45th Class Reunion
Friday, October 16, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026
EVENTS
You are welcome to bring your spouse or any other guests to the events*.
Friday Night - October 16, 2026
Happy Hour at Blackstone (3pm - 6pm)
Since the Alumni Box in City High's Bates Field does not allow alcohol. Join us at Blackstone's Happy Hour if you want to imbibe. We will get "warmed up" for the Little Hawk's game.
Blackstone
503 Westbury Dr #1,
Iowa City, IA 52245
Iowa City High Little Hawks Football Game
The Iowa City High Little Hawks varsity football team will host Iowa City Liberty at 7 p.m. Friday, October 16, at Frank Bates Field. Get together with fellow members of the class of 1981 at the game as part of our 45th reunion festivities! We’ve reserved the Jim Sangster Alumni Box for use by our class.
You’ll need to purchase your own tickets for the game. (This past season, they were $9 for adults and $7 for senior citizens; it has not been determined whether class of 1981 members qualify as senior citizens yet.) Once inside the stadium, you can head to the Alumni Box to sit with your classmates. The Alumni Box will seat 40 people, but please indicate if you are planning to attend so we can ask that enough folding chairs be set up for class members and their guests.
The Little Hawks, under head coach Mitchell Moore, are looking to return to their winning ways in 2026 after going 2-7 in 2025. Moore led the team to a winning record in each of his first four seasons coaching the Little Hawks from 2021 to 2024. In 2021, his first season at City High, the team went 10-2, with their second loss coming in the state 5A semifinals at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. on October 16, the Little Hawks will face the Iowa City Liberty High School The Lightening. So we’ll get to see the excitement of an Iowa City Community School District rivalry game: the Battle for the Titans Trophy!
Iowa City Liberty High School, located on Dubuque Street southeast of North Liberty City Hall, opened in 2017. Its football team played in the Class 5A state championship game in 2025 and has a 4-2 record so far in 2026. The Lighting’s success will make a victory for the Little Hawks (currently 2-4) even sweeter! [UPDATE: City High romped over Des Moines East, 56-7, on Oct. 9, while Iowa City Liberty lost to Pleasant Valley, 27-26, so it will be a 4-3 team going to the home field of a 3-4 team.]
There is, of course, more to attending a City High football game than just watching football. The Little Hawk Marching Band, under the direction of Mike Kowbel and Aaron Ottmar, will play, and the cheerleading team will be performing under the direction of a new head coach.
If you’d like to purchase tickets online, click the above "But Tickets Online" button.
Saturday - October 17, 2026
Little Hawk Golf Open*
There will be a 18-hole golf outing on Saturday morning at the Lake McBride Golf & Event Center. Format to be determined based on the number of people who participate. Roughly $65 per person. You buy your own food and drinks. Rental clubs may be available. There will be prizes. 😊
*This event will depend on the number of people that participate, so please contact Grier Patterson at patterson@tbsi-us.com for questions and feedback as soon as possible.
Evening (Main) Event
Will meet at Field Day Brewing Company around 6-ish for a fun evening! Buy your own food & drinks.
Field Day Brewing Company
925 Liberty Way, North Liberty, IA 52317
Phone: (319) 665-0025
HOTEL INFORMATION
The reunion committee’s suggested hotel for the weekend is the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel & Conference Center. It is located at 300 E 9th St. in Coralville, less than 7 miles from Field Day Brewing Company. It is right by the Iowa River Landing Wetland Park - both the park and the hotel were established in 2006 – and many rooms overlook the park and the Iowa River. (The hotel was originally a Marriott before becoming a Hyatt in 2021.)
The hotel’s Watermill Kitchen & Bar serves breakfast and also, as the “bar” in the name suggests, cocktails, wine, beer, and other beverages. Tribute Eatery & Bar and Iowa Athletic Club are among the businesses located just a short walk away. The hotel also features an indoor pool with a hot tub.
The reunion committee has been in contact with the Hyatt Regency Coralville and the hotel is holding a block of rooms for class members at the current room list price of $159 a night. Note that the City of Coralville charges an additional $10 a night per vehicle for overnight parking at the hotel and there are taxes and destination fees of 13.5%. We’re not under any obligation to book a certain number of rooms, so if you want to use World of Hyatt points or have another method of getting a better rate, feel free to do so.
This is the link to reserve rooms in the City High Class of 1981 45th Reunion Room Block:
https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/IOWRC/G-CH26
