CDH News

Nine CDH Student Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent

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

Vocation Awareness Day

Cretin-Derham Hall hosted the annual Vocation Awareness Day on January 11, 2008. Sisters, Brothers, priests, lay missionaries and seminarians shared their stories of God's special invitation to religious life with students and staff. Pictured are (l to r) Archbishop John Nienstadt, Sr. Dianne Perry SSND, Fr. David Bohnsack, MCCJ, and Fr. Paul Treacy. To see more photos from the event click here.

CDH Hosts 2nd Annual Alternative Advent Fair

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."

To see more photos from the event, click here.

Diamond Officers Promoted at Ceremony

The 2007-2008 JROTC Diamond Officers were promoted at the annual Diamond Promotions Ceremony held in the Field House at CDH in November, 2007. Leading the Raider Brigade as Cadet Colonel is senior Ryan Miller. Ryan is the son of Julie Countryman '83 and Robert Miller '83. To see more photos from the ceremony, click here.

CDH Girls Swim Team Makes a Splash

The CDH Girls Swim team made history at the Minnesota State Swimming and Diving Championships held in November, 2007. Overall, the girls finished in 3rd place, but took home more 1st place finishes than any other team in the competition. Ninth grader Kiera Janzen won the State Championship in the 100 Yard Freestyle. The Relay team of Katie Spitzmueller, Kiera Janzen, Lauren Weis and Alexa O'Brien won the State Championship in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay. Junior Lauren Weis won the State Championship in both the 200 Yard and 500 Yard Freestyle, breaking the All-Time State Record in both events. Weis is pictured with flowers she received from Kirsten Wengler, a graduate of Hopkins Lindbergh High School, whose 1981 500 Yard Freestyle record was broken by Weis.

Rabbi Michael Cook Makes Presentation at CDH

On October 26, Rabbi Dr. Michael Cook presented "How Jesus Was Jewish" to CDH students, staff and faculty, a history-making event as this was the first time a rabbi scholar with authority in New Testament Studies has addressed a Catholic high school. This event was made possible through the generosity of the Jay Phillips Center for Jewish-Christian Learning at St. John's University and the University of St. Thomas.

Coadjutor Archbishop Nienstedt Celebrates Mass at CDH

Coadjutor Archbishop John C. Nienstedt celebrated Mass at Cretin-Derham Hall on October 9, 2007. Following Mass, he visited a freshman classroom where he entertained questions from the students. Later, he had lunch with some members of the CDH Student Council, including (l to r) Tom Williams, Ian McQuillan, Mary Beth Murray, Bobby Sevenich, Corey Seidel, Carolyn Scorpio and Joe Williams. To see more photos from Archbishop Nienstedt's visit, click here.

Celebrate the Dash Carnival a Big Hit!

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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The Story's in the Dash

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.

Faculty/Staff Usher in 20-Year Celebration

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.