Gilbert Junior-Senior High School
high school in Gilbert, Story County, Iowa
Gilbert High School is a public high school in Gilbert, Iowa, United States. A part of the Gilbert Community School District, it serves Gilbert and northern Ames.
Infrastructure
The current high school was opened in 2012. In the high school there is a gymnasium and modern weight lifting facility. Outside there is a softball and baseball diamond, along with a new AstroTurf football field. The school boasts a strong agricultural and mechanics education program.
Athletics
Gilbert's mascot is the Tiger. Gilbert High School is a member of the Raccoon River Conference. Teams sponsored by the school in fall include football, cross-country, and volleyball. During winter, the school sponsors basketball, wrestling, and bowling.
“Gilbert Junior-Senior High School” enters the record as high school in Gilbert, Story County, Iowa. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Gilbert, Junior-Senior and High can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5561018. Authority coordinates are 42.107, -93.641. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2012.
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