Southwest Valley High School is rural,

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located in

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. The school was renamed after

Corning Community Schools Corning Community School District is a school district headquartered in Corning, Iowa. Along with the Villisca Community School District, it has the branding "Southwest Valley Schools". The district is in parts of Adams and Taylor counties, an ...

and

Villisca Community Schools Villisca Community School District is a school district headquartered in Villisca, Iowa. Along with the Corning Community School District, it has the branding "Southwest Valley Schools". The district is in parts of Adams, Montgomery, Page, an ...

entered into a whole-grade sharing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Corning is responsible for the education of grades 9-12 and administration of all high school athletics. Villisca is home to the Southwest Valley Middle School and is responsible for the education of grades 6-8 and administration of all junior high athletics. The new moniker for the combined schools is Southwest Valley Timberwolves. The Corning district serves Corning and

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, while the Villisca district serves Villisca and Nodaway.

Predecessor schools

Corning High School was a public secondary school in Corning Iowa,

. The school served more than 150 students in grades 9 through 12 as the only public high school in Adams County and is administered by Corning Community Schools. The school's former mascot and athletic emblem was the Red Raiders. Villisca High School was a public secondary school in

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. The school served more than 100 students in grades 9 through 12 and was one of three high schools in Montgomery County, administered by Villisca Community Schools. The school's former mascot and athletic emblem was the Bluejays.

Athletics

The Timberwolves compete in the

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in the following sports: * Football * Volleyball * Cross Country * Basketball * Wrestling * Bowling * Golf * Tennis * Track and Field * Baseball * Softball

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