Goessel High School

Goessel High School is a public secondary school in Goessel, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Goessel USD 411 school district. Though it is located in Marion County, it also serves parts of McPherson and Harvey Counties.

Goessel High School
Address
100 East Main Street [1]

Goessel
,
Kansas
67053

United States
Coordinates38.246932°N 97.350061°W / 38.246932; -97.350061
Information
School typePublic, High School
School boardBoard Website
School districtGoessel USD 411 [2]
SuperintendentJohn Fast [2]
CEEB code171130 [3]
PrincipalScott Boden [4]
Athletic DirectorTyler Schroeder [4]
Teaching staff13.70 (FTE)[5]
Grades6–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment173 (2017–18)[5]
Student to teacher ratio12.63[5]
Campus typerural
Color(s)  Blue
  White
AthleticsClass 8-Man I,[6]
District 8 [7]
Athletics conferenceWheat State [4]
MascotBluebirds
Communities servedGoessel
WebsiteSchool Website
W i k i p e d i a

Academics

Goessel High School has been recognized in 2007 and 2008 by the U.S. News and World Report as a Bronze Medal Finalist in their Best of U.S. High Schools.

Extracurricular activities

Scholars Bowl

In February 2012, Goessel won the Scholars Bowl at the Regional Tournament in Ell-Saline.[8] In Class 1A Division I, Goessel finished 4th after winning their group in pool play.[9] One year later, Goessel's team again made it back to the State Championships and were able to one up the team from last year finishing 3rd overall.[10]

Athletics

Goessel High School offers several athletic programs including basketball (boys and girls), cross country (boys and girls), football, golf (boys and girls), track and field (boys and girls), and volleyball. The school competes at the 8-Man I level in the Wheat State League.

Boys basketball

In 1988, the boys basketball team won the 1A state championship.

Volleyball

The volleyball team won the class 1A Kansas state championship in 2015.

See also

Further reading
  • The Early Schools Of Marion County, Kansas; Wilma Stewart Stallwitz; Located at Peabody Township Library; 33 pages; November 11, 1960.
  • Marion County Kansas - Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House in Hillsboro, KS; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
  • Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo A. Ogle & Co; 1902.[11]

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Goessel High School". Geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  2. "Goessel USD 411". Usd411.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  3. "High School CEEB Code Search". Suny.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  4. "School Search - Goessel HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  5. "Goessel High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. "KSHSAA School Classification List" (PDF). Kshsaa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  7. "KSHSAA School District List" (PDF). Kshsaa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  8. "Goessel USD 411 - Scholars Bowl Team State Bound". Usd411.org. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  9. "Scholars Bowl". Kshsaa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  10. "Scholars Bowl". Kshsaa.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  11. "Standard atlas of Marion County, Kansas - Kansas Memory". Kansasmemory.org. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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