School History

1884	Sisters of Charity, Dubuque, IA, opened a school in a room at St. Mary's Church.
1898	Father Joseph Kelly built the first school at St. Mary's.
1907	Sacred Heart School opened by Father Culemans and Sister Mary Catherine appointed the first superior.
1926	New grade school and high school built at St. Mary's.
1949	Alleman High School opens and St. Mary's High School becomes a grade school only.
1953	Monsignor J.J. Levan dedicates the newly constructed Sacred Heart Catholic School at 16th Avenue and 14th Street.
1978	Seton Catholic School System established with the merging of St. Mary's and Sacred Heart Schools. K-5th grades housed at Sacred Heart School, 6th - 8th at St. Mary's.
1996	Feasibility study conducted to test for support of a new Seton Junior High building.
1997	$3.65 million capital campaign initiated to build a New Seton Junior High School.
1998	New Seton Middle School Completed and Opened.