A-H-S-T-W Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Avoca, Iowa.Home. AHSTW Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. "768 S. Maple St. Avoca, IA 51521"
The district, with about of area, serves sections of Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. It serves Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, Walnut, and much of Tennant."AHSTW ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. The initials of the five cities form the name of the school district.Home (for redirect) . A-H-S-T Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. See the logo of the school district and the names underneath.
History It was formed by the merger of the A-H-S-T Community School District and the Walnut Community School District on July 1, 2016."Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018. About 88% of the voters in the combined area favored consolidation in the vote.
The initial school board was to be simply a combination of the existing A-H-S-T-W and Walnut districts, with a total of seven members: two from Walnut and the remainder from A-H-S-T-W. The prospective future board would have seven members, with two at-large and the remainder based on voting districts. The proportion was set since the former Walnut district had about one-fourth of the population of the combined A-H-S-T-W district.
Schools The district operates three schools in a single facility in Avoca: A-H-S-T-W Primary A-H-S-T-W Intermediate A-H-S-T-W High School
School expansion
Circa 2015, the middle school area of the A-H-S-T-W Secondary School building in Avoca was scheduled to receive an expansion. Now in 2023, they are adding on to the area of the A-H-S-T-W Secondary School area.
A-H-S-T-W High School Athletics The Vikings compete in the Western Iowa Conference in the following sports: Volleyball Football Basketball Golf Baseball Softball
See also List of school districts in Iowa List of high schools in Iowa
References
External links AHSTW Community School District