Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High School

Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High School was a senior high school in Corwith, Iowa,[1] It was operated by the Corwith–Wesley Community School District in association with the Lu Verne Community School District.

The Corwith–Wesley district served the towns of Corwith and Wesley, while the Lu Verne district served the town of Lu Verne.

History

In 1984, Corwith–Wesley established a grade-sharing arrangement,[2] in which it operated Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High, with the Lu Verne Community district sending its secondary students there. This continued for the remainder of the Corwith–Wesley district's existence.[3]

The school closed when the Corwith–Wesley district was dissolved in 2015.[4] In 2013 students zoned to Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High indicated a preference of attending Algona Middle School and Algona High School over the secondary schools in the West Hancock Community School District.[5] The Des Moines Register gave extensive coverage to the school closure, with at least twelve articles being written in that publication about the closure in the period from circa October 2014 to October 2015. Jason Clayworth and Rodney White, journalists from the paper, stated that "The coverage generated a statewide conversation and action".[6] The building had an anticipated demolition in 2016.[6]

References
  1. Home. Corwith-Wesley-Lu Verne High School. November 17, 2001. Retrieved on January 17, 2019.
  2. "CWL, Algona seek sharing agreement". The Messenger. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. Clayworth, Jason; White, Rodney (2015-05-23). "Last hurrah: Corwith-Wesley students celebrate final graduation". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-08-14. - Mobile version
  4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  5. Yost, Rae (2013-04-05). "Corwith-Wesley, LuVerne students surveyed prefer move to Algona district". Globe Gazette.
  6. Clayworth, Jason; Rodney White (2015-10-17). "Shuttered schools: Rural America's SOS". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2019-02-25. The details of Corwith’s emotional closure were featured in more than a dozen Register stories over the past year. The coverage generated a statewide conversation and action,[...]


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