Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School

Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School
Address
	1405 4th Avenue SW; Waverly, Iowa 50677; United States
Coordinates	42.721265°N 92.487602°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	It's a great day to be a Go-Hawk!
School district	Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District
Superintendent	Ed Klamfoth
NCES School ID	193054001749
Principal	Dave Fox
Teaching staff	46.97 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	683 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.54[1]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics conference	Northeast Iowa Conference
Mascot	Go-Hawk
Website	School Website

Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School is a public senior high school located in Waverly, Iowa, United States. It provides high school education for Waverly and surrounding areas in Bremer County.

Organization

The school is part of the Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District. The current principal is Dave Fox and the associate principal is Brady Weber. Education is provided in grades 9-12. As of the 2010–11 school year it had an enrolment of 671 students, 96% of whom were White.[2]

Athletics

The Go-Hawks compete in the Northeast Iowa Conference in the following sports:[3]

Cross Country
Volleyball
Football
Basketball
Bowling
Wrestling
Track and Field
Golf
Baseball
Softball

The Go-Hawks won the Class 3A boys' basketball state title in 2007 and 2013.[4]

Waverly-Shell Rock has had two players win the Iowa Mr. Basketball award as the best high school boys basketball player in Iowa: Mike Bergman in 1989, and Clayton Vette in 2007.[5]

Racism

During a baseball game between Waverly-Shell Rock High and Charles City High School on June 29, 2020, individuals from Waverly-Shell Rock High were heard insulting an African-American teenager on the opposing team with overtly and unapologetic racist taunts.[6] Some of these comments are quoted as such: "You should have been George Floyd" and "Get back to the fields." [6] Upon reproach for their behavior by the player, the Waverly-Shell Rock High participants began chanting "TRUMP 2020" in response.[6] At the time of this posting, no disciplinary action has been made available regarding the individuals involved.[6]

Notable alumni

Paul Stumme-Diers, (born 1960), was a bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

References

"Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
"Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
"Northeast Iowa Conference". Northeast Iowa Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
Christensen, Josh (11 March 2013). "Iowa City West, Waverly-Shell Rock React To Title Wins". KCRG-TV. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
"Clayton Vette". Iowa State University. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
"Black high school baseball player says fans yelled 'You should have been George Floyd' and 'Get back to the fields'". Retrieved 3 June 2020.

External links

Official website

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[NCES-1] "Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[2] "Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[3] "Northeast Iowa Conference". Northeast Iowa Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

[4] Christensen, Josh (11 March 2013). "Iowa City West, Waverly-Shell Rock React To Title Wins". KCRG-TV. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[5] "Clayton Vette". Iowa State University. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2013.

[cnn.com-6] "Black high school baseball player says fans yelled 'You should have been George Floyd' and 'Get back to the fields'". Retrieved 3 June 2020.