Iowa High School

Iowa High School
Address
Map
401 Miller Avenue

Iowa
,
(Calcasieu Parish)
,
Louisiana
70647

United States
Coordinates30°14′43″N 93°01′01″W / 30.245316°N 93.016877°W / 30.245316; -93.016877
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Empowering all students to achieve"
Established1919[2]
School districtCalcasieu Parish School Board
PrincipalLuke Dietz
Staff75.33 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,051[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio13.95[1]
Color(s)Purple and gold    
Athletics conferenceDistrict 3-3A
MascotYellow Jacket
NicknameYellow Jackets
YearbookYellow Jacket
Website[1]

Iowa High School is a junior and senior high school (grades 6–12) in Iowa, Louisiana. It is a part of Calcasieu Parish Public Schools.

History

One of the earliest schools in the Iowa area was located on the LeBleu family farm near the Chloe community in the mid-1880s,[3] around the time Seaman A. Knapp, president of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, was working to demonstrate the suitability of the region for rice production.[4] The modern Iowa High School was founded in 1919,[2] and the first modern, brick school building in Iowa was constructed in 1920.[5] To accomplish this, the Calcasieu Parish School Board in December 1919 sold $15,000 in bonds to The Hanchett Bond Company of Chicago.[6]

Athletics

The Iowa Yellow Jackets compete in Class 3A of the LHSAA.[7]

In April 1965, the city's Lions Club proposed a resolution to the school board to dedicate the IHS football stadium to Jesse Edwin Cady, a longtime school board member who represented the area and who had died the previous month. The resolution passed unanimously.[8]

Wide receiver Curtis Deville became the first football player in school history to sign with a Power 5 conference athletics program when in 2021 he signed a letter of intent to play football at Purdue University, a member of the Big Ten Conference.[9] Andre Sam, a defensive back who initially played at McNeese State University in nearby Lake Charles, would eventually transfer to Marshall University before finishing his college career at LSU of the Southeastern Conference.[10]

State Championships

Baseball

  • (2) 2007, 2023

Cross Country

  • (1) 2004

State Runners-Up

Baseball

  • (2) 2012, 2017

Football

  • (2) 2001, 2002

Softball

  • (2) 2021, 2022

Basketball

  • 2024

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iowa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Calcasieu Parish School System Opening Dates of Schools" (PDF). Calcasieu Parish School Board. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "Calcasieu Parish School System History" (PDF). Calcasieu Parish School Board. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ Letter of Nancy B. Vezinet, archivist for the State of Louisiana, Mar. 24, 1982. She excerpted the relevant passages from Cities and Towns of Louisiana by Clare D'Artois Leeper. Cf. also "The Vinton-Lake Charles Colony" by A. A. Wentz in the Vinton (Ia.) Eagle, Apr. 14, 1896.
  5. ^ "Financial Statement of the Parish School Board Shows Expenditures". Lake Charles American Press. 1920-07-10. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. ^ "School Bonds Sold". Lake Charles American Press. 1919-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  7. ^ "Iowa". Louisiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  8. ^ "Iowa High School Stadium Named For Jesse E. Cady". Lake Charles American Press. 1965-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  9. ^ "Deville first Yellow Jacket to sign with Power 5". Lake Charles American Press. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  10. ^ "Former Iowa Safety Andre Sam Declares for 2024 NFL Draft". KPLC-TV. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  11. ^ "Brown Is Unlikely Bonus at Guard". Los Angeles Times. 2004-10-31. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  12. ^ "Southern Names Johnson Interim Track Coach". Southwestern Athletic Conference. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  13. ^ "Former Iowa Yellowjacket Andre Sam Makes NFL Debut". KPLC-TV. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-10.


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