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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Students walk out of City High to participate in protest.

Students Protest Racial Inequality and Walk Out

Sophia Lusala and Araminta Siegling November 19, 2021

After 6th hour, students from three Iowa City schools walked out of class to participate in an approved protest, organized by the ICCSD Black Student Union and the Iowa Freedom Riders. West High’s Black...

Photo of Chuck Harvey at the virtual subcommittee meeting on February 10th, 2021.

Iowa Senate Advances Transgender Restroom Ban

Emily Martinez, Culture Editor March 2, 2021
The Iowa senate is currently pushing for legislation that would remove gender-neutral bathrooms from public and private schools in Iowa.
Nick Marker '23 grapples with his Liberty High opponent.

2021 Wrestling Season Overview

Emily Martinez, Culture Editor February 17, 2021
Wrestlers and coaches continued to participate and compete this winter sports season despite the suspension and delay of practices due to COVID-19.
2018 MLK Jr. Day at City

MLK Jr. Day of Learning Gone Virtual

Emily Martinez, Culture Editor January 12, 2021

For the past two years, City High has held activities such as educational field trips and guest lectures for students to participate in to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This school year, however,...

Staff Profile: Maureen Beran

Staff Profile: Maureen Beran

Emily Martinez, Culture Editor November 8, 2020

In a school year filled with chaos, communication with teachers and staff is of utmost importance for students to be able to help maintain an organized and balanced livelihood. This is the case for Maureen...

Hybrid students in class wearing masks and sitting socially distanced.

City Goes Back to School

Adalie Burton, Reporter October 19, 2020

Students and teachers from all the high schools in the district are working together to make online schooling work. Students might have English with a teacher from West High one period, and math with a...

Recently, a pair from Americorps did an energy audit on City High's energy usage. City High is using energy in many different ways and finding ways to reduce.

Energy Usage at City High

Shoshie Hemley, News Editor May 17, 2020

Recently, a pair from the Americorps visited City High in order to review their emissions and do an energy audit, which the school has not yet received. According to the ICCSD’s Climate Action plan of...

Teachers and students often feel as though conversations about race can be difficult to navigate in a classroom environment. However, these discussions can influence students’ views of race and racial issues.

Race in the Classroom

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Feature Editor March 3, 2020

Teachers and students often feel as though conversations about race can be difficult to navigate in a classroom environment. However, these discussions can influence students’ views of race and racial...

Little Hawk Journalists stand below the Capitol building at the National Botanical Gardens.  Representative Loebsack's assistant guided them on their tour of the Capitol.

The Little Hawk Newspaper Places Fourth at National Journalism Convention

Henry Mildenstein, News Editor December 4, 2019

The Little Hawk newspaper placed fourth and the website eighth in the Best of Show contest at the Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Convention, on November...

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
The banks were out of money and new bills were being printed at extremely high rates. There were long lines of people waiting to get bread. The people of Sudan were ready for change.
City High Volleyball celebrates after defeating West in the Battle for the Spike on August 27, 2019.

Serving it Up

Natalie Green and Rachel Meehan September 30, 2019

As the new school year starts, fall sports are in full swing and City High’s volleyball team has their sights on the State Volleyball Championships. City High’s volleyball season has a strong returning...

Congressman Loebsack Visits iJAG Class

Congressman Loebsack Visits iJAG Class

Mariam Keita, Reporter September 6, 2019

On Wednesday morning, in a small rectangular room in an often forgotten hallway of City High, an Iowa congressman spoke to a roomful of iJAG students. While there, Congressman David Loebsack answered...

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