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The Little Hawk

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The Little Hawk

Jon Jones Needs To Fight Tom Aspinall

Jon Jones Needs To Fight Tom Aspinall

Floris Roorda, Reporter March 11, 2025

There has been a lot of talk recently in the UFC about the heavyweight division and the legacy of Jon Jones, he needs to prove he can beat Tom Aspinall to still be seen as a champion, considering Aspinall...

Jaxton Schroeder and Parker Sutherland competing in games this season against West and Prairie. The team finished 10-14 on the season.

CITY CONNECTIONS: Jaxton Schroeder and Parker Sutherland

Jack Rogers, Sports Co-Editor March 10, 2025

Two multi-sport athletes that were somewhat last-minute decisions to play basketball this season have made a dynamic duo on the court. Jaxton Schroeder ‘25 and Parker Sutherland ‘25 are both bigs on...

Students Maya Shannon '26, Rowyn Mass '26, and Adelaide Newton '26 sell baked goods for a NAMI Bake Sale.

City High Twins Launch NAMI on Campus Club to Support Mental Health Awareness

Ramatou Diallo, Reporter March 6, 2025

At City High, twins Julia and Maya Shannon have taken a significant step toward reducing the stigma surrounding mental health with the creation of the school’s NAMI on Campus club. Their goal is simple...

Why I Would Never Watch Xo, Kitty

Why I Would Never Watch Xo, Kitty

Claire Hartwig, Culture Co-Editor March 4, 2025

As 2025 began, many fans of one of Netflix’s biggest shows waited in anticipation for the release of season two. ‘Xo, Kitty’ is a spin off of the popular book turned movie trilogy ‘To All The Boys...

LH Book Review: Intermezzo

LH Book Review: Intermezzo

Sadie Bodzin, Culture Co-Editor March 4, 2025

Sally Rooney has already established herself as an extremely talented author with her previous novels, but with “Intermezzo”, she’s proven her talents as a writer have only strengthened since “Normal...

Mr. Kowbel conducts band in Mid-Winter concert

Band Department Holds Mid-Winter Concert

Estelle Hartz, A&E Editor March 4, 2025

City High bands held their mid-winter band concert earlier this week in Opstad. The Wind Ensemble, Symphony, and Concert Band have been preparing for this concert for about six weeks. The bands performed...

De Souza has participated in cross country and basketball and is planning to do tennis and golf.

Exchange Student Profile: Nicole Fernandes de Souza

Martha Willard, Copy Editor March 3, 2025

It’s the morning of Nicole Fernandes de Souza’s first day of school, and the building is new and unknown. Students greet each other in the halls after a summer apart, a familiar and unfamiliar sound....

Bernie Sanders gives a speech about Fighting Oligarchy in Iowa City on February 22nd.

Bernie Sanders Visits Iowa City: A Speech at the Englert

Ethan Lalumiere, Assistant News Editor March 1, 2025

Lines formed up, down, and around downtown Iowa City on a recent Saturday morning, over an hour before doors even opened at the historic Englert Theatre. Everyone was there to see Bernie Sanders, here...

Climbing the AP Capstone

Kate Meis, Executive Editor and News Co-Editor March 1, 2025

In the library, the printers are continuously outputting posters, consent forms, and tests, while past bookshelves, tables, and librarians’ desks, and study rooms are filled with ongoing experiments...

Every year, the Iowa Department of Education Performance Profiles rate schools based on how well they meet a set of standards. But in 2024, the standards changed. City High was “Commendable” in 2023, but went down two levels to “Needs Improvement” in November of 2024. Nevertheless, it is still ranked within the top 10 in the state, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

Targeted: New Evaluation System Drops All ICCSD High Schools’ Ratings

Tai Caputo and Lily Rantanen February 28, 2025
“They changed how they rank schools all of a sudden, without telling anybody, and it’s based on [random] data points,” City High school counselor Mary Peterson said. “That’s kind of weird. How does that reflect how good a school is?”
Young Ben Klitgaard '26 at a car show with his father and grandfather.

Cars and Community

Ben Klitgaard, Reporter February 28, 2025

Growing up, my grandpa instilled a sense of curiosity and a desire to learn in me. This was directed towards cars. As long as I can remember, my grandpa has had his “project” in his garage. His most...

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