Akron Westfield High School

Akron Westfield High School
Address
Akron Westfield High School
850 Kerr Drive
Akron, Iowa
United States
Coordinates 42°49′55″N 96°32′59″W / 42.832076°N 96.549698°W / 42.832076; -96.549698
Information
Type Public
Motto High Expectations + Caring Environment = Responsible and Accountable Learners
School district Akron-Westfield Community School District
Superintendent Randy Collins
Principal Derek Briggs
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 160 (2012-2013)[1]
Color(s) Black and Red          
Athletics conference War Eagle
Mascot Westerner
Website www.akron-westfield.com

Akron Westfield High School is a high school within the Akron-Westfield Community School District in Akron, Iowa, United States. The area served by this school was officially merged from Akron and Westfield school districts in 1981.[2] Their mascot is "The Westerner". Akron was a member of the Siouxland Conference from 1952 to 1975 before consolidation with Westfield, and then known as the Red Raiders.[3][4] The school then joined the Little Sioux Conference and now competes in the War Eagle Conference.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa School District Profiles: Akron-Westfield" (PDF). Iowa State University. June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Reorganization of Iowa's Public School Districts and Area Education Agencies, July 1966-July 2007". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "[Unreadable]". Sioux Center News. 16 May 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2015 – via Newspapers.com. The Red Raiders have been a part of the Siouxland Conference since its beginning in 1952, a period of 22 years.
  4. ↑ "Akron withdraws from Siouxland Conference". Alton Democrat. 15 May 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Siouxland conference starts Friday". Sioux County Index. 4 September 1975. Retrieved 27 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Siouxland conference kicks off this Friday, Sept. 6". Sioux County Index. 5 September 1974. Retrieved 27 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.


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