On May 28, the Class of 2008 attended the Baccalaureate Mass at Lumen Christi followed by a brunch in the CDH Field House hosted by the Parents' Association. Graduation ceremonies were held in the evening at the Cathedral of St. Paul. The Senior Lock In immediately followed. 
Pictured is Ellen Foley (center) with parents, Jane and Jeff. To see more photos from the Baccalaureate Mass and Brunch, click here.
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The highlight of the evening was a video presentation focusing on the values of Cretin-Derham Hall. The festivities included dancing to live music provided by the George Hottinger (’71) Blues Band. “This event was made possible through the combined efforts of many within the CDH community,” said President/Principal Dick Engler. “We thank them and we thank our guests for making it a truly memorable evening.”
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Students, parents, faculty, staff and friends gathered on the evening of May 19, 2008, to recognize and honor individual achievements in this year's senior class, as well as some of the top performing juniors. 
Pictured at left are student council presidents, Bobby Sevenich and Maggie Ring, who received the Student Council Leadership Award. Sevenich also received the Archbishop John Ireland Award. Elizabeth Gleich (r) received the Mother Seraphine Ireland Award. 
Scholarship awards from colleges and universities across the country for members of the Class of 2008 totaled $14,890,154. Congratulations!
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Nine Cretin-Derham Hall student athletes signed National Letters of Intent on February 6, 2008. Included in the group were 
(l to r) Joe Schafer (University of Wisconsin-football); John Nance (University of Minnesota-football); Darrin Joos (Mankato State University-football); Michael Floyd (University of Notre Dame-football); Torres Tillman (Mankato State University-football); Jacob Esch (Georgia Tech-baseball); Clarence Fraser (Mankato State University-football); Shady Salamon (University of Minnesota-football); and Sam Kimbrough (Southwest State University-football). Congratulations!
Click on this link to read the story in the St. Paul Pioneer Press: http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_8190768
Cretin-Derham Hall's 2nd Annual Alternative Advent Fair was held on December 14, 2007, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Commons at CDH. The event featured a number of fair trade items, including Nativity scenes, chocolate, musical instruments, coffee, greeting cards, jewelry, books, toys, posters, candles, ornaments, purses and much more. There were also a number of opportunities for charitable giving. 
"We wanted to give students options for Christmas giving more in keeping with the spirit of Advent," said Lou Anne Tighe, Vice President for Mission. "I believe the students (and the faculty, staff, parents and friends who also attended the event) liked the idea of giving something that was more of an expression of their love for other people than a frenzied accumulation of stuff." 
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The CDH Student Council sponsored a "Celebrate the Dash" Homecoming Carnival on the North Baseball Field on the evening of September 19, 2007. The event was part of Homecoming Week festivities (which included a day devoted to dressing "like it's 1987"), and was the students' way of kicking off the year-long 20-year celebration of the founding of Cretin-Derham Hall. The "Cretin Dash Derham Hall" t-shirt offered for sale at the carnival is sure to become a collectible! A big thank you to the CDH Student Council and the faculty and staff who helped make this event possible. 
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This school year marks the 20-year anniversary of the merger of Cretin and Derham Hall High Schools. The story's in the dash--those years between 1987 and 2007 when a merged school grew to become the largest Catholic high school in the state of Minnesota and a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. 
CDH will be observing this milestone with a number of activities scheduled throughout the school year. On May 17, 2008, a celebration will be held for the entire CDH community, so mark your calendars now. Watch this site and other publications for further information.
Cretin-Derham Hall faculty and staff converged on Mancini's Char House on the evening of August 22, 2007, to kick off the new school year and celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the founding of CDH. Pictured (l to r): Br. Michael Rivers, FSC, Peter Gleich and Julie Quinn-Kiernan. To see more photos from the event, click here.
