Gehlen Catholic School

Gehlen Catholic School
Gehlen Catholic School
Location
	709 Plymouth State NE; Le Mars, Iowa; Le Mars, (Plymouth County), Iowa 51031; United States; 42°47′36″N 96°9′20″W / 42.79333°N 96.15556°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Excellence in Education. Leadership through Christ.
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	1953
Founder	Peter Gehlen
Status	Open
Superintendent	Patty Lansink
President	Father Doug Klein
Principal	Bryan Paulson
Grades	Preschool–12
Hours in school day	7
Campus	Rural
Colors	Green and Gold
Fight song	Minnesota Rouser
Athletics	Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Track & Field, Golf, Baseball, Softball
Athletics conference	War Eagle Conference
Mascot	Jaybird
Team name	Jays
Newspaper	Gehlen-Aire
Yearbook	Rosarian
Alumni	Paul Rust
Athletic Director	Jeff 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.

History

On May 29, 1952, construction began, and the school's first graduation was held on May 29, 1954.^[2] It was named after Peter Gehlen, one of the first Catholic residents of LeMars, Iowa.

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]

Cross Country
- Girls' 1986 Class 1A State Champions^[8]
Volleyball
Football
- 1995 Class A State Champions^[9]
Basketball
Wrestling
Track and Field
- Boys' 2-time State Champions (1989, 1996)^[10]
- Girls' 3-time Class 1A State Champions (1983, 1994, 2003)^[11]
Golf
- Boys' 1998 Class 1A State Champions^[12]
Soccer
Baseball
- 2-time Class 1A State Champions (1995, 1999)^[13]
Softball

References

↑ "Why Choose Gehlen Catholic". Gehlen Catholic School. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
↑ "History of St. Joseph & Gehlen Catholic School" (PDF). Gehlen Catholic School. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Budlong, Jeff (May 30, 2014). "Tradition-rich baseball programs now combined at Le Mars Gehlen". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
↑ Mahoney, Mark (December 6, 2017). "Spalding Catholic is all together". Nwestiowa.com. Iowa Information Publishers and Printers. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
↑ "War Eagle Conference". War Eagle Conference. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "Gehlen Catholic". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "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.
↑ "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

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[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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