Norwalk High School (Iowa)

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.

Norwalk High School
Location
1201 North Avenue Norwalk , Iowa 50211 United States
Coordinates	41°28′29″N 93°40′14″W
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/

Activities

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

Athletics

The Warriors compete in the Little Hawkeye Conference in the following sports:^[2]

• Baseball
  • 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1982, 2009, 2020)^[3]
• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 2-time State Champions (1981, 2006)^[4]
  • 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))^[5]
• Softball
  • 2005 Class 3A State Champions ^[6]
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Notable alumni

• Matt Dermody, Major League Baseball pitcher^[7]
• Joel Hanrahan, former Major League Baseball pitcher^[8]
• Jason Momoa, Actor (Aquaman) ^[9]
• Jeremy Stephens, professional mixed martial artist,^[10] currently competing in the UFC's Featherweight Division^[11]
• Brandon Routh, Actor (Superman Returns)^[9]
• Summer Ackerman, Former Playboy Model (Girls of the Big 12)

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa