Orient-Macksburg High School

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

Orient, Iowa 50858

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]
ColorsRed and white   
Athletics conference Bluegrass
MascotBulldog

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

Contents

As of June 11, 2024, the School Board voted to dissolve the school district. Reasons cited were low enrollment, staffing issues, and financial shortfalls. [2] [3] Students in the district will attend Nodaway Valley Community School District beginning in fall 2025. [4]

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

Athletics

The Bulldogs compete in the Bluegrass Conference [5] 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. ↑ "Orient-Macksburg schools are now closed for good". Iowa Public Radio. June 13, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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