Redding High School

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/3/2009 at 06:19:25

REDDING HIGH SCHOOL

The first Redding School was built in 1887 and then in 1889 built a new two-story, three-room schoolhouse which was utilized until 1915. The brick schoolhouse was built sometime after 1915.

During the second decade of the 1900's, several school districts in Ringgold County considered consolidation. Although the citizens of Redding School District voted in favor of consolidation in 1913, the vote was cast out on a technicality. The following year, a new school was erected in Redding. In 1915, another election was held in Redding and the citizens again voted to consolidate. In 1917, a large addition was constructed to accomondate an increase in pupils attending the Redding School. In 1915, the residents of Delphos voted to consolidate; Maloy residents voted for consolidation in 1917; and the Beconsfield residents cast their vote for consolidation in 1920. Although the residents of Ellston voted to consolidate, it was annulled on a technicality when the bonding company realized that the election notice had been advertised solely by public notices and not published in the newspaper. A second vote was called which resulted in a vote against consolidation.

After the Redding school closed, students attended classes at Mount Ayr.

BOYS' BASKETBALL
The first Ringgold County Boys' Basketball Tournament was held February 28 - March 1st, 1919, at the Mount Ayr high school gymnasium. Redding entered into the tournament for the first time in 1921.

Redding lost the championship to Diagonal, 46-21 on February 21, 1931. Redding's guard HERREN was named to the all-tournament first team.

Redding's TENNANT was named to the all-tournament first team during the 1934 Ringgold County Tournament.

Redding lost the 1935 championship title to Diagonal, 32-25.

Redding's HIATT ws named to the 1939 all-tournament first team.

The Redding Panthers lost the 1949 championship title to Mount Ayr's Raiders, 61-32.

Maurice CARR coached the Redding Panthers to their first county championship title in 1952, defeating Kellerton's Indians, 32-28. During the semi-finals, Redding's Billie AUSTIN had to drop out of play due to a broken ankle. Teammates M. AUSTIN and HOWIE carried the Panthers through to a victory. During sectional tournament play, Redding lost 30-25 to Benton, coming in as runners up.

Redding lost the championship title of 1955 to Mount Ayr, 60-58. Redding's Bill AUSTIN was the star player for the Panthers during the final game played on Friday night of January 21, 1955.

SOURCES: Ringgold County History Compiled and written by the Iowa Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Iowa, Sponsored by Ringgold County Superintendent of Schools, Mount Ayr, Iowa. 1942.

AVITT, Mike. Pages and Pictures from the Past. . .Ringgold County, Iowa 1855-2005 Pp. 60-4. Paragon Publications, Inc. Mount Ayr. 2009.

Compilation and photograph by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2009

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