Welcome to Newman Catholic School

Fall sports have begun... 

Volleyball had their first tournament this past Saturday at Ventura and will play Tuesday, August 31 against Osage.  That game will be played at home and begins at 6:00 PM.

Cross Country has their home tournament TODAY, August 31, 2010.  17 teams will participate in the Newman Open that will be run on the Mercy West Campus starting at 4:00 PM. 

Newman's football team has shown success already with two decisive wins and is now one of the #1 rated teams in their division.  They will play at home against St. Ansgar on Friday, September 3 at 7:00 PM.  The mini cheerleaders will also perform at that game. 

Come and support the Newman teams!

The annual Newman's Spaghetti Supper will be hosted on Saturday, October 23rd, from 5-7pm, to kick off the "On the Road for Education Marathon" to be held onSunday, October 24th. Ours is one of the few certified marathon events in Iowa.  Now in its 12^th year, the annual race, with a reputation for its beautiful flat course that trails throughout the Lime Creek Nature Center, along the Winnebago River, beside the cornfields of North Iowa, throughout the historic downtown and numerous Mason City neighborhoods, has grown to include both full and half marathon races.  Certified by the United States Track and Field in 2002, this race has been attracting runners hoping to get that last chance to qualify for the prestigious Boston Marathon. Please visit www.ontheroad4edu.org to learn more or to register to run.

This year the 16th annual God's Portion Day will be held on Sunday, November 7th. We are pleased to announce our Chairs for God's Portion Day 2010; Mark Bertsch, Debbie Potthoff and Dawn Merrick!  These names and faces should be familiar to many of you, as they are part of the Newman faculty and staff as well as being Newman parents themselves.

Mark has been with the Newman school system since 1979, in several capacities - high school PE teacher and head wrestling coach as well as assistant football & baseball coach.  Mark and his wife Deb's children are Carrie (N'02) and Matt (N'11).

Debbie Potthoff, her husband Eric, and children Heidi (N'07) and Thomas (N'10) moved to Mason City in 2006. Debbie began teaching high school English at Newman in March of 2008.

Dawn Merrick has been employed in the elementary caféteria since 2007.  Dawn and her husband James have a daughter Meagan (N'13).

The Committee Chairs are as follows:

Marathon: Gary Schmit and Tom Dunn

Live Auction: Tony & Theresa Johnson and Bob Platts

Silent Auction: Kim & Joe Gaubatz, Michelle & John Arp and Patti Olson

Breakfast: Amy & Jeff Lampman and Sheila & Pat Allison

Cantina: Dave Barnes Jr.

10K Raffle: Susan & David Ruen

Large Item Raffle: Amy & Randy Haskins

Alumni Raffle: Ann Morse

Class Baskets: Maureen Leighty and Vickie Lau

Kids Fun Alley: Gina Friederich, Christine Friederich and Julie Udelhofen

Bake Sale: Nancy Mariner

Please thank these individuals when you see them, and consider volunteering to help with any of these committees, as well as the Set-up/Clean-up committee.  Call the Development office at 423-6638 for more information or to volunteer.

We are accepting donations for the Silent and Live Auction, items can be brought or mailed to the Newman office, or call 641-423-6638 if you need us to pick them up. Some donation ideas are: games/party for a group, gift baskets, travel/vacation/hotel packages, tickets to theatre/sports events, sports equipment, electronic equipment, service certificates for cleaning, painting, babysitting, etc., art work, furniture, household accents.

Please call us with your item description by September 15th to have them listed in the printed catalog.

It has been suggested to have our God's Portion Day auction available online for those of our out-of-town alumni, family and friends that might be Interested in bidding on items during the live auction on November 7th.  There are fees associated with this capability, so we would like to get your input ~ is there any interest in this being offered?  Please email us at:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - or call us at - 641-423-6638 to let us know if you would want this offered.

Thank you for your support of these events, we couldn't do it without all of you!

Sue Platts, Development Marketing Coordinator