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As of 2025, all of City High's AP tests are being held at the Center for Innovation, the old ACT campus.
Pencils Up: AP Testing Is Here
May 9, 2025
Freshly painted mural of a hawk tucked into the staircase in the main foyer
Mural Club Finishes up their Project and Plans for the Future
May 8, 2025
Interested in learning more about City High's Student Senate? Meeting recaps are published weekly.
Travis Carlson Steps Down as Student Senate Co-Sponsor
May 7, 2025
Q&A with Hawa Omari
Q&A with Hawa Omari
May 7, 2025
Miamen Elawad ‘25 projects a google form on the screen during a Culture Day planning session.
Culture Day Shines a Spotlight on Students
May 5, 2025
Jack Dancer '25 dribbles the ball at midfield during senior night against Wahlert. The team went on to win 5-0.
Jack Dancer Enters Regular Season Finale with a Chance to Break All Time Scoring Record
May 16, 2025
Will Feagler won the district meet held at City High and will advance to the state tournament.
Will Feagler and Abhay Anil Qualify for State Tennis
May 14, 2025
Jack Dancer scores on a penalty kick. He tied the school regular season record with 20 goals.
City Dominates Wahlert 5-0 On Senior Night
May 14, 2025
The Little Hawk sports podcasting team.
LH SPORTS POD: Spring Sports Scoreboard and Soccer Breakdown with Special Guest Jayden Le
May 9, 2025
Harper Chrabascz '25 dribbles the ball around the West Liberty defender
Inside The Mind: Harper Chrabascz
May 5, 2025
UCL Final Predictions
UCL Final Predictions
May 15, 2025
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New Phone Policy Helps But Social Media is still a Problem
May 13, 2025
LH Movie Review: A Minecraft Movie
LH Movie Review: A Minecraft Movie
May 7, 2025
Iowa City High School is known as The School that Leads
Little Hawk Students Honor their Teachers
May 5, 2025
STAFF ED: What Can City High Do To Beat Private Schools?
STAFF ED: What Can City High Do To Beat Private Schools?
May 5, 2025
Fashion Q&A with Marty Powers
Fashion Q&A with Marty Powers
May 13, 2025
Legends of The Little Hawk: Mira Bohannan Kumar
Legends of The Little Hawk: Mira Bohannan Kumar
May 2, 2025
Photo courtesy of Yaa Gyasi
Q&A With Critically Acclaimed Author Yaa Gyasi
April 28, 2025
Josie LeClair jumps the 400m hurdles at the Cedar Falls track and takes 4th place in the meet for City High.
UNBREAKABLE PROFILE: Josie LeClair
April 11, 2025
Kindred Coffee on N. Linn street prides their business on "killer coffee and vegetarian food".
LOCAL DRIP: A Kindred Community
April 1, 2025
The Little Hawk sports podcasting team.
LH SPORTS POD: Spring Sports Scoreboard and Soccer Breakdown with Special Guest Jayden Le
May 9, 2025
The Little Hawk sports podcasting team.
LH SPORTS POD: Girls Tennis Rundown with Undefeated Special Guest Sydney Geisen
April 24, 2025
Beverly Blau watches time pass. NESTT activities help students de-stress.
NESTT Moves to Second Floor and Continues Mental Health Awareness
April 14, 2025
The Little Hawk sports podcasting team.
LH SPORTS POD: Spring Sports Scoreboard and The Masters Overview
April 11, 2025
Project 2025 can be linked back to 1921 and is part of a series of documents called the Mandate for Leadership. The idea started with Warren G. Harding, who wanted to “omit unnecessary interference of government with business,”
The Bad History of Project 2025 and Why It Matters
April 10, 2025
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The biking queen, only seventeen. Likes dogs. 133.

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Bohannan-Kumar poses for a photo at Harvard Law School.

[Photo] Legends of The Little Hawk: Mira Bohannan Kumar

Ethan LaLumiere, Assistant News Editor
May 2, 2025
Graduation plans remain up in the air as COVID-19 cancels many events

[Photo] Graduation Updates

Shoshie Hemley, News editor
May 17, 2020
Students Zoe Meaney '21 and Toby Epstein'21 hold signs in support of Pete Buttigieg.

Teens Question Iowa’s Caucus and Democratic Candidates

Henry Mildenstein and Mira Bohannan Kumar
February 12, 2020
Ellis Chen '20 has explored skill development through diverse pursuits.

Learning Curve

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Executive and Copy Editor
November 13, 2019
California Senator Kamala Harris, South Bend In. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

[Photo] One Year Out

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Features Editor
November 14, 2019
Many scientists have been going back and forth lately on the nutritional value of meat. But does it matter?

Kimberly Marquez '22 works in Spanish V: Seal of Biliteracy

Seal of Biliteracy Volunteering Requirement Encourages Community Engagement

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Executive and Copy Editor
November 11, 2019
Art by Estie Dillard.

Iowa Supreme Court Dismisses Hoover Litigation

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Executive and Copy Editor
October 18, 2019
Feda Elbadri '21's parents at their wedding. A few years later, they would flee their home country of Sudan after persecution from the Sudanese government.

Close to Home: The Story of Sudan

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Mariam Keita
October 10, 2019
French teacher Tony Balcaen instructs the AP French and French V: Seal of Biliteracy dual class.

A Tale of Two Classes

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Executive & Copy Editor
October 3, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Announcement From the President

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Executive Editor
September 10, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: As Election Looms, Juniors Volunteer at Senior Picnic

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
May 15, 2019
Dr. Ayers sits at his discussion chair at the front of the room.

Teacher Appreciation Columns: Dr. Ayers

Ellis Chen, Mira Bohannan Kumar, and Rhys Holman
May 10, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Mini-Meeting Reviews Prom

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
May 8, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Speech Date Narrowed Down

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
April 24, 2019
Learn the secrets of JoAnn coupons with Mira Bohannan Kumar.

PSA: JoAnn Coupons

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
April 19, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Election Rules and Picnic Concerns

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
April 19, 2019
It's history time.

LH History Podcast: Presidents

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
April 16, 2019
Photo credit: Creative Commons.

[Photo] AOC Fails Ilhan Omar

Rhys Holman, Opinion Editor
April 3, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Lightsabers and ‘Lections

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
April 3, 2019
The author (third from right) with her Mock Trial team.

The Many Strangenesses of Mock Trial

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
April 2, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Prom Escalates Quickly

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
March 27, 2019
Vintage and thrift clothing can boost your wardrobe–and help save the world.

Second Chances

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin, and Maya Durham
March 15, 2019
A well-chosen accessory can add a little something more to any outfit.

Bits and Bobs

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos
March 13, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: May Shaping Up to Be a Whirlwind

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
March 13, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Wrapping Up Winter Plans

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
March 6, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: First Meeting in Weeks Brings Big Plans

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
February 27, 2019
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[Photo] Humans of City High: February 2019

Cecile Bendera and Everline Bwayo
February 18, 2019
The anniversary of Parkland brings heartache–and hindsight.

Silent Anniversary

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web and Copy Editor
February 11, 2019
The Little Hawk talked to three students who practice taekwondo to understand what it means to practice this martial art.

Fighting Fit!

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
February 1, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Picnic! Pantry! Prom!

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
February 6, 2019
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Club Grant Process Begins

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
January 9, 2019
What happens when a supplement becomes a curse?

The Little Hoax: Multivitamin Makes Mutant

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web and Copy Editor
January 8, 2019
Guest writer Matthew Taylor '20 puts in his satirical two cents on the teen epidemic of juuling.

[Photo] The Little Hoax: Teen Epidemic of Juuling Harming Students

Matthew Taylor, Guest Writer
December 7, 2018
Students at City High cope with their ADHD in various ways.

In Focus

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
December 19, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Winter Formal Profits Procured

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
December 12, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Can Drive Landslide and Projects Galore

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
December 5, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Clothing Drive and Food Pantry Return

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Web Editor
November 28, 2018
Biking is the favored transportation method of some members of the City High community.

Have Bike, Will Travel

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Owen Sorenson
November 15, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Scott Jesperson Presents on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrations

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
November 14, 2018
Conservative students can feel overwhelmed by the liberal tendencies of City High.

Isolationism

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Estella Brady
November 9, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Club Grant Discussions

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
November 7, 2018
Mariam and Mira Style Each Other for a Week

Mariam and Mira Style Each Other for a Week

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Mariam Keita
November 5, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Mentoring Program, Club Grants Proposed

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
October 31, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Winter Plans Abound

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
October 24, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Priorities Set for Fall

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
October 17, 2018
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[Photo] Transformations of the American Dream

Noah Weaver, Guest Writer
October 12, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Photo-Ops and HoCo Recaps

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
October 3, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Final Homecoming Preparations

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
September 26, 2018
The Year of the Woman: Empowerment and Decimation

The Year of the Woman: Empowerment and Decimation

Estella Brady and Mira Bohannan Kumar
September 25, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Senate Frenetically Irons Out Homecoming Details

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
September 19, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Homecoming Weekend Creeps Closer

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
September 12, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Homecoming Planning Begins

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
September 5, 2018
17 Amazing Things in "Sweetener"

17 Amazing Things in “Sweetener”

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
August 31, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Senate Kicks Off Year

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
August 29, 2018
Jason Kander, founder of Let America Vote, talks to UI students following the event on August 24.

Let America Vote Talks Civil Rights, Campaigning With IC Students

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Web & Copy Editor
August 27, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Picnic Looms Ahead

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 23, 2018
Art Show on Display

Art Show on Display

Theo Prineas and Mira Bohannan Kumar
May 21, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Peaceful Transition of Power

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 16, 2018
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[Photo] Teacher Appreciation Week

May 11, 2018
Teacher Appreciation Week: Sra. Silva

Teacher Appreciation Week: Sra. Silva

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 11, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Goodbye Speeches Leave Assembled Teary

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 9, 2018
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[Photo] 10-Day Weather Forecast

Johanna Kopelman, Reporter
May 8, 2018
A Durham campaign poster

Therapy Dogs to Visit City During AP Testing

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 7, 2018

Citizens of the World

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 7, 2018
Staff Editorial: In the Red

Staff Editorial: In the Red

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Eden Knoop
May 7, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Varying Degrees of Closure

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
May 2, 2018
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Student Senate Recap: Homecoming Court Survey Discussion

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 25, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Attendance Low, Spirits High

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 18, 2018
Double Standards

Double Standards

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 11, 2018

Staff Editorial: Under Pressure

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Eden Knoop
April 6, 2018
Olivier Shabani '19 (left) and Salwa Sidahmed '19

Salwa Sidahmed: Sudan, Egypt and Olivier Shabani: DRC

Mariam Keita and Mira Bohannan Kumar
April 5, 2018
Hear My Voice Program Tunes Up Students' Skills

Hear My Voice Program Tunes Up Students’ Skills

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 4, 2018
Student Senate Advisor Steve Tygrett discusses Senate budget. The Senate will not be giving out grant funds this year.

Student Senate Recap: Prom Prep Pep & Candidate Contract Confirmation

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
April 4, 2018

The Little Hoax: While Adviser Is Gone, Editors Break Newsroom Equipment

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
March 28, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Frisbee Lobbyists Demand Cash

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
March 21, 2018

[Video] High School Students Contact Representatives on Gun Control

Shayna Jaskolka, Mira Bohannan Kumar, and Victor Kalil
March 2, 2018
Students: Liberal Media's Tools or Human Beings?

Students: Liberal Media’s Tools or Human Beings?

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
February 22, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Dodgeball’s Illegality is Problematic

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
February 21, 2018
LH politics

[Photo] LH Politics: Youth Leadership

Theo Prineas and Eden Knoop
February 14, 2018
Which Early-2000's Love Song are You?

Which Early-2000’s Love Song are You?

Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin, Mira Bohannan Kumar, and Victor Kalil
February 14, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Homecoming Court and Grant Fund Discussions

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
February 14, 2018
LH opinion

[Photo] Admit One

Eden Knoop, Opinion Editor
February 15, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: The Great Prom Theme Debate Ends

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
February 7, 2018
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Student Senate Recap: Senate Approves New Constitution and Begins Prom Theme Debate

Mira Bohannan Kumar and Mira Bohannan Kumar
January 31, 2018
Photos for a Cause

Photos for a Cause

Zoë Butler and Mira Bohannan Kumar
January 24, 2018
Invested in the workings of City High's very own bureaucracy? You've come to the right place.

Student Senate Recap: Constitutional Convention Edition

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
January 24, 2018
GLOW Club to Hold "Love Is Love" Dance

GLOW Club to Hold “Love Is Love” Dance

Mira Bohannan Kumar, Copy & Opinion Editor
January 18, 2018
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