Gehlen Catholic High School

Gehlen Catholic High School
Address
709 Plymouth State NE Le Mars, Iowa LeMars, Iowa, (Plymouth County) 51031 United States
Coordinates	42°47′36″N 96°9′20″W / 42.79333°N 96.15556°W / 42.79333; -96.15556Coordinates: 42°47′36″N 96°9′20″W / 42.79333°N 96.15556°W / 42.79333; -96.15556
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Excellence in Education. Leadership through Christ.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1953
Founder	Peter Gehlen
Status	Open
Superintendent	Dan Ryan
President	Father Kevin Richter
Principal	Jeff Alesch
Chaplain	Father Patrick Behm
Grades	9–12
Hours in school day	7
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	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
Rival	Remsen St. Mary's High School
Newspaper	Gehlen-Aire
Yearbook	Rosarian
Tuition	$2,280-$3,510
Alumni	Paul Rust
Athletic Director	Tony Gunter
Website	http://www.gehlencatholic.com

Gehlen Catholic School is located in LeMars, Iowa. 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. Spalding Catholic High School merged with Gehlen at the start of the 2013-14 school year.^[1]^[2] As separate programs, Spalding and Gehlen earned nine Iowa High School Athletic Association baseball championships total.^[3]

References

↑ Gausman, Kayah (August 22, 2013). "First bell rings for merged Gehlen, Spalding school". KTIV. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
↑ Christoffel, Ryan (March 11, 2013). "War Eagle Conference accepts Harris-Lake Park". Dickinson County News. 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.

Diocese of Sioux City

Bishops	Philip Garrigan Edmond Heelan Joseph M. Mueller Frank H. Greteman Lawrence D. Soens Daniel N. Dinardo R. Walker Nickless

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Epiphany Parishes Corpus Christi Church, Fort Dodge St. Boniface Church, Sioux City Former Parishes St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cedar Saints Peter and Paul Church, Pocahontas St. Casimir Church, Sioux City

Education	Higher Education Briar Cliff University High Schools Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona Bishop Heelan Catholic High School, Sioux City Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars Kuemper Catholic High School, Carroll St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge St. Mary's High School, Remsen St. Mary's High School, Storm Lake Spalding Catholic High School, Granville

Priests	Kevin McCoy Dennis Marion Schnurr

Miscellany	Grotto of the Redemption

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