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The student news site of Iowa City High School

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The Little Hawk

5th Annual Spirit Day

5th Annual Spirit Day

Serena Collins, Reporter October 28, 2015

Classrooms were seas of purple on October 15th. For the fifth year in a row, Glaad organized the event and this year millions participated worldwide. The event is specifically to raise awareness of prevalent...

Dance Team Ranked Grand Champions at First Competition

Dance Team Ranked Grand Champions at First Competition

Anna Pienta, Serena Collins, and Bella Pittman October 28, 2015

City High Dance Team landed on top at last weekend’s competition at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Competing against 43 other varsity dances, their Jazz piece earned them a first place spot and a grand champions...

Run for Relief 2015

Run for Relief 2015

Lucy Wagner, Reporter October 27, 2015

The City High girls’ cross country team will be hosting their annual 5k charity run, Run for Relief, on Saturday, November 7, at 10:00 A.M. The 2015 cause is the Domestic Violence Intervention Program,...

27 musicians accepted into All-State Music Festival

27 musicians accepted into All-State Music Festival

Claire Goodfellow and Jim Geerdes October 26, 2015

Students from all around the state gathered at various high schools to audition for the All-State Music Festival on Saturday, October 24th. Students start preparing months in advance for a five minute...

ICCSD Releases Seven Pages of Halloween Food Guidelines

ICCSD Releases Seven Pages of Halloween Food Guidelines

October 23, 2015

In preparation for Halloween festivities, the ICCSD has released seven pages of guidelines which detail acceptable food for children to bring into school. Although popcorn, hummus and rice cakes all appear...

Largest Hurricane Ever Creates Waves on Twitter

Sam Naylor, Reporter October 23, 2015

The largest hurricane in history, Hurricane Patricia is set to make landfall in Mexico today, with projected constant winds speeds at 200 mph and torrential rains. The hurricane is expected to cause massive...

ICCSD Changes Threat Notification Policy

ICCSD Changes Threat Notification Policy

Zoë Hopewell, Reporter October 22, 2015

The Iowa City School Board voted on the night of October 13th to amend the threat notification policy following a recent school gun threat. The board also called for a review of existing policies and...

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Biden Decides Against Running for President

Lucy McGehee, Online News Editor October 21, 2015

After mounting speculation, Vice President Joe Biden has officially clarified that he will not be running for president in the upcoming election. Biden has recently been included in public polls regarding...

The Odd Couple and Steel Magnolias Fall Play Tickets Now Available

The Odd Couple and Steel Magnolias Fall Play Tickets Now Available

Gabe Gibbens, Reporter October 21, 2015

The City High Drama Department is changing things up in regard to the annual fall play. This year, there will not only be one, but two fall plays: The Odd Couple and Steel Magnolias. The two plays will...

Lunch and Afternoon Schedule Set to 45 minute periods due to Iowa Assessments

Lunch and Afternoon Schedule Set to 45 minute periods due to Iowa Assessments

Anna Pienta, Reporter October 21, 2015

After Iowa Assessment testing this morning, here is the modified schedule. A Lunch 11:10 - 11:39 A Class 11:45 B Class 11:10 - 11:41 B Lunch 11:41 - 12:10 B Class 12:15 - 12:40 C Class 11:10 -...

I’m Against Bullying: Spirit Day

I’m Against Bullying: Spirit Day

MichaelMenietti, Reporter October 21, 2015

Recently Snapchat came out with a new filter for I’m Against Bullying: Spirit Day. This day was celebrated on October 15th, 2015. This day is used to show support for the LGBT+ youth community...

Advisory Expanded to Include Fridays

Advisory Expanded to Include Fridays

October 9, 2015

Advisory will be now be on Fridays as well. This will be implemented this week. Shanice Johnson '17 supported this change. "Advisory in general is great because I get some of my homework done and I...

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