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Kuemper Catholic School System is a private, Roman Catholic PK-12 school in Carroll, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. It includes the elementary/middle school division and Kuemper Catholic High School, held in four buildings.

History

The roots of Kuemper Catholic School go all the way back to 1874 with the Mt. Carmel parish began a small pioneering Catholic school. By 1916, each of the 12 area parishes surrounding Carroll built their own Catholic grade school, and eventually Catholic high schools were also established in Breda, Mt. Carmel, Templeton, and Vail.

Fr. Joseph Kuemper (1855-1923) left his mark and an important legacy on Carroll county's 20th century history.

St. Bernard High School in Breda consolidated into Kuemper High in 1979.

The Christ the King School in Breda, along with the Holy Trinity Catholic grade school, consolidated into Kuemper Catholic System in 2003.

Buildings

The main administrative headquarters of the Kuemper System are on the second floor of the St. Angela Center. The system has four buildings: Holy Spirit Center for kindergarten through grade 3, the third and fourth floors of St. Angela Center for grades 7 and 8, St. Lawrence Center for grades 4–6, and Kuemper High School for grades 9–12. Preschool and optional kindergarten classes are held in the Kuemper High building's first floor although the preschool/kindergarten administration is at Holy Spirit Center. Kuemper High and St. Angela Center are connected to one another.

Athletics

The Knights compete within the Hawkeye 10 Conference and are part of the Iowa High School Athletic Association's class 2A in most sports.

Fall Sports

• Cross Country (boys and girls)
• Football
  • The Knights won the 2013 Class 2A football championship 31–28 over Waukon High School.
• Volleyball

Winter Sports

• Basketball (boys and girls)
• Bowling
• Wrestling

Spring Sports

• Golf (boys and girls)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)

Summer Sports

• Baseball
• Softball

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

Notable alumni

• Nick Nurse (1985) - Philadelphia 76ers head coach and 2019 NBA Champion

Notes and references

1. ^ "When schools close". Carroll Daily Times Herald. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
2. "Education". City of Breda. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
3. "Contact Us". Kuemper Catholic School System. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
4. "2013 State Championship Game Results and Score Updates". Archived from the original on September 16, 2014.
5. "Carroll native Nick Nurse to lead Team Giannis in Sunday's NBA All Star game". Carroll Daily Times Herald. February 14, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

• Kuemper Catholic School System

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City
Bishops	Ordinaries Philip Garrigan Edmond Heelan Joseph M. Mueller Frank H. Greteman Lawrence D. Soens Daniel N. Dinardo R. Walker Nickless Coadjutor Thomas Lawrence Noa
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Epiphany Parishes St. Boniface Church, Sioux City Former parishes St. Patrick's Church, Cedar Saints Peter and Paul Church, Pocahontas Corpus Christi Church, Fort Dodge Sacred Heart Church, Fort Dodge Holy Guardian Angels Church, Roselle St. Casimir Church, Sioux City
Education	Higher education Briar Cliff University K–12 schools Kuemper Catholic School System, Carroll High schools Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona Bishop Heelan Catholic High School, Sioux City Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge St. Mary's High School, Remsen St. Mary's High School, Storm Lake Former high schools Spalding Catholic High School, Granville
Priests	Kevin McCoy Dennis Marion Schnurr
Miscellany	Grotto of the Redemption Sacred Heart Hospital, Le Mars
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