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| Dowling Catholic High School | |
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1400 Buffalo Road , 50265 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°35′49″N93°43′23″W / 41.597°N 93.723°W /41.597; -93.723 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private,Coeducational |
| Motto | Veritas ∙ Fides ∙ Sapientia (Truth ∙ Faith ∙ Wisdom) |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Established | 1884 |
| Oversight | Diocese of Des Moines |
| President | Dan Ryan |
| Principal | Matt Meendering |
| Faculty | 94.6 (on anFTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,431 (2013-14[1]) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.1[1] |
| Colors | Maroon andWhite |
| Athletics conference | Central Iowa Metro League |
| Nickname | Maroons |
| Rivals | Valley High School |
| Website | www |
Dowling Catholic High School is aCatholicsecondary school inWest Des Moines, Iowa, within theDiocese of Des Moines.
As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,431 students and 94.6 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The school's enrollment was 81.2% White, 4.1% Black, 10.2% Hispanic, 4.4% Asian and 0.1% American Indian / Alaska Native.[1]
It was created in 1972 by the merger of St. Joseph Academy for girls (established in 1884)[2] and Dowling High School for boys (established in 1918 as the Des Moines College boarding school for boys).[3][4]
During the 2003–04 school year, Dowling Catholic High School was recognized with theBlue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by theUnited States Department of Education,[5] the highest award an American school can receive.[6][7]
Total tuition cost for 2018-2019 is $11,176 plus fees. Tuition for students belonging to aCatholic Parish is $7,986 plus fees. Tuition for international students is $12,076 plus fees.[8]
The Maroons hold the record for most team home runs during a championship game with 5 in 2001.[9]
| Baseball State Championships[9] | |||
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| Year | Record | Opponent | Score |
| 1988 | 39–2 | Ames | 9–8 |
| 1989 | 38–5 | Fort Dodge | 8–5 |
| 1999 | 33–13 | Ankeny | 6–1 |
| 2001 | 42–3 | Marshaltown | 13–2 |
| 2011 | 36-7 | Mason City | 6-1 |
| State Boys' Basketball Championships[10] | |||
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| Year | Score | Opponent | |
| 1957 | 69–66 | Waterloo, West | |
| 1979 | 60–57 | Davenport Central | |
Bobby Hansen who later played at theUniversity of Iowa and nine years in the NBA, was on the 1979 state championship team.
| State Cross Country Team Championships[11][12][13][14] | |||
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| Year | Finishes | Score | |
| 2007 | 1-2-6-8-15 | 32 | |
| 2008 | 1-2-9-24-33 | 69 | |
| 2009 | 1-2-11-15-28 | 57 | |
| 2010 | 3-4-14-19-20 | 60 | |
| 2011 | 1-6-14-20-22 | 63 | |
| State Cross Country Team Championship Wins[15] | ||
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| Year | Finishes | Score |
| 1974 | 4-9-10-16 | 39 |
| 1985 | 3-8-15-36 | 62 |
| 2011 | 3-6-12-18-31 | 70 |
| 2012 | 1-6-8-18-27 | 60 |
| 2015 | 1-9-13-17-29 | 69 |
| 2016 | 3-8-13-23-53 | 100 |
| 2018 | 4-7-15-17-29 | 72 |
| 2019 | 2-14-16-17-38 | 87 |
| 2021 | 1-7-9-18-21 | 58 |
| 2022 | 1-5-9-13-23 | 51 |
| 2023 | 3-10-18-19-22 | 72 |
Dowling is the home of the Dowling Catholic Paradigm, one of the largest debate tournaments held by a school. In 2015, Dowling Catholic won 2 state titles for Congressional Debate, 1 for Public Forum debate, and 1 for Lincoln Douglas Debate.
Home games are played at the 9,500 seatValley Stadium in West Des Moines, Williams Stadium, or atDrake Stadium in Des Moines. In 2019, they became the first school in Iowa history to win seven straight Class 4A state championships.
Dowling made the playoffs 17 years in a row beginning in 1985 and ending in 2002 when Dowling missed the playoffs. The school won 36 consecutive games in the 1967 through 1971 graduating class seasons. Dowling won 64 consecutive Metro conference games, a streak lasting from 1968 to 1977. In addition to the 64 metro games Dowling also won 57 consecutive conference games lasting from 1993 to 2002.WDM, Valley is Dowling's primary rival since 1968 when the schools joined the Des Moines Metro Conference.
| State 4-A Football Championships[16] | ||
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| 2000 (13–0) | 35–28 | Bettendorf High (11–2) |
| 2001 (13–0) | 35–15 | Iowa City High (12–1) |
| 2010 (14–0) | 38-31(OT) | Iowa City High (13–1) |
| 2013 (14–0) | 44–13 | Cedar Rapids Xavier (12–2) |
| 2014 (13–1) | 49–14 | Washington High School (13–1) |
| 2015 (13–0) | 41–10 | C. R. Kennedy (13–1) |
| 2016 (12–1) | 23–10 | Iowa City West (10–3) |
| 2017 (12–1) | 35–21 | Iowa City West (12–1) |
| 2018 (11–2) | 22–16 | Cedar Falls (12–1) |
| 2019[17] (12–1)[citation needed] | 21–16 | West Des Moines Valley (12–1) |
| 2025 (12–1) | 27-10 | Iowa City Liberty (11-2) |
The boys' swimming team won four championships, consecutively from 2001 to 2003.[18]
The girls' swim team won their first state title during the 2019 season and second in 2024[19]
| Boys-2A State of Iowa High School Tennis Championships | |||
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| Year | Team Titles/Player Titles | Opponent | Score |
| 1992 | 2A-Team Title | Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School | 5–3 |
| 2001 | 2A-Team Title | Dubuque Senior High School | 5–3 |
| State Wrestling Team Championships | |||
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| Year | Score | ||
| 1975 | 46.5 | ||
| 1978 | 94.5 | ||
| 1984 | 115 | ||
| 1988 | 124.5 | ||
| 1990 | 109.5 | ||
| 1991 | 91 | ||
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The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement.It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve
For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School,the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school.
State Dual Meet, Team, Consecutive Wins: Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines: 136: 1/25/1986 to 1/4/1992
Bob Harlan, former president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers, has watched the longest and most bitter rivalry in the NFL for 37 years. The Des Moines native and West Des Moines Dowling Catholic graduate knows how it began, how it has grown into football legend and what it means to fans on both sides.
After his mother died, Harkin, an altar boy, went to Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines and won a Navy R.O.T.C. scholarship to college.
Graduated from West Des Moines Dowling High School in 1979, graduated University of Iowa in 1983.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title= (help)Matt graduated from Dowling High School in 1984 and earned his B.A. degree from Briar Cliff College in Sioux City in 1988.
The former multi-sport athlete for West Des Moines Dowling Catholic quarterbacked the Maroons' football team to its first state championship in 2000, beating Bettendorf 35-28 in the final.
Karen Maine is an Iowa native, a Dowling Catholic High School graduate and, more recently, the writer and director of "Yes, God, Yes," a movie that recently trended on the Netflix Top 5 nationwide.
But he never raced at the half-mile track, nor has he ever raced on dirt, and his NASCAR career nearly lost out to the National Hockey League. While a student at Dowling Catholic, Annett began pursuing his junior-A hockey career, eventually landing with the Waterloo Black Hawks and enrolling at Waterloo West.
Amara Darboh nearly had to wait until the third day of the NFL Draft to hear his name called. But one team swooped in late to grab him Friday. The former Dowling Catholic wide receiver was selected in the third round of the draft by the Seattle Seahawks, the 106th overall pick and second-to-last pick of the night.
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