Union High School (Iowa)

42.314°N 92.199°W / 42.314; -92.199

Union High School
Address
200 Adams Street

La Porte City
,
Iowa 50651

United States
Information
TypePublic Secondary School
SuperintendentJohn Howard
PrincipalJason Toenges [1]
Staff26.75 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students316 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.81 [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.[3]

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

The Knights compete in the North Iowa Cedar League Conference in the following sports:[4]

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

See also

References
  1. "Home". union.k12.ia.us.
  2. "Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. See http://www.union.k12.ia.us/UKHS/aboutuhs.pdf Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "North Iowa Cedar League". North Iowa Cedar League. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  6. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.


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