Gehlen Catholic School

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school/short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.

History

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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]

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

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