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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Jan Grenko Lehman, ICCSD PE Coordinator and PE teacher at Grant Wood, fills out a donation slip for the  Jim Sangster Fund for the Betterment of City High.

Jim Sangster Visitation Takes Place In Old Gym

Dominic Balestrieri-Fox, Sports Editor March 26, 2015

People came to pay their last respects to Jim Sangster, an avid supporter of City High athletics and the school as a whole, in the Old Gym Thursday, March 26th. Mourners were given the option to give memorial...

Iowa Senate Narrowly Passes Ban on Minors Utilizing Tanning Beds

Iowa Senate Narrowly Passes Ban on Minors Utilizing Tanning Beds

Lucy McGehee, Reporter March 25, 2015

The Iowa Senate passed a bill Tuesday that bans anyone under 18 years of age from utilizing tanning beds without consent from a licensed healthcare professional for various health reasons. The bill passed...

Sangsters visitation set for Thursday in old gym

Sangster’s visitation set for Thursday in old gym

Sofie Lie, Online News Editor March 25, 2015

Graduate of City High's class of 1947 and founder of the City High Alumni Association James Sangster died Saturday.  He was an avid supporter of City High Athletics and is credited with reviving City...

Randy Brown retires after 25 years of teaching at City High

World History Teacher Retires after 25 Years at City High

Sofie Lie and Lucy McGehee March 16, 2015

The familiar colorful world map in the back of the classroom witnessed the passing of many fresh-faced students throughout its existence in City High. Now the map will see a different kind of transformation:...

City High Band Arrives in Disney World

City High Band Arrives in Disney World

Madeline Deninger and Eleanor Mildenstein March 13, 2015

  After a 27 hour ride on a charter bus with two flat tires, City High music students arrived in Orlando to visit Disney World. Both choir and band students will attend a workshop while on the...

GLOW Club Dance Smaller than Intended

GLOW Club Dance Smaller than Intended

Gina Appleby, Reporter March 13, 2015

The commons were dark, glow sticks were plentiful, dance music played from the speakers, and candy littered the tables. There was a student deejay, a delivered pizza, and colorful, flashing lights to...

ACT Prep Begins at City High

ACT Prep Begins at City High

Joe Weideman and Rasmus Schlutter, Reporters March 12, 2015

Students file into the cafeteria, awaiting instruction from the ZAPS representative about one of the most critical standardized tests in high school. ACT Test Prep has begun. “Research has shown,...

Potential End to Teen Tanning Bed Use

Potential End to Teen Tanning Bed Use

Madeline Deninger and Eleanor Mildenstein March 12, 2015

As spring break draws near, some teenagers are visiting tanning salons to achieve a  perfect glow before heading to the beach. However, a new law being considered by the Iowa legislature could put a stop...

Wacky Weblink Wednsday

Wacky Weblink Wednsday

Rachel, Fischer March 11, 2015

$85,000 Worth of Mozzarella Cheese Stolen The cheese was stolen from a pizza distribution center. Man Robs Store Twice Once in 1999, he was then convicted and when released he robed the store again. Ireland Accidentally Legalized...

City High Red Team

City High Students Participate in TEAMS Competition

Riley Lewers, Reporter March 11, 2015

Five City High teams competed in the Technology, Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics, Science (TEAMS) competition on March 4th. 40 students, chaperoned by math teacher Mrs. Peterson, missed school to attend....

Iowa capital building in Des Moines.  Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Iowa Senate Concludes School Start Date Should Be Determined Locally

Lucy McGehee, Reporter March 11, 2015

The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to diverge from Governor Branstad’s proposal of an enforced school start date no earlier than September 1st, without the possibility of issued waivers. The Senate voted...

Democrats and Republicans Battle over Education Funding

Democrats and Republicans Battle over Education Funding

Olivia Parrott and Lindsey Parrott March 10, 2015
“There will be some difficult choices. We shouldn’t be in this position,” Bacon said. “We can do better than this.”
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