My Adventure Across Iowa!

If you didn’t know already, I have a passion for Iowa. So much so, that my Junior year of high school I memorized all the Iowa high school logos on a website (accidentally) just by looking at scores each day. I didn’t realize it at the time, but that would become a huge butterfly effect for me.

To make a long story short, I decided to visit every Iowa High School in the state. It began with short, twice a week roadtrips. I got my picture taken with many schools on the eastern side of the state. 

Soon I realized that I was going to have to get out of my
comfort zone, and expand west. In the summer of 2024, my parents and I went on a mini road trip of southern, western, and northwest Iowa. We went all the way from Keokuk to Council Bluffs, and even to west Lyon and Mason City.

It was amazing. I had so much fun learning and seeing what these sides of the state were like. It gave me such a better understanding of the people here.

I now have 50 schools left. Now on the doorstep of summer, I will finally be able to close the final gap and complete my entire journey. It’s been awesome, with so many friends I’ve met cheering me on and supporting me through all of my escapades.

Looking forward, I hope to be able to use this information that I’ve learned to continue to spread the knowledge of Iowa to others. Just in opportunities like this blog, I hope that I was able to inspire others to explore and interact with our great state.

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