Decorah High School has won the Iowa Class 3A Challenge Cup for a 7th year

For the seventh time in the nine years of the history of the award, Decorah High School has won the Class 3-A Challenge Cup.

The award measures the success of students in academics, fine arts and athletics in comparison to other schools throughout the state.  This year's award covers the 2015-2016 school year.

"We are extremely proud to win again for our community, school district, teachers, coaches and most importantly our students," said Decorah High School Activities Director Adam Riley.  He added, "The class of 2016 had many students who were absolutely outstanding both in the classroom and in fine arts.  This, combined with some excellent improvement during the season by several sports teams, put us in a position to earn this distinction again.  The fact that athletics, music and speech are included in the scoring process, make this award a very true reflection upon the success of all students in our entire activities program and the excellent community support we receive."  

The competition, sponsored by the Iowa High School Sports Network and Bank Iowa, is a statewide scoring system based on the performances of students in competition, on the stage and in the classroom. Points are assigned for every activity in which a school reaches a state competition, advances in a state competition, receives division I ratings and earns academic recognition from either the IHSAA, IGHSAU, IHSSA, and IHSMA. Decorah High School scored 1180 points, with 650 of those points coming from academic achievement.  

At a later date the school will receive a trophy and a $1,750 dollar check from Bank Iowa at an awards assembly.