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South Tama County High School

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South Tama County High School
South Tama High School in 2010
Address
Map
1715 Harding Street

,
52339

United States
Coordinates41°58′36″N 92°35′00″W / 41.97663°N 92.58322°W / 41.97663; -92.58322
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1962
School districtSouth Tama County Community School District
SuperintendentJohn Cain
PrincipalRobert Boley
Teaching staff30.23 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment472 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.61[1]
Color(s)Columbia Blue, White, & Black
     
Athletics conferenceWaMaC Conference
Sports
  • football
  • volleyball
  • cross country
  • golf
  • tennis
  • soccer
  • track
  • wrestling
  • softball
  • baseball
  • marching band
MascotTroy the Trojan
Team nameTrojans
RivalGrinnell Community High School Tigers
NewspaperBlue Crush
YearbookThe Iliad
Websitehs-southtama.schoolblocks.com

South Tama County High School is a public high school located in Tama, Iowa. The school serves 472 students within the grades of 9th to 12th.

History

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After the 1962 consolidation of Tama, Toledo, Iowa, Montour, Iowa, Chelsea, Iowa, Vining, Iowa schools, the high school was called just, "Tama-Toledo" or "T-T" for short. Tama and Toledo had separate buildings from before the consolidation, but still was considered as one high school. This would change after the current high school building was built in 1968. It held 10th to 12th grade and 9th was kept at the Toledo building (Current STC Middle School) with 8th and 7th grades.[2] The Tama building served as many things but was an intermediate school for many years until the current elementary school was built in 2006.[3]

In 2017, a new addition was added behind the school. It replaced the portable classrooms the district had for many years. It also gave more space for the fine arts department, such as theatre, instrumental music, vocal, etc. This addition also gave new classrooms for the math and science departments and a commons area.[4][5]

Activities & Athletics

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Athletics students compete in under the WaMaC Conference include, baseball, softball, bowling (with Marshalltown High School), basketball (boys & girls), soccer (boys and girls), swimming (with Marshalltown), golf (boys and girls), tennis (boys and girls), wrestling (boys and girls), volleyball, and football.[6]

Other activities include, speech (large and individual), thespians, marching band, concert band, pep band, jazz band, choir, National Honor Society, cheerleading, and numerous clubs.

A basketball game at South Tama High School’s Roundhouse (gym)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "South Tama County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "South Tama Class of 1968 plans reunion". tamatoledonews.com/. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ "Await action by South Tama Schools on senior apartments plan". tamatoledonews.com/. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ "South Tama High addition progresses as board reviews district goals past and present". tamatoledonews.com/. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ^ "Classrooms addition detailed for South Tama County High School". tamatoledonews.com/. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  6. ^ "South Tama". wamacconference.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31.