Bishop Garrigan High School

Bishop Garrigan High School
Address
1224 North McCoy Algona, Iowa, (Kossuth County) 50511-1233 United States
Coordinates	43°4′45″N 94°12′49″W / 43.07917°N 94.21361°W / 43.07917; -94.21361Coordinates: 43°4′45″N 94°12′49″W / 43.07917°N 94.21361°W / 43.07917; -94.21361
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1959
President	Lynn Miller
Principal	Christy Peterson
Grades	7–12
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Song	O Garrigan
Athletics conference	North Central Conference
Mascot	Bear
Team name	Golden Bears
Rival	Algona Bulldogs
Athletic Director	Ron Patterson
Website	http://bishopgarrigan.org

Bishop Garrigan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Algona, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City.

Background

The school is named after Bishop Phillip Joseph Garrigan, the 1st Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City. The school was opened in 1959 to serve as a regional high school for 5 parishes. ^[1]

Notable Alumni

Brad Nelson, former MLB player, (Milwaukee Brewers)
Shawn Johnson, Singer, Tonic Sol Fa

External links

Notes and references

↑ BGHS. "A History of Bishop Garrigan High School". Retrieved 2007-05-11.

Diocese of Sioux City

Bishops	Philip Garrigan Edmond Heelan Joseph M. Mueller Frank H. Greteman Lawrence D. Soens Daniel N. Dinardo R. Walker Nickless

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Epiphany Parishes Corpus Christi Church, Fort Dodge St. Boniface Church, Sioux City Former Parishes St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cedar Saints Peter and Paul Church, Pocahontas St. Casimir Church, Sioux City

Education	Higher Education Briar Cliff University High Schools Bishop Garrigan High School, Algona Bishop Heelan Catholic High School, Sioux City Gehlen Catholic High School, Le Mars Kuemper Catholic High School, Carroll St. Edmond High School, Fort Dodge St. Mary's High School, Remsen St. Mary's High School, Storm Lake Spalding Catholic High School, Granville

Priests	Kevin McCoy Dennis Marion Schnurr

Miscellany	Grotto of the Redemption

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