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Iron County is host to a variety
of elementary, middle
and high schools with outstanding academic and athletic credentials.
These schools, in four separate districts, offer various educational
and vocational programs designed for individual students to maximize
their potential for success in the future.
From beginning robotics to
computer programming, from musical development to theatrical
abilities, and from athletic skills to the fundamentals of reading,
writing and arithmetic, the schools of Iron County offer students a
wide range of possibilities for each of their own skills, talents
and development. The four school superintendents in Iron County are
making a concerted effort to promote, enhance and recognize academic
achievements for their students in their respective schools.
Located behind the Arcadia Valley Career
Technology Center, The Arcadia Valley Sports Complex today consists of
a lighted ball field, a rubberized track, a soccer field, a hiking and
biking trail and a few unlighted ball fields. Future plans
include a grand stand, concession stand, volleyball courts and soccer
fields, and a possible handball court and skating park. A new bridge
spans Stouts Creek, accessing the east end of the hiking and biking
trail in Arcadia to its western most end at the Arcadia Valley
Schools.
With more
than 100 physicians representing over 20 specialties, and the very
latest in medical equipment and procedures, Parkland Health Center
provides outstanding facilities to serve the healthcare needs of Iron
County.
Elephant Rocks State Park is aptly named.
Its red and pink boulders, at least 1.2 billion years old, stand
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to-end on top of a mountain like a
parade of circus elephants. The largest of these weighs 680 tons.
You'll also be inspired by the Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park with
its cascading water between large, smooth rocks creating natural
waterslides. More than a billion years ago, hot volcanic ash and
gases cooled and formed igneous rock. Later, waters of the Black
River became confined or "shut-in" to a narrow channel. Water-borne
sand and gravel cut deeply even into this erosion-resistant rock,
swirling, churning, and carving potholes, chutes and spectacular
canyon-like gorges.
Other
attractions include Sutton Bluff Recreation Area, Sam A. Baker State
Park, Silver Mines Recreation Area, Marble Creek Recreation Area,
Ozark Trail and the Mark Twain National Forest.
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