A-H-S-T Community School District

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A-H-S-T Community School District was a school district headquartered in Avoca, Iowa. [1]

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The district served sections of Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. It served Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, and much of Tennant. [2]

History

It was formed by the merger of the Hancock-Avoca Community School District and the Shelby Community School District on July 1, 1996. [3]

In 2012 the A-H-S-T district and the Walnut Community School District began partial-day-sharing, in which students went to one school for some courses, as well as sharing of athletic programs. In 2014 the district began whole grade-sharing, in one school district sent its children to another school district to attend schools there all day. [4]

Circa 2015 the middle school area of the AHSTW Secondary School building in Avoca was scheduled to receive an expansion. [5]

The election for the school district merger was scheduled for September 8, 2015 after the Green Hills Area Education Agency approved of the merger proposal and election. [4] The vote was approved by 94% of the voters within A-H-S-T and 77% of those in Walnut, with a combined total of 614 for and 74 against. [6] On July 1, 2016, the A-H-S-T district merged with the Walnut district to form the AHSTW Community School District. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Home. A-H-S-T Community School District. January 7, 2001. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. "Proudly representing the communities of Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, and Tennant, Iowa 768 South Maple Street, Avoca, Iowa 51521"
  2. ↑ "A-H-S-T Community School District." Iowa Secretary of State. August 16, 2012. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. Detail map for Avoca, Detail map for Shelby
  3. 1 2 "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Stewart, Scott (2015-05-22). "AEA sets polling date for AHST, Walnut merger". Daily Non Pareil . Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Scott (2015-01-13). "Expansion for AHSTW facility focused on middle school". Daily Non Pareil . Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Walnut will join AHST school district". Omaha World-Herald . 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
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