Get in the Little Hawk spirit with tailgate Sept. 20 and Homecoming parade Sept. 25

Bring the family out for the DEED tailgate Friday, Sept. 20, 5-6:30 p.m. in the parking lot at Our Redeemer Church, corner of 1st. Ave. and Court St. The DEED (Dads Engaged in Engineering Dreams) dads will be grilling up hot dogs and serving dinner for all (vegetarian option also available.) Whether or not you attend the City High football game, this is a great opportunity for Lucas families to get together for fun and food!

Hold on to that Little Hawk spirit throughout the week and join us for the City High Homecoming parade on Wednesday, Sept. 25. There are two ways to join the fun:

• As a participant--meet in the Mercer parking lot after 5:15 and look for others wearing Lucas t-shirts. The parade starts at 6 p.m. This event is sponsored by DEED; all students must be accompanied by an adult to walk in the parade. 
• As a spectator--park yourselves along First Ave. between Bradford and Court and cheer on the Lucas contingent and the rest of the marchers. If you choose this option, please consider supporting the City High Ambassadors "Pack the Pick-up" effort to gather food donation for the Crisis Center Food Bank. Exchange non-perishable food for candy as the group makes its way along the parade route.

Regardless of whether you walk or watch, the City High PTSO invites you to share treats at the end of the parade on the Hoover Elementary playground.

City High Principal John Bacon writes to future Little Hawks

As principal of City High, I want our elementary and junior high school students to be excited and proud to be a future Little Hawk. 

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Mighty Hawks On Parade

Thanks to Joe Bell and the DEED dads for corralling an energetic bunch of Mighty Hawks for the City High Homecoming Parade Thursday. It was a great turn out and great fun for all.

Today's Press-Citizen article on the parade quotes Lucas sixth-grader Liam McComas.

For more photos, video and Mighty Hawk spirit, visit the Lucas PTO Facebook page.

Know before you go: City High Homecoming Parade

Walking: All Lucas students and families are invited to march with our school group in the City High Homecoming Parade, Thursday, Sept. 27. We will meet at Mercer Park at 5 p.m. (look for Joe Bell surrounded by a sea of kids in Lucas RRCS shirts or other Lucas apparel. If you don't have a Lucas shirt, no worries, just come as you are!) ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. The parade ends at City High's Bates (football) Field. The City High PTSO invites all elementary groups to enjoy treats at the Hoover Elementary playground (immediately south of the football field) following the parade.

Watching: If you will be cheering from the curbside as the parade goes by, consider bringing a non-perishable food item to Pack The Pick-Up for the Johnson County Crisis Center. City High Ambassadors, Interact, and Student Senate will be trading candy for food donations along the route. Items most in demand at the Food Bank are canned fruit & 100% fruit juice, hearty soups & stews, canned meat & peanut butter, pasta & rice, canned vegetables, baby diapers (all sizes), baby formula & food, toilet paper and laundry detergent.

EVERYONE: Please share your parade photos on the Lucas PTO Facebook page. Everyone who "likes" the page has the ability to share content and comments. It's a great way to interact with fellow parents.

City High hosts girls basketball gamp Dec. 21-22

Iowa City High’s Girls Basketball Program will be hosting a two day Holiday Basketball Camp on December 21 and 22. The early session (Grades 3-6) will be from 8 to 10 a.m., and the second session (Grades 7-8) will be from 10 a.m. to noon.

The camp will take place in the main gymnasium at City High. Iowa City High Head Coach Bill McTaggart and his staff will offer instructions with the help of members of the varsity girls' basketball team. All participants are to bring comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. Each camper will receive a t-shirt and other prizes.

The camp instructors will teach basketball fundamentals along with multiple basketball drills and games. Please bring this registration form along with your payment on Dec. 21st. The fee is $25.00.

Holiday Sale offers great gifts for future Little Hawks Nov. 13

Get a jump start on you holiday gift list at the Little Hawks Club annual Holiday Sale, Sunday, Nov. 13, 1-5 p.m. in the City High gym.

This is a great opportunity to get your past, current or future Little Hawk some brand new City High merchandise. The sale includes everything from bags and many other popular novelties to some never-seen-before clothing items. All proceeds from the sale go directly back to the City High and South East Junior High athletic programs.

Little Hawk Baseball Club seeks 8- and 9-year-olds

The Little Hawk Baseball Club, which serves serves as the official feeder system for City High baseball, is looking for 8- and 9-year-olds to participate on baseball teams for the 2012 season. An initial try-out in September yielded 7 boys on each team. Rather than cut players to make one 9U team, they are having a
second tryout to find more participants. This tryout will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 5:30-7 p.m. on Field 3 at Mercer Park. To be eligible to participate, boys must attend an elementary school in the City High district and be either 8 or 9 years old, or younger, on May 1, 2012. Practices will begin in January. More information is available in their tryout flier.

Fly away with Peter Pan Oct. 14-16 at City High

City High Drama and the Young Footliters will perform the children’s classic, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in Opstad Auditorium at City High School. Shows will be held Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m.

General admission tickets will be sold either by pre-sale or the evening of the show and are $12 for adults and $5 for children and senior citizens. Ticket order forms are available at www.iowacityhigh.org or www.youngfootliters.org. Ticket forms may then be dropped off at the City High Main Office.  For more information call the City High Main Office at 688-1040.

Mighty Hawks on parade

In case you missed today's Press-Citizen, here's Mighty Hawk (aka Principal Julia Burton) marching in the City High Homecoming parade Wednesday evening.
Additional parade photos

Help "Pack the Pick-up" during City High Homecoming Parade Sept. 28

City High students are incorporating a service project into their homecoming festivities and asking those attending the parade on Sept. 28 to bring a non-perishable food item to "Pack the Pick-up." A City High parade marcher will safely take the items from those along the route (1st. Ave. from Bradford Drive to Court St.) and exchange it for a sweet treat. As a reminder, the parade starts at 6 p.m.

Those unable to attend the parade may still contribute to this food drive at donation bins in area grocery stores. All donations will support the Crisis Center Food Bank.

Boost your Little Hawk (or Trojan) spirit with $25 student athletic pass

Student athletic passes are available for purchase in the school office. This $25 pass will cover admission for all City High or West High athletic events, excluding post-season contests, for the 2011-2012 school year. 

March with Lucas Elementary in the City High Homecoming Parade September 28

 

Help celebrate Mighty Hawk and Little Hawk pride Wednesday, September 28, by marching with Lucas Elementary School in the City High Homecoming Parade. 

 

Lucas families are invited to gather at Mercer Park no later than 5:15 p.m. and look  for the Lucas Mighty Hawk Banner. The parade begins at 6 p.m. and ends at Bates Field (City High).

All Lucas families are invited, but students MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Wear a Lucas shirt if you have one. And bring a bag of candy if you want to hand it out along the parade route.

Questions? Contact Joe Bell at jk.bell@mchsi.com or 319-354-2281.

City High Girls Soccer Elementary and Junior High Appreciation Night

City High Girls Soccer invites you to Elementary and Junior High Appreciation Night Tuesday May 24th at 4:15 p.m. YOU are welcome to attend the final home game for the City High Girls Soccer team vs. Dubuque Senior High School FOR FREE if you are an ELEMENTARY or JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT! 

Be sure to get to the game early because members of the Varsity team will be throwing out autographed prizes to students in the crowd, including autographed soccer balls!

Stick around after the game for another autograph session and picture taking session before senior night festivities.

Game field is located behind Longfellow Elementary School.

May 2011 City High newsletter to elementary schools now online

The May 2011 issue of City High Principal John Bacon's newsletter to elementary schools, "The Littlest Hawk," is now available online. You can view it here.

City High newsletter now available online

The January issue of City High Principal John Bacon's newsletter to elementary schools, "The Littlest Hawk," is now available online.

You can view it as a Word document or as a PDF.

Our friends at City High would like to encourage Lucas families to help support an online contest sponsored by State Farm. The school stands to win $17,500, money that it would love to use toward ongoing improvements at Bates Field as part of its "Stand Up for City High" campaign.

Once you are registered, you can vote daily until Nov. 24. (PS: More info about the Bates Field fundraiser itself is available here.)

Here are the details:

City High is in the top running to receive $17,500 from “Friday Night Feats,” a national online contest sponsored by State Farm Insurance that highlights key moments in high school football. The contest asks users to vote for the top video at http://fridaynightfeats.com/fnf/. Voting continues until Nov. 24. Users must register and confirm registration via email, then log into the site and choose “heartland” from among the zones that are available on the web page. The video is titled “Last Chance Field Goal" and you can access it directly by clicking here.

The school made it to the contest’s second round and is consistently a top vote-getter, based on a video clip from the City-Xavier game on Sept. 17. City won the matchup 26-24, thanks to a 27-yard field goal by Drew Cornwell with several seconds remaining in the game.

School supporters are currently raising funds for improvements to Bates Field facilities. Proceeds from the contest can be used for any purpose, according to State Farm.