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Panorama Community School District

{{Short description|Public school district in Panora, Iowa, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{coord|41.691995|-94.375290|region:US-IA_type:edu|display=title}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Panorama Community School District

|logo = File:Panorama_CSD_logo.png

|motto =

|type = Local school district

|grades = K-12

|established = 1989

|closed =

|location = Panora, Iowa

|region = Guthrie, Dallas and Greene counties

|country = United States

|coordinates = 41.691995, -94.375290

|superintendent = Kasey Huebner

|schools = 3

|budget = $12,307,000 (2020-21){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1900025&DistrictID=1900025|title=Panorama Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=June 29, 2024}}

|us_nces_district_id = 1900025

|students = 691 (2022-23)

|teachers = 54.84 FTE

|staff = 69.93 FTE

|ratio = 12.60

|conference = West Central

|mascot = Panthers

|colors = Dark Blue and Light Blue
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|website = {{URL|https://www.panoramaschools.org/}}

}}

Panorama Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Panora, Iowa. It operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school in Panora.{{cite web|url=https://www.panoramaschools.org/|title=Home|publisher=Panorama Community School District|accessdate=2020-03-24|quote=District Office 701 West Main Street, Panora, IA 50216 [...] Middle School & High School 701 West Main Street, Panora, IA 50216 [...] Elementary School 401 Panther Drive Panora, IA 50216}}

The district is mostly in Guthrie County but has portions in Dallas and Greene counties. The district serves, in addition to Panora, the towns of Bagley, Jamaica, Linden, Yale, and Lake Panorama.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_PANORAMA.pdf|title=Panorama|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324184345/https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_PANORAMA.pdf|archive-date=March 24, 2020}}

The {{convert|197|mi2|adj=on}} district formed on July 1, 1989, as a merger of the Panora-Linden and Y-J-B school districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://panorama.k12.ia.us/district_overview.html |title=District Overview |publisher=Panorama Community School District |date=August 2007 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817184728/http://panorama.k12.ia.us:80/district_overview.html |archive-date=August 17, 2007}}

Panorama Community School District provides co-ed classes for grades K–12. Panorama Elementary School, which is located in the northwest corner of Panora on Clay Street, serves grades K–5, and, on the westside of Panora north of Iowa Highway 44, the Panorama Middle School/High School building, which opened its doors for school as the Panora-Linden Middle School/High School in August 1974,{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofpanora.com/docs/history.pdf |title=History of Panora |publisher=City of Panora website (www.cityofpanora.com) |date=July 4, 1851 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608225518/https://www.cityofpanora.com/docs/history.pdf |archive-date=June 8, 2022}} serves grades 6–12.

Panorama's teams are known as the Panthers, and their colors are navy blue and silver. The teams compete in the West Central Activities Conference (WCAC) and are part of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.{{cite web |url=http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us/ |title=Panorama Community Schools |publisher=www.panorama.k12.ia.us |access-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422020548/http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us/ |archive-date=April 22, 2009}}{{cite web |url=https://www.panoramaschools.org/ |title=Panorama Community Schools |publisher=Panorama Community Schools website |date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2024}}

Schools

The district operates three schools, all in Panora:

  • Panorama Elementary School
  • Panorama Middle School
  • Panorama High School

Superintendents

  • William John "Bill" Weddingfeld (January 18, 1934, to January 15, 2024) from July 1, 1989, to June 30, 1995{{cite web |url=https://www.twiggfuneralhome.com/obituaries/William-Bill-John-Weddingfeld?obId=30423166#/obituaryInfo |title=William "Bill" John Weddingfeld Obituary |publisher=twiggfuneralhome.com |location=Panora, Iowa |date=January 17, 2024 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305214456/https://www.twiggfuneralhome.com/obituaries/William-Bill-John-Weddingfeld?obId=30423166#/obituaryInfo |archive-date=March 5, 2024}}
  • John Millhollin from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us:80/mshs_admin.html |title=Panorama MS / HS Administration and Faculty |publisher=Panorama Community Schools |date=April 23, 2009 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423084241/http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us:80/mshs_admin.html |archive-date=April 23, 2009}}
  • Kathy Elliott from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us:80/mshs_admin.html |title=Panorama MS / HS Administration and Faculty |publisher=Panorama Community Schools |date=April 23, 2009 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731125709/http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us:80/mshs_admin.html |archive-date=July 31, 2009}}{{cite news |last=Suhr |first=Michael |url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2014/12/15/panorama-schools-superintendent-to-retire/ |title=PANORAMA SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT TO RETIRE |publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio |location=Perry, Iowa |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305221833/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2014/12/15/panorama-schools-superintendent-to-retire/}}
  • Shawn W. Holloway from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2023{{cite news |last=Suhr |first=Michael |url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2015/03/13/panorama-community-school-district-hires-new-superintendent/ |title=PANORAMA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HIRES NEW SUPERINTENDENT |publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio |location=Perry, Iowa |date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305221503/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2015/03/13/panorama-community-school-district-hires-new-superintendent/}}{{cite news |last=Mackey |first=Marcus |url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/05/04/panorama-superintendent-resigns-takes-job-at-norwalk-school-district/ |title=PANORAMA SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS, TAKES JOB AT NORWALK SCHOOL DISTRICT |publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio |location=Perry, Iowa |date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305220734/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/05/04/panorama-superintendent-resigns-takes-job-at-norwalk-school-district/}}
  • Kasey Huebner since July 1, 2023{{cite news |last=Mackey |first=Marcus |url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/06/15/panorama-school-board-announces-new-superintendent/ |title=PANORAMA SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCES NEW SUPERINTENDENT |publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio |location=Perry, Iowa |date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305222439/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/06/15/panorama-school-board-announces-new-superintendent/}}{{cite news |last=Mackey|first=Marcus|url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/07/19/new-panorama-superintendent-on-getting-settled-into-the-community/|title=NEW PANORAMA SUPERINTENDENT ON GETTING SETTLED INTO THE COMMUNITY|publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio|location=Perry, Iowa|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=March 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304224603/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2023/07/19/new-panorama-superintendent-on-getting-settled-into-the-community/|archive-date=March 4, 2024}}

=Panorama High School=

==Athletics==

The Panthers compete in the West Central Activities Conference in the following sports:{{cite web|url=https://www.wcaconference.org/|title=West Central Activities Conference|publisher=West Central Activities Conference|access-date=August 30, 2020}}

  • Cross Country
  • Girls' 2017 Class 1A State Runner-up{{cite web|url=https://ighsau.org/upl/wp-migration/2017/10/1a-girls-1.htm|title=Iowa Cross Country State Championship 1A Girls|publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516201928/https://ighsau.org/upl/wp-migration/2017/10/1a-girls-1.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2018/10/25/panorama-girls-cross-country-team-familiar-with-state-course/|title=Panorama Girls Cross Country Team Familiar with State Course|last=Butler|first=Ben|publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio|location=Perry, Iowa|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516203102/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2018/10/25/panorama-girls-cross-country-team-familiar-with-state-course/}}
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Girls' 2023-24 Class 2A State Runner-up{{cite web |url=https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/girlsbasketball/2023-24/brackets/h202402220334078982ca3e32eae2443 |title=Girls Basketball 2023-24 Class 2A State Tournament Brackets |publisher=gobound.com |via=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union |date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024|archive-date=March 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304220905/https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/girlsbasketball/2023-24/brackets/h202402220334078982ca3e32eae2443}}{{cite news|url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2024/03/03/panthers-fall-in-girls-state-basketball-championship/|title=PANTHERS FALL IN GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP|author=omaralcorta|publisher=Raccoon Valley Radio|location=Perry, Iowa|date=March 3, 2024|access-date=March 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304221747/https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2024/03/03/panthers-fall-in-girls-state-basketball-championship/|archive-date=March 4, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/basketball-2024-2a7.pdf|title=Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics: Panorama vs Dike-New Hartford 3/02/24 4:45 PM at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa|publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|date=March 2, 2024|access-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305200223/https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/basketball-2024-2a7.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://ighsau.org/news/dike-new-hartford-48-panorama-46/|title=DIKE-NEW HARTFORD 48, PANORAMA 46|publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|date=March 2, 2024|access-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305200546/https://ighsau.org/news/dike-new-hartford-48-panorama-46/|archive-date=March 5, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/basketball-2024-2aleadersfinal.pdf|title=IOWA GIRL'S[sic] BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Class 2A Tournament Team Leaders. All games|publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|date=March 2, 2024|access-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305200348/https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/basketball-2024-2aleadersfinal.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2024}}
  • Wrestling
  • Track and Field{{efn|Prior to merging with Panora-Linden to form Panorama Schools in 1989, Yale-Jamaica-Bagley (YJB) of Jamaica was the Boys' 1977 Class C State Co-champions in Track and Field.{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|page=22|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511204514/https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf}}}}
  • Boys' 1997 Class 1A State Champions{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|page=23|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=August 30, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511204514/https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf}}
  • Golf
  • Boys' 2015 Class 2A State Champions{{cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/05/28/panorama-panora-class-2a-boys-golf-champions/85089224/|title=State golf: Panorama rally gives team 2nd straight title|last=Naughton|first=John|publisher=Des Moines Register|date=May 28, 2016|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220516195852/https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/05/28/panorama-panora-class-2a-boys-golf-champions/85089224/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-Golf-Stat-Book-3.23.22.pdf|title=2021-2022 Golf Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|page=6|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516200823/https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-Golf-Stat-Book-3.23.22.pdf}}
  • Boys' 2016 Class 2A State Champions
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.panoramaschools.org/ Panorama Community School District]
  • {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.panorama.k12.ia.us/|title=Panorama Community School District (panorama.k12.ia.us)}}

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Category:School districts in Iowa

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