Humboldt High School is a public, co-educational high school in Humboldt, Iowa. It is a part of Humboldt Community School District, and serves grades nine through twelve.As the sole high school in its district, it serves Humboldt, Dakota City, Hardy, Renwick, and Rutland."Humboldt ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 15, 2018.
History
In 1987, the Boone Valley Community School District began sending middle and high school students to Humboldt as part of a grade sharing agreement. The Boone Valley district would then dissolve on July 1, 1988, with a portion absorbed by Humboldt."REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
The school was founded by local citizens in 1863.
Academics Humboldt High School has about a 17:1 student / teacher ratio. There are about 389 students enrolled in Humboldt High.Student Teacher Ratio Humboldt High School - Humboldt, Iowa - IA
Activities Humboldt High School offers many opportunities through athletic and co-curricular activities.
Athletic The Wildcats compete in the North Central Conference. Humboldt High offers many athletics a student can be involved in. Some include volleyball, football, girls and boys cross country, girls and boys basketball, wrestling, girls and boys track & field, soccer, girls and boys golf, baseball, and softball .Activities
State championships Humboldt Football was 12-1 in 2006, and won a Class 3A State Championship. Boys' Cross Country - 1994 Class 2A State Champions Wrestling - 1968 Class A State Champions Boys' Track and Field - 1995 Class 3A State Champions Girls' Golf - 3-time State Champions (1985, 1987, 2017)
Co-curricular Humboldt High also offers many co-curricular activities to their students. Some of these are vocal and instrumental music, musicals, KMO, Quiz Bowl, JETS, Science Bowl, and FFA.
Notable alumni
Bruce Reimers, an offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1984–1993. Frank Gotch, a wrestler who went 154-6 in his wrestling career, winning the world heavyweight championship in 1908. Frank Gotch (MD), American physician who derived the mathematical expressions Kt/V and standardized Kt/V used internationally to quantify and prescribe dialysis therapy for kidney failure. Jon Porter, former member of the United States House of Representatives in Nevada. Kevin Dresser, Head coach of wrestling at Iowa State University.
Notable faculty Dick Schultz, baseball and basketball coach at Humboldt High School and later the University of Iowa
See also List of high schools in Iowa
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