Type Private, Coeducational Established 1960 Principal Tony Adams Phone +1 641-423-6939 Founded 1960 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Oversight Archdiocese of Dubuque Grades 9–12 Number of students 175 (2015) Colors Cardinal, White | |
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Address 2445 19th St SW, Mason City, IA 50401, USA Similar Mason City High School, Clear Lake High School, Clear Creek Elementa, Lincoln Elementary School, Mason City Special Education | ||
Newman Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Mason City, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque.
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Background
Originally, Newman Catholic was built as Central Catholic High School to serve several parishes in the North Iowa area. Newman Catholic High School was established in 1960 with guidance of Rev. William Powers. Newman is one of two high schools in Mason City, the other being the public Mason City High School.
Newman Catholic High School is connected to Newman Catholic Middle School, Newman Catholic Elementary School and Newman Catholic Daycare. This one building is a part of a campus with a track, football field, baseball diamond and softball diamond.
History of Principals
1960-1967 Fr. Norman White
1967-1970 Fr. Donald Hawes
1970-1978 Fr. John McClean
1978-1981 Fr. Ken Gehling
1981-1991 Fr. Wayne Ressler
1991-1991 Fr. Kopacek
SR. Walter Marie
Mr. Don Greenlee
-1999 Mrs. Vicki Steil
1999-2007 Mr. Mike Kavars
2007-Current Mr. Tony Adams
Athletics
Newman has a wide variety of athletic programs for students to participate in. These programs include football, volleyball, cross country, football cheerleading, competition cheer, girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball wrestling, dance team, basketball cheerleading, wrestling cheerleading, girls’ track, boys’ track, girls’ golf, boys’ golf, baseball, and softball, all of which compete as the Knights. Participation in sports such as tennis, swimming, hockey and soccer, which Newman does not offer, is available through cooperation with the Mason City Public High School. Newman is a participant in the Top of Iowa Conference.
The football team was 12-2 in 2009 only to lose the state championship to Southern Cal Lake City 28-27.
The boys golf team has won 5 State Championships and has been a consistent participant in the 1A state tournament.
The girls’ basketball team reached a new level in the 2008-2009 season in becoming the first girls’ basketball team in school history to make it to the state tournament.
The wrestling program is also quite strong, regularly sending wrestlers to the state tournament in Des Moines.
The baseball team has won conference championships each year consecutively for the last 38 years, first in the Iowa Star Conference, then continuing the streak in the North Iowa Conference, and then the Top of Iowa Conference on the East side. The baseball team has also made an appearance at the state tournament in 14 of the last 16 years and 9 times consecutively as well as making the state semifinals each of those 9 years (as of 2016). The Knights won their fifth State Title in 2015. with senior Joey Verstegen throwing a no hitter in the championship game. They are led by coach Tony Adams, who was named 1A Coach of the Year by the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association in 2002, 2009, 2013 and 2015. Coach Alex Bohl (N'05) became a Co-Head Coach with Coach Adams in 2015 and also received the 2015 Coach of the Year award.
Team State Championships: 1979 Cross Country, Boys Golf 1994 - Coach Randy Fischels, Boys Golf 1995 - Coach Randy Fischels, Baseball 1998 - Coach Gary Nyhus, Baseball 2002 - Coach Tony Adams, Boys Golf 2004 - Coach Randy Fischels, Boys Golf 2007 - Coach Curt Bonzer, Cheerleading 2009, Boys Golf 2009 - Coach Curt Bonzer, Baseball 2009 - Coach Tony Adams, Cheerleading 2010, Cheerleading 2011, Boys Golf 2011 - Coach Curt Bonzer, Baseball 2013 - Coach Tony Adams, Baseball 2015 - Coach Tony Adams/Alex Bohl, Dance 2015 - Coach Tina Wihlm.
Service Program
Newman Catholic requires its students to complete 50 hours of service before graduation. This program is based on a four-year student, requiring 12.5 hours of service a year (6.25 hours a semester) to reach the mandatory 50 hours. The purpose of this program is to “Promote a spirit of Christian service among the students and challenges them to use their gifts, talents, and time for the service of others," (Veselis). There are many opportunities for students to complete their hours through school or church sponsored events, such as God’s Portion Day or parish festivals. Students cannot be paid for their service and the work they do must be outside their normal household chores. This program is widely supported because of the opportunity it gives students “to put their faith into action by selflessly involving themselves in a variety of the service projects which benefit the school, the Church, and community,” (Veselis).