Cretin-Derham Hall High School
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| Cretin-Derham Hall High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | |
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| Religion | Catholic Church |
| President/Principal | Dick R. Engler |
| Enrollment |
approx. 1,420 |
| Type | Private, day |
| Campus | 1 campus in a residential neighborhood |
| Athletics conference | Suburban East |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Established | 1871 - Cretin High School 1905 - Derham Hall 1987 - Cretin-Derham Hall |
| Homepage | www.cretin-derhamhall.org |
Cretin-Derham Hall High School (or CDH, as it is commonly known) is a private, co-educational Catholic high school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, it is co-sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Cretin High School was named for Joseph Crétin, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, while Derham Hall High School was named for Hugh Derham, a Minnesotan farmer who donated money to start an all girls Catholic boarding school. The school describes itself as committed to "Christian values" and "academic excellence." It claims its "academic rigor" and "commitment to service" prepare each student for success in both post-secondary education and in life.
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[edit] History
Cretin High School was founded as a secondary school for boys in 1871 by the Christian Brothers[1]. Derham Hall was established by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1905 as a college preparatory school for girls. In 1987, the two merged to become CDH, "Cretin-Derham Hall," a co-educational institution.
[edit] Athletics
Cretin-Derham Hall is part of the Suburban East Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. Prior to joining the Suburban East Conference Cretin-Derham Hall played in the Saint Paul City Conference for twenty six years, until they were asked to leave in the 2002-2003 season.[2] After being turned down by nine other metro conferences,[2] and being forced to play the 2003-2004 season as an independent team, the Minnesota State High School League finally had to step in and recommend that Cretin-Derham Hall be placed in the Suburban East Conference, one of the conferences that initially turned them down. Then they were accepted in the year 2004 and began playing in this conference in 2005. In 2005-2006 season, the Cretin-Derham Hall Varsity Hockey team placed first in the Minnesota High School State Hockey Tournament
| “ | Cretin-Derham Hall's 2003-04 enrollment for grades 10-12 is 985 compared to Hastings' 1,380, the SEC's smallest school. Stillwater, the largest SEC school has an enrollment of 2,235. In terms of geography, Cretin-Derham Hall is located in Saint Paul, and truly is not close to any of the SEC schools. | ” |
Its chief rival schools are St. Thomas Academy, Woodbury, Eden Prairie High School, and Henry Sibley High School
[edit] Arts
Cretin-Derham Hall additionally has a strong arts program both in terms of co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities. The Cretin-Derham Hall theatre department has achieved first place in the Minnesota State High School League One Act Competition although the school no longer participates. [2] In the summer of 2005 the theatre department was one of about 20 schools invited to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. This invitation was "based on their most recent bodies of work, awards, community involvement, philosophies, and recommendations" [3].
[edit] Feeder School Patterns
While certain exceptions definitely exist, the traditional feeder schools have been K-8 Catholic grade schools of Saint Paul and surrounding areas. Such schools are:
- Nativity of Our Lord
- Highland Catholic
- Holy Spirit
- IHM-St. Luke's
- St. Joseph's
- St. Mark's
[edit] Notable alumni
Derham, Cretin and Cretin-Derham Hall has been attended by several persons of note in its history, including:
- Jim Kowalski - Entrepreneur, owner of Kowalski's Market's
- Kate Millet - Author, Sexual Politics
- Joe Mauer - Catcher, Minnesota Twins[5]
- Matt Birk - Center, Minnesota Vikings[6]
- Josh Hartnett - Hollywood actor[7] (non-alumnus)
- Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper - Astronaut, assisted in initial reassembly of the International Space station with NASA [8]
- Paul Molitor - Baseball Hall of Famer[9]
- Steve Walsh - Former NFL quarterback[9]
- Chris Weinke - Quarterback, 2000 Heisman Trophy Winner[9]
- James E. Duffy Jr - Justice on the Hawaii Supreme Court (term 2003-2013)
- James E. Thornton - Computer pioneer, helped engineer Control Data Corporation's first super computer with Seymour Cray and William Norris[10]
- Tim Tschida - Umpire, Major League Baseball
- Mark Wegner - Umpire, Major League Baseball
- George Sweeney - Umpire, American League (1979)
- Chris Coleman - Mayor, Saint Paul, MN (2006-Present)
- Ryan Harris - NFL Offensive Lineman (Denver Broncos 2007 Draft Pick)
- Corbin Lacina - Guard, Minnesota Vikings
- Jack Hannahan - Major League Baseball player with the Oakland Athletics
- Ryan McDonagh - 12th overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft
- Michael Runyon- Owner of Caspers and Runyons Nook and Caspers and Runyons Shamrocks an Irish Nook
- Ted Casper- Owner of Caspers and Runyons Nook and Caspers and Runyons Shamrocks an Irish Nook
[edit] References
- ^ Cretin-Derham Hall website, History of CDH
- ^ a b Forest Lake Times, Cretin-Derham Conference Rejection, February 18, 2004
- ^ Not an official Minnesota State High School League sport
- ^ Not an official Minnesota State High School League sport
- ^ Minnesota Public Radio, Joe Mauer Bio
- ^ NFL Players, Matt Birk Bio
- ^ Superior Pics, Josh Hartnett Bio
- ^ NASA Biographies, [1]
- ^ a b c USA Today, Sports Players from Cretin-Derham Hall, June 28, 2001
- ^ HPC News Briefs, James E. Thornton Bio
[edit] External links
| State Championships | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross Country Running, Boys | 1 | 1975 |
| Football | 1 | 1999 | |
| Winter | Hockey, Boys | 1 | 2006 |
| Basketball, Girls | 1 | 1999 | |
| Basketball, Boys | 2 | 1991, 1993 | |
| Spring | Baseball | 11 | 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007 |
| Ultimate Frisbee[3] | 2 | 2004, 2007 | |
| Total | 23 | ||
