Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa)

Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school located in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Thomas Jefferson High School
Address
2501 West Broadway

Council Bluffs
,
Pottawattamie
,
Iowa
51501

USA
Coordinates41.26123°N 95.88297°W / 41.26123; -95.88297
Information
Opened1922[1]
School districtCouncil Bluffs Community School District
PrincipalDania Freudenburg
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,220 (2015-16)[2]
Color(s)Orange, white
   
Athletics conferenceMissouri River Conference
MascotYellow Jacket
RivalAbraham Lincoln High School
YearbookMonticello

The school was opened in 1922[1][3] to service students on the west end of Council Bluffs.

In 1986, students from the ninth grade were moved from the junior high school system to the high school system. Prior to this, the high school taught only the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.[4]

Sports
School Mascot

The school competes in the Missouri River Conference in the following sports:[5]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Successes

The Yellow Jackets have won the State Championship in baseball 9 times (1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962 (spring and summer), 1966, 1973, 1993)[6]

Clubs and Societies

The school sponsors the following clubs and societies:[7]

  • ASTRA
  • Anime Club
  • Band
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance
  • DECA
  • Drama
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Robotics
  • Speech
  • Yearbook

Chanticleer Theater

In 1953, the Chanticleer Theater staged its first production. The Man Who Came to Dinner was performed in the Thomas Jefferson auditorium. The theater company continued to use the auditorium until 1958.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Thomas Jefferson High School: School History". Council Bluffs Community School District. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  2. "Thomas Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 221. Barnhart Press.
  4. Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 226. Barnhart Press.
  5. "Thomas Jefferson High School Athletics". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. 2020 Baseball Stat Book
  7. "Thomas Jefferson High School Activities & Clubs". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 403. Barnhart Press.
  9. Hendrickson, Paul (September 20, 1998). "Another Homer Hero". Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  10. Fisher, Erika J. (2002). Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1917-2000: Journalists, Writers and Composers on Their Ways to the Coveted Awards. Walter de Gruyter. p. 130. ISBN 3598301707.
  11. Jerrett, Greg (March 20, 2004). "It pays to be Lawless: Council Bluffs native to be inducted into Iowa music hall of fame". The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  12. Ramsey, W. E. and B. D. Shrier (2002). Silent Hills Speak: A History of Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 286. Barnhart Press.
  13. Birch, Tommy (May 3, 2014). "Sunday Stretch: Triple-A skipper calls Iowa home". Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  14. "Bill Smith, 1972 Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee". Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  15. "Council Bluffs 'Teen Mom' star alleges ex hacked her Twitter account with porn". Retrieved June 26, 2018.


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