics like Antonio Vivaldi’s...

City High's bands, orchestras, and choirs perform in Opstad Auditorium, which currently seats 688 people.

Superintendent Proposes Changes to City High Performing Arts Wing

Avery O’Brien, Broadcast Co-Editor May 22, 2025

After completing a study with OPN Architects, superintendent Matt Degner and deputy superintendent Chace Ramey suggested new additions and changes to the performing arts centers at all high schools in...

Freshly painted mural of a hawk tucked into the staircase in the main foyer

Mural Club Finishes up their Project and Plans for the Future

Estelle Hartz, A&E Editor May 8, 2025

The Mural Club is a new separate club at City High where members work on public art projects with the intention to beautify the community. The group meets twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays after school.  Nora...

Brody Clarke '25 performs a song in the Urinetown musical

Urinetown Prepares for Opening Night

Estelle Hartz, A&E Editor April 22, 2025

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS After nearly two months of rehearsals, City High’s production of Urinetown will premiere on the 25th. Urinetown is a satirical musical that is set in a dystopian future...

Members of the cast and crew of Urinetown pose in front of City High promoting the musical.

The Seniors of Urinetown

Yomi Hemley, Feature Editor April 21, 2025

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Mr. Kowbel conducts band in Mid-Winter concert

Band Department Holds Mid-Winter Concert

Estelle Hartz, A&E Editor March 4, 2025

City High bands held their mid-winter band concert earlier this week in Opstad. The Wind Ensemble, Symphony, and Concert Band have been preparing for this concert for about six weeks. The bands performed...

Photo courtesy of Tommy Haines

PERFORMER PROFILE: Brody Clarke

Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor March 3, 2025

Brody Clarke ‘25 struggled to tell his mom he broke his trumpet after just one year with the instrument. Instead of facing this confrontation, he decided to take on a new instrument in sixth grade. Because...

Orchestra Director, Megan Stucky-Swanson addresses the audience before the Philharmonic Orchestra performs their final piece.

City Orchestras Hold Annual Mid-Winter Concert

Estelle Hartz, A&E Editor February 3, 2025

The City High orchestras performed for friends, City High staff, and family on Tuesday night. The three orchestras have been preparing for their mid-winter concert for nearly three months, improving their...

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