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Spalding Catholic High School

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Religious affiliation(s)
  
Roman Catholic

Status
  
Closed

Grades
  
9–12

Phone
  
+1 712-727-3451

Ceased operations
  
May 2013

Established
  
1962

Closed
  
May 2013

Athletics conference
  
War Eagle

Founded
  
1962

Colors
  
Black, Gold

Address
  
521 Broad St, Granville, IA 51022, USA

School types
  
Private school, Mixed-sex education

Similar
  
Hospers Elementary School, Gehlen Catholic Elementa, MOC ‑ Floyd Valley Co

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.

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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).

Athletics

Spalding Catholic was a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. They won the following IHSAA State Championships:

  • 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

  • Dennis Marion Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati, former Bishop of Duluth
  • 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.

    References

    Spalding Catholic High School Wikipedia