Wapsie Valley High School Explained

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Wapsie Valley Jr./Sr. High School
Address:	2535 Viking Ave.
Type:	Public
Established:	1959
Grades:	7-12
Fight Song:	Minnesota Rouser
Superintendent:	Dave Larson
Principal:	TJ Murphy
Website:	http://wapsievalleyschools.com
Colors:	Black and Gold
Staff:	20.60 (FTE)
Ratio:	14.42
Enrollment:	297 (2019-20)^[1]
Nickname:	Warriors
Country:	United States

Wapsie Valley High School (WVHS) is a public high school in northeastern Iowa, part of the Wapsie Valley Community School District. It is located equidistantly between Readlyn and Fairbank. It combines both junior and senior high school.

Athletics

The Warriors compete in the North Iowa Cedar League Conference.^[2]

Boys

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Track and Field, Wrestling

Girls

Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball

Football

• Class 2A state champions in 1986 and 1987
• Class 1A state champions in 1997
• Class A state champions in 2007 and 2012^[3]

Boys Basketball

• Class 1A state champions in 2020 ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Boys Cross Country

• Class 1A state champs in 2000, 2004, and 2005^[7]

Volleyball

• Class 1A state champions in 2006^[8] and 2007^[9]

Extra

• Claimed the first ever Class 1A Traveling Challenge Cup for their athletic and academic achievements during the 2007–08 school year.
• Wapsie Valley was the first of two football teams in the state of Iowa to claim championships in 3 separate classes: A, 1A, and 2A.^[10]

Notable alumni

• Chris Jans - collegiate basketball coach

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

External links

• Wapsie Valley Community School District - High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wapsie Valley High School. National Center for Education Statistics. March 10, 2022.
2. Web site: North Iowa Cedar League. North Iowa Cedar League. 2020-07-22.
3. Web site: Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. 2020-07-23.
4. Web site: Wapsie Valley vs Bishop Garrigan, Algona (03/13/20 at IOWA BOYS STATE TOURN - 2A CHAMPIONSHIP). www.iahsaa.org.
5. Web site: Wapsie Valley gets it done, captures 1A boys' state title. Jim. Nelson. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
6. Web site: 2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-07-23.
7. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-07-23.
8. Web site: vbpreseason . Ighsau.org . 2014-01-03.
9. Web site: vbpreseason . Ighsau.org . 2014-01-03.
10. Web site: 2013 FOOTBALL STAT BOOK . IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915015517/http://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_FB_Stat_Book.pdf . 15 September 2016.