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Background

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Beckman High Athletics Field - panoramio

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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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 Petersburg 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, 2023 * Boys Soccer - 2015, 2016 * Boys Track and Field - 1997, 1999 * Boys Golf - Class 2A * Girls Golf - 1992, 2012, 2015

Academics

* Co-ed Speech - 2007 State Champions

Notable alumni

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

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External links

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Notes and references

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