Calamus–Wheatland High School is a rural

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located in Wheatland, Iowa. The school is part of the

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. Located approximately one mile north of U.S. Highway 30 in Wheatland, Calamus–Wheatland High School draws students from several communities in western and southwestern

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, including Calamus, Wheatland and

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; the district also includes a small portion of northwestern Scott County, drawing students from the unincorporated community of Big Rock and rural areas north and west of Dixon. Calamus–Wheatland came into being in 1990, the result of a merger of the former Calamus and Wheatland school districts. Toronto had earlier been a separate school district, and was incorporated into Wheatland sometime in the early 1960s.

Athletics

Calamus–Wheatland sports teams are known as the Warriors; their uniforms display the school's colors of

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. The school fields athletic teams in 12 sports, including: * Summer: baseball and softball. * Fall: football, volleyball, boys' cross country and girls' cross country. ** Boys' cross country - 1996 Class 1A State Champions ** Girls' cross country - 1998 Class 1A State Champions * Winter: boys' basketball, girls' basketball, and cheerleading. * Spring: boys' track and field, girls' track and field, boys' golf and girls' golf. As the school does not have its own soccer program, athletes wanting to play participate in a cooperative program with Central DeWitt High School. The school also has a competitive dance team. Calamus–Wheatland is classified as a 1A school (Iowa's smallest schools enrollment tier), according to the

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. The school is a member of the thirteen-team

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, which comprises schools from rural communities in Clinton,

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, Buchanan,

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, and

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counties. The men's varsity basketball team finished second in the 2010 state basketball tournament, falling to the Siouxland Conference's Rock Valley High School.

References

External links

Calamus–Wheatland School District website
Educational institutions established in 1986 Public high schools in Iowa Schools in Scott County, Iowa 1986 establishments in Iowa Schools in Clinton County, Iowa {{ScottCountyIA-struct-stub

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