# Iowa High School

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**Iowa High School** (/aɪˈəˈweɪ/) EYE-uh-way) is a junior and senior high school (grades 6–12) in [Iowa, Louisiana](/source/Iowa,_Louisiana). It is a part of [Calcasieu Parish Public Schools](/source/Calcasieu_Parish_Public_Schools).

## History

One of the earliest schools in the Iowa area was located on the LeBleu family farm near the Chloe community in the mid-1880s,[3] around the time Seaman A. Knapp, president of the [Iowa State College of Agriculture](/source/Iowa_State_College_of_Agriculture), was working to demonstrate the suitability of the region for rice production.[4] The modern Iowa High School was founded in 1919,[2] and the first modern, brick school building in Iowa was constructed in 1920.[5] To accomplish this, the [Calcasieu Parish School Board](/source/Calcasieu_Parish_School_Board) in December 1919 sold $15,000 in bonds to The Hanchett Bond Company of [Chicago](/source/Chicago,_Illinois).[6]

## Athletics

The Iowa Yellow Jackets compete in Class 3A of the [LHSAA](/source/Louisiana_High_School_Athletic_Association).[7]

In April 1965, the city's [Lions Club](/source/Lions_Club) proposed a resolution to the school board to dedicate the IHS football stadium to Jesse Edwin Cady, a longtime school board member who represented the area and who had died the previous month. The resolution passed unanimously.[8]

Andre Sam, a [defensive back](/source/Defensive_back) who initially played at [McNeese State University](/source/McNeese_Cowboys_football) in nearby [Lake Charles](/source/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana), would eventually transfer to [Marshall University](/source/Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football) before finishing his college career at [LSU](/source/LSU_Tigers_and_Lady_Tigers) of the [Southeastern Conference](/source/Southeastern_Conference).[9]

On December 12, 2025, The Iowa Yellow Jackets defeated the North DeSoto Griffins in the LHSAA Non-Select Division II Football State Championships with a score of 50-43.[10]

### State Championships

- Baseball: 2007, 2023
- Cross Country: 2004
- Football: 2025

## Notable Alumni

- [Tierre Brown](/source/Tierre_Brown) basketball player for the [Houston Rockets](/source/Houston_Rockets) and [Los Angeles Lakers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lakers).[11]
- [Brian Johnson (long jumper)](/source/Brian_Johnson_(long_jumper)) (1998), [Olympic](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) long jumper, two-time United States indoor [long jump](/source/Long_jump) champion.[12]
- [Andre' Sam](/source/Andre'_Sam) (2017), [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) player for the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles).[13]

## References

1. ["Iowa High School"](https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=iowa+high+school&State=22&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=220033000238). National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

1. ["Calcasieu Parish School System Opening Dates of Schools"](https://www.cpsb.org/cms/lib/LA01907308/Centricity/domain/21/publications/schools_established.pdf). *Calcasieu Parish School Board*. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["Calcasieu Parish School System History"](https://www.cpsb.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=5350&dataid=3082&FileName=chronological_history.pdf). *Calcasieu Parish School Board*. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["Letter of Nancy B. Vezinet, archivist for the State of Louisiana, Mar. 24, 1982. She excerpted the relevant passages from *Cities and Towns of Louisiana* by Clare D'Artois Leeper. Cf. also "The Vinton-Lake Charles Colony" by A. A. Wentz in the *Vinton* (Ia.) *Eagle*, Apr. 14, 1896."](https://web.archive.org/web/20011015044241/http://www.alft.net/familyhistory/). Archived from [the original](http://alft.net/familyhistory) on October 15, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

1. ["Financial Statement of the Parish School Board Shows Expenditures"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240110032355/https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ampress/sharedview.article.aspx?href=TAP/1920/07/10&id=Ar00804&sk=9B35512B&viewMode=image). *Lake Charles American Press*. 1920-07-10. Archived from [the original](https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ampress/sharedview.article.aspx?href=TAP%2F1920%2F07%2F10&id=Ar00804&sk=9B35512B&viewMode=image) on January 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["School Bonds Sold"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240110032354/https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ampress/sharedview.article.aspx?href=TAP/1919/12/22&id=Ar00721&sk=4BBDA4D3&viewMode=image). *Lake Charles American Press*. 1919-12-22. Archived from [the original](https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ampress/sharedview.article.aspx?href=TAP%2F1919%2F12%2F22&id=Ar00721&sk=4BBDA4D3&viewMode=image) on January 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["Iowa"](https://www.lhsaa.org/iowa). *Louisiana High School Athletic Association*. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["Iowa High School Stadium Named For Jesse E. Cady"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240110032352/https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ampress/sharedview.article.aspx?href=TAP/1965/04/21&id=Ar00200&sk=5E211F48&viewMode=image). *Lake Charles American Press*. 1965-04-21. Archived from [the original](https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/ampress/sharedview.article.aspx?href=TAP%2F1965%2F04%2F21&id=Ar00200&sk=5E211F48&viewMode=image) on January 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["Former Iowa Safety Andre Sam Declares for 2024 NFL Draft"](https://www.kplctv.com/2024/01/06/former-iowa-safety-andre-sam-declares-2024-nfl-draft/). *KPLC-TV*. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

1. ["Iowa turns into title town as Yellow Jackets bring home school's first football championship"](https://www.kplctv.com/2025/12/12/iowa-faces-north-desoto-first-ever-state-championship/)

1. ["Brown Is Unlikely Bonus at Guard"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-31-sp-lakerep31-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. 2004-10-31. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

1. ["Southern Names Johnson Interim Track Coach"](http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=205249556). *Southwestern Athletic Conference*. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

1. ["Former Iowa Yellowjacket Andre Sam Makes NFL Debut"](https://www.kplctv.com/2024/12/10/former-iowa-yellowjacket-andre-sam-makes-nfl-debut/). *KPLC-TV*. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

## External links

- [Iowa High School](https://www.cpsb.org/iowa)

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