Gehlen Catholic School

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.

Gehlen Catholic School
Location
709 Plymouth State NE Le Mars, Iowa Le Mars , (Plymouth County) , Iowa 51031 United States
Coordinates	42°47′36″N 96°9′20″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Excellence in Education. Leadership through Christ.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1953
Founder	Peter Gehlen
Status	Open
Superintendent	Patty Lansink
President	Father Doug Klein
Principal	Andrea Loutsch, Bryan Paulson
Grades	Preschool–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
Newspaper	Gehlen-Aire
Yearbook	Rosarian
Alumni	Paul Rust
Athletic Director	Jeff Kramer
Website	http://www.gehlencatholic.org

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]

• 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

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa