Archive for category: News

  • 4th Avenue Jazz Company Results

    4th Avenue Jazz Company Results

    News May 14, 2012 1:40 pm

    Results from the 4th Avenue Jazz Company try-outs were posted today in the main foyer. Some students rejoiced upon reading the results, while others turned away sobbing. The list is as follows: Girls: Liliana Coelho Kellee Darner Taylor Dengler Taylor Garton Keyla Garcia Amanda Gerard Emma Gier Sara Hichwa Nora [...]

     
  • Solo/Ensemble preview

    Solo/Ensemble preview

    Band, City High, News, Orchestra April 30, 2012 2:17 pm

    Solo/Ensemble is a chance for musicians who have been in the band, orchestra, or choir to perform alone or in a small group, and be scored according to their performance. City High holds its own solo/ensemble festival each year instead of sending students to the state competition, due to busing [...]

     
  • Obama visits U of I

    Obama visits U of I

    National, News, Slideshows April 25, 2012 2:23 pm

    Obama speaks to U of I students, on student loans. Photos by Christian Kennedy.

     
  • Obama lands in Cedar Rapids

    Obama lands in Cedar Rapids

    National, News April 25, 2012 7:56 am

    President Obama landed today in Cedar Rapids at the Eastern Iowa Airport on time at 11:35 a.m.

     
  • National Guard comes to PE Classes

    National Guard comes to PE Classes

    City High, News April 24, 2012 9:16 pm

    PE classes yesterday were filled with inflatable obstacle courses, supervised by members of the National Guard. Sergeant Keeler described the benefits of this alternative fitness training. “It’s something for your peers to be able to challenge each other. It’s something different that you don’t get in regular PE class.” Keeler [...]

     
  • Local bands to “get schooled” at PS1

    Local bands to “get schooled” at PS1

    City High, Local, News, Upcoming Events April 20, 2012 9:05 am

    Tonight, April 20, at 7:30 six local bands, some featuring high school and college students are putting on a performance at Public Space 1, 129 Washington Street.

     
  • “Chicago” opens tonight in Opstad Auditorium

    “Chicago” opens tonight in Opstad Auditorium

    City High, News, Theater, Upcoming Events April 19, 2012 11:52 am

    This weekend, Opstad Auditorium will come alive with the lights and sounds of “Chicago the Musical.” “It’s different then any show City High has ever done,” Alexandra Perez ‘13 said. Perez will play the Roxie Hart, a lead. “Roxie is a very complex character, and she’s really funny to play.” [...]

     
  • Film Fest 2012 preview

    Film Fest 2012 preview

    City High, Film Fest, News April 11, 2012 8:44 am

    Class clowns and future filmmakers all gather together in front of the silver screen for one night only– the annual CHS Film Fest. “I’m very excited for this year’s event, we have a ton more submissions this year,” Art Teacher Mrs. Harper said. Mrs. Harper is the sponsor of Art [...]

     
  • Kal Penn brings Obama’s re-election campaign to Iowa City

    Kal Penn brings Obama’s re-election campaign to Iowa City

    Local, News April 10, 2012 7:32 am

    On tuesday evening at 5 o’Clock pm, Kal Penn spoke to a group of young voters at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Iowa City.  While Penn is most known for role as Kumar in the “Harold and Kumar” movie series, he is also associate director for the White House Office [...]

     
  • City students speak out against Trayvon Martin shooting

    City students speak out against Trayvon Martin shooting

    City High, Local, News March 27, 2012 9:00 am

    On Monday, March 26, the one month anniversary of the Sanford, Florida Trayvon Martin shooting, hundreds of Iowans gathered in the ped mall downtown wearing hoodies to protest the lack of legal action taken against the accused George Zimmerman. Among them were many City High students, including five Fas Trac [...]

     
  • Sax Extravaganza to showcase City students, professionals alike

    Sax Extravaganza to showcase City students, professionals alike

    Band, City High, News, Upcoming Events March 23, 2012 6:00 pm

    This Saturday, March 24, over 50 saxophonists, ranging from junior high students to professionals, will gather to perform in the third annual Saxophone Extravaganza. Organized by Dr. Jane Williams, students from both City High and West High band programs will participate. Mollie Shepherd participated in the event last year. “It’s [...]

     
  • MYEP FasTrac blogs from “Civil Rights Tour”

    MYEP FasTrac blogs from “Civil Rights Tour”

    City High, News March 19, 2012 8:45 am

    MYEP FasTrac program traveled on a “Civil Rights Tour” over Spring Break this past week. During the tour they kept a student run blog with pictures and videos, as well as poems and pieces written by participants on the trip. To find out more, check out the blog here. Below [...]

     
  • Best Buddies hard at work

    Best Buddies hard at work

    City High, News March 15, 2012 11:51 am

    The City High chapter of Best Buddies has always been a source of pride for the City High community, and the first few months of 2012 have proved no different; several successful events have already transpired this year and several more are planned for the near future. “We had our [...]

     
  • MORP Kicks off can drive

    MORP Kicks off can drive

    City High, News March 13, 2012 11:40 am

    ‘Eye of the Tiger’, and legwarmers, both relics of the past, made a comeback on February 24 with Student Senate’s MORP dance. “It was like Halloween in February,” Student Senate President Sophie Neems ‘12 said.  “It was fun and different, plus girls asked guys.” With the annual prom spectacular on [...]

     
  • Debaters fight to the finish

    Debaters fight to the finish

    City High, News March 12, 2012 11:33 am

    The City High debate team presented some of their final arguments of the year at the Iowa Memorial Union last Friday and Saturday for the Iowa Forensic League State Competition. “We debated whether or not the United States Federal Government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space on [...]

     
 
 
 
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