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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Student teacher Phil Bueche conducts during the winter band concert

City Bands Host Winter Concert

Esther Puderbaugh, A&E and Opinion Editor December 22, 2022

Maya Bennett ‘23 can often be found working on a new project on one of the pottery wheels in the art room during her spare time

Maya Bennett: Artistic Identity Takes Form

Matisse Arnone December 21, 2022

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...

Esther Puderbaugh

Winter Break Reads

Esther Puderbaugh, A&E and Opinion Editor December 21, 2022

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...

Orchestra members Abigail Sigafoose 26, Sebastian Sauder 24, Esther Puderbaugh 25, Marina Escandell-Tapias 24, Greta Stanier 23, Adam Zeithamel 23, Thomas Shey 24, Tai Caputo 25, Lucy Charis-Carlson 24, Kalea Seaton 24, Isaac Bullwinkle 23, Leo Burchett 24, Henry Smith 24, Matisse Arnone 23, Monique Schnoebelen 23, and Ms. Stucky-Swanson at All-State

Students Perform at All-State

Tai Caputo, Reporter December 2, 2022

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...

During the art show, students viewed art made with different mediums.

Art Department Hosts End of Trimester Art Show

Kate Meis, Editor November 17, 2022

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...

Avery Provorse ‘24, Rigby Templeman ‘23, and Norah Mettemeyer ‘24 practice for musical theater for speech

New Speech Season Kicks Off with Auditions

Naomi Hemley, Editor November 17, 2022

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...

Adrian Bostian 23 plays cello in his house

Adrian Bostian Takes Love of Music into College Cello Auditions

Isaac Bullwinkle, Reporter October 31, 2022

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...

Cast member Diego Loria-Eivins 24 tries on his costume for Peter and the Starcatcher

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ To Open

Isabella Young October 28, 2022

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...

Zeithamel spent part of his summer at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp

City High Student Earned Prestigious Interlochen Orchestra Scholarship

Tai Caputo, Reporter October 28, 2022

Adam Zeithamel ’23, a member of the City High Symphony Orchestra, earned a scholarship at the internationally renowned summer festival, Interlochen Arts Camp, this past summer. The Interlochen Orchestra...

Darby holds a prop-in-progress for Peter and the Starcatcher

Director Profile: Lauren Darby

Esther Puderbaugh, A&E Editor October 28, 2022

As the lights rise in Opstad Auditorium, theater director Lauren Darby can be found working on set pieces for this fall’s play, Peter and the Starcatcher. This is Darby’s first year back at City after...

Liv Leman 25 poses next to the list of accepted bass clarinets

30 City High Students Accepted Into All-State Ensembles

Tai Caputo and Esther Puderbaugh October 25, 2022

On Saturday, October 22, some of Iowa’s finest student musicians traveled to audition for the prestigious All-State band, chorus, and orchestra. Washington High School in Washington, Iowa was full of...

City High Students Prepare for All-State Auditions

City High Students Prepare for All-State Auditions

Esther Puderbaugh, A&E Editor October 14, 2022

With the month of October comes auditions for the prestigious Iowa All-State band, orchestra, and choir. Students in the music wing prepare throughout the fall for the late October audition date with the...

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