Union High School (Iowa)

Coordinates: 42°18′50″N 92°11′56″W / 42.314°N 92.199°W / 42.314; -92.199
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42°18′50″N 92°11′56″W / 42.314°N 92.199°W / 42.314; -92.199

Union High School
Address
Map
200 Adams Street

,
Iowa 50651

Information
TypePublic Secondary School
SuperintendentJohn Howard
PrincipalJason Toenges [3]
Staff25.40 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students324 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.76 [2]
Color(s)Red, Black, Silver
     
Athletics conferenceNorth Iowa Cedar-East Conference
MascotKnight
Websitewww.union.k12.ia.us

Union High School is a small rural public high school in La Porte City, Iowa part of the Union Community School District. Union High School enrolled 324 students in the 2021-22 school year. The school day is divided into six periods while the school year functions on three twelve-week trimesters. Drew Hemesath, bassist for American hardcore band Method, graduated from Union High School in 2008.[4]

There are a wide variety of extra-curricular activities at Union including Fine Arts Programs and Varsity Athletics. The Union Speech Team has distinguished itself by winning multiple Speech Banners at the All-State level.

Athletics[edit]

The Knights compete in the North Iowa Cedar League Conference in the following sports:[5]

  • Bowling
  • Cross Country
    • Girls' 5-time Class 2A State Champions (2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • Volleyball
  • Football
    • 2011 Class 3A State Champions[6]
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
    • 2004 Class 2A State Duals Champions[7]
  • Track and Field
  • Golf
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NCES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Home". union.k12.ia.us.
  4. ^ See http://www.union.k12.ia.us/UKHS/aboutuhs.pdf Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "North Iowa Cedar League". North Iowa Cedar League. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. ^ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  7. ^ "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.