Bishop Heelan Catholic High School
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| Address | |
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1018 Grandview Blvd Siouxland Sioux City, Iowa, (Woodbury County) 51103 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′3″N 96°24′23″W / 42.50083°N 96.40639°WCoordinates: 42°30′3″N 96°24′23″W / 42.50083°N 96.40639°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Faith ∙ Knowledge ∙ Values ∙ Service |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1949 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Dan Ryan |
| President | Dr. Jim Tschann |
| Dean | Jay Wright |
| Principal | Chris Bork |
| Chaplain | Fr Shane Deman |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Navy and Vegas Gold |
| Athletics conference | Missouri River Activities Conference |
| Nickname | Crusaders |
| Newspaper | Pride Online |
| Yearbook | The Shield |
| Affiliation | Diocese of Sioux City |
| Website | http://www.bishopheelan.org/ |
Bishop Heelan is a private, Roman Catholic high school that is part of a school system in Sioux City, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. The system includes three PK-8 elementary schools: Holy Cross School, Mater Dei School and Sacred Heart School and Bishop Heelan High School. After Sioux City's Catholic schools combined to become a system in 1998-99, the system took its name from Bishop Heelan High School which is the secondary school of choice after students graduate from elementary school.
The name Bishop Heelan comes from a Bishop who was a champion of education in the early history of the Sioux City Diocese.
In 1938 Bishop Edmond Heelan, second ordinary of the Diocese of Sioux City, envisioned the first interparochial school in the Diocese. The war and lack of materials along with the failing health of Bishop Heelan delayed that vision until 1946 with the arrival of Coadjutor Bishop Thomas Noa. Bishop Noa was quick to recognize the city's need for an educational change. He organized the first meeting with the area pastors about a new school in July of that same year.
On November 24, 1946, following a benediction at Cathedral of the Epiphany, about 1,000 men went to homes seeking pledges for the proposed Catholic High School of Sioux City. The volunteers used the slogan "Give Today for Their Tomorrow", aiming at a goal of $400,000. A month after Bishop Heelan's death Bishop Joseph M. Mueller broke ground for the new structure at the corner of 11th and Douglas Streets.
Serving as executive secretary of the campaign was Msgr. Eugene Kevane, who was later appointed the first principal of Catholic High School. Doors to the new high school opened September 15, 1949 and carried over the rich history and pride given by Cathedral High School for girls and Trinity High School for boys. The 1949-50 enrollment consisted of 142 seniors, 142 juniors, 192 sophomores and 194 freshmen.
Based on the leadership and foresight of Bishop Heelan, Bishop Mueller quickly decided to change the name from Catholic High School to Heelan High School during the 1949-50 school year. Later the name was enhanced to Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in 1983 to clarify the significance of the name.
An athletic field was recommended when the Catholic High School idea was under discussion in 1946. In the months following the initial high school campaign, steps were taken to organize the development of the athletic field as an independent, but parallel, War Memorial project. A Memorial Field Fund was launched and the field was ready when school opened in 1949.
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