Gehlen Catholic School


Gehlen Catholic School is a PreK-12 Roman Catholic school located in LeMars, Iowa. 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.

History

On May 29, 1952 construction began, and the school's first graduation was held on May 29, 1954.
Spalding Catholic High School merged with Gehlen's high school at the start of the 2013–14 school year. As separate programs, Spalding and Gehlen earned nine Iowa High School Athletic Association baseball championships total.
In 2017 Spalding Catholic closed its middle school, and those students were redirected to Gehlen.