Humboldt High School (Iowa)
As the sole high school in its district, it serves Humboldt, Dakota City, Hardy, Renwick, and Rutland.
Academics
Humboldt High School has about a 17:1 student / teacher ratio. There are about 389 students enrolled in Humboldt High.
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 .
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.
- Tony Ersland. Head coach of wrestling at Purdue University.
Notable faculty
- Dick Schultz, baseball and basketball coach at Humboldt High School and later the University of Iowa
See also
References
- ^ "Humboldt High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Humboldt Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 15, 2018.
- ^ Student Teacher Ratio Humboldt High School - Humboldt, Iowa - IA
- ^ "North Central Conference". North Central Conference. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Activities
- ^ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "Bruce Reimers". The Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Hirsley, Michael (December 12, 2005). "Hero still has hold on town". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Mishak, Michael (September 21, 2008). "Porter: Played in rock bands, learned about responsibility early". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (January 17, 1989). "He's Opening NCAA's Door : Schultz Closes Gap Between Members and Organization". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
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