Iowa City High School
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| Established | 1938 |
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| Type | public |
| Affiliation | Mississippi Valley Conference |
| Principal | Mark Hanson |
| Students | approx. 1600 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 1900 Morningside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | Louie the Little Hawk |
| Website | http://www.iowacityhigh.org |
City High School is a public high school in Iowa City, Iowa. It was founded in 1938 as part of the Public Works Projects started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs. The first classes were held in the fall of 1939. The first high school building was converted to a junior high school after the new building opened. It was located where Mercy Medical Plaza now stands. The new building sits atop a hill on the east side of Iowa City and the tip of the bell tower is said to be the tallest point in Iowa City. The school motto is "The School that Leads."
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[edit] Athletics
Sports Illustrated listed City High as the top sports school in the state of Iowa, citing the school's dominant track and cross country teams. The boys and girls cross country teams have won more than 20 state championships since 1990. State titles for Boys Cross Country include titles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000. The girls have been toward the top the last few years, including a state title in 2006, as they hope to be in 2008 as well. In 2008 the boy's team looks dominant with Chris Robertson and Scott Mittman leading the squad. Varsity 7 look to bring home a state title this season and have times under 16:30 for every varsity member for the 5k event.
Other sports that have won state titles since 1989 include Girls' Volleyball (1998,2007), Football (1993, 1994, 1996), Boy's Basketball (1989, 2008), Girl's Basketball (2008), Wrestling (1992, 1999, 2002), Boys Tennis (1999) and numerous Boys and Girls Track state titles. Boys Cross Country has won state titles in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000. City High has achieved the honor of being the second school in Iowa's history, and only 4-A school, to win state titles in one sport for both girls and boys teams. This was won in 2008 during the basketball season.
[edit] Student Journalism
City High is home to three student publications, The Little Hawk, the Scribe and Red and White. City High's journalism department was also a charter member of international journalism society Quill and Scroll.
- The Little Hawk, a monthly newspaper, has earned more National Pacemaker Awards than any other newspaper in the nation.[citation needed] The newspaper was most successful in state and national competitions in the late 1980s and 1990s under adviser Jack Kennedy, who now advises the student newspaper, The Rock, at Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. During Kennedy's fourteen-year tenure as adviser, The Little Hawk earned eleven Pacemaker Awards.[1] The most recent Pacemaker Award to The Little Hawk was awarded in 2000, the year after his departure.[2]
- The Scribe is a literary magazine open to submissions from all students. Work for the Scribe is entirely extra-curricular and includes poems, essays, photos and drawings.
- The Red and White is City High's annual yearbook.
[edit] Other Accomplishments
- City High has been named a Signature School by the Grammy Foundation for three years[3].
- Prominent alumni include Thomas R. Cech, winner of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Jay Hilgenberg, former center for the Chicago Bears and broadcaster, and Tim Dwight, professional football player.[citation needed]
