Iroquois High School is a

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located in southwestern

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, United States near

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, in the Beechmont neighborhood (nestled between two portions of the

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neighborhood). It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools. As of the 2014–15 school year, there were 1,205 students at the school.

History

In August 1965, due to a demand for a new high school in the area of the Iroquois neighborhood, Gottschalk Junior High School was converted into Iroquois High.

Programs

The school provides programs for Construction Technology and U.S. Navy ROTC. In 2014, the school began to host the district's first International Academy, a satellite program for the Newcomer Academy at The Academy @ Shawnee that serves English language learners in grades 6–10.

Athletics

The school athletic complex has the gymnasium, the Iroquois Athletic Center, which seats a maximum of 2,000 people. Also, Fryrear Field is a stadium seats a maximum of 4,000 people. The school has athletic programs for baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, fast pitch softball, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling and cheerleading.

Notable alumni and faculty

Notable alumni and faculty of Iroquois High School include: *

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, current head men's basketball coach at nearby

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(faculty), sculptor *

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, WNBA player *

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, singer, songwriter and rapper

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