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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

City High Girls Swim Makes a Splash at State

Amelie Donovan, Sports Co-editor November 19, 2024

This past Saturday,  November 16th, the City High Girls Swim team competed at the annual state tournament in Marshalltown. City qualified with 5 events such as the 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free,...

August Sander, Max Tchernoraenko, Auggie Dickerson, and Thomas Hand were all selected as Freshmen to Watch.

Music Freshmen to Watch

Martha Willard, Copy Editor November 18, 2024

The level of traffic around the neighborhood is more than an annoyance–it's a danger.

A Beginner’s Guide on How to Improve a Good Neighborhood

Jethro Michaelson, Reporter November 15, 2024

On May 31, 2019, I left the original Herbert Hoover Elementary School for the last time. However, I wasn’t graduating. Since before I started going to Hoover, it had been announced that “Old Hoover”...

PRO VS CON: The PSAT

PRO VS CON: The PSAT

Floris Roorda, Reporter November 12, 2024

Considering that the PSAT only costs 18 dollars, and many schools even often offer it for free, it seems like a good idea for many students to take it since they can get practice for the actual SAT. However,...

LH Movie Review: Saturday Night

LH Movie Review: Saturday Night

Yomi Hemley, Feature Co-Editor November 12, 2024

In an era where movies feel as though they’re becoming longer and longer, Saturday Night breaks free from this trend. In just around 90 minutes, the movie manages to keep tension throughout without an...

Students from high schools across the school district attended the High School Film Festival.

FilmScene Hosts the First Refocus High School Shorts Program

Lily Rantanen, Isabella Young, and Ethan Lalumiere November 8, 2024

Sixty high school students filed into the small theater, chattering excitedly. As the lights dimmed, their voices quieted. The Refocus High School Shorts program was about to begin. Among the short...

Caelyn Blair '28 chats with a friend

City High Students and Staff React to 2024 Election Results

Tai Caputo, Executive Editor and Feature Co-Editor November 7, 2024

On November 6th, the day after Election Day, the United States woke up to the news that Donald Trump had won his second term in office. Trump defeated his opponent Kamala Harris, the Vice President of...

The Statue of Liberty stands proudly in front of City High the day after election night.

PHOTO STORY: City High After Election Night

Lily Rantanen, Opinion Co-Editor November 6, 2024

LH Concert Review: Right Here

LH Concert Review: Right Here

Claire Hartwig, Culture Co-Editor November 4, 2024

After high anticipation from international fans, eager to see them two years since they toured in the U.S., Seventeen has started their fourth world tour. ‘Right Here’ has five stops on its U.S. leg,...

Noelle Schnoeblen ‘26 was accepted to play flute in the All-State orchestra.

28 Musicians Secure Spots at All-State

Martha Willard, Copy Editor November 1, 2024

On Saturday, October 26th, 61 band, choir, and orchestra students from City High departed on a bus to Washington High School in Cedar Rapids hoping to be selected for All-State. 28 were selected to go...

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