Spalding Catholic High School
| Spalding Catholic High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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521 Broad Street Granville, Iowa, (Sioux County), 51022 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°58′56″N 95°52′25″W / 42.98222°N 95.87361°WCoordinates: 42°58′56″N 95°52′25″W / 42.98222°N 95.87361°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1962 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | May 2013 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Athletics conference | War Eagle |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Rival | St. Mary's High School (Remsen, Iowa) |
| Website | http://www.spaldingcatholic.org |
Spalding Catholic High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Granville, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. The high school closed at the end of the 2013 school year and unified into Gehlen Catholic High School in LeMars, Iowa. Spalding Catholic School is now a PreK through 8th grade system.
Background
Spalding High School was opened in 1962. It replaced several smaller high schools run by parishes in and around Granville, including St. Mary's (Alton, Iowa), St. Anthony's (Hospers, Iowa), and St. Joseph's (Granville, Iowa).[1]
Athletics
Spalding Catholic was a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. They won the following IHSAA State Championships:[2]
- Boys Baseball - 1974, 1975, 1989, 2000, 2001 (Runner-Up - 1992, 2003, 2005)
- Boys Baseball (Fall League) - 1971, 1976 (Runner-Up - 1965, 1973, 1974)
Notable alumni
Closure
Spalding Catholic High School merged with Gehlen Catholic High School for the 2013-14 school year. Spalding maintains an independent PreK through 8th grade system.[5][6]
External links
Notes and references
- ↑ CatholicGlobe.org. "Alton-St. Mary History". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ↑ IHSAA. "Iowa High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ Welp, Jenny (October 17, 2004). "Bishop's Catholic education spotlight of dinner". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ Lefebvre, Katie (September 9, 2004). "Bishop's Dinner". The Catholic Globe. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
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