Assumption High School (Iowa)

Assumption High School

Address
1020 West Central Park Avenue Davenport, Iowa, (Scott County) 52804 United States
Coordinates	41°32′45″N 90°35′18″W / 41.54583°N 90.58833°W / 41.54583; -90.58833Coordinates: 41°32′45″N 90°35′18″W / 41.54583°N 90.58833°W / 41.54583; -90.58833
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1958
Principal	Bridget Murphy
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	449 (2013)
Color(s)	Scarlet Red, Black and White
Slogan	One in the Spirit
Athletics conference	Mississippi Athletic Conference
Mascot	Knight
Nickname	Knights
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Newspaper	The Knight Beacon Issues Online
Yearbook	Accolade
Athletic Director	Wade King
Website	http://www.assumptionhigh.org

Assumption High School (AHS) is a Roman Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport in the U.S. state of Iowa. Bridget Murphy is the current principal of Assumption High.

In 1958, AHS opened its doors as a co-institutional facility, with the merger of St. Ambrose Academy and Immaculate Conception Academy.^[2] AHS became coeducational in 1969.

Academics

AHS offers Honors classes, AP classes, and college courses on campus. The majority of the school's upperclassmen take the ACT, and their scores consistently rank above the Iowa and national averages.

Most Assumption students come from Catholic feeder schools, such as St. Paul the Apostle (Panthers), John F. Kennedy (Crusaders), Lourdes, & All Saints (Saints).

Faculty and staff

AHS's faculty is made up of mostly lay teachers with priests and nuns teaching several religion courses. Many hold master's degrees in education or content areas and meet the criteria for the Iowa teaching standards.

Student life and activities

AHS provides activities beyond the classroom. More than two-thirds of the student body participates in at least one sport, and many people join clubs as well.

Athletics

Davenport Assumption participates in the Mississippi Athletic Conference, and athletic teams are known as the Knights. School colors are red and white. The school fields athletic teams in 17 sports, including:

Summer: Baseball, softball.
Fall: Football, volleyball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country and boys' golf.
Winter: Boys' basketball, girls' basketball and wrestling.
Spring: Boys' track and field, girls' track and field, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, girls' golf, boys' tennis and girls' tennis.

Davenport Assumption is classified as a 3A school (Iowa's second-largest tier of high schools), according to the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union; in sports where there are fewer divisions, the Knights are in either the lowest or middle class, depending on the sport (e.g., Class 2A for wrestling and boys' soccer; Class 1A for tennis and girls' soccer). However, Assumption competes in the largest class (Class 4A) for boys' golf. The school is a member of the 10-team Mississippi Athletic Conference (known to locals as the MAC), which comprises schools from the Iowa Quad Cities (Bettendorf, Davenport Central, Davenport North, Davenport West, North Scott, Pleasant Valley), along with Burlington, Clinton and Muscatine high schools.

Many schools consider Davenport Assumption their biggest rivalry.

Successes

Throughout the school's history, Davenport Assumption has enjoyed great success in many of its sports, earning many MAC conference titles and producing all-state athletes that have enjoyed success at the collegiate level and in their careers.

Football has been a sport where the Knights have experienced much long-term success, winning many conference titles since 1990.

More recently, Assumption has won numerous state titles in wrestling, baseball, girls' soccer, girls' track and field, and girls' basketball. The 2008 baseball team won the school's eighth state title in the sport, with standout Willie Argo going on to a successful career at the University of Illinois.

References

↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ Knights in Shining Armor: Assumption High School Silver Anniversary 1958-1983. Davenport: Assumption High School. 1983.

External links

Davenport, Iowa

City and Government	History Central Fire Station Davenport City Hall Davenport Public Library Davenport Register of Historic Properties National Register of Historic Places: Downtown, East, West Neighborhoods Scott County Court House U.S. Court House

Landmarks	Figge Art Museum Modern Woodmen Park Northpark Mall Oakdale Memorial Gardens Outing Club Putnam Museum RiverCenter/Adler Theatre River Music Experience Skybridge Sacred Heart Cathedral Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Education	Davenport Community School District Kaplan University Palmer College of Chiropractic St. Ambrose University Marycrest College Historic District Central High School Mid City High School North High School West High School Assumption High School

Transportation	Davenport Municipal Airport Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge Citibus Crescent Rail Bridge Government Bridge Rock Island Centennial Bridge

Neighborhoods	College Square Cork Hill Crescent Warehouse Hamburg McClellan Heights Prospect Park Riverview Terrace Vander Veer Park West Third Street Village of East Davenport

Parks	Centennial Park Credit Island Duck Creek Park and Golf Course Duck Creek Parkway Emeis Park and Golf Course Indian Springs Park Fejervary Park LeClaire Park Lindsay Park Riverfront Parkway Schuetzen Park Sunderbruch Park Vander Veer Botanical Park Veterans Memorial Park

Other	African Americans Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Bix 7 Road Race Duck Creek Lock and Dam No. 15 Northpark Mall Quad City Air Show

Diocese of Davenport

Bishops	Ordinaries John McMullen Henry Cosgrove James J. Davis Henry P. Rohlman Ralph L. Hayes Gerald F. O’Keefe William E. Franklin Martin J. Amos Auxiliary Edward Howard

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Parishes Church of St. John the Baptist, Burlington St. Paul's Church, Burlington St. Anthony’s Church, Davenport St. Mary’s Church, Davenport Holy Family Parish, Fort Madison St. Patrick's Church, Georgetown St. Mary’s Church, Iowa City St. Patrick's Church, Iowa City Church of All Saints, Keokuk St. Mary of the Visitation Church, Ottumwa St. Mary's Church, Riverside Former Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Bauer Saints Peter and Paul Church, Clear Creek St. Boniface Church, Clinton St. Irenaeus Church, Clinton St. Joseph's Church, Davenport St. Joseph's Church, Fort Madison St. Michael's Church, Holbrook Saints Peter and Paul Church, Solon

Education	Higher Education St. Ambrose University High Schools Assumption High School, Davenport Holy Trinity High School, Fort Madison Notre Dame High School, Burlington Prince of Peace Preparatory, Clinton Regina High School, Iowa City Grade School Lourdes Catholic School, Bettendorf Former Immaculate Conception Academy, Davenport Marycrest College St. Mary’s Academy

Priests	William Lawrence Adrian John George Alleman Ambrose Burke Edward Catich William J. Collins Martin Cone Maurice John Dingman John Flannagan Robert Dwayne Gruss William Hannon Ulrich Hauber Cletus Madsen Carl Meinberg Sebastian Menke Marvin Mottet J. A. M. Pelamourgues Aloysius Schulte William Shannahan Lawrence Donald Soens

Miscellany	Ambrose Hall Henry Kahl House Antoine LeClaire House F.H. Miller House Regina Coeli Monastery Mercy Hospital, Iowa, City Mount Calvary Cemetery, Davenport St. Joseph Hospital, Ottumwa Old St. Mary's Rectory, Iowa City Pacem in Terris Award Selma Schricker House

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Mississippi Athletic Conference

Bettendorf Burlington Clinton Davenport Assumption Davenport Central Davenport North Davenport West Muscatine North Scott Pleasant Valley

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