Type Public Principal Alynn Coppock Athletics conference Twin Lakes Mascot Mustang | Superintendent Jeff Dicks Enrollment 169 Phone +1 712-272-3325 Number of students 169 | |
Address 205 S Clark St, Newell, IA 50568, USA District Newell-Fonda Community School District Color Royal blue and Silver and White Similar Storm Lake High School, St Marys School, South Elementary School, Alta High School, Newell‑F Middle School | ||
Newell-Fonda High School is the senior high school of the Newell-Fonda Community School District. It is located in the city of Newell, Iowa in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The school is a consolidation of students from the towns of Newell, Fonda Sulphur Springs and Varina.
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Education
Newell-Fonda High School has a 1:8 teacher to student ratio. According to the Newell Fonda website, 73.4% of students are Caucasian, while 26.6% are Hispanic, and 1% are Russian. Of all students in the Newell-Fonda Community School District, 30% are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program. Higher level college courses can be taken from Iowa Central Community College and at Buena Vista University. Newell-Fonda has a National Honor Society program as well as an award-winning FFA (Future Farmers of America) program.
Students at Newell-Fonda have traditionally scored above the state average in the ITEDS (Iowa Test of Educational Development). In 2006, students scored 82% on the math portion of the tests, as compared to the state average of 78%. On the reading portion of the ITED tests, Newell-Fonda students scored 79% as compared to the state average of 78%.
Jeff Dicks is the Superintendent of the Newell-Fonda Community School District and Alynn Coppock is the High School Principal.
Sports
The consolidated Newell-Fonda school district is widely regarded for being a powerhouse in 8-man sports. The high school is a small Class A school in rural Iowa with an average of 150 students in grades 9-12. However, they have a rich tradition in both boys' and girls' basketball and football.
Men's basketball
Newell-Fonda has won four State Titles in nine appearances since 1991. The Senior Class of 2000 was responsible for three state titles in their four years of high school. They hold the 9th longest winning streak in Iowa Boys' Basketball history, with 49 consecutive wins (including postseason games) from 1996 through 1998.
Paul Loos was the coach for Newell-Fonda for 25 years. His record as basketball coach at Newell-Fonda was 412-172. From 1997-2000, Newell-Fonda's overall record (including state tournament games) was 99-2. From 1997-2004, they achieved a 189-13 record.
Jim Calkins is in the Iowa State record books for scoring 675 points in the 1991 season. He is also the scoring leader for Newell-Fonda and one of the top scorers in Iowa basketball history with 2,034 career points from 1988-1991.
Jason Sarchet, 1999 Newell-Fonda graduate, played in 2004 NCAA Tournament for Liberty University. He was best known for his height and having 14 blocked shots in one game in the 1997-98 season. During his career, he averaged 6.4 blocked shots per game. In addition, he attained 970 rebounds in his high school career, among the leaders in state history. Jason Sarchet was named the Class 1A Player of the Year following the 1999 season. All-State Players (13)
Women's basketball
Newell-Fonda Girls' Basketball has followed suit with their male classmates. Newell-Fonda is 12-22 playing in ten state tournaments since 1995. But the girls have yet to win a state title coming in as runner-up five of the ten appearances and losing three of them by < 3 points.
Football
Newell-Fonda has also had a rich tradition in their football program. Since 1997, they have reached the state playoffs five times (1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2006). They have reached the state quarterfinals on all five occasions, and in the 2013-2014 the team made it to the state semi-finals but lost to Exira Elkhorn-Kimbalton. Then the next year the team started off with a 0-3 record, but worked their way up to the play offs and eventually the state championship. The 2014-2015 team won the state championship against Fremont-Mills and took their first football state title.
Newell-Fonda has a record of 70-18 from 1997 through 2006. They have been ranked within the top 10 in the Des Moines Register's state rankings for virtually every week of that reign.
Softball In 2008, the Newell-Fonda Mustangs softball team to become the first female sports team to win a championship in Newell-Fonda history. They defeated Martinsdale St. Marys 6-3 in the championship game.
Extra-Curricular activities
Students at Newell-Fonda are able to participate in Speech, Student Government, Drill Team, Band, Choir, All School Play, Family and Consumer Science Club, and a volunteer Meals on Wheels delivery program. Many students are also part of the Newell-Fonda National Honor Society.