ST. COLUMBKILLE HIGH SCHOOL - Revision history

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	In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish.		In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish.

	~~(Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)~~

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Randylyon at 19:35, 18 November 2018

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	[[Image:stcolschool.gif\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Saint Columbkille's School]]ST. COLUMBKILLE HIGH SCHOOL. ~~Successor~~ to [[ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY]]~~. The academy~~ established by the Sisters of the Presentation, preceded the founding of St. Columbkille's parish by eight years. The area was then considered part of the [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] parish.		[[Image:stcolschool.gif\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Saint Columbkille's School]]ST. COLUMBKILLE HIGH SCHOOL. The successor to [[ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY]] established by the Sisters of the Presentation, the high school preceded the founding of St. Columbkille's parish by eight years. The area was then considered part of the [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] parish.

	The school was accredited in 1917. Beginning in 1929, under the leadership of Rev. James J. O'Brien, several significant changes were made in the parish. Father O'Brien established one of the first parish kindergartens in Dubuque with an initial enrollment of twenty-eight students. In 1930 the parish purchased the school and surrounding property from the Sisters for $35,000. The school, renamed St. Columbkille's, was opened free of tuition on September 30, 1930 and made co-ed. The enrollment soon doubled, and an additional $23,992 was spent the same year in remodeling. This proved sufficient until 1957 when enrollment reached eight hundred.		The school was accredited in 1917. Beginning in 1929, under the leadership of Rev. James J. O'Brien, several significant changes were made in the parish. Father O'Brien established one of the first parish kindergartens in Dubuque with an initial enrollment of twenty-eight students. In 1930 the parish purchased the school and surrounding property from the Sisters for $35,000. The school, renamed St. Columbkille's, was opened free of tuition on September 30, 1930 and made co-ed. The enrollment soon doubled, and an additional $23,992 was spent the same year in remodeling. This proved sufficient until 1957 when enrollment reached eight hundred.

Randylyon at 03:21, 19 November 2016

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	Plans were made as early as 1951 for the construction of a new grade school. A parish campaign in 1954 raised $300,000 for the project that began on May 28, 1956. The new school was dedicated by Archbishop [[BINZ, Leo\|Leo BINZ]] on November 22, 1957.		Plans were made as early as 1951 for the construction of a new grade school. A parish campaign in 1954 raised $300,000 for the project that began on May 28, 1956. The new school was dedicated by Archbishop [[BINZ, Leo\|Leo BINZ]] on November 22, 1957.

	The opening of [[WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL]] led to the transfer of the last three classes of students from St. Columbkille's High School in 1959. The building was then remodeled by May 22, 1962, as a junior high school. St. Columbkille's parish donated 8.4 percent, a total of $295,000, toward the $3,500,000 construction costs of the new high school.		The opening of [[WAHLERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL]] led to the transfer of the last three classes of students from St. Columbkille's High School in 1959. The building was then remodeled by May 22, 1962, as a junior high school. St. Columbkille's parish donated 8.4 percent, a total of $295,000, toward the $3,500,000 construction costs of the new high school.

	In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish.		In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish.

Randylyon at 20:11, 28 November 2015

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	The opening of [[WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL]] led to the transfer of the last three classes of students from St. Columbkille's High School in 1959. The building was then remodeled by May 22, 1962, as a junior high school. St. Columbkille's parish donated 8.4 percent, a total of $295,000, toward the $3,500,000 construction costs of the new high school.		The opening of [[WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL]] led to the transfer of the last three classes of students from St. Columbkille's High School in 1959. The building was then remodeled by May 22, 1962, as a junior high school. St. Columbkille's parish donated 8.4 percent, a total of $295,000, toward the $3,500,000 construction costs of the new high school.

	In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish ~~and houses apartments and a day care center~~.		In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish.

	(Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)		(Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)

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[[Image:stcolschool.gif|left|thumb|150px|Saint Columbkille's School]]ST. COLUMBKILLE HIGH SCHOOL. Successor to [[ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY]]. The academy established by the Sisters of the Presentation, preceded the founding of St. Columbkille's parish by eight years. The area was then considered part of the [[ST. RAPHAEL'S CATHEDRAL]] parish.

The school was accredited in 1917. Beginning in 1929, under the leadership of Rev. James J. O'Brien, several significant changes were made in the parish. Father O'Brien established one of the first parish kindergartens in Dubuque with an initial enrollment of twenty-eight students. In 1930 the parish purchased the school and surrounding property from the Sisters for $35,000. The school, renamed St. Columbkille's, was opened free of tuition on September 30, 1930 and made co-ed. The enrollment soon doubled, and an additional $23,992 was spent the same year in remodeling. This proved sufficient until 1957 when enrollment reached eight hundred.

Plans were made as early as 1951 for the construction of a new grade school. A parish campaign in 1954 raised $300,000 for the project that began on May 28, 1956. The new school was dedicated by Archbishop [[BINZ, Leo|Leo BINZ]] on November 22, 1957.

The opening of [[WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL]] led to the transfer of the last three classes of students from St. Columbkille's High School in 1959. The building was then remodeled by May 22, 1962, as a junior high school. St. Columbkille's parish donated 8.4 percent, a total of $295,000, toward the $3,500,000 construction costs of the new high school.

In 2009 the building was owned by St. Columbkille Parish and houses apartments and a day care center.

(Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)

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[[Category: Academies]]