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{{Short description|Secondary school in Iowa, United States}}
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| streetaddress           = 3231 West 9th Street
| city                    = [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]]
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| county                  = [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]]
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| grades                  = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
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| conference              = [[North Iowa Cedar League]]
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| established             = 1959
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| enrollment              = 287
| enrollment_as_of        = 2016–17
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'''Columbus High School''' ('''CHS'''), also known as '''Columbus Catholic High School''', is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[secondary school|high school]] in [[Waterloo, Iowa]], United States. It is located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque]] and is part of the Cedar Valley Catholic School system.
== History ==
Columbus High School opened with a class of 406 boys and 431 girls on August 31, 1959, following a three-year fund-raising effort. The school's primary advocate, Father A.A. McAvoy, began directing fundraising efforts in 1956. By 1959, McAvoy's efforts had yielded nearly two million dollars in pledges. In 1958, the cornerstone was blessed by Archbishop [[Leo Binz]].
Father John Paar was named principal later that year and served for 10 years. In 1968, Father Walter Brunkan, the assistant principal, was promoted to principal and remained in that role for over 20 years. In 1991, he was reassigned to St. Mary Catholic Church in [[Greene, Iowa]], and Michael Palmer became the first lay principal. Palmer retired in 1999, and assistant principal Todd Dirth became principal, serving from 1999 until December 2003. John Carlucci served as the interim principal the remainder of that school year, and Richard Caye served as the principal for the 2004/2005 school year. The current principal, Tom Ulses, was appointed in 2005.
The Columbus High School campus now also includes Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Catholic Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8. The middle school was established in August 2012, drawing students from Blessed Sacrament, Sacred Heart and St. Edward elementary schools.
== Athletics ==
The Sailors compete in the [[North Iowa Cedar League]] Conference in the following sports:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northiowacedarleague.org/|title=North Iowa Cedar League|publisher=North Iowa Cedar League|access-date=2020-07-22}}</ref>
*Bowling
*Cross country (boys' and girls')
** Boys' 3-time State Champions (1969, 1971, 1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-XC-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 IHSAA Cross Country State Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref>
*Volleyball
**2017 Class 3A State Champions
*Football
** 3-time State Champions (1976, 1986, 2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-RB-Football-6.9.20.pdf|title=Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-06-09|access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref>
*Basketball (boys' and girls')
**Girls' 1990 State Champions<ref>{{cite web|title=All Time State Tournament Results|url=http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf|publisher=Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|accessdate=15 March 2014|pages=10–17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315072558/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Wrestling
** 2004 Class 2A State Champions<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wrestling-Stat-Book-2020-1.29.20.pdf|title=2020 Wrestling Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-01-29|access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref>
*Track and field (boys' and girls')
*Golf (boys' and girls')
** Boys' 8-time State Champions (1969, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-20-Golf-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2019-2020 Golf Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref>
** Coed State Champions - 1969
*Baseball (boys')
*Softball (girls')
*Soccer (boys' and girls')
** Boys' 2012 Class 1A State Champions<ref>[https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SoccerStatbook.pdf 2020 Soccer Stat Book]</ref>
*Tennis (boys' and girls')
** Boys' 2010 Class 1A State Champions<ref>[https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-20-Golf-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf 2019-20 Golf Stat Book]</ref>
** Girls' 15-time State Champions (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013){{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
==Notable alumni==
* [[Raja Chari]] (born 1977), astronaut
* [[Tim Cordes]], physician<ref>[http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/6313-senior-tim-cordes-makes-history University of Notre Dame, Office of News & Information: Senior Tim Cordes makes history]</ref>
* [[Michael Hogan (academic)|Michael Hogan]] (born 1943), academic and historian
* [[Chris Klieman]] (born 1967), American football coach
* [[Larry Nemmers]] (born 1943), American football official
* [[Ben Sinnott]] (born 2002), American football player
* [[Tracie Spencer]] (born 1976), singer-songwriter, actress and model<ref>[http://people.com/archive/high-school-hit-maker-vol-35-no-19/ People - High School Hit-Maker - May 20, 1991]</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Iowa]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009213619/http://www.cvcatholicschools.org/columbus-catholic-high-school/home Official school website]
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in Iowa]]
[[Category:Private high schools in Iowa]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1959]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Waterloo, Iowa]]
[[Category:Schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in Iowa]]