Boone High School Explained

Boone High School
Streetaddress:	500 Seventh Street
State:	Iowa
Zipcode:	50036
Country:	United States
Schooltype:	Public secondary
District:	Boone Community School District
Us Nces District Id:	1905130^[1]
Superintendent:	Julie Trepa^[2]
Ceeb:	160450^[3]
Us Nces School Id:	190513000156
Principal:	Jon Johnson^[4]
Faculty:	43.53 (FTE)
Grades:	9-12
Enrollment:	711 (2022-23)^[5]
Ratio:	16.33
Colors:	Red and green
Conference:	Raccoon River Conference
Mascot:	Toreador
Url:	School website

Boone High School is a public high school located in Boone, Iowa, United States. The school's mascot is the Toreadors, and their colors are red and green. It is part of the Boone Community School District.

Athletics

The Toreadors compete in the Raccoon River Conference in the following sports:^[6]

Fall sports

• Cross country (boys and girls)
• Swimming (girls)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Football

Winter sports

• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 3-time State Champions (1920, 1921, 1931)^[7]
• Wrestling
  • 3-time State Champions (1923, 1924, 1925)^[8]
• Swimming (boys)

Spring sports

• Track and field (boys and girls)
• Golf (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 2-time State Champions (1946, 1970)^[9]
• Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 2008 Class 2A State Champions
• Soccer (girls)
• Baseball
  • 2-time State Champions (1965, 1967)^[10]
• Softball

Notable people

Alumni

• Pete Kostelnick, Ultramarathon runner
• Joyce Lonergan, former Iowa state legislator^[11]
• Chad Rinehart, NFL player^[12]
• Allen C. Winsor, district judge

Faculty

• Bucky O'Connor, former coach and athletic director^{[13] [14]}
• Bob Vander Plaats, politician, former teacher^[15]

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

External links

• School profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boone High School . . November 7, 2020.
2. News: Trepa Named Boone Superindendent. October 31, 2022. KWBG. January 23, 2020.
3. Web site: High School CEEB Codes Listed Alphabetically . . August 18, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222085740/http://irap.appstate.edu/sites/irap.appstate.edu/files/2010-08-26_hs_ceeb_alpha.pdf . December 22, 2014 .
4. News: Johnson Selected as New Boone HS Principal. October 31, 2022. KWBG. May 28, 2021.
5. Web site: Boone High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 28, 2024.
6. Web site: Raccoon River Conference. Raccoon River Conference. 2020-07-30.
7. Web site: 2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-07-23.
8. Web site: 2020 Wrestling Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-07-23.
9. Web site: 2019-2020 Golf Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-07-23.
10. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. 2020-08-11.
11. News: Joyce Lonergan . 29 May 2019 . The Des Moines Register . January 7, 1979 . Iowa, Des Moines . 33. Newspapers.com.
12. News: Sager. Whitney. Work put in now will pay off later. August 18, 2014. Boone News-Republican. March 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090844/http://newsrepublican.com/news/work-put-now-will-pay-later.html#. 2014-08-19. dead.
13. News: Bucky O'Connor Named Iowa Golf, Frosh Basketball Coach. December 15, 2014. Iowa City Press-Citizen. Newspapers.com. June 30, 1948. 4.
14. News: Bucky O'Connor Takes Iowa U. Coaching Position. December 15, 2014. Carrol Daily Times Herald. Newspapers.com. June 30, 1948. 7.
15. News: Wolf. Gordon. Gubernatorial candidate Vander Plaats wants to increase private investment in state's economy. August 18, 2014. Denison Bulletin Review. October 21, 2005.