East Union Community School District
# East Union Community School District

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East Union Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Afton, Iowa.

The district is mostly in Union County, with small portions in Clarke, Madison, and Ringgold counties. Communities in its service area, in addition to Afton, include Arispe, Lorimor, Shannon City, and Thayer.

The district mascot is the Eagles, and their colors are blue, navy, and white.

## History

The district was formed in 1960 through the consolidation of schools in Afton, Arispe, Shannon City, Lorimor and Thayer.

Ken Kasper has served as Superintendent since 2018, after serving as the secondary school principal at Alburnett Community School District.

## Schools

The district operates two schools, located on a single campus in Afton:

* East Union Elementary School
* East Union High School

### East Union High School

**Athletics**

The Eagles compete in the Pride of Iowa Conference in the following sports:

* Football
* Volleyball
* Cross Country
* Basketball
* Wrestling
* Bowling
* Golf
* Track and Field
* Baseball
* Softball
