Sioux Center Community School District

Sioux Center Community School District
Location
	Sioux Center, Iowa; Sioux County; United States
Coordinates	43.0865°N 96.1689°W
District information
Type	Public School District
Motto	"Educating the Whole Student for a Whole Lifetime"
Grades	TK-12
Established	1 July 1958[1]
Superintendent	Gary McEldowney
Schools	3
Budget	$117,079,000 (2015-16)[2]
NCES District ID	1926370 [2]
Students and staff
Students	1534 (2018-19) [2]
Teachers	104.97 FTE [2]
Staff	115.69 FTE [2]
Student–teacher ratio	14.61 [2]
Athletic conference	Siouxland Conference
District mascot	Warrior
Colors	Orange and Blue
Other information
Website	scwarriors.org

Sioux Center Community School District is a rural public school district located in Sioux Center, Iowa. It is entirely within Sioux County, and serves Sioux Centera nd the surrounding rural area.[3]

Gary McEldowney has served as superintendent since 2018.[4]

Schools

Kinsey Elementary

Kinsey Elementary includes grades TK-4. TK is a half-day transitional kindergarten.

2015-16 enrollment: 526

Sioux Center Middle school

The middle school includes grades 5–8.

2012-2013 enrollment: 322

Sioux Center High school

Established: 1973 [5] The high school includes grades 9-12.

2012-2013 enrollment: 293

Activities

Some of the student activities are FFA, JETS, Key Club, and Math Team.

Athletics

Sioux Center High School has Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Track and Field, Golf, Wrestling, Softball, and Soccer. The Warriors compete in the Siouxland Conference.[6]

State Championships

Sioux Center's varsity teams have won three basketball titles, a football championship, and two each boys' and girls' state track meets.[7][8][9]

Boys' Basketball - 1959, 1967, 2003[10]
Football - 1972[11]
Boys' Track and Field - 1980, 1982[12]
Girls' Track and Field - 1979, 1980[13]

Recent Changes in Student Enrollment

Enrollment Change[14]
Year	Number of Students
1997-98	930
1998-99	942
1999-2000	908
2000-2001	906
2001-2002	906
2002-2003	931
2003-2004	942
2004-2005	970
2005-2006	966
2006-2007	987
2007-2008	1031
2008-2009	1017
2009-2010	1002
2010-2011	1028
2011-2012	1044
2012-2013	1091

Recent Initiatives

A 1 to 1 initiative has been implemented in the 2013–14 school year. All 7th and 8th graders received a laptop for use at school and home. The laptop will "travel" with the students as they progress through the grades, and each successive class of 7th graders will receive their own laptop.

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is a set of standardized tests given annually to students in Sioux Center Schools.

Notable alumni

Vern Den Herder, retired NFL player[15]
Dennis Muilenburg, former CEO of The Boeing Company[16]
Christian Rozeboom, NFL player

References

Price, W.K (1 October 1959). "Report Of Progress In The School Reorganization". Newspapers.com. p. 11. Retrieved 23 May 2014. Three new Community Districts became effective on July 1, 1958. They were, as follows: "1. The Sioux Center Community District which included the Town of Sioux Center and surrounding rural area.
"Sioux Center Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
"Sioux Center" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
"McEldowney moves into superintendent position". Sioux Center News. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
http://www.yellowpages.com/sioux-center-ia/mip/sioux-center-high-school-458003212
"Siouxland Conference". Siouxland Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
IHSAA Track State Team Champions
IHSAA Football Championship Game Results
IHSAA Basketball State Results
"2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
"Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
"2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
"2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
Tremain, Dick (January 2009). "NFL Star Credited with Starting Farmer Building Terraces" (PDF). National Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
Weilenga, Renee (November 23, 2018). "Boeing CEO returns to native county". Sioux Center News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

External links

http://www.warriorwaves.blogspot.com

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[1] Price, W.K (1 October 1959). "Report Of Progress In The School Reorganization". Newspapers.com. p. 11. Retrieved 23 May 2014. Three new Community Districts became effective on July 1, 1958. They were, as follows: "1. The Sioux Center Community District which included the Town of Sioux Center and surrounding rural area.

[NCES-2] "Sioux Center Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[3] "Sioux Center" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[4] "McEldowney moves into superintendent position". Sioux Center News. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[5] ttp://www.yellowpages.com/sioux-center-ia/mip/sioux-center-high-school-458003212

[6] "Siouxland Conference". Siouxland Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

[7] IHSAA Track State Team Champions

[8] IHSAA Football Championship Game Results

[9] IHSAA Basketball State Results

[10] "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[11] "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[12] "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-11.

[13] "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

[15] Tremain, Dick (January 2009). "NFL Star Credited with Starting Farmer Building Terraces" (PDF). National Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[16] Weilenga, Renee (November 23, 2018). "Boeing CEO returns to native county". Sioux Center News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.