Sioux Center Community School District

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Sioux Center Community School District
Sioux Center CSD Warrior Logo.jpg
Location
Sioux Center, Iowa
Sioux County
United States
Coordinates 43°05′11″N96°10′08″W / 43.0865°N 96.1689°W / 43.0865; -96.1689
District information
Type Public School District
Motto"Educating the Whole Student for a Whole Lifetime"
GradesTK-12
Established1 July 1958 (1958-07-01) [1]
SuperintendentGary McEldowney
Schools5
Budget$30,695,000 (2020-21) [2]
NCES District ID1926370 [2]
Students and staff
Students1725 (2022-23) [2]
Teachers113.85 FTE [2]
Staff129.49 FTE [2]
Student–teacher ratio15.15 [2]
Athletic conference Siouxland Conference
District mascotWarrior
ColorsOrange and Blue   
Other information
Website scwarriors.org

Sioux Center Community School District is a rural public school district located in Sioux Center, Iowa. It is entirely within Sioux County, and serves Sioux Center and the surrounding rural areas. [3]

Contents

Gary McEldowney has served as superintendent since 2018. [4]

Schools

Little Warrior Preschool

For children at least 4 years old and for 3 year olds with an IEP.

Kinsey Elementary

Kinsey Elementary includes grades TK-3. TK is a half-day transitional kindergarten.

Sioux Center Intermediate School

The intermediate school includes grades 4–5. In 2021, the 4th grade left Kinsey Elementary and joined the 5th grade to become the new christened Intermediate School in the previous Middle School facilities. The Intermediate School and Middle School are conjoined, sharing a library, art room, and some music facilities.

Sioux Center Middle School

The middle school includes grades 6–8. In 2021, the middle school moved into the previous High School facilities. 5th grade was no longer a part of the Middle School but remained in the previous facilities, now the Intermediate School. The Intermediate School and Middle School are conjoined, sharing a library, art room, and some music facilities.

Sioux Center High School

Established in 1973, [5] the high school includes grades 9–12. In 2021, the high school moved into new facilities. [6]

Sioux Center High School

Activities

Some of the student activities are FFA, JETS, Key Club, and Math Team.

Athletics

Sioux Center High School has Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Track and Field, Golf, Wrestling, Softball, and Soccer. The Warriors compete in the Siouxland Conference. [7]

State Championships

Sioux Center's varsity teams have won three basketball titles, a football championship, and two each boys' and girls' state track meets. [8] [9] [10]

  • Boys' Basketball - 1959, 1967, 2003 [11]
  • Football - 1972 [12]
  • Boys' Track and Field - 1980, 1982 [13]
  • Girls' Track and Field - 1979, 1980 [14]
  • Girls' Basketball- 2023

Recent Initiatives

A 1 to 1 initiative has been implemented in the 2013–14 school year. All 7th and 8th graders received a laptop for use at school and home. The laptop will "travel" with the students as they progress through the grades, and each successive class of 7th graders will receive their own laptop.

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is a set of standardized tests given annually to students in Sioux Center Schools.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Price, W.K (October 1, 1959). "Report Of Progress In The School Reorganization". Newspapers.com. p. 11. Retrieved May 23, 2014. Three new Community Districts became effective on July 1, 1958. They were, as follows: "1. The Sioux Center Community District which included the Town of Sioux Center and surrounding rural area.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sioux Center Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sioux Center" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "McEldowney moves into superintendent position". Sioux Center News. July 5, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sioux Center High School in Sioux Center, IA".
  6. ↑ "Sioux Center High School Dedication".
  7. ↑ "Siouxland Conference". Siouxland Conference. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ IHSAA Track State Team Champions
  9. ↑ IHSAA Football Championship Game Results
  10. ↑ IHSAA Basketball State Results
  11. ↑ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  13. ↑ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  14. ↑ "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. May 13, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  15. ↑ Tremain, Dick (January 2009). "NFL Star Credited with Starting Farmer Building Terraces" (PDF). National Resources Conservation Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  16. ↑ Weilenga, Renee (November 23, 2018). "Boeing CEO returns to native county". Sioux Center News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Representative Eldon Mulder". Alaska State Legislature . Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.


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