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Wapsie Valley High School

{{Short description|Public secondary school in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Wapsie Valley Jr./Sr. High School

| logo = File:Wapsie_Valley_High_School_logo.png

| address = 2535 Viking Ave.

| type = Public

| established = 1959

| grades = 7-12

| fight_song = Minnesota Rouser

| athletics_conference = NICL East

| superintendent = Dave Larson

| principal = TJ Murphy

| website = http://wapsievalleyschools.com

| colors = Black and Gold {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}

| staff = 22.14 (FTE)

| ratio = 13.73

| enrollment = 304 (2022-23){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1929760&ID=192976001700|title=Wapsie Valley High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=August 28, 2024}}

| nickname = Warriors

| city = Fairbank

| state = Iowa 50629

| country = United States

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Wapsie Valley High School (WVHS) is a public high school in northeastern Iowa, part of the Wapsie Valley Community School District. It is located equidistantly between Readlyn and Fairbank. It combines both junior and senior high school.

Athletics

The Warriors compete in the North Iowa Cedar League Conference.{{cite web|url=https://www.northiowacedarleague.org/|title=North Iowa Cedar League|publisher=North Iowa Cedar League|access-date=2020-07-22}}

Boys

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Track and Field, Wrestling

Girls

Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball

=Football=

  • Class 2A state champions in 1986 and 1987
  • Class 1A state champions in 1997
  • Class A state champions in 2007 and 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-RB-Football-6.9.20.pdf|title=Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-06-09|access-date=2020-07-23}}

=Boys Basketball=

  • Class 1A state champions in 2020 {{Cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1a8-2020.htm|title=Wapsie Valley vs Bishop Garrigan, Algona (03/13/20 at IOWA BOYS STATE TOURN - 2A CHAMPIONSHIP)|website=www.iahsaa.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/basketball/wapsie-valley-gets-it-done-captures-1a-boys-state-title/article_70cdc829-f6a4-553d-9213-6da3b205fb53.html|title=Wapsie Valley gets it done, captures 1A boys' state title|first=Jim|last=Nelson|website=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-Basketball-Stat-Book-1.29.20.pdf|title=2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-01-29|access-date=2020-07-23}}

=Boys Cross Country=

  • Class 1A state champs in 2000, 2004, and 2005{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-XC-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-07-23}}

=Volleyball=

  • Class 1A state champions in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.ighsau.org/volleyball/vb2006/1astatepage.html |title=vbpreseason |publisher=Ighsau.org |date= |accessdate=2014-01-03}} and 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.ighsau.org/volleyball/2007/1astatepage.html |title=vbpreseason |publisher=Ighsau.org |date= |accessdate=2014-01-03}}

= Extra =

  • Claimed the first ever Class 1A Traveling Challenge Cup for their athletic and academic achievements during the 2007–08 school year.
  • Wapsie Valley was the first of two football teams in the state of Iowa to claim championships in 3 separate classes: A, 1A, and 2A.{{cite web |title=2013 FOOTBALL STAT BOOK |url=http://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_FB_Stat_Book.pdf |publisher=IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915015517/http://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_FB_Stat_Book.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2016}}

Notable alumni

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.wapsievalleyschools.com/28073_1 Wapsie Valley Community School District - High School]

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Category:Public high schools in Iowa

Category:Schools in Buchanan County, Iowa

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