Gehlen Catholic School

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Gehlen Catholic School
Location
Gehlen Catholic School
709 Plymouth State NE

Le Mars, Iowa

Le Mars
,
(Plymouth County)
,
Iowa
51031

United States
Coordinates 42°47′36″N96°9′20″W / 42.79333°N 96.15556°W / 42.79333; -96.15556
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
MottoExcellence in Education. Leadership through Christ.
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1953
FounderPeter Gehlen
StatusOpen
SuperintendentPatty Lansink
PresidentFather Doug Klein
PrincipalAndrea Loutsch, Bryan Paulson
Grades Preschool–12
Hours in school day7
CampusRural
Color(s) Green and Gold   
Fight song Minnesota Rouser
AthleticsFootball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field, Golf, Baseball, Softball
Athletics conference War Eagle Conference
MascotJaybird
Team nameJays
NewspaperGehlen-Aire
YearbookRosarian
Alumni Paul Rust
Athletic DirectorJeff Kramer
Website http://www.gehlencatholic.org

Gehlen Catholic School is a PreK-12 Roman Catholic school located in LeMars, Iowa. [1] Gehlen's athletic teams are known as the Jays. They compete in the War Eagle Conference with eight other teams from northwest Iowa. Their main rival is the other Roman Catholic school in the War Eagle, Remsen St. Mary's High School. Gehlen is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. Their current high school principal is Bryan Paulson and current elementary principal is Andrea Loutsch.

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History

On May 29, 1952, construction began, and the school's first graduation was held on May 29, 1954. [2]

Spalding Catholic High School merged with Gehlen's high school at the start of the 2013–14 school year. [3] [4] As separate programs, Spalding and Gehlen earned nine Iowa High School Athletic Association baseball championships total. [5]

In 2017 Spalding Catholic closed its middle school, and those students were redirected to Gehlen. [6]

Athletics

The Jays compete in the following sports in the War Eagle Conference: [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Why Choose Gehlen Catholic". Gehlen Catholic School. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ "History of St. Joseph & Gehlen Catholic School" (PDF). Gehlen Catholic School. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Gausman, Kayah (August 22, 2013). "First bell rings for merged Gehlen, Spalding school". KTIV. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Christoffel, Ryan (March 11, 2013). "War Eagle Conference accepts Harris-Lake Park". Dickinson County News. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Budlong, Jeff (May 30, 2014). "Tradition-rich baseball programs now combined at Le Mars Gehlen". Sioux City Journal . Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mahoney, Mark (December 6, 2017). "Spalding Catholic is all together". Nwestiowa.com. Iowa Information Publishers and Printers. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ "War Eagle Conference". War Eagle Conference. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gehlen Catholic". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. May 13, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. ↑ "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
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