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The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

English 10 Honors Students Present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Britta Bergstrom, Reporter June 4, 2014

Bustling with students, the Little Theatre was filled on May ninth. Students were rushing to put their costumes on, practicing their lines at the last minute, and grabbing their props. Then, they were...

School District says “Auf Wiedersehen” to German Classes

Jonas Geerdes, Arts and Entertainment Editor June 3, 2014

Learning and speaking the language of his forefathers, Max Fritton ‘16, is able to experience his ancestor’s German culture firsthand at City High. Studying the language since junior high, its been...

Orchestra Program to Take a Hit

Sarah Smith and Nova Meurice June 3, 2014

The ICCSD proposed budget cuts of $440,000 to the elementary orchestra program, unveiled on April 8th, triggered an upset in the orchestra community at City High. “I think that we need to re-organize...

Class Sizes Increase in the 2014-2015 School Year

Claire Noack, News Editor June 3, 2014

With the overwhelming majority of the ICCSD’s annual budget going towards salaries of staff, when the District’s budget cuts were announced on April eighth it was clear that some cuts to staffing would...

Bryan from the ICPL talks to The Little Hawk about summer library opportunities

Library Offers Summer Opportunities

Joe Weideman, Reporter June 3, 2014

While Chilean revolutionaries are destroying debt owed by college students, the Iowa City Public Library is taking up the trend and getting rid of students' debt. The library's summer reading program allows...

A New Movie Theater Comes to Downtown Iowa City

A New Movie Theater Comes to Downtown Iowa City

Ayla Canin, Reporter June 2, 2014

Little girls with missing front teeth and white haired grandparents alike are traipsing down the long glass hallway to a cheerful lobby, looking forward to coffee and popcorn, a comfy armchair, and a good...

Best Buddies on Broadway

Best Buddies on Broadway

Olivia Parrott, Copy Editor/Reporter June 2, 2014

Singing, dancing, and some “uncomfortable laughs” were shared in Opstad Auditorium on May 10 as Best Buddies, supporters, faculty and staff from City, and community members brought Broadway to...

Art classes end with a show

Rachel Gralnek, Reporter May 30, 2014

Room 0506 was abuzz with laughter and music, people wondered with food looking at different types of art. The art show showed all of the art classes projects of the trimester from charcoal to photography,...

Local Officials Discuss Teen Drug Abuse

Local Officials Discuss Teen Drug Abuse

Madeline Deninger, Reporter May 28, 2014

Parents of both City and West High students gathered in the City High Commons on Tuesday April 29th to listen to local officials, counselors, and other advisors discuss drug use among teens and what parents...

Members of the math team pose with the third place trophy. Not pictured: Kerry Soderdahl ‘15

Math Club Places 3rd at State Competition

Anton Buri, Reporter May 27, 2014

  Members of City High’s Math Club were welcomed at West High school by donuts and a whole lot of numbers as they arrived at this year’s state math competition. As a part of the Great Plains...

City High students win DPO scholarship

Hailey Verdick, Reporter May 27, 2014

Every year the Districtwide Parent’s Organization awards three scholarships of 2,000 dollars to students who are planning a career in education. This year, the recipients are Micah Cabbage ‘14, Annika...

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