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Harlan Community School District
The Harlan Community School District is a rural public school district based in Harlan, Iowa. The district is mainly in Shelby County, with a small area in Harrison County. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville and Corley, and the surrounding rural areas. The school's mascot is the Cyclones. Their colors are red and black. Schools The district operates four schools, all in Harlan: *Harlan Primary School *Harlan Intermediate School *Harlan Community Middle School *Harlan Community High School Harlan Community High School Athletics The Cyclones compete in the Hawkeye 10 Conference in the following sports: Fall Sports *Football ** 14-time Class 3A State Champions (1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021, 2022) *Cross Country (boys and girls) **Girls' - 2005 Class 3A State Champions *Volleyball ** 2-time Class 4A State Champions (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan, Iowa
Harlan is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, along the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 4,893 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County. History Harlan was platted in 1858. It was named for one of Iowa's early U.S. Senators, James Harlan. Harlan was designated county seat in 1859. The town was incorporated on May 2, 1879. Geography Harlan's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 41.654609, -95.322019. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Demographics 2020 census At the 2020 census there were 4,893 people, 2,288 households, and 1,275 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,348 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.8% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 2.5% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6%. Of the 2,288 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westphalia, Iowa
Westphalia is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 126 at the time of the 2020 census. History Westphalia was founded in 1872 as a colony of German Catholic farmers and small merchants. It was named after the Province of Westphalia, in Germany. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The City of Westphalia is surrounded by Westphalia Township. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 127 people in 59 households, including 36 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 62 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9%. Of the 59 households 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Shelby County, Iowa
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of High Schools In Iowa
This is a list of high schools in the state of Iowa. You can also see a list of school districts in Iowa. Where the high school information is on the school district page, the link below will direct you to the district page. Adair County * AC/GC High School ( Adair–Casey/ Guthrie Center), Guthrie Center * Nodaway Valley High School, Greenfield * Orient-Macksburg High School, Orient Adams County * Southwest Valley High School, Corning Allamakee County * Kee High School, Lansing * John R. Mott High School, Postville * Waukon High School, Waukon Appanoose County * Centerville High School, Centerville * Moravia High School, Moravia * Moulton-Udell High School, Moulton Audubon County *Audubon High School, Audubon Benton County * Belle Plaine High School, Belle Plaine * Benton Community High School, Van Horne * Vinton-Shellsburg High School, Vinton Black Hawk County * Don Bosco High School, Gilbertville * Dunkerton High School, Dunkerton * Hudson High Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of School Districts In Iowa
This is a list of school districts in Iowa, sorted by Area Education Agencies (AEA). Districts are listed by their official names, though several schools use "Schools" in their name or website rather than "Community School District". , this list has not been expanded to include former school districts. Background In the early 1900s the state had 4,873 school districts. The state government passed the Consolidated School of Law of 1906 and this figure fell to 4,863 in 1908, 4,839 in 1922,. and 4,558 in 1953. That year some additional laws were passed that contributed to reducing this further, and so this fell further to 458 as of July 1, 1965; that year another law made providing a high school mandatory for a school district, which meant school districts that had one room schoolhouses were required to consolidate. By July 1, 1980, the number of districts was down to 443. In 1984, there were 437 school districts in the state that operated high schools. In 1990 the total number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) is the governing body for girls' junior and senior high school sports in the U.S. state of Iowa. The association promotes and regulates interscholastic sports among its member schools. Though its counterpart for boys sports in Iowa, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, is a full-time member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, the IGHSAU is only an affiliate member. It is headquartered at 5000 Westown Parkway, Suite 150,West Des Moines, Iowa 50266. Sports currently overseen by the IGHSAU are basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track and field, tennis, and volleyball. Sports previously overseen by the IGHSAU were gymnastics, synchronized swimming, and indoor track and field. Basketball Classification guidelines *5A- Largest 40 schools by enrollment *4A- Next Largest 48 *3A- Next Largest 64 *2A- Next Largest 80 *1A- Remaining schools State Champions From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa High School Athletic Association
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, (IGHSAU) is an associate member. Iowa is the only state that maintains separate governing bodies for boys' and girls' athletics. Sports overseen by the IHSAA are baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and wrestling. As classifications vary highly across sports, they are included under the individual sport section. Administrative staff The administrative staff that runs the IHSAA consists of the 7 members in the office of directors, and the 10 members of the board of control. Board of directors *Executive Director- Tom Keating *Assistant Director- Brett Nanninga *Assistant Director- Todd Tharp *Assistant Director- Jared Chizek *Assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corley, Iowa
Corley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2010 Census the population of Corley was 26. History Corley was founded in 1878. Corley's population was 75 in 1902, and 90 in 1925. Location Corley is located 1/7th of a mile from the West Nishnabotna River and is 1/4 of a mile from the Harlan Municipal Airport. Corley is located between Harlan and Avoca. It is one of the two Census designated places in Shelby County along with Jacksonville a few miles up the road. Education The Harlan Community School District operates local public schools. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville, Iowa
Jacksonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States. As of the 2010 Census the population of Jacksonville was 30. History Jacksonville was originally built up chiefly by the Danish. Jacksonville's population was 12 in 1902, and 75 in 1925. Education The Harlan Community School District operates local public schools. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville and Corley ''Corley'' (and the associated hamlets of Corley Ash and Corley Moor) is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 668. It is located about northwest of Coven ..., and the surrounding rural areas. Demographics References Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Iowa {{ShelbyCountyIA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth, Iowa
Portsmouth is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 182 at the time of the 2020 census. History The first permanent settlement at Portsmouth was made by William Williams, who built a log cabin home there in the 1860s. Portsmouth had its start in the year 1882 when the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway platted the town along its tracks. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 195 people, 94 households, and 59 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 98 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.5% White, 0.5% African American, and 1.0% from two or more races. There were 94 households, of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelby County, Iowa
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,746. The county seat is Harlan. Its name is in honor of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. History Shelby County was established on January 15, 1851. It was named after General Isaac Shelby, a hero in the American Revolutionary War and the first Governor of Kentucky. Early settling in Shelby County began in 1848 in Galland's Grove. On February 4, 1855, Shelbyville was designated the county seat. In April, 1859, the seat was moved to Harlan. One year later the first courthouse was erected and a second courthouse was constructed in 1875. In 1892, the construction of the present courthouse was begun, this time of stone and three storeys high. The construction was completed in 1893 with the dedication on September 14. The 1892 Shelby County Courthouse and the surrounding buildings are all listed in the National Register of Historic places effective September 23, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama, Iowa
Panama is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 235 at the time of the 2020 census. History Panama had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway through Washington Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The community is on Iowa Highway 191, halfway between U.S. Routes 30 and 59 Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 221 people, 98 households, and 57 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 1.8% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 98 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
