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Orient-Macksburg High School

Coordinates: 41°11′59″N 94°24′53″W / 41.1998°N 94.4146°W / 41.1998; -94.4146
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Orient-Macksburg High School
Address
Map
201 School Street


United States
Coordinates41°11′59″N 94°24′53″W / 41.1998°N 94.4146°W / 41.1998; -94.4146
Information
TypePublic
SuperintendentClark Wicks
PrincipalTeresa Thompson
Faculty3.80 FTE[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment65 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.11[1]
Color(s)Red and white   
Athletics conferenceBluegrass
MascotBulldog
Websitesites.google.com/a/o-mschools.org/om13/home

Orient-Macksburg High School is a rural public high school located in Orient, Iowa, United States, part of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District. Their mascot is the Bulldog.

As of June 11, 2024, the School Board had voted to dissolve the school district. Reasons cited were low enrollment, staffing issues, and financial shortfalls[2][3].

Athletics[edit]

The Bulldogs compete in the Bluegrass Conference[4] The students from Orient-Macksburg also play on combined teams with Greenfield as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg in the Pride of Iowa Conference in several sports.

  • Volleyball
  • Football (as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg)
  • Cross-Country (boys and girls)
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Wrestling (as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg)
    • 2007 Class 2A State Champions
  • Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Golf (boys and girls, as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg)
    • Boys' - 2013 Class 3A State Champions
  • Soccer (boys and girls, as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg)
  • Baseball ( as Nodaway Valley-Orient-Macksburg)
  • Softball

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External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Orient-Macksburg Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.kcci.com/article/orient-macksburg-school-district-dissolving-uncertain-future-for-students/61076019
  3. ^ https://iowastartingline.com/2024/06/11/orient-macksburg-officials-move-forward-with-plan-to-close-iowa-school-district/
  4. ^ "Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-04.