Algona High School

Algona High School
Location
601 S. Hale Algona, Iowa 50511 United States
Coordinates	43°03′49″N94°13′25″W / 43.063683°N 94.22352°W / 43.063683; -94.22352
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1970
School district	Algona Community School District
Superintendent	Joe Carter
Principal	Jared Cecil
Teaching staff	31.30 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	471 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.05 [1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Red and black
Athletics conference	North Central
Mascot	Bulldog
Website	www.algona.k12.ia.us

Algona High School is a rural public high school located in the Algona Community School District in Algona, Iowa, United States. The Algona district includes Algona, Burt, Corwith, Lu Verne, Titonka, Wesley, and Whittemore. ^[2]

The school is known for running its own public television channel (channel 4 TV) and having its own scholarship foundation. ^[3]

History

The building opened in 1970, replacing the 1931 building and annex. ^[4]

Beginning in 2015, the Lu Verne Community School District sent its secondary students to Algona secondary schools; ^[5] the Lu Verne district included Lu Verne, Corwith, and Wesley. ^[6] Lu Verne CSD merged into Algona CSD in 2023. ^[7]

Athletics

The Bulldogs compete in the North Central Conference in the following sports: ^[8]

• Cross Country
  • Boys' 2008 Class 3A State Champions ^[9]
• Volleyball
• Football
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Wrestling
  • 6-time State Champions (1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1980) ^[10]
• Track and Field
  • Boys' 1993 Class 3A State Champions ^[11]
• Golf
  • Boys' 1987 Class 3A State Champions ^[12]
  • Girls' 2-time Class 2A State Champions (1996, 1997)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Baseball
• Softball

Notable alumni

• Dick Dale (1943), best known as a featured singer and saxophone player on the television variety show The Lawrence Welk Show . ^[13]

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa
• Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High School

References

1. "Algona High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
2. "Algona". Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
3. "Official Website". Algona.k12.ia.us. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
4. Jonathan Klocke. "Algona Junior and Senior High School Building and High School Building Annex" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
5. "About Us!" Lu Verne Community School District. Retrieved on September 15, 2018. "In 2015 we entered into a whole grade sharing agreement to send our 7-12 (now 6-12) students to the Algona MS/HS."
6. "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
7. "Reorganization and Dissolution Action Since 1965-66". Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
8. "North Central Conference". North Central Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
9. "2020 IHSAA Cross Country State Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
10. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
11. 2020 Track & Field Stat Book
12. "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
13. "RICHARD L. DALE September 14, 1926 - December 26, 2014". Oakcrest Funeral Services. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

External links

• Algona High School