Orient-Macksburg High School

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Orient-Macksburg High School
Orient-Macksburg CSD logo.jpg
Address
Orient-Macksburg High School
201 School Street


United States
Coordinates 41°11′59″N94°24′53″W / 41.1998°N 94.4146°W / 41.1998; -94.4146
Information
TypePublic
SuperintendentClark Wicks
PrincipalTeresa Thompson
Grades7-12
Enrollment54 (2023-2024) [1]
Color(s)Red and white   
Athletics conference Bluegrass
MascotBulldog
Website sites.google.com/a/o-mschools.org/om13/home

Orient-Macksburg High School is a rural public high school located in Orient, Iowa, United States, part of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District. Their mascot is the Bulldog.

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As of June 11, 2024, the School Board had voted to dissolve the school district. Reasons cited were low enrollment, staffing issues, and financial shortfalls. [2] [3]

Orient-Macksburg Community School, in Orient OrientIowaSchool.jpg
Orient-Macksburg Community School, in Orient

Athletics

The Bulldogs compete in the Bluegrass Conference [4] The students from Orient-Macksburg also play on combined teams with Greenfield as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg in the Pride of Iowa Conference in several sports.

See also

References

  1. "Orient-Macksburg Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. https://www.kcci.com/article/orient-macksburg-school-district-dissolving-uncertain-future-for-students/61076019
  3. https://iowastartingline.com/2024/06/11/orient-macksburg-officials-move-forward-with-plan-to-close-iowa-school-district/
  4. "Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved August 4, 2020.