Sioux Center Community School District Explained

Sioux Center Community School District
Motto:	"Educating the Whole Student for a Whole Lifetime"
Type:	Public School District
Established:	^[1]
Region:	Sioux County
Grades:	TK-12
Superintendent:	Gary McEldowney
Schools:	3
Budget:	$30,695,000 (2020-21)^[2]
Us Nces District Id:	1926370
Students:	1725 (2022-23)
Teachers:	113.85 FTE
Staff:	129.49 FTE
Ratio:	15.15
Conference:	Siouxland Conference
Mascot:	Warrior
Colors:	Orange and Blue
Location:	Sioux Center, Iowa
Country:	United States

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]

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

Schools

Kinsey Elementary

Kinsey Elementary includes grades TK-4. TK is a half-day transitional kindergarten.

Sioux Center Middle school

The middle school includes grades 5–8.

Sioux Center High school

Established: 1973 ^[5] The high school includes grades 9–12.

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.^[6]

State Championships

Sioux Center's varsity teams have won three basketball titles, a football championship, and two each boys' and girls' state track meets.^{[7] [8] [9]}

• Boys' Basketball - 1959, 1967, 2003^[10]
• Football - 1972^[11]
• Boys' Track and Field - 1980, 1982^[12]
• Girls' Track and Field - 1979, 1980^[13]

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

• Vern Den Herder, retired professional football player^[14]
• Ko Kieft, professional football player
• Dennis Muilenburg, former CEO of The Boeing Company^[15]
• Eldon Mulder, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives^[16]
• Christian Rozeboom, professional football player

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa

References

• http://www.city-data.com/school/sioux-center-high-school-ia.html
• http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/ia/district-profile/317

External links

• http://www.warriorwaves.blogspot.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Price. W.K. Report Of Progress In The School Reorganization. Newspapers.com. 23 May 2014. 11. 1 October 1959. 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. Web site: Sioux Center Comm School District . . July 5, 2024.
3. Web site: Sioux Center. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-07-21.
4. News: McEldowney moves into superintendent position. Sioux Center News. 2018-07-05. 2020-09-23.
5. Web site: Sioux Center High School in Sioux Center, IA.
6. Web site: Siouxland Conference. Siouxland Conference. 2020-08-10.
7. http://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tr_state_team_champs_ru_coach.pdf IHSAA Track State Team Champions
8. http://www.iahsaa.org/football/ARCHIVES/FB.4.CHAMPGAME.results.pdf IHSAA Football Championship Game Results
9. http://www.iahsaa.org/basketball/Archives/state_results.pdf IHSAA Basketball State Results
10. Web site: 2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-07-23.
11. Web site: Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. 2020-07-23.
12. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-11.
13. Web site: 2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book. Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 2019-05-13. 2020-08-23.
14. Web site: NFL Star Credited with Starting Farmer Building Terraces . . January 2009 . 22 January 2014 . Tremain, Dick.
15. News: Boeing CEO returns to native county . November 23, 2018 . May 7, 2019 . Renee . Weilenga . Sioux Center News . https://web.archive.org/web/20190208073804/https://www.nwestiowa.com/scnews/boeing-ceo-returns-to-native-county/article_b693184c-ef45-11e8-975f-afc845f5aed9.html . February 8, 2019 . live.
16. Web site: Representative Eldon Mulder . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308203206/https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/19?code=MUL . March 8, 2024 . March 30, 2024 . Alaska State Legislature.