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, Roman Catholic high school in Dyersville, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Background

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Beckman Catholic High School was founded in 1966 as a consolidated Catholic high school serving several Catholic parishes in and around

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and Delaware County. The school is named after Archbishop Francis J. L. Beckman, sixth bishop of the Dubuque Archdiocese (1930–1946). In recent years, Beckman has been nationally ranked as a top 20 academic U.S. Catholic high school, a top 50 U.S. Catholic high school, and a top 50 Iowa AP high school.

Feeder schools

Previously Beckman Catholic had a relationship with Archbishop Hennessy Catholic School, the joint parish school of Saints Peter and Paul Church in

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and Saint Boniface Church in New Vienna.

Athletics

Beckman Catholic High School is a member of the

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. They have won the following IHSAA State Championships: * Boys Baseball - 1968, 1986, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2017 * Boys

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- 2015, 2016 * Boys Track and Field - 1997, 1999 * Girls Golf - 1992, 2012, 2015 * Co-ed

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Notable alumni

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, Former All-American and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year for the

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External links

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