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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Syrian Refugee Crisis Hits Home in Iowa

Syrian Refugee Crisis Hits Home in Iowa

Lucy McGehee and Sadie Hobbs January 6, 2016

4,283,224 refugees. That’s more people than the entire population of Iowa that are fleeing the familiarity of their home, in pursuit of a life without fear from oppression. The corruption left behind...

Racial Tensions Erupt at Mizzou

Racial Tensions Erupt at Mizzou

Maya Durham and Molly Liu January 5, 2016

On a normal day at the University of Missouri, Chelsea Haynes walks around campus, smiling and conversing with her fellow classmates. In recent months, however, Haynes’s daily life has taken a rather...

For ICCSD, Time to Plug Into One-to-One Technology

For ICCSD, Time to Plug Into One-to-One Technology

Riley Lewers, Reporter January 4, 2016

As school districts around the country make efforts to introduce new technology into the classroom, the ICCSD has been getting serious about the prospect of starting its own one-to-one initiative. Becoming...

Trees Lose Their Winter Sweaters

Trees Lose Their Winter Sweaters

Lucy Wagner and Maya Durham December 20, 2015

In past years, Iowa City citizens could stroll downtown and see trees snuggled into cozy sweaters. This year, however, knitters around Iowa will not be participating in the annual Tree Huggers Project,...

Iowa City Downtown has Gingerbread House Competition

Iowa City Downtown has Gingerbread House Competition

Madeline Deninger and Lucy Wagner December 18, 2015

Cookies and candies of various sizes were spread across tables at the first annual Downtown Gingerbread House Competition on the evening of December 12th. The holiday spirit was in full swing as participants...

Dr. McReynolds Named State Band Teacher of the Year

Dr. McReynolds Named State Band Teacher of the Year

Zoë Hopewell, Reporter December 17, 2015

The national publication School Band and Orchestra Magazine recently named City High band director Myron McReynolds as the high school band leader of the year in the state of Iowa. "It's a great honor,...

ICCSD Mentors New Teachers

ICCSD Mentors New Teachers

Madeline Deninger, Copy Editor December 16, 2015

For new teachers, teaching their own class for the first time can be intimidating. The Iowa City Community School district is attempting to help these teachers by giving them a “veteran teacher” as...

Oh Deer: Deer Population Reaches Record Levels

Oh Deer: Deer Population Reaches Record Levels

Jim Geerdes and Claire Goodfellow December 16, 2015

Although usually thought of as cute and fragile creatures, deer can cause serious harm. They destroy landscaping, kill trees, and lead to approximately 1.5 million car accidents nationwide every year,...

New Issue of City High Review Released

New Issue of City High Review Released

Celeste Chadwick, Reporter December 15, 2015

The City High Review released its eighth issue on December 10. The City High Review is City High School’s literary magazine. They’re a small, school-funded club that meets every Wednesday in Daphne...

#GivingTuesday in an Effort to Celebrate Giving

#GivingTuesday in an Effort to Celebrate Giving

Serena Collins, Reporter December 15, 2015

#GivingTuesday has harnessed the power of social media in an effort to make change happen in communities all over the world. The mission of #GivingTuesday is simply to celebrate and encourage giving,...

Chamber Choir Serenades Faculty Members

Addie Bass, Reporter December 10, 2015

A familiar holiday tune was shared with members of City High's faculty on Monday, December 7th. "Carol of The Bells" was performed under the direction of Dr. James Thompson. "Performing for the faculty...

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