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Leaders…Contributors…Stewards Welcome to Marquette Catholic Schools where our mission is encouraging lifelong learning that challenges and empowers students to become academically-driven leaders; independent, responsible contributors; and active stewards of the Christian faith.
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1868 St. Joseph’s Elementary was established by laymen in
1868. German-speaking children were taught.
1878 Three LaCrosse Franciscans succeeded the lay teachers in 1878.
They began with two classrooms and more than one hundred pupils.
Children who lived a distance from the school were boarders with
the Sisters.
1900 At the turn of the century, the seventy-five-cents per month
tuition was discontinued. Henceforth, the parish would pay all
school expenses.
1913 The frame four-room high school building constructed in 1886
was enlarged in 1913, used as a grade school, and razed in 1930 to
make room for a new elementary and high school building dedicated
that year.
1957 Toward the end of the 1950’s a movement to provide better
education opportunities for the Catholic high school age students
resulted in a number of consolidations in thest joes flowers
Dubuque Archdioceses. On July 3, 1956, pastors of the parishes
surrounding St. Joseph’s, Bellevue, held a preliminary meeting to
discuss the concept of a central Catholic high school to be opened
in the fall of 1957. The official incorporation of Marquette
Catholic School became effective on September 25, 1956. Overseeing
the corporation were Archbishop Leo Binz, Monsignor George Biskup
as Archdiocesan Vicar General, Father Frederick C. Bahning as
Executive Coordinator and two laity Matthew Manders of Bellevue and
Reinhold Steines, Sr. of Springbrook. The initial members of the
Council of Administration included the pastors of Sts. Peter and
Paul’s, Springbrook, St. John’s, Andrew, St. Joseph’s, Bellevue,
St. Catherine’s, St. Donatus, St. Peter’s, Sabula and Sacred Heart,
Green Island. January 17, 1957, St. Joseph’s parish made available
lot 451, formally part of the playground of St. Joseph’s School,
for the site of Marquette 1957the Marquette building. A one story,
brick and glass structure of simple design was planned. Ground was
broken for the new building in April 1957. Construction of
Marquette Catholic School was completed by October 1957 at a total
cost of $199,523. Archbishop Leo Binz dedicated and blessed
Marquette Catholic School before a large crowd of parishioners,
students, and local dignitaries on October 27, 1957. The first
faculty at the Marquette High School were comprised of Archdiocesan
priests and the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of La
Crosse, Wisconsin. Father Frederick C. Bahning of St. Joseph’s,
Bellevue and Father William J. Tiedeman were full-time teachers and
Father Richard R. Krapfl of St. Catherine’s, Father Peter M. Graff
of St. Donatus and Father Ivan J Boyd of St. Peter’s, Sabula and
Sacred Heart, Green Island were part-time teachers. marquette high
schoolSister Mary Georgiana Blum was named the first principal of
Marquette. Sister Mary Gerardine Bos, Sister Mary Maristelle
Massman, Sister Mary Jolene Heue, Sister Mary Rosannita Menke and
Sister Mary Edna Wagner made up the rest of the faculty. Enrollment
at Marquette varied greatly through the years. One hundred
eighty-nine were enrolled the include Holy Rosary parish. As a
result, enrollment at Marquette Catholic School increased to 266
and two lay teachers first year. When the Holy Rosary High School
in LaMotte closed in 1965, the Marquette Corporation was
reorganized to include Holy Rosary parish. As a result, enrollment
at Marquette Catholic School increased to 266 and two lay teachers
and three religious sisters were added to the faculty. The highest
enrollment recorded at Marquette Catholic School was 318 students
in 1972 New St. Joes
1964 A ten room building was added in 1964 for use by the
elementary school.
1973 St. Joseph’s Elementary School became part of the consolidated
K-12 school, Bellevue Area Catholic Consolidated School, in
1973.
1988 A new pitched roof was added to the school during the summer
of 1988. A gable was also added to the north Marquette 1988
1996 On December 10, 1996, the Marquette Educational Center (MEC)
opened its doors. The gymnasium is part of the Lynch Auditorium,
which is named after Fr. Mick Lynch, and includes a stage and four
locker rooms. Fr. Mick Lynch, a former principal and a long-time
Marquette supporter, along with his father, matched 10% of the
money raised by the end of 1998, up to $1,000,000. The new center
also features an ICN – Iowa Communications Network room that allows
students to attend college accredited courses via video
conferencing. The capital campaign, named Commitment to Our Future,
raised $900,000 with major support from the community as a whole.
Prism, of Keiler, Wisconsin, was the general contractor with help
from over fifty students and parents.doors to enhance the
appearance of the front entrance.
2003 Marquette Catholic School and St. Joseph’s Elementary School
together formed the Bellevue Area Catholic School System which was
renamed the Marquette Catholic School System in 2003.
2014-2015 Marquette Schools have embarked on an
aggressivethree-phase building project in coordination with
Saint Joseph's Parish. Phase one, a new state-of-the-art high
school builing was completed in the summer of 2015. Phase
two, razing of the "old Saint Joseph's High School" building also
was completed in the summer of 2015. Marquette schools are
now entering into phase three of the project, which consists of
constructing a new building which will house offices, a parish
center, a practice gymnasium, cafeteria, and storage areas.
Phase three will also see all buildings on campus connected.
How much does Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12 cost?
Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12's tuition is approximately $1,560 for private students.
What sports does Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12 offer?
Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12 offers 12 interscholastic sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheering, Cross Country, Dance, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field and Volleyball. Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12 is ranked as one of the top 20% of private schools in Iowa for most sports offered.
What is Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12's ranking?
Grades: PK-12 | 222 students31.2 miles 312 S 4th St Clinton, IA 52732 (563) 242-1663
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School Reviews
55/17/2016
Marquette Catholic Schools have been a blessing to myself and my family. The education provided is second to none, and the passion of the teachers is amazing! The sports programs are all unbelievable and it is so much fun watching the teams make it to State in all sports year after year. It has a wonderful variety of extra-curricular opportunities and develops your child into a well-rounded person. This school offers Christ-centered learning at it's best!
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