Algona High School

Algona High School
Algona High School
Location
	601 S. Hale ; Algona, Iowa 50511; United States
Coordinates	43°03′49″N 94°13′25″W / 43.063683°N 94.22352°W
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1970
School district	Algona Community School District
Superintendent	Joe Carter
Principal	Jared Cecil
Faculty	30.25 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	463 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	15.31
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Red and black
Athletics conference	North Central
Mascot	Bulldog
Website	www.algona.k12.ia.us

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]

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)^{[citation needed]}
Baseball
Softball

Dick Dale (1943), best known as a featured singer and saxophone player on the television variety show The Lawrence Welk Show.^[13]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Algona High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "Algona". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "Official Website". Algona.k12.ia.us. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
^ Jonathan Klocke. "Algona Junior and Senior High School Building and High School Building Annex" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
^ "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."
^ "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
^ "Reorganization and Dissolution Action Since 1965-66". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ "North Central Conference". North Central Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "2020 IHSAA Cross Country State Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ 2020 Track & Field Stat Book
^ "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "RICHARD L. DALE September 14, 1926 - December 26, 2014". Oakcrest Funeral Services. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2022-08-03.

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