Wahlert High School
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| Wahlert High School |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Type | private/Catholic |
| Affiliation | Mississippi Valley Conference |
| Principal | Donald Sisler |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 2005 Kane Street Dubuque, Iowa USA |
| Colors | Royal, Gold, White |
| Mascot | Golden Eagles |
| Website | www.wahlert.org |
Wahlert High School is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic high school in the city of Dubuque, Iowa. It is one of four high schools located in the city of Dubuque, the other three schools being Central Alternative High School, Hempstead High School and Dubuque Senior High School. Wahlert is the central Catholic high school for the city of Dubuque and surrounding areas. It is the largest Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
Currently, the school houses grades 9 through 12. After the 2005-06 school year the school will also house a middle school, whose facilities are currently under construction, and the school is expected to be open for the next school year. This new school will be named Mazzuchelli Middle School after the pioneer priest Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli. Both schools are part of the Holy Family School System.
[edit] History
During a meeting on June 17, 1955, Archbishop Leo Binz and the pastors of the Dubuque parishes came to the conclusion that new high school facilities were needed to replace existing high school buildings. Such buildings were deteriorating, and would also not meet the demand due to the post-World War II baby boom. It was decided to build a central high school. In July another meeting was held to determine a location for the new high school. Harry Wahlert, who owned the Dubuque Packing Company donated $250,000 towards the construction of a new high school. Area parishes were also asked to contribute to the funding as well. The total cost of construction was approximately $3.25 million dollars.
A fifty acre parcel across from the intersection of Kane and Chaney Streets was selected as the site for the new school. When construction was finished the school measured over 222 thousand square feet. In February 1959 the Archdiocese announced that the school would be named after Harry Wahlert. In August of 1959 the school was officially opened, and the first classes were held in September of that year.
