Newell-Fonda High School

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Newell-Fonda High School
Location
Newell-Fonda High School
205 S. Clark St.
Newell, Iowa 50568
Coordinates 42°36′18″N94°59′53″W / 42.605°N 94.998°W / 42.605; -94.998
Information
Type Public secondary
School district Newell-Fonda Community School District
SuperintendentJeff Dick
PrincipalAlynn Coppock
Teaching staff13.93 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment166 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.92 [1]
Color(s)Royal blue, Silver, and White    
Athletics conference Twin Lakes
Mascot Mustangs
Website www.newell-fonda.k12.ia.us

Newell-Fonda High School is a public high school, part of the Newell-Fonda Community School District. It is located in the city of Newell, Iowa, located in Buena Vista County.

Contents

The school serves students from Newell, Fonda, Varina, [2] and Sulphur Springs. [2]

Education

Newell-Fonda High School has a 1:8 teacher to student ratio. According to the Newell Fonda website, 73.4% of students are Caucasian, while 26.6% are Hispanic, and 1% are Russian. Of all students in the Newell-Fonda Community School District, 30% are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program. Higher level college courses can be taken from Iowa Central Community College and at Buena Vista University. Newell-Fonda has a National Honor Society program as well as an award-winning FFA (Future Farmers of America) program. [3]

Students at Newell-Fonda have traditionally scored above the state average in the ITEDS (Iowa Test of Educational Development). In 2006, students scored 82% on the math portion of the tests, as compared to the state average of 78%. On the reading portion of the ITED tests, Newell-Fonda students scored 79% as compared to the state average of 78%.

Jeff Dick is the Superintendent of the Newell-Fonda Community School District.

Sports

The Mustangs compete in the Twin Lakes Conference. [4]

Boys' basketball

Newell-Fonda has won four State Titles in nine appearances since 1991 (1991, 1997, 1999, 2000). The Senior Class of 2000 was responsible for three state titles in their four years of high school. They hold the 9th longest winning streak in Iowa Boys' Basketball history, with 49 consecutive wins (including postseason games) from 1996 through 1998. [5]

Newell-Fonda State Basketball Appearances [6] [7]
YearOutcomeRecordOpponentScoreState Champion
1991State Champions24-1vs. IKM Manilla76-55Newell-Fonda
1997State Champions27-0vs. Lynnville-Sully61-51Newell-Fonda
1999State Champions26-0vs. DM Christian55-52Newell-Fonda
2000State Champions26-1vs. Boyden-Hull 58-57 (2OT)Newell-Fonda

Girls' basketball

State Champions - 2015 [8] The Newell-Fonda girls have also won the state basketball tournament in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Football

The 2014-2015 team won the state championship against Fremont-Mills and took their first football state title. [9] [8]

Newell-Fonda has a record of 70-18 from 1997 through 2006. They have been ranked within the top 10 in the Des Moines Register's state rankings for virtually every week of that reign.[ citation needed ]

Softball

In 2008, the Newell-Fonda Mustangs softball team to become the first female sports team to win a championship in Newell-Fonda history. [8]

Extra-Curricular activities

Students at Newell-Fonda are able to participate in Speech, Student Government, Drill Team, Band, Choir, All School Play, Family and Consumer Science Club, and a volunteer Meals on Wheels delivery program. Many students are also part of the Newell-Fonda National Honor Society.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Newell-Fonda Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Home". newell-fonda.k12.ia.us.
  4. ↑ "Twin Lakes Conference". Twin Lakes Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. ↑ Iowa High School Athletic Association
  6. ↑ "1 STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GAME RESULTS, 1970-1999" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association . Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GAME RESULTS, 2000 - present" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association . Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Newell-Fonda". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  9. ↑ Newell-Fonda Home
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