Norwalk High School (Iowa)

Public secondary school in Norwalk, Iowa, United States

Norwalk High School

Address

1201 North Avenue

Norwalk

Iowa

50211

United States

Coordinates| 41°28′29″N 93°40′14″W﻿ / ﻿41.47472°N 93.67056°W﻿ / 41.47472; -93.67056
Information
School type| Public secondary
Motto| Learning for a Lifetime
School district| Norwalk Community School District
Superintendent| Shawn Holloway
Principal| Chris Basinger
Staff| 62.31 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Age range| 13-19
Number of students| 1,035 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 16.61[1]
Color(s)| Purple and Black

Athletics conference| Little Hawkeye
Team name| Warriors
Newspaper| The Spear
Website| https://www.norwalkschools.org/schools/norwalk-high-school/

Norwalk High School is a public high school, part of the Norwalk Community School District, located in the town of Norwalk, Iowa, which is roughly five miles south of Des Moines.

## Activities

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Students at Norwalk High School can participate in numerous activities, including Drama, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Blackshirts Tech Warriors and Cheerleading.

## Athletics

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The Warriors compete in the Little Hawkeye Conference in the following sports:[3]

* Baseball
* 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1982, 2009, 2020)[4]
* Basketball (boys and girls)
* Girls' - 2-time State Champions (1981, 2006)[5]
* Boys’ - 1-time State Champion (2020)
* Bowling (boys and girls)
* Cross Country (boys and girls)
* Football
* Golf (boys and girls)
* Soccer (boys and girls)
* Boys' - 4-time state champs (2007(1A), 2014(2A), 2016(2A), 2017(2A))[6]
* Softball
* 2005 Class 3A State Champions [7]
* Tennis (boys and girls)
* Track and Field (boys and girls)
* Volleyball
* Wrestling

## Notable alumni

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* Matt Dermody, Major League Baseball pitcher[8]
* Joel Hanrahan, former Major League Baseball pitcher[9]
* Jason Momoa, Actor (Aquaman) [10]
* Jeremy Stephens, professional mixed martial artist,[11] currently competing in the UFC's Featherweight Division[12]
* Brandon Routh, Actor (Superman Returns)[10]
* Summer Ackerman, Former Playboy Model (Girls of the Big 12)

## See also

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* List of high schools in Iowa

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Norwalk Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
2. ^ "2017 ACT Scores". Norwalk Schools. September 11, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
3. ^ "Little Hawkeye Conference". Little Hawkeye Conference. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
4. ^ "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
5. ^ "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
6. ^ Soccer Stat Book
7. ^ "State Softball Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. July 9, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
8. ^ "Matt Dermody Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
9. ^ "Red Sox acquire right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan and infielder Brock Holt in six-player trade with Pirates". MLB.com (Press release). December 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
10. ^ a b Leimkuehler, Matthew (December 18, 2018). "Yes, Aquaman and Superman played high school soccer together in Iowa". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
11. ^ Schilling, Blair. "Stephens celebrates Iowa roots". Jeremy Stephens Official Site. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
12. ^ "Jeremy Stephens MMA Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.

## External links

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* Norwalk Community School District

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