Sioux Center Community School District
| Sioux Center Community Schools | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°05′11″N 96°10′08″W / 43.0865°N 96.1689°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| Motto | "Educating the Whole Student for a Whole Lifetime" |
| Grades | TK-12 |
| Established | 1 July 1958[1] |
| Superintendent | Pat O'Donnell[2][3] |
| Schools | 3 |
| Budget | $11,183,000 (2011-12) |
| NCES District ID | 1926370 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,091 (2012-2013)[4] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 12.26 |
| Athletic conference | Siouxland Conference |
| District mascot | Warrior |
| Colors | Orange and Blue |
| Other information | |
| Website | scwarriors.org |
Sioux Center Community Schools is a public school district located in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Schools
Kinsey Elementary
Kinsey Elementary includes grades TK-4. TK is a half-day transitional kindergarten.
Principal: Troy Lentell
397 10th St. SE
2015-16 enrollment: 526
Middle School
The Middle School includes grades 5-8.
Principal: Julie Schley
950 4th Ave. NE
2012-2013 enrollment: 322
High School
Established: 1973 [5] The High School includes grades 9-12.
Some of the student activities are FFA, JETS, Key Club, and Math Team.
Principal: Gary McEldowney
550 9th St. NE
2012-2013 enrollment: 293
School Activities
Sioux Center has many activities both in the summer and in the winter.
Sioux Center Middle School has Basketball,Baseball,Football,Track,Volleyball,Dance,and Wrestling
Sioux Center High School has Basketball,Baseball,Football,Track,Golf,Dance,Wrestling,and Soccer
Sioux Center's varsity teams have won three basketball titles, two football championships, and two state track meets.[6][7][8]
In the spring of 2012, Aladdin, Jr. was performed. This was the first musical put on at the middle school. About 120 students were involved.[9]
Recent Changes in Student Enrollment
| Enrollment Change[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Number of Students | |||
| 1997-98 | 930 | |||
| 1998-99 | 942 | |||
| 1999-2000 | 908 | |||
| 2000-2001 | 906 | |||
| 2001-2002 | 906 | |||
| 2002-2003 | 931 | |||
| 2003-2004 | 942 | |||
| 2004-2005 | 970 | |||
| 2005-2006 | 966 | |||
| 2006-2007 | 987 | |||
| 2007-2008 | 1031 | |||
| 2008-2009 | 1017 | |||
| 2009-2010 | 1002 | |||
| 2010-2011 | 1028 | |||
| 2011-2012 | 1044 | |||
| 2012-2013 | 1091 | |||
Current 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 NFL player[11]
References
- ^ Price, W.K (1 October 1959). "Report Of Progress In The School Reorganization". Newspapers.com. p. 11. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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.
- ^ Chinni, Dante; Gimpel, James (October 4, 2011). Our Patchwork Nation. Penguin. ISBN 9781101544563.
- ^ Ross, Stephanie (July 15, 2013). "Sioux Center Community Schools push for preschool for all 4-year-olds". KTIV. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ "Iowa School District Profiles: Sioux Center" (PDF). Iowa State University. June 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ http://www.yellowpages.com/sioux-center-ia/mip/sioux-center-high-school-458003212
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20131020213237/http://pdfuri.com/sioux-center-community-school-newsletter-february-2012-from-the-. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
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- ^ Tremain, Dick (January 2009). "NFL Star Credited with Starting Farmer Building Terraces" (PDF). National Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- http://www.city-data.com/school/sioux-center-high-school-ia.html
- http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/ia/district-profile/317
External links
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