Beckman Catholic High School (Dyersville, Iowa)

Beckman Catholic High School
Address
1325 9th Street SE
Dyersville, (Dubuque County), Iowa 52040
United States
Coordinates 42°28′22″N 91°6′51″W / 42.47278°N 91.11417°W / 42.47278; -91.11417Coordinates: 42°28′22″N 91°6′51″W / 42.47278°N 91.11417°W / 42.47278; -91.11417
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1966
Principal Pat Meade
Faculty 32
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 280 (2016-2017)
 • Grade 9 59
 • Grade 10 65
 • Grade 11 101
 • Grade 12 55
Color(s) Green and Gold         
Athletics conference WaMaC East
Team name Trailblazers
Newspaper Outpost
Dean of Students/Athletic Director Todd Troutman
Website School Website

Beckman Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Dyersville, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Background

Exterior of the building
Athletic fields

Beckman Catholic High School was founded in 1966 as a consolidated Catholic high school serving several Catholic parishes in and around Dubuque and Delaware County. The school is named after Archbishop Francis J. L. Beckman, sixth bishop of the Dubuque Archdiocese (1930–1946). In recent years, Beckman has been nationally ranked as a top 20 academic U.S. Catholic high school, a top 50 U.S. Catholic high school, and a top 50 Iowa AP high school.[1]

Athletics

Beckman Catholic High School is a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. They have won the following IHSAA State Championships:[2]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Tim Pins. "Beckman High School History". Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  2. ↑ IHSAA. "Iowa High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
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