City High Ambassadors

Advisor(s): Renée Tonning

Meeting Dates and Times: As announced

Meeting Place: Opstad

Ambassadors get experience building communication skills and taking leadership roles while helping our faculty and staff during school-related functions. In addition to introducing and welcoming new students and visitors to City High, they serve as mentors to students at Longfellow Elementary and South East Junior High as well as CHS. They also serve as liaisons between City High and the public when asked to help at off-site events and as such, represent the entire student body.

Members are selected each spring for the coming year, through an application process.

Art Club

Advisor(s): Michael Close, Dan Peterson and Margaret Yocius

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM

Meeting Place: Rooms 0502 and 0504

Art Club meets on Tuesdays after school until 5:00ish. It is a student driven, open studio time for both students enrolled in art courses and for those who cannot fit an art class in their schedules. We sponsor art related events both at school and in the community.

Astronomy Club

Advisor(s): Robert Crawford

Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays and Fridays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Room 2102

To obtain and share knowledge of the universe and to spread that knowledge to the community. To create a long-standing way to educate the populace.

Board Game Club

Advisor(s): Jason Schumann 

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 2303

Students in board game club do much more than just play board games together. They also laugh. They collaborate. They make faux enemies and fleeting alliances. They strengthen their deduction skills. They alleviate stress. But most importantly, board game club is a space where students can make new friends and have fun with old ones.

Book Club

Advisor(s): Daphne Foreman

Meeting Dates and Times: First Tuesday of the month, 8:15 AM

Meeting Place: LMC

Students who love to read and talk about books will come together to explore new books and to share favorites.

Business Professionals of America (BPA)

Advisor(s): AJ Leman and Joe Wilcox

Meeting Dates and Times: Every other Wednesday during Advisory

Meeting Place: Arena, Upper Level

BPA is the premier high school organization for students pursuing careers in business management, marketing & advertising, finance, information technology and other related career fields.

City High Inclusion Club

Advisor(s): Laura Schwab & Tom Braverman

Meeting Dates and Times: 2nd and 4th Mondays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Room 1407

City High Inclusion Club (Formerly known as Best Buddies) is an inclusive club that sponsors one on one friendships between students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and general education students. We also have associate members and sponsor events once per month to foster friendship between our club members here at City High. Emily Arling and Sara Brenneman are co-presidents and can be reached if students have questions or need help.

City High Review

Advisor(s): Anna Basile and Haley Johannesen

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays, 4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 1303

The City High Review is a club that meets once a week to create our student art and literature magazine. Our club members search out City's artists and poets and storytellers and gather their work to share with our larger Iowa City community.

Together, we explore school's creative artists, our standards for art and literature, and we create a shared aesthetic for our print magazine. Working on The Review is intellectual, artistic, collaborative, and fun.

Culinary Club

Advisor(s): Emily Wehr

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays 4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 3108

Students have fun with food preparation and competitions. They also prepare food for a couple of events throughout the year.

Dance Marathon Club

Advisor(s): Scott Black and Stacie Smith

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays, Advisory or before school

Meeting Place: Room 1102

Working throughout the year to raise funds for UIHC to help families with children battling pediatric cancer, culminating in an annual big event! 

Money raised by City High DM goes to support the University of Iowa Dance Marathon mission, which is to create and sustain special projects to provide emotional and financial support and services for pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients and their families treated at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. 

We are creating tomorrow by dancing today!

Debate*

Advisor(s): Drew Gartner

Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays and Tuesdays, 4:00-5:30 PM

Meeting Place: Room 3106

Debate is a competitive academic activity that centers around strategic argument implementation. Students that are interested in current events and argument may enjoy the debate team.

Double Dutch Club

Advisor(s): Stacie Smith

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays, Advisory

Meeting Place: Middle Gym

Teamwork and fun jumping ropes.

Drama

Advisor(s): Lauren Darby

Meeting Dates and Times: Announced as needed

Meeting Place: Opstad Auditorium

We perform exciting plays and musicals In the Opstad Auditorium, and utilize about a hundred students as performers on stage or behind the curtain in various tech jobs.  See Ms. Darby in Room 1114 for more info about City High Drama.

Environmental Club

Advisor(s): Mary Lestina

Meeting Dates and Times: Thursdays, 8:15 AM

Meeting Place: Room 1102

Environmental Club is a student-driven club exploring different environmental topics and projects. Projects include school-wide composting and increasing awareness of global climate change. See Mrs. Lestina in Room 2102/1102 with questions.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

Advisor(s): Emily Wehr and Leah White

Meeting Dates and Times: TBD

Meeting Place: TBD

Members in FCCLA will make a difference in their communities with youth concerns by addressing crucial personal work and societal issues through intra-curricular resources in FCS education. Involvement in FCCLA allows members to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life.

Fashion Club 

Advisor(s): AJ Leman

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Arena, Upper Level

Fashion Club is City's premier fashion club.

Francophone Movie Club

Advisor(s): Tony Balcaen

Meeting Dates and Times: Bi-weekly alternating Tuesday/Wednesday, 4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 3303

We watch movies in French with English subtitles and have a snack. Each month his centered around a theme for instance social justice in January, love stories in February, female protagonists in March, etc.

FRC Robotics Club

Advisor(s): Jacob Schares

Meeting Dates and Times: TBA

Meeting Place: Kirkwood Regional Center

FRC Robotics is a club that meets year-round, but the main season is from January-April. Team members work to design, build, test, and compete with a robot that is about 3ft x 3ft x 5ft and up to 120lbs on a field about the size of a basketball court. The team builds the robot mostly in January and February, then competes in regional competitions against teams from all over the world to try to earn a spot at the world competition in Detroit every April. For more information contact Mr. Schares or email iowacityrobotics167@gmail.com. 

French Club

Advisor(s): Tony Balcaen and Jacky Ceurvorst

Meeting Dates and Times: Bi-weekly alternating Tuesday/Wednesday at 4:00 PM 

Meeting Place: Room 3303

We explore French culture and language according to students' interests- making food, virtual tours in French cultural sites, having fun speaking French with friends, learning French slang, and much more- students determine the direction we can go!

FTC Robotics Club (Raw Bacon)

Advisor(s): Christine Mons and Rob Crawford

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 1507

This is a club that meets a minimum of twice a week from August through February and builds a robot that fits inside an 18"x18"x18" box. We attend 7 competitions on Saturdays from late October through early February trying to earn an opportunity to advance on to State and possibly World Championships.

G.A.S.  (Golden Audio Studio Club)

Advisor(s): Jaci Visser

Meeting Dates and Times: Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 6:00-7:30 PM 

Meeting Place: Via Zoom

To unite people and and make music together. Our purpose is to make producers feel accepted.

Garden Club

Advisor(s): Mary Lestina

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays, 4:10-5:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 1102

Garden Club is an interactive club focusing on the garden spaces around City High School. Students will plant, maintain, and harvest garden spaces outside and will utilize the greenhouse space in the school. See Mrs. Lestina in Room 2102/1102 with questions.

GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance)

Our GSA It is a student-run organization that unites LGBTQ+ and allies to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their school and community. Students will design meetings, activities, field trips, and invite guest speakers on topics relating to LGBTQ+ issues and allyship.

All of our secondary schools have a GSA, please contact your building secretary for more information. 

IC Speaks

Advisor(s): Ali Borger-Germann

Meeting Dates and Times: Saturday mornings

Meeting Place: Zoom

Local poet Caleb Rainey offers slam poets, spoken word poets, and any-old-poets a chance each week to meet, to write, and to share their work (if they want to). Once a month, IC Speaks groups from all four high schools meet together at the Englert for performance events. Meets online until further notice. Contact Mrs. BG for more information.

Interact Club

Advisor(s): Josh Stalkfleet

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays, 8:15 AM

Meeting Place: Room 1411

Interact is City High's official community service club. The club's goal is to identify needs in our community and our school and work to address them. Each club is sponsored by a Rotary Club which guides the Interact members in developing local service projects. There is a wide variety of organizations that need, appreciate and ask for volunteers. Interact members volunteer in groups or on their own based on their interests. It is a great way to get involved, make a difference and build lasting relationships.

International Student Club

Advisor(s): Velina McTaggart

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Opstad Auditorium

To share international cultures through various activities to promote global awareness. To prepare a supportive environment for all students.

K-Pop Dance Club

Advisor(s): Betsy Staak

Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Little Theater

The purpose is to get people who like dancing and k-pop together and have fun learning dances and performing. Its major activities are learning k-pop dances and then performing them in front of other group members.

Latino Hawks

Advisor(s): Velina McTaggart

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Opstad Auditorium

To meet the needs of students through a variety of programs and services. To offer a wide array of diverse cultural, academic, and personal support services to facilitate their growth, success, and adjustments at City High. To explore the Hispanic/Latino(a) culture.

Magic: The Gathering

Advisor(s): Tony Balcaen

Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays, 4:00-5:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 3303

Magic: The Gathering Club organizes games, discusses, and teaches others how to play the card game Magic: The Gathering.

Math Club

Advisor(s): Stephanie McLaughlin

Meeting Dates and Times: Thursdays, 8:15

Meeting Place: Room 1212 and Zoom

We meet once a week to learn and practice math problem-solving strategies in a math-social environment. We compete about once a month in Great Plains Math League (GPML) contests around the state, where we can qualify for the State Math Competition.

Mock Trial

Advisor(s): Jason Schumann and Chip Hardesty

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays, 8:00 AM

Meeting Place: Room 2303

Students play the roles of attorneys and witnesses as they prepare and present both sides of a hypothetical legal problem. Participants are given a hands-on opportunity to examine the legal process and judicial system. Mock trial develops students critical thinking and public speaking skills.

Model United Nations

Advisor(s): Steve Dodge

Meeting Dates and Times: Contact Advisor

Meeting Place: Contact Advisor

Students learn about global issues, how to run meetings and take the side of other countries in United Nations simulations. Meetings are usually held Mondays after school. Most work takes place after winter break for the state conference in April at the University of Northern Iowa.

Multi-Ethnic Student Union (MESU)

Advisor(s): Mary Peterson

Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Room 3110 (NESTT)

City High’s multi-ethnic student union’s (MESU) purpose is to tackle equity issues in the school, promote diversity, and bring students together.

National Honor Society

Advisor(s): Jen Brinkmeyer

Meeting Dates and Times:

Meeting Place:

11th 12th grade 3.5 or higher cum GPA at end of tri 2 of Junior year. Additional eligibility criteria considered - membership by invitation. Induction program annually in the spring.

Neighbors@City High

Advisor(s): Ellie Alberhasky

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays during Advisory

Meeting Place: NESTT

To empower students to actively build a positive and inclusive school climate. Helping students take an active role in creatively building positive connections, projects / efforts around school and community that connect and care for others. Members will gain teamwork, increased awareness, deeper understanding of individual and collective capacity to make a positive contribution. 

Philosophy Club

Advisor(s): Robert Crawford

Meeting Dates and Times: Thursdays, 3:00-4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Old Cafeteria/1507

The purpose is to discuss philosophical ideas and debate over concepts of philosophy with the goal of creating a space where students are free to speculate on various ideas.

Progressive Political Action Club

Advisor(s): Ali Borger-Germann

Meeting Dates and Times: Mondays, 8:15 AM

Meeting Place: Room 1310

A group of politically minded Democratic students interested in canvassing, getting out the vote, and being informed on political issues. Meets weekly in Mrs. BG's room 1310.

Psych Club

Advisor(s): Travis Carlson

Meeting Dates and Times: Thursdays, 8:00 AM

Meeting Place: Room 2101

This club gives members an opportunity to enrich their experiences in, and knowledge of, the field of psychology. It is the hope of the Psych Club to focus on raising awareness and promoting positive mental health opportunities and education for City High students.

Robot Fight Club (RFC)

Advisor(s): Rob Crawford

Meeting Dates and Times: Thursdays, 3:00-4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Old Cafeteria/1507

First rule of Robot Fight Club is you don't talk about Robot Fight Club (RFC). RFC is a competition based robot design club where students will be given supplies and instruction needed to created driveable robots to go head-to-head vs. your schoolmates robots.

Rosary Club

Advisor(s): Nathan Hellwig

Meeting Dates and Times: Thursdays, 8:15-8:30

Meeting Place: Room 2312

All Catholics and non Catholics are invited.

Sew Much Fun

Advisor(s): Leah White

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Room 0405

To provide students with opportunities to discover the elements of the fashion and textile industry, interact with the community, and learn sewing skills to create original pieces.

Spanish Club

Advisor(s): Dolores Silva

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays, 4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 3305

The Spanish students meet weekly for conversation practice.

Sparkles

Advisor(s): Laura Schwab

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays during Advisory

Meeting Place: By Trophy Case in Gym Foyer

We are an inclusive cheer/dance club whose mission is to spread spirit and inclusion throughout the City High and Iowa City Community!

Speech

Advisor(s): Jennifer Brinkmeyer

Meeting Dates and Times: 1-2 hours per week from November to February, based on student availability.

Meeting Place: Various

Speech includes a variety of group and individual performance events, including musical theatre, acting, improvisation, short film, radio broadcast, and TV broadcast. Performance groups meet about once a week from November to February. We WILL be able to compete online this year!

Website: http://www.littlehawkspeech.wordpress.com

Spirit Club

Advisor(s): Mariah Ritter

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays as announced/needed, 8:10 AM

Meeting Place: Room 0511

We meet often in the fall to plan spirit days and advertise them for homecoming. We make banners for games and sell City spirit supplies. We plan, organize, and put on all 3 pep assemblies which consumes most of our time. We do a few fund raisers to make money to use on supplies for assemblies and mostly prizes for assembly participants and spirit day winners.

Student Senate

Advisor(s): Travis Carlson, Melanie Gibbens, and Steve Tygrett

Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesdays 8:15 AM

Meeting Place:  Room 3311

Student Senates is a club for leaders who want to help improve the student experience at CHS. Roles the groups serves include: planning events and dances such as homecoming, student advocacy, school improvement, and charity drives. Membership is open to all.

Table Top Role Playing Club

Advisor(s): Robert Crawford

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays, 4:15-6PM

Meeting Place: Room 2102

Play/learn/try table top and role-playing games. All levels of skill and familiarity welcome.

TEAMS

Advisor(s): Stacie Smith

Meeting Dates and Times: Contact Advisor

Meeting Place: Contact Advisor

We meet starting in November to prepare for TSA TEAMS State Competition. TSA TEAMS Competition is a STEM focused event comprised of three parts: Essay (submitted before competition day), Engineering Build, and Multiple Choice Portion based on 8 Engineering Topics. This Year's Theme is "Engineering the Brain" focusing on Artificial Intelligence. For information regarding meetings, contact Advisor Stacie Smith. 

Tech Crew

Advisor(s): Doug Lestina

Meeting Dates and Times: As Needed

Meeting Place: Opstad Auditorium

The Crew provides support for over 60 events each year including concerts, community meetings, plays, musicals, and professional touring companies. With our state of the art theater technology, students will experience hands on training in professional lighting, sound recording, and working behind the scenes. Students will work frequently in all of the events in Opstad auditorium.

The School That Reads

Advisor(s): Shamari Scott

Meeting Dates and Times: Fridays during Advisory

Meeting Place: Room 1307

The School That Reads is a club for book lovers and people that want a laugh. This will take place during Advisory. Choose one book per month from the designated category and at the end of the month we will meet to present/discuss our books.

Thespian*

Advisor(s): Lauren Darby

Meeting Dates and Times: As announced

Meeting Place: Opstad Auditorium

The Thespian Organization annually initiates students, based on leadership skills, commitment to theater, and participation in City High productions.

Video Game Club

Advisor(s): Gerry Coleman

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays, 4:00-5:15

Meeting Place: Room 1101

Meets on Wednesdays right after school from 4:00-5:15. Kids play games collaboratively on a variety of gaming platforms and enjoy camaraderie with other gamers. City High Video Game Club More Games, More Fun!

Yoga and Pilates Club

Advisor(s): Betsy Staak

Meeting Dates and Times: Wednesdays at 4:00 PM

Meeting Place: Room 1316

Yoga Pilates Club is a space for students to improve their balance and flexibility, build full-body, and clear their mind as a way to de-stress. We'll have fun and relaxing sessions for students of all levels, and plan to provide yoga mats/additional equipment for those who need it.