Iowa City High School
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City High School |
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Established | 1938 |
Type | public |
Affiliation | Mississippi Valley Conference |
Principal | Mark Hanson |
Students | approx. 1350 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Location | 1900 Morningside Drive Iowa City, Iowa USA |
Colors | Red and White |
Mascot | Little Hawks |
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 original building still stands in downtown Iowa City but is now used as the Central Administrative Office for the Iowa City Community School District. 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. City High School excells in several areas. The school motto is "The School that Leads." In addition to dominating in sports for many years, City High also stands out in drama, music, and debate.
- City High is known around the world for its music department, which has won three Grammy awards. [citation needed]
- In academics, City High is always at the top of the state in terms of ACT and SAT scores. Except for sometimes, when it isn't.
- Elizabeth Martin is one of the school's most prominent anti-semites
Robert ludwig is teh awesome!
Bernadette Thomas wants to enforce terrible policies.
Mrs. Smirl's Calculus BC class is acknowledged to be the best class ever of all time.