Algona High School

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Algona High School
Location
Algona High School
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
TypePublic
Opened1970
School district Algona Community School District
SuperintendentJoe Carter
PrincipalJared Cecil
Faculty30.25 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment463 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.31 [1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Red and black   
Athletics conference North Central
MascotBulldog
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]

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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]

Notable alumni

See also

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  2. ↑ "Algona". Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Official Website". Algona.k12.ia.us. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Klocke. "Algona Junior and Senior High School Building and High School Building Annex" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  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 2024-08-25.
  8. ↑ "North Central Conference". North Central Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  9. ↑ "2020 IHSAA Cross Country State Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  10. ↑ "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  11. ↑ 2020 Track & Field Stat Book
  12. ↑ "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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