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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Concert and chamber choir members auditioning for All-State.

Musicians to audition for All-State

Teghan Gevock, Reporter October 9, 2014

With All-State auditions in less than a month away, the students and music teachers are preparing as much as they can, to compete at their best abilities. The music the students will be performing is...

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8 years later: the “Pluto Debate” returns

Joe Britton and Katrina Scandrett October 6, 2014

Pluto has spent roughly 4.5 billion years in the cold, but the past 8 have been particularly chilly. In 2006, Pluto lost it's planet-status, and was re-classified as a dwarf-planet by the International...

Body of ISU student found trunk of car in Iowa City

Body of ISU student found trunk of car in Iowa City

Joe Britton and Katrina Scandrett September 30, 2014

Last Friday, Iowa City police found the body of Tong Shao, a 20 year-old Iowa State student who had been missing since September 6th. Her body was recovered in the trunk of a car near an apartment complex...

Powder Puff Football Preview

Jonathan House, Reporter September 30, 2014

The annual City High Powder Puff football tournament will be held on Wednesday, October 1, as part of homecoming week activities. The games will take place at Bates Field following the homecoming parade...

Voting for Homecoming King and Queen Begins on Tallyspace

September 30, 2014

Voting begins Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. and ends Thursday at 2:00 p.m.. Make sure to type M or F rather than Male/Female when entering your gender to properly register while voting. VOTE HERE    

Free To Read

Free To Read

Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice September 27, 2014

Over the past decade, over 5,099 books have been challenged in the U.S., meaning that a person or group tried to remove materials from a curriculum or library. The majority of opposers being parents and...

Little Hawk Marching Band marches on Bates Field on September 12th

Playing the Hero

Drew Orr, Reporter September 26, 2014

Capes and masks are not usual attire for the everyday marching band, but the Little Hawk Marching Band is taking their theme to heart. “It’s kind of one of those themes that I knew the type of music...

Ambassadors jackets

The red coats are coming

Joe Weideman and Lizzy Ronan, Reporters September 26, 2014

This year the Ambassador’s club is increasing its involvement in daily life at City High. The change was made at the request of previous ambassadors. “Every year they say that they wish they...

City High student population continues to rise

City High student population continues to rise

Claire Noack and Jordan Cronbaugh September 25, 2014

Backpack to backpack and shoulder to shoulder, City High students shuffle to the cafeteria through the math hallway, barely able to breathe in the congested space. “I try to do a polite, but firm,...

Former Little Hawk online editor Jon Myers has developed a new app called Spectator that works as a digital program for sporting events.

Little Hawk Alumni Celebrate Launch of ‘Spectator’ App

Anton Buri, Co-executive-editor September 25, 2014

Still more former Little Hawks are reaching milestones in the world of online media… Just last Friday, Jon Myers, former Little Hawk editor, and JD McCullough released a new app called Spectator DOWNLOAD...

Helping to End Human Trafficking, One Run at a Time

Helping to End Human Trafficking, One Run at a Time

Sofie Lie and Sadie Hobbs September 25, 2014

The 5k Rescue Run, which will be held on October 4th, 2014 fundraises for the Rapha House, an organization that benefits girls impacted by sexual trafficking. The impacts of human trafficking are centralized...

Breaking: Spirit Week Themes Announced

Breaking: Spirit Week Themes Announced

Libby Fischer, Reporter September 25, 2014

Each year, the spirit team, advised by Ms. Ritter, comes up with themes for our spirit week leading up to our game and dance. Spirit week starts Monday, September 29 and continues through the week. Here...

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