South Hamilton Community School District is a rural

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headquartered in

Jewell, Iowa Jewell Junction, better known as Jewell, is a city in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,216 at the time of the 2020 census. History Jewell Junction was platted in 1880. It was named for D. T. Jewell, the original owner ...

. It includes an elementary school and a middle/high school. The district is mostly in Hamilton County with a section in Boone County. It serves Jewell Junction, Ellsworth, Randall, and Stanhope.

History

Circa 1998, there was a bond that would allow the district to change the grade configuration; at the time it had grades 5–12 in the secondary school building, originally intended only as a senior high school, while it hoped to have only grades 7–12 there, with students until grade 5 in the elementary school. In 2006, there were parents in the

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who preferred to send their children to South Hamilton schools instead of the Eldora–New Providence district, which Hubbard–Radcliffe had a grade-sharing agreement with. Parents in the western portion of Hubbard–Radcliffe preferred the idea of that district grade-sharing with South Hamilton instead of Eldora–New Providence. Some parents preferring the South Hamilton district purchased a bus to transport their children there. Tom Barton of the ''

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'' wrote that "many" Hubbard–Radcliffe parents chose South Hamilton schools.

Schools

The district operates two schools on a single campus in Jewell. *South Hamilton Elementary School *South Hamilton High School

South Hamilton High School

Athletics

The Hawks compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference in the following sports: *Cross country *Volleyball *Football *Basketball ** Girls' 1965 state champions *Wrestling *Track and field *Golf *Baseball ** 1962 state champions *Softball ** 3-time state champions (1964, 1965, 1974)

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