Student Senate Recap: Homecoming Court Survey Discussion
Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 25, 2018
The Student Senate meeting on Wednesday, April 25 began with the opening of prom ticket sales for lunch and after school. Tickets will be sold in the cafeteria during lunch and after school and in the library both times as well as before school. The Senate will send out a survey on proposed Homecoming...
Solo Enensemble Festival Begins at City
Henry Mildenstein, Reporter
April 24, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Throughout the Week Solo Ensemble Fest has been taking place. Solo Ensemble Fest is a chance for students to perform solo and chamber music. “It’s and educational opportunity because the students get to play in front of professional musicians and receive feedback,” said Mrs. Stucky the head of orches...
Campaign Season Opens
Victor Kalil, Executive Editor
April 23, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Monday, April 23rd, the presidential and vice-presidential campaign season for the 2018-2019 school year opened. The juniors running are as follows. President: Eli Anderson Olivia Baird Maya Durham Lottie Gidal Vice President: Ama Basan John Geerdes Naomi Meurice Students w...
Youth Rising Takes The Stage For Gun Control
Lindy Rublaitus, Reporter
April 23, 2018
Dancers, poets, and activists have been working since July on a dance and spoken-word performance based on political problems around gun control called Youth Rising. 5th-12th-graders from around the Iowa City Community School District took over Opstad Auditorium during the first three periods on April...
SASS Stages Die-In at Brownells on Columbine Anniversary
Maya Durham, Executive Editor
April 22, 2018
Student Senate Recap: Attendance Low, Spirits High
Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 18, 2018
The Student Senate meeting on Wednesday, April 18 began with a reminder for candidates for Senate president and vice president to submit their declarations of candidacy by April 19. The campaign period will begin on Monday, April 23rd, and the elections will be held on May 11th. Senate adviser Steve...
Dr. Terence Roberts Visits City High
Alison Kenaston and Paris Fuller
April 17, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Students gathered in Opstad Auditorium on April 6th to watch a historical figure who helped the civil rights movement: Dr. Terrence Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine. They were the nine African-American students who started the 1957 school year at an all-white and previously segregated schoo...
The Little Hawk Wins 13 State Championship Awards and Named IHSPA News Team of the Year Finalist
Zoë Butler, Web Editor
April 17, 2018
Racking up 158 points IHSPA's annual spring contest, the Little Hawk staff have qualified as 2018 News Team of the Year finalist. "It's so exciting to see our work recognized like this," said Opinion and Copy Editor Mira Bohannan Kumar '20. "It gives real legitimacy to both our writing and our journalism...
Mina Takahashi Wins Iowa Journalist of the Year
Emme Perencevich, Reporter
April 16, 2018
At the age of seven Mina Takahashi decided she wanted to be a writer. At the age of seventeen she was named the best high school journalist in the state of Iowa. "Mina worked very very hard on her journalism portfolio website that showcased her amazing body of work," Jonathan Rogers, Little Haw...
Film Fest Update: Hosts Chosen, Submissions Due
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos and Reese Hill
April 13, 2018
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The art club watched as City students showcased their talents in the Little Theatre on an unusually cold April afternoon, hoping to be the 2018 City High Film Fest host. Many students auditioned with prepared monologues and sporadically improvised with a single prompt on April 3rd. Afterwards the art...
Ukulele Club off to a Strumming Start
Mariam Keita, Reporter
April 13, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Do you still have an old ukulele lying around from that family trip to Hawaii? Lucky for you, Ukulele Club is looking for new members. "This club is for ukulele players who want to join and be a part of a community that includes other ukulele players." The club's founder, Jazsmine Vanpelt '20 said....
