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'''Cretin-Derham Hall High School''' (or '''CDH, or Chemically Dependent High''', as it is commonly known) is a private, co-educational [[Catholic school|Catholic high school]] located in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]]. Located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]], it is co-sponsored by the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|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 is committed to Christian values and academic excellence. Its academic rigor and commitment to service prepare each student for success in both post-secondary education and in life.
'''Cretin-Derham Hall High School''' (or '''CDH, as it is commonly known) is a private, co-educational [[Catholic school|Catholic high school]] located in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]]. Located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]], it is co-sponsored by the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|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 is committed to Christian values and academic excellence. Its academic rigor and commitment to service prepare each student for success in both post-secondary education and in life.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 00:51, 4 November 2007

Cretin-Derham Hall High School
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Location
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St. Paul
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Minnesota

USA
Information
TypePrivate, day
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic Church
Established1871 - Cretin High School
1905 - Derham Hall
1987 - Cretin-Derham Hall
President/PrincipalDick R. Engler
Enrollmentapprox. 1,420
Campus1 campus in a residential neighborhood
Color(s)Purple and Gold
Athletics conferenceSuburban East
MascotRaiders
Websitewww.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 St. 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 is committed to Christian values and academic excellence. Its academic rigor and commitment to service prepare each student for success in both post-secondary education and in life.

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.

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 St. Paul, and truly is not close to any of the SEC schools.

Its chief rival schools are St. Thomas Academy, Woodbury, Eden Prairie, and Henry Sibley

State Championships
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 1 [2007]
Total 17

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].

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 include:

  • Faithful Shepherd Catholic
  • Nativity of Our Lord
  • Highland Catholic
  • Holy Spirit
  • IHM-St. Luke's
  • St. Peter Claver
  • St. Ambrose
  • St. Joseph's
  • St. Mark's
  • St. Matthew's
  • St. Michael's
  • St. Odilia
  • St. Rose
  • Transfiguration
  • St. John the Evangelist

Notable alumni

Derham, Cretin and Cretin-Derham Hall has been attended by several persons of note in its history, including:

References

  1. ^ Cretin-Derham Hall website, History of CDH
  2. ^ a b Forest Lake Times, Cretin-Derham Conference Rejection, February 18, 2004
  3. ^ Minnesota Public Radio, Joe Mauer Bio
  4. ^ NFL Players, Matt Birk Bio
  5. ^ Superior Pics, Josh Hartnett Bio
  6. ^ NASA Biographies, [1]
  7. ^ a b c USA Today, Sports Players from Cretin-Derham Hall, June 28, 2001
  8. ^ HPC News Briefs, James E. Thornton Bio

External links

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