Oelwein Community School District Explained
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Oelwein Community School District |
Type: | Local school district |
Grades: | K-12 |
Location: | Oelwein, Iowa |
Region: | Fayette and Buchanan counties |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 42.674390, -91.902287 |
Superintendent: | Josh Ehn |
Schools: | 4 |
Budget: | $21,177,000 (2020-21)[1] |
Us Nces District Id: | 1921630 |
Students: | 1345 (2022-23) |
Teachers: | 96.21 FTE |
Staff: | 1114.32 FTE |
Ratio: | 13.98 |
Conference: | North Iowa Cedar League |
Mascot: | Huskies |
Colors: | Purple and Gold |
Oelwein Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Oelwein, Iowa.
Occupying sections of Fayette and Buchanan counties, it includes, aside from Oelwein, Hazleton and Stanley.[2]
, it had about 1,000 students.
History
From circa 2001 to 2010, the number of students decreased by 300. Oelwein CSD superintendent Jim Patera stated that this enrollment decline and a 10% decline in money given by the state government put Oelwein CSD in, as paraphrased by Orlan Love of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, "a serious financial bind".[3]
Oelwein High principal Josh Ehn became the superintendent in 2017.[4]
Enrollment declined by 58 from circa 2015 to 2018.[5] By 2018 the district revised the appearance of the husky mascot and introduced a new logo.[6] That year it also made plans to make the middle school cover 5th grade to make room for 1st grade students at Wings Park Elementary.[5]
Schools
- Oelwein High School (grades 9–12)
- Oelwein Middle School (grades 5–8) - In 2018 several areas changed function, with the turf-floored activity center with a climbing wall installed in the former swimming pool area, and the science laboratories and classrooms being installed in the northwest wing.[5]
- Wings Park Elementary School (grades 1–4) - Circa 1998, it covered preschool through grade 5 and had about 400 students.[7]
- Little Husky Learning Center (kindergarten)
- Former schools:
- Parkside Elementary - In 1998 it covered until fifth grade and had around 150 students.[8] In 2018 it had 81 students and only covered the 1st grade. That year it closed, with students moved to Wings Park.[9]
- Harlan Elementary – In 1998 it covered until fifth grade and had around 140 students.[10] In 2010 it had 78 students and only covered the 2nd grade. That year, due to enrollment and budget declines, the Oelwein CSD board decided to close the school on a 6-1 basis, with Wings Park taking the 2nd grade. This allowed the district to spend $70,000 fewer annually.[3]
- Oelwein Alternative School – 10th–12th Grade[11]
Oelwein High School
Athletics
The Huskies compete in the North Iowa Cedar League in the following sports:
- Cross Country (boys and girls)
- Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Bowling (boys and girls)
- Girls' 2010 Class 1A State Champions
- Wrestling
- Track and Field (boys and girls)
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Boys' 2-time State Champions (1962, 1989)[12]
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis (boys and girls)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Oelwein Comm School District . . June 30, 2024.
- Web site: Oelwein. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Love, Orlan. School board votes to close Harlan Elementary. The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 2010-02-22. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Ehn is new Oelwein superintendent. Oelwein Daily Register. 2017-03-20. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Widner, Emma. Oelwein School Board to consider grade realignment. Oelwein Daily Register. 2018-01-11. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Superintendent Josh Ehn gives ‘state of the district’ update to OARSPA . Oelwein Daily Register. 2019-10-08. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Home Page. https://web.archive.org/web/19981206001700/http://www.oelwein.k12.ia.us/HTMLpages/wp/Wings%20Park%20September%201998/Wings%20Park%20HomePage. dead. 1998-12-06. Wings Park Elementary School. 1998-12-06. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/19981203164737/http://www.oelwein.k12.ia.us/htmlpages/ps/psMain.html. dead. 1998-12-03. Parkside Elementary School. 1998-12-03. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Parkside students gather for last day . Oelwein Daily Register. 2018-06-01. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/19981203040719/http://www.oelwein.k12.ia.us/htmlpages/hl/hlMain.html. dead. 1998-12-03. Harlan Elementary School. 1998-12-03. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: Quality Education in Oelwein. https://web.archive.org/web/20040101190137/http://www.oelwein.com/education.html. dead. 2004-01-01. Oelwein Chamber & Area Development. 2004-01-01. 2020-04-08.
- Web site: 2019-2020 Golf Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-07-23.