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. Their current high school principal is Pete Haefs and current elementary principal is Andrea Loutsch. 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. Athletics The Jays compete in the following sports in the War Eagle Conference: Cross Country Girls' 1986 Class 1A State Champions Volleyball Football 1995 Class A State Champions Basketball Wrestling Track and Field Boys' 2-time State Champions (1989, 1996) Girls' 3-time Class 1A State Champions (1983, 1994, 2003) Golf Boys' 1998 Class 1A State Champions Soccer Baseball 2-time Class 1A State Champions (1995, 1999) Softball See also List of high schools in Iowa References External links Gehlen Catholic School Private schools in Iowa Private high schools in Iowa Catholic elementary schools in the United States Catholic secondary schools in Iowa Schools in Plymouth County, Iowa Educational institutions established in 1953 1953 establishments in Iowa Private K-12 schools in the United States