Newman Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, in the Diocese of La Crosse.

Background

Newman Catholic was established in 1951. It is the only Catholic high school in

Marathon County Marathon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,013. Marathon County's seat is Wausau. It was founded in 1850, created from a portion of Portage County. At that time the coun ...

. The school has a student–teacher ratio of 20:1.

Notable alumni

* Jack Koltes (class of 1960): Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball *

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(class of 1967):

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for the

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; professor of real estate at the University of Washington * Jerry Petrowski (class of 1968): member of the Wisconsin State Senate, 29th district; former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * John H. Robinson (class of 1973): former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 85th districtJohn H. Robinson, Wisconsin Historical Society

References

External links

Newman Catholic High School website
Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse Catholic secondary schools in Wisconsin Schools in Marathon County, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin Educational institutions established in 1951 Private middle schools in Wisconsin 1951 establishments in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-school-stub