Dowling Catholic High School

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Dowling Catholic High School
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Dowling Catholic High School
1400 Buffalo Road

West Des Moines
,
Iowa
50265

United States
Coordinates 41°35′49″N93°43′23″W / 41.597°N 93.723°W / 41.597; -93.723
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
MottoVeritas ∙ Fides ∙ Sapientia
(Truth ∙ Faith ∙ Wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1884
Oversight Diocese of Des Moines
PresidentDan Ryan
PrincipalMatt Meendering
Faculty94.6 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,431 (2013-14 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio15.1 [1]
Color(s) Maroon and White   
Athletics conference Central Iowa Metro League
Nickname Maroons
Rivals Valley High School
Website www.dowlingcatholic.org

Dowling Catholic High School is a Catholic secondary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, within the Diocese of Des Moines.

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As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,431 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The school's enrollment was 81.2% White, 4.1% Black, 10.2% Hispanic, 4.4% Asian and 0.1% American Indian / Alaska Native. [1]

History

It was created in 1972 by the merger of St. Joseph Academy for girls (established in 1884) [2] and Dowling High School for boys (established in 1918 as the Des Moines College boarding school for boys). [3] [ citation needed ]

Academics

During the 2003-04 school year, Dowling Catholic High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, [4] the highest award an American school can receive. [5] [6]

Tuition

Total tuition cost for 2018-2019 is $11,176 plus fees. Tuition for students belonging to a Catholic Parish is $7,986 plus fees. Tuition for international students is $12,076 plus fees. [7]

Extracurricular activities

Baseball

The Maroons hold the record for most team home runs during a championship game with 5 in 2001. [8]

Baseball State Championships [8]
YearRecordOpponentScore
198839-2Ames9-8
198938-5Fort Dodge8-5
199933-13Ankeny6-1
200142-3Marshaltown13-2
201136-7Mason City6-1

Boys' basketball

State Boys' Basketball Championships [9]
YearScoreOpponent
195769-66Waterloo, West
197960-57Davenport Central

Bobby Hansen who later played at the University of Iowa and nine years in the NBA, was on the 1979 state championship team.

Cross country

Girls

State Cross Country Team Championships [10] [11] [12] [13]
YearFinishesScore
20071-2-6-8-1532
20081-2-9-24-3369
20091-2-11-15-2857
20103-4-14-19-2060
20111-6-14-20-2263
  • 2007 Girls' Heartland Regional Champions

Boys

State Cross Country Team Championship Wins [14]
YearFinishesScore
19744-9-10-1639
19853-8-15-3662
20113-6-12-18-3170
20121-6-8-18-2760
20151-9-13-17-2969
20163-8-13-23-53100
20184-7-15-17-2972

Debate

Dowling is the home of the Dowling Catholic Paradigm, one of the largest debate tournaments held by a school. In 2015, Dowling Catholic won 2 state titles for Congressional Debate, 1 for Public Forum debate, and 1 for Lincoln Douglas Debate.

Football

Home games are played at the 9,500 seat Valley Stadium in West Des Moines, Williams Stadium, or at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. In 2019, they became the first school in Iowa history to win seven straight Class 4A state championships.

Dowling made the playoffs 17 years in a row beginning in 1985 and ending in 2002 when Dowling missed the playoffs. The school won 36 consecutive games in the 1967 through 1971 graduating class seasons. Dowling won 64 consecutive Metro conference games, a streak lasting from 1968 to 1977. In addition to the 64 metro games Dowling also won 57 consecutive conference games lasting from 1993 to 2002. WDM, Valley is Dowling's primary rival since 1968 when the schools joined the Des Moines Metro Conference.

State 4-A Football Championships [15]
2000 (13-0)35-28 Bettendorf High (11-2)
2001 (13-0)35-15 Iowa City High (12-1)
2010 (14-0)38-31(OT)Iowa City High (13-1)
2013 (14-0)44-13 Cedar Rapids Xavier (12-2)
2014 (13-1)49-14 Washington High School (13-1)
2015 (13-0)41-10 C. R. Kennedy (13-1)
2016 (12-1)23-10 Iowa City West (10-3)
2017 (12-1)35-21Iowa City West (12-1)
2018 (11-2)22-16 Cedar Falls (12-1)
2019 [16] (12-1)[ citation needed ]21-16 West Des Moines Valley (12-1)

Swimming

The boys' swimming team won four championships, consecutively from 2001 to 2003. [17] The girls' swim team won their first state title during the 2019 season.[ citation needed ]

Boys' tennis

Boys-2A State of Iowa High School Tennis Championships
YearTeam Titles/Player TitlesOpponentScore
19922A-Team TitleCedar Rapids Kennedy High School5-3
20012A-Team TitleDubuque Senior High School5-3

[18]

Wrestling

State Wrestling
Team Championships
YearScore
197546.5
197894.5
1984115
1988124.5
1990109.5
199191

[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

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