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{{Short description|Public secondary school in Norwalk, Iowa, United States}}
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|streetaddress     = 1201 North Avenue 
|city              = [[Norwalk, Iowa|Norwalk]]
|state             = [[Iowa]]
|zipcode           = 50211
|country           = USA
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|district          = [[Norwalk School District|Norwalk Community School District]]
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|superintendent    = Shawn Holloway
|principal         = Chris Basinger
|staff             = 62.31 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
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|ratio             = 16.61<ref name=NCES/>
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|ACT               = 23.6 (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.norwalkschools.org/2017/09/2017-act-scores/|title=2017 ACT Scores|date=September 11, 2017|accessdate=July 8, 2019|publisher=Norwalk Schools}}</ref>
|schooltype        = Public secondary
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|grades            = 9-12
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|athletics_conference        = [[Little Hawkeye Conference|Little Hawkeye]]
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|motto             = Learning for a Lifetime
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|team_name         = Warriors
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|school_colors     = Purple and Black <br> {{Color box|purple|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}}
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|newspaper         = The Spear
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|students          = 1,035 (2023-2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&State=19&County=Warren&ID=192124001275|title=Norwalk Senior High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=June 29, 2025}}</ref>
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'''Norwalk High School''' is a [[state school|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 ==
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:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.littlehawkeyeconference.com/|title=Little Hawkeye Conference|publisher=Little Hawkeye Conference|access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref>

*Baseball
** 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1982, 2009, 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-BASEBALL_STATBOOK-6.11.20.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book|publisher=[[Iowa High School Athletic Association]]|date=2020-06-10|access-date=2020-08-11}}</ref> 
*Basketball (boys and girls)
** Girls' - 2-time State Champions (1981, 2006)<ref>{{cite web|title=All Time State Tournament Results|url=http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf|publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|accessdate=15 March 2014|pages=10–17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315072558/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
** 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))<ref>[https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SoccerStatbook.pdf Soccer Stat Book]</ref>
*Softball
** 2005 Class 3A State Champions <ref>{{cite web|title=State Softball Record Book |url=https://ighsau.org/upl/downloads/library/state-softball-record-book-7-9-18.pdf |publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union |date=9 July 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2021}}</ref>
*Tennis (boys and girls)
*Track and Field (boys and girls)
*Volleyball
*Wrestling

==Notable alumni==
*[[Matt Dermody]], Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=dermod001mat|title=Matt Dermody Register Statistics & History|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]| accessdate=August 29, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Joel Hanrahan]], former Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Red Sox acquire right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan and infielder Brock Holt in six-player trade with Pirates|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121226&content_id=40791496&vkey=pr_bos&c_id=bos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105054443/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121226&content_id=40791496&vkey=pr_bos&c_id=bos|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2013|work=MLB.com |date=December 26, 2012 |accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Jason Momoa]], Actor ([[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]) <ref name=dmr>{{cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2018/12/18/jason-momoa-aquaman-dc-film-norwalk-warriors-soccer-superman-brandon-routh-iowa-comics-movies/2310163002/|title=Yes, Aquaman and Superman played high school soccer together in Iowa|first=Matthew|last= Leimkuehler|work=[[The Des Moines Register]]|date=December 18, 2018|accessdate=July 9, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jeremy Stephens]], professional [[mixed martial artist]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Schilling|first=Blair|title=Stephens celebrates Iowa roots|url=http://www.jeremystephensmma.com/stephens-celebrates-iowa-roots/|publisher=Jeremy Stephens Official Site|accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref> currently competing in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]'s Featherweight Division<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Stephens MMA Bio|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Stephens-12179|accessdate=January 1, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Brandon Routh]], Actor ([[Superman Returns]])<ref name=dmr />
*[[Summer Ackerman]], Former Playboy Model (Girls of the Big 12)

==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Iowa]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.norwalkschools.org/ Norwalk Community School District]

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[[Category:Education in Warren County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Iowa]]


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