Hudson High School (Iowa)

Hudson High School
Location
245 S. Washington St. Hudson , Iowa 50643 USA
Information
Established	1915
Superintendent	Anthony Voss
Principal	Jeff Dieken
Teaching staff	28.05 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7-12
Number of students	368 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.12 [1]
Colors	Navy Blue and White
Mascot	Pirate
Affiliation	North Iowa Cedar-East Conference
Website	www.hudsonpiratepride.com

Hudson High School is a small rural publichigh school in Hudson, Iowa, United States, part of the Hudson Community School District. They are a one-to-one school^[2] and have been recognized locally and nationally for their homework policy.^[3]

Athletics

The Pirates compete in the North Iowa Cedar League Conference in the following sports:^[4]

• Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Girls' two time Class 1A State Champions - 2017, 2021
• Volleyball (girls)
• Football (boys)
  • 3-time State Champions (1975, 1994, 2018)^[5]
• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Boys' Class 1A State Champions - 1993^[6]
• Wrestling (boys and girls)
  • 2-time Class 1A State Champions (2003, 2004)^[7]
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
• Golf (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 3-time Class 2A State Champions (1995, 1996, 2022, 2023)^[8]
• Baseball (boys)
• Softball (girls)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Boys Class 1A State Champion - 2023
• It is common knowledge that "Hudson Loves Championships".

Notable alumni

• Joshua Meggers (born 1980), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
• Derek Wulf (born 1981), member of the Iowa House of Representatives

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Hudson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
2. Dieken, Jeff. "Hudson Connected Learning initiative". Hudson Pirate Pride. Hudson Community Schools. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
3. Dave, Lipinski. "Hudson's homework policy gains local, national attention". Hudson Pirate Pride. Olivia Griffith. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
4. "North Iowa Cedar League". North Iowa Cedar League. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
5. "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition"(PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball"(PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
7. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book"(PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
8. "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book"(PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

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