The WaMaC conference is a high school athletic conference in Eastern Iowa made up of mid-sized schools. The conference is named for the three rivers that drain in the area (Wa for Wapsipinicon, Ma for Maquoketa, and C for Cedar). WaMaC also participates in concert choir and concert band performances, calling them WaMaC Honor Choirs and WaMaC Honor Bands, where instead of competing, the schools perform together. There is also a WaMaC art show.
31-590: There are 12 full members of the WaMaC Conference. The majority of these schools are in Class 3A, Iowa's second largest enrollment class. The conference traces its history to 1931. This is the year the Tri Valley Conference was formed. Membership in the conference included Independence, Marion, Manchester, and Vinton. Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Wilson joined later. In 1940, a new league,
62-768: A break and dinner in-between. Finally, a concert is held that night. Honor Band and Honor Choir have taken place at various venues throughout the years. In the past, the Honor Choir has been held at Hawkeye Community College (2009), Maquoketa High School (2010), and Independence High School (2011). In the past, the Honor Band has been held at Center Point–Urbana High School (2009), Benton Community High School (2010), and Clear Creek–Amana High School (2011). Regis High School (Cedar Rapids) 42°00′07″N 91°38′49″W / 42.002°N 91.647°W / 42.002; -91.647 Regis Catholic Middle School
93-635: A jr. high with 6 through 8th grades. The outlying schools were closed by the late 1970s. Due to a referendum, the name of the district was changed from Central Clinton Community School District to the Central DeWitt School District as of July 1, 2014. Ekstrand Elementary School is located in DeWitt and serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade 3. Built in 1970, the school is named for former principal and district superintendent Carl Ekstrand. Located in DeWitt and attached to
124-536: A recent $ 1.891 million addition. Construction of the new facilities began in November 2007, and includes a new cafeteria, remodeled kitchen space, and new alternative classroom. In 2010-2011, another expansion project was started, creating a new middle school, new high school offices, several new classrooms, renovation of the old high school, a new library that attaches to the Intermediate, Middle and High school,
155-586: A world-class performing arts center, and new athletic facilities. Central DeWitt formerly competed in the WaMaC Conference , a league of Class 3A and several larger Class 2A schools spanning from east-central to northeast Iowa, where they had a great rivalry with the Maquoketa Cardinals, especially in football; the arrangement began in 2003, when the old Big Bend Conference dissolved and several of that league's former schools migrated to
186-624: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Central DeWitt Community School District#Central High School 41°49′24″N 90°31′41″W / 41.823237°N 90.528159°W / 41.823237; -90.528159 Central DeWitt Community School District ( CDCSD ) is a rural public school district headquartered in DeWitt, Iowa . It was legally known as the Central Clinton Community School District until July 1, 2014. It also used
217-532: Is a Catholic school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa , located at 735 Prairie Drive NE. It opened in the year 2000. Formerly a Catholic high school opened in 1958 as a successor to Immaculate Conception High School, it drew students from the parishes of All Saints, Immaculate Conception, St. Joseph (Marion), St. Matthew, St. Pius X, and St. Wenceslaus. That school merged with LaSalle High School to form Xavier High School in 1998. This Iowa school-related article
248-662: The Mid-Six , was formed. This new conference consisted of Anamosa, Maquoketa, Manchester, Marion, Monticello, and Tipton. Independence and Vinton rejoined the league in 1942 and the conference was renamed the Tri-Rivers Conference. After a year of competing under that moniker, the league was renamed the WaMaC Conference to honor the three rivers that run through the region, the Wapsipinicon, the Maquoketa, and
279-404: The 2009–10 academic year in girls' sports, Mount Vernon claimed the Class 2A State Volleyball Championship. Mount Vernon also won the Class 2A State Basketball Championship. Solon won the Class 2A State Track & Field Championship. In the 2010–11 school year, the conference has enjoyed much of the same success. Solon claimed the Class 3A Football State Championship after moving up a class from
310-549: The Big Bend conference with the other 4 schools that had joined the conference in 2003), and Center Point–Urbana. In 2008, the league expanded to add four of the larger schools in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference, all of which were also rapidly growing schools. These four were Clear Creek–Amana, Mount Vernon, Solon, and Williamsburg. The new 16 team league has gained much credibility at the end of
341-523: The Big East Conference. The WaMaC opposed the addition of the teams because there was little tradition with the other league schools and the increased travel distance appeared to threaten South Tama's membership in the league, while the addition of more big schools like Central DeWitt and Western Dubuque threatened the membership of Don Bosco, which was by far the league's smallest school. It turned out that both fears proved valid. Don Bosco left
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#1732798675122372-497: The Cedar. In the 1988–89 season, Anamosa, Monticello, and Maquoketa left the conference to join a redesigned Big Bend Conference. They were replaced in the league by Benton Community and LaSalle Catholic of the recently disbanded Eastern Iowa Conference, and by LaSalle's crosstown rival, Regis . Tipton also left at this time to join the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference. South Tama County would be added soon after. After Regis left to join
403-506: The Elementary School in DeWitt. DeWitt students of 5th or 6th were bussed to either Grand Mound or Welton. If a student was at either Grand Mound or Welton, they were bused to the other school for the other. This was changed so the student would go the same school for the 6th grade. After the new elementary school was opened in DeWitt in 1970, students stayed in their local school until 6th grade. The older DeWitt Elementary becoming
434-572: The WaMaC Honor Band and WaMaC Honor Choir. These events have been held at various venues throughout eastern Iowa and take place in November with Honor Choir taking place on the first or second Tuesday and Honor Band takes place a week later. The students involved in these events will arrive at the certain venue usually in the early afternoon. Then, the students rehearse together with the songs they'll either play or sing together. This rehearsal usually lasts about two-and-a-half to three hours with
465-611: The WaMaC for the River Valley Conference . When the move takes place for the 2022-2023 school year, the WaMaC will be reduced to 11 teams. In the fall of 2022 Grinnell-Newberg High School voted to join the WaMaC Conference after leaving the Little Hawkeye Conference. This brings the WaMaC to 12 teams. The WaMaC Conference also holds events for students involved in band and choir. These events are
496-586: The WaMaC. In the latter half of the 2010s, upon news that Burlington was leaving the Mississippi Athletic Conference , Central DeWitt officials began a process to join the MAC, citing travel distance and competition factors. In April 2019, principals from the MAC voted to admit Central DeWitt, an arrangement that was set to begin in either fall 2020 or fall 2021, depending on when the WaMaC would allow them to be released. Central DeWitt will be
527-460: The building too out of date and architecturally difficult to renovate, citing narrow staircases which would have difficulty accommodating chairlifts and the multi-story design. Welton was not fully accessible to handicapped students. Welton Elementary closed in the summer of 2005, and was demolished in 2006. A historic newspaper was found inside the cornerstone, and the City of Welton government received
558-571: The conference. Western Dubuque voted to join the Mississippi Valley Conference , while Anamosa is joining the River Valley Conference . Both moves became effective in 2018–19, leaving the WaMaC at 14 schools. In the spring of 2019, Central DeWitt was admitted to the Mississippi Athletic Conference , with the move effective in the fall of 2020, reducing the WaMaC to 13 teams. In the summer of 2021, Maquoketa and Dyersville Beckman Catholic announced they planned to leave
589-526: The decade, due to the success of its schools. In the 2009–10 academic year, the WaMaC fielded many state championship teams in boys' sports: Solon won the 2009 Class 2A State Football Championship; Columbus Catholic, Waterloo, claimed the Class 1A State Tennis Championship in June 2010; and Solon claimed the Class 2A State Championship in Track & Field; Solon also won the Class 2A State Baseball tournament. In
620-415: The demolition, the cafeteria began serving as an office, a school nurse area, and a reading and speech therapy instruction area. By 2001 Grand Mound Elementary served Kindergarten and the first grade. Grand Mound Elementary had 38 students in the 1998-1999 school year, and by 2001 the enrollment was down to 35. Grand Mound students used the library, media and computer facilities at Welton Elementary. By 2002
651-409: The handicapped. Grand Mound Elementary was on a property of about 4 acres (1.6 ha). The first school building was built in 1917. Another school building, built in 1954, had a cafeteria, gymnasium, and two classrooms. In 1995, the district closed the original building because it was deemed to be structurally unsafe and its roof was in a poor condition. The building was demolished in 1999. After
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#1732798675122682-462: The larger Mississippi Valley Conference in 1992, Columbus Catholic in Waterloo replaced them. Don Bosco joined the conference in 1998, as Regis closed its doors in order for Cedar Rapids to open a new, larger Catholic High School made up of the former populations of LaSalle and Regis. The real expansion for the WaMaC began in 2003. Western Dubuque, Central DeWitt, Maquoketa, and Beckman were added to
713-468: The late 1980s it was decided that the junior high school building was becoming too costly to maintain and was too expensive to bring up to code. It also lacked certain necessities including handicap accessibility. The school also posed a danger due to the presence of asbestos throughout the building. It was demolished by 1995 after a new junior high/intermediate school was built adjoining the high school. The new school's need for increased space has resulted in
744-542: The league for the Iowa Star Conference in 2005 and South Tama joined the Little Hawkeye Conference for 2006. In 2013, Waterloo Columbus left the WaMaC for the NICL Conference with South Tama joining back in the WaMaC at the start of the 2014 season. In 2007, the league added two Tri-River Conference members, Anamosa (who had been a member of the conference in its early days and had recently been in
775-410: The league this year. After originally being denied membership in the league, this expansion only occurred because the four schools petitioned to the state for inclusion in the WaMaC following the collapse of their former conference, the Big Bend. Three other teams that made up the Big Bend had agreed to leave the conference for the Tri-Rivers Conference, while Camanche (the other remaining team) applied to
806-420: The middle and high school. The middle school was built in 2011 as part of an extensive expansion project to the high school. The Intermediate School houses grades 4-6. Located in DeWitt, and attached to the high school and intermediate building, the middle school houses grades 7 and 8. Located in DeWitt, the present Central DeWitt High School houses grades nine through twelve. The first high school in DeWitt
837-516: The name Central Community School District or Central Community Schools . Located in Clinton County , it serves DeWitt, Grand Mound , Low Moor , and Welton . The district's area is about 179 square miles (460 km ). The District was formed in 1958 with the schools in DeWitt, Grand Mound, Welton, and Low Moor. The 9 through 12 classes were moved to the new High School on the east side of DeWitt. Kindergarten through 4th remained at
868-501: The previous year. Solon also won the Class 3A State Baseball tournament, defeating Marion in the semifinals. In girls' sports, Mount Vernon defeated West Delaware to capture the Class 3A State Championship in Volleyball, and capped a perfect season. Columbus Catholic, Waterloo, claimed the Class 1A State Girls Tennis Championship. Clear Creek–Amana won the 2011 Class 3A Softball tournament. In January 2017, two schools opted to leave
899-530: The school closed, and was sold to God's Family Baptist Church. Welton Elementary had three buildings. The third floor of the main building had a computer laboratory, a library, and a media center. In addition to the main building, there was an art room and teacher's lounge facility, and a modular facility with two classrooms. Welton Elementary had 217 students in the 1998-1999 school year. The district at one time considered expanding Welton Elementary to upper elementary levels but decided against it since it deemed
930-476: The smallest public school in the conference—firmly Class 3A in a league of otherwise primarily Class 4A schools—with only Davenport Assumption having a smaller enrollment. The district previously operated Grand Mound Elementary School and Welton Elementary School. By 2001 a bond proposal was floated, and the proposal was to have these schools closed in exchange for expanding the elementary schools in DeWitt, which would provide centralized services and facilities for
961-405: Was built in 1928 and was a total of 3 stories tall with the cafeteria and school gymnasium on the basement level, teachers lounge and offices on the first level, the majority of classrooms on the second level, and a few minor classes and equipment storage on the third level. When a new school was planned and built in the autumn of 1959, the three-story building was reconfigured into a junior high. By