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:	463 (2022-23)^[1]
Faculty:	30.25 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.31
Campus Type:	Rural
Mascot:	Bulldog
Colors:	Red and black
Location:	601 S. Hale Algona, Iowa 50511
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 includes Algona, Burt, Corwith, Lu Verne, Titonka, Wesley, and Whittemore.^[2]

The school is known for running its own public television channel (channel 4 TV) and having its own scholarship foundation.^[3]

History

The building opened in 1970, replacing the 1931 building and annex.^[4]

Beginning in 2015, the Lu Verne Community School District sent its secondary students to Algona secondary schools;^[5] the Lu Verne district included Lu Verne, Corwith, and Wesley.^[6] Lu Verne CSD merged into Algona CSD in 2023.^[7]

Athletics

The Bulldogs compete in the North Central Conference in the following sports:^[8]

• Cross Country
  • Boys' 2008 Class 3A State Champions^[9]
• Volleyball
• Football
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Wrestling
  • 6-time State Champions (1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1980)^[10]
• Track and Field
  • Boys' 1993 Class 3A State Champions^[11]
• Golf
  • Boys' 1987 Class 3A State Champions^[12]
  • 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.^[13]

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa
• Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High School

External links

• Algona High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: Algona High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Algona. Iowa Department of Education. 2024-08-25.
3. Web site: Official Website . Algona.k12.ia.us . 2012-12-16.
4. Web site: Algona Junior and Senior High School Building and High School Building Annex. National Park Service. 2017-11-20. Jonathan Klocke.
5. "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."
6. "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
7. Web site: Reorganization and Dissolution Action Since 1965-66. Iowa Department of Education. 2024-08-25.
8. Web site: North Central Conference. North Central Conference. 2020-08-07.
9. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Cross Country State Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-07.
10. Web site: 2020 Wrestling Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-08-07.
11. https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf 2020 Track & Field Stat Book
12. Web site: 2019-2020 Golf Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-07.
13. Web site: RICHARD L. DALE September 14, 1926 - December 26, 2014 . Oakcrest Funeral Services. 2019-12-16. 2022-08-03.