Cellist Sebastian Sauder ’24 recently won two young musician competitions in Iowa: the Central Iowa Symphony Young Artist Competition, and the Pre-College Division of the Fort Dodge Area Symphony Young...
With the new year comes new opportunities for City’s Band students. In February, 20 students will be attending honor band festivals at the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa.
This...
As the lights rise again in Opstad Auditorium, City High Show Choirs and Jazz Bands are preparing for their competition seasons. Their seasons both started at the annual Winter Show, a variety show...
Every Tuesday after school, students file down to the art rooms for the City High Art Club. Chatter and laughter fill the room as students get out their projects. In the back of the room on one of the...
Emma by Jane Austen
A classic for a reason. Is arguably everything an Austen novel should be: full of wit and complicated Regency-era relationship dynamics. The novel takes place in Regency-era England...
On November 19th, 30 City High students performed at the 2022 All-State Music Festival Concert in an arena large enough to hold over 14,000 spectators, Hilton Coliseum, at Iowa State University.
Located...
As you walk into the art room, works from all of City High’s art classes from this first trimester cover the room. Paintings line the walls, the tables are full of ceramic structures, and students are...
Rushing to the choir hall, you can see the ensemble room filled with people, seeming like they are acting, but there’s no script in sight. Inside, you can see Rigby Templeman ‘23 practicing improv.
“I...
Silent air fills a circular room, sunlight gaping through its stained-glass windows. A Steinway & Sons piano sits solemnly in the corner; next to it is a small music library. In it, several cello cases...
With the opening night of City High’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher only a few hours away, it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of a polished performance. This weekend of performances...
