Algona High School Explained

Algona High School
Opened:	1970
Type:	Public
District:	Algona Community School District
Grades:	9-12
Superintendent:	Joe Carter
Principal:	Jared Cecil
Enrollment:	420 (2019-20)^[1]
Faculty:	27.34 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.479
Campus Type:	Rural
Mascot:	Bulldog
Colors:	Red and black
Location:	Algona, Iowa
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	43.0637°N -94.2235°W
Pushpin Map:	Iowa
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Iowa
Athletic Conference:	North Central

Algona High School is a rural public high school located in the Algona Community School District in Algona, Iowa, United States. The Algona district serves Algona, Burt, Titonka, and Whittemore.^[2] In addition, since 2015 the Lu Verne Community School District sends its secondary students to Algona secondary schools,^[3] and the Lu Verne district serves Lu Verne, Corwith, and Wesley.^[4]

The building opened in 1970, replacing the 1931 building and annex.^[5] The school is known for running its own public television channel (channel 4 TV) and having its own scholarship foundation.^[6]

Athletics

The Bulldogs compete in the North Central Conference in the following sports:^[7]

• Cross Country
  • Boys' 2008 Class 3A State Champions^[8]
• Volleyball
• Football
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Wrestling
  • 6-time State Champions (1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1980)^[9]
• Track and Field
  • Boys' 1993 Class 3A State Champions^[10]
• Golf
  • Boys' 1987 Class 3A State Champions^[11]
  • Girls' 2-time Class 2A State Champions (1996, 1997)
• Baseball
• Softball

Notable alumni

• Dick Dale (1943), best known as a featured singer and saxophone player on the television variety show The Lawrence Welk Show.^[12]

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

External links

• Algona High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: Algona High School. National Center for Education Statistics. November 19, 2021.
2. "Algona." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 21, 2018.
3. "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."
4. "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
5. Web site: Algona Junior and Senior High School Building and High School Building Annex. National Park Service. 2017-11-20. Jonathan Klocke.
6. Web site: Official Website . Algona.k12.ia.us . 2012-12-16.
7. Web site: North Central Conference. North Central Conference. 2020-08-07.
8. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Cross Country State Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-07.
9. Web site: 2020 Wrestling Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-08-07.
10. https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf 2020 Track & Field Stat Book
11. Web site: 2019-2020 Golf Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-07.
12. Web site: RICHARD L. DALE September 14, 1926 - December 26, 2014 . Oakcrest Funeral Services. 2019-12-16. 2022-08-03.