Cathedral High School (New Ulm, Minnesota) Explained

Cathedral High School
Streetaddress:600 North Washington Street
Zipcode:56073-1896
Country:United States
Coordinates:44.3172°N -94.4686°W
Teaching Staff:47.8 (2017–18)
Ratio:13.9 (2017–18)
Athletics Conference:Tomahawk Conference[1]
Motto:Sit laus Deo
Nickname:Greyhounds
Colors: Burgundy and white
Enrollment:Approximately 200 (2023–24)

Cathedral High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm.

History

Cathedral High School is part of New Ulm Area Catholic Schools and traces its roots back to 1872, and opened in 1919 after the local parochial school added a secondary school class.[2] [3] A new school building was constructed in 1920.

Throughout its history, the school has undergone three name changes; Catholic High School of New Ulm in 1919, Holy Trinity High School in 1937, and renamed Cathedral High School in 1963.[4]

In the 1960s, the school had about 400 students.[5] The school worked with the local school district to have students take some courses in the New Ulm public school system.[6]

Athletics

The school baseball team is known for winning the 1951 Catholic state championship.[7] They also earned a trip to the Minnesota State Tournament in 2021, and winning 3rd place at state in 2022.The school Robotics program has managed to send teams the world championship three times.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSHSL . www.mshsl.org . Minnesota State High School League . November 16, 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: NUACS Welcome . 2007-05-11 . HS . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006232800/http://www.nuacs.com/welcome.html . 2007-10-06 . dead .
  3. Web site: 15 New Teachers in Local Schools. 20 August 1919. New Ulm Review.
  4. Web site: Cathedral High School 'still going strong' after 100 years. 2019-09-19. The Free Press. Goodrich. Kristine.
  5. Web site: New Ulm Schools Reject Catholic Shared Time Request.
  6. Web site: New Ulm to share more schools with Catholics. 20 March 1968.
  7. Web site: State title no fluke for CHS. 28 May 1951.
  8. News: Off the Record: New Ulm getting its chance in front of the camera in March . Kevin . Sweeney . November 30, 2017 . . 6 December 2023 .