Best Vintage Iowa High School Logos

Iowa is known for its expansive agriculture, rolling plains, and strong passion for local high school and collegiate sports. While many of the state’s high schools have common mascot names, the most distinctive ones draw inspiration from their local area. The top five vintage logos in Iowa creatively reference various state elements, while the honorable mentions feature designs and colors reminiscent of the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Top Five

The Iowa top five embraces the state's landscape, with several school mascots featuring clever wordplay based on the school's name. These logos tie together the schools' nicknames with their emblems, creating some of Iowa's best high school brands.

• Akron-Westfield High School Westerners (Akron, IA)
• Description: The Akron-Westfield High School logo depicts a determined cowboy riding a fierce horse through the center of a large horseshoe, with the letters "A" and "W" on either side, representing the 1981 merger of the Akron and Westfield school districts.
• Opinion: Combining three iconic elements—a horseshoe, a cowboy, and a horse—into one stand-out emblem, Akron-Westfield High School creates the mascot known as the Westerners.

• Belle Plaine High School Plainsmen (Belle Plaine, IA)
• Description: The vintage logo of the Plainsmen for Belle Plaine High School features a man in traditional frontier attire, including a coonskin cap and fringed clothing, all shown in blue.
• Opinion: The Plainsmen's character is a vintage, old-fashioned logo that combines the detailed design and the man's traditional outfit to create a truly authentic emblem.

• Center Point-Urbana High School Stormin’ Pointers (Center Point, IA)
• Description: The Center Point-Urbana High School's Stormin' Pointers emblem shows a fierce, muscular cartoon dog emerging from a swirling tornado, gripping a yellow lightning bolt, with bold yellow lettering reading "CPU Stormin' Pointers."
• Opinion: The old-school illustration of a dog holding a lightning bolt in a tornado forms one of the country's best mascots, the Stormin' Pointers of Center Point-Urbana High School.

• Clinton High School River Kings/Queens (Clinton, IA)
• Description: A muscular king dressed in red armor and a crown, holding a trident with a determined expression, stands in front of a large stylized "C," representing authority for the Clinton High School River Kings and Queens.
• Opinion: The king distinguishes himself from a typical king logo by wearing a Poseidon-like outfit and holding a trident, serving as the mascot for the Clinton High School River Kings and Queens.
  

• Iowa Falls-Alden High School Cadets (Iowa Falls, IA) 
  
• Description: The face of Iowa Falls-Alden High School showcases a stern-faced cadet in a tall, black, and red military-style hat, with the letters "IFA" on his chest, embodying the school's Cadets mascot.
• Opinion: The vintage Cadets logo is one of the best in Iowa due to its bold, commanding design featuring a stern-faced cadet in a striking black and red military-style hat.

Honorable Mentions

One of the oldest schools in the Big Ten, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, is a popular institution nationwide. Several high schools in Iowa, which received honorable mentions, pay homage to the Hawkeyes with their vintage logos and various nicknames inspired by the Hawks.

• Emmetsburg High School E-Hawks (Emmetsburg, IA)

• South Hamilton High School Hawks (Jewell, IA)
• Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks (Waverly, IA)