Beckman Catholic High School

Beckman Catholic High School
Address
1325 9th Street SE Dyersville , (Dubuque County) , Iowa 52040 United States
Coordinates	42°28′22″N91°6′51″W / 42.47278°N 91.11417°W / 42.47278; -91.11417
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1966
Principal	Marcel Kielkucki
Faculty	55
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	280 (2016-2017)
•  Grade 9	59
•  Grade 10	65
•  Grade 11	101
•  Grade 12	68
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics conference	River Valley East
Nickname	Zers
Team name	Trailblazers
Newspaper	Outpost
Dean of Students/Athletic Director	Todd Troutman
Website	School Website

Beckman Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Dyersville, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Background

Exterior of the building

Athletic fields

Beckman Catholic High School was founded in 1966 as a consolidated Catholic high school serving several Catholic parishes in and around Dubuque and Delaware County. The school is named after Archbishop Francis J. L. Beckman, sixth bishop of the Dubuque Archdiocese (1930–1946). In recent years, Beckman has been nationally ranked as a top 20 academic U.S. Catholic high school, a top 50 U.S. Catholic high school, and a top 50 Iowa AP high school. ^[1]

Feeder schools

Previously Beckman Catholic had a relationship with Archbishop Hennessy Catholic School, the joint parish school of Saints Peter and Paul Church in Petersburg and Saint Boniface Church in New Vienna. ^[2]

Athletics

Beckman Catholic High School is a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. They have won the following IHSAA State Championships: ^[3]

• Boys Baseball - 1968, 1986, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2023 ^[4]
• Boys Soccer - 2015, 2016
• Boys Track and Field - 1997, 1999
• Boys Golf - Class 2A ^[5]
• Girls Golf - 1992, 2012, 2015

Academics

• Co-ed Speech - 2007 State Champions

Notable alumni

• Dave Haight, Former All-American and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year for the Iowa Hawkeyes
• Mike Haight, Former NFL player (New York Jets, Washington Redskins)
• Matt Tobin, Former NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks)

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

External links

• Beckman Catholic School
• Beckman Catholic High School (aea1.k12.ia.us/beckman/bhs.html) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Notes and references

1. Tim Pins. "Beckman High School History". Archived from the original on September 10, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
2. "School". Hennessy Catholic School. June 6, 2001. Archived from the original on June 6, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
3. IHSAA. "Iowa High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on June 6, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
4. "IHSAA 2024 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. March 18, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
5. "IHSAA 2024 Golf Record Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 17, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.