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The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Nintendo’s Switch Develops New Hardware

Emme Perencevich, Reporter February 20, 2018

The Nintendo Switch is turning one this March. For its birthday, it's getting DIY cardboard extensions. “I think that it’s freaking cool that you could do so much,” Egan Smith ‘21 said....

Featured Talent: Ian Allen

Featured Talent: Ian Allen

Reese Hill, Reporter February 19, 2018

Locally known for his vibrant singing chops and savvy makeup skills, Ian Allen ‘21 is making a name for himself at City High as a multi-talented star.  With a flashing personality and an exuberant smile,...

LH Book Reviews: A Wizard of Earthsea

LH Book Reviews: A Wizard of Earthsea

Theo Prineas, Copy & A&E February 19, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin passed away on January 22nd, 2018, almost exactly 40 years after her first novel, “A Wizard of Earthsea” was published from then-small press Parnassus Publishing. Though it was initially...

Art by Olivia Lusala

Stand Up, Speak Out

Theo Prineas and Zoë Miller February 17, 2018

Though the afternoon began hushed, the discussion that followed was anything but quiet. One by one, teenagers trickled into the library meeting room. They were offered a composition notebook at the door. Stand...

The set of Superior Donuts.

Play Review: “Superior Donuts”

Reese Hill, Reporter February 17, 2018

Two toppled tables, a broken door window, and obscenity plastered in red on the wall set the stage as the lights come up.  A moment of silence as the audience takes in the pitifully vandalized donut shop....

Q&A with Ellen Fields

Q&A with Ellen Fields

Theo Prineas, Copy & A&E February 16, 2018

LH: How long have you been writing? What spurred you to begin writing? EF:I honestly don’t know. For my entire life I’ve made up stories. As soon as I was old enough to talk I narrated them to my...

Featured Talent: Freshmen

Featured Talent: Freshmen

Rika Yahashiri, Reporter February 6, 2018

Elementary students and parents visit a countrys booth.

SDEC Talks Stereotypes at Lemme’s Culture Night

Badra Kalil, Reporter January 31, 2018

On January 24th, members of City High’s Student Diversity and Equity Council gathered at Lemme Elementary for a cultural celebration. This event is held at Lemme every year to celebrate different cultures...

The hallway next to Opstads vom entrance.

Little Shop of Horrors Auditions Approaching

Reese Hill, Reporter January 10, 2018

This year's spring musical production, Little Shop of Horrors, is preparing to hold auditions. Anyone interested in being involved is encouraged to try out. An informational meeting will be held in...

Thirteen Musicians Accepted Into SEIBA Honor Band

Thirteen Musicians Accepted Into SEIBA Honor Band

Mina Takahashi, Feature Editor January 10, 2018

On January 7th, hundreds of band members auditioned for the SEIBA Honor Band. Out of these musicians, eleven were accepted into the band, and two students were accepted into the jazz band. Flute player...

Annual Iowa Thespian Festival

Annual Iowa Thespian Festival

Lindy Rublaitus, Reporter January 8, 2018

The stage has been set, the actors are ready, and high schools from around Iowa are ready to immerse themselves into the world of theater for the weekend. Two days of shows, workshops, and performances...

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