▁the ▁student ▁body ▁at ▁I str ou ma ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁histor ically ▁all ▁white , ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁up ▁mostly ▁of ▁African - American ▁students . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁year book ▁is ▁named ▁the ▁Pow ▁W ow . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁I str ou ma ▁High ▁School ▁currently ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁L HS AA ▁ 4 A ▁athlet ic ▁class ▁for ▁several ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁sports . ▁ ▁Some ▁past ▁accomplish ments ▁ ▁I str ou ma ▁had ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁sports , ▁including ▁football , ▁basketball , ▁cross - country , ▁track . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁football ▁team ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁It ▁won ▁state ▁champion ships ▁in ▁Class ▁ 2 A : ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Class ▁ 3 A : ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁made ▁un success ful ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁title ▁game ▁in ▁Class ▁ 1 A ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁Class ▁ 4 A ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁Class ▁A AA A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁L HS AA ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁District ▁ 6 . ▁Notable ▁past