Cathedral High School (New Ulm, Minnesota)
Encyclopedia
Cathedral High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in New Ulm, Minnesota
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm
.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. NMSC is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. Scholarships awarded through the program are underwritten by NMSC’s own funds and approximately 500 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. Less than 1% of each state's high school seniors qualify as semifinalists. Only 350 students from Minnesota representing 25% of the high schools in the state have been named National Merit Semifinalists. There are 16,000 semifinalists nationwide annually.
Eighteen Cathedral High School seniors in the past sixteen years have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Cathedral High School students surpassed state of Minnesota students and students in the USA in all four areas of the ACT test - English, Math, Reading, and Science. The national ACT average composite score was 21.1; the average state of Minnesota score was 22.6; the average Cathedral High School score was 23.9. This is 2.8 points above the national and 1.3 points above the state scores.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm
Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm
The Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on November 18, 1957, by Pope Pius XII. On July 14, 2008, John M. LeVoir was appointed as Bishop of New Ulm.The past bishops of the diocese are:...
.
Background
Cathedral High School is part of New Ulm Area Catholic Schools and traces its roots back to 1872.Academic Assessment
National Academic Program Honors Cathedral High School StudentsThe National Merit Scholarship Corporation program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. NMSC is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. Scholarships awarded through the program are underwritten by NMSC’s own funds and approximately 500 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. Less than 1% of each state's high school seniors qualify as semifinalists. Only 350 students from Minnesota representing 25% of the high schools in the state have been named National Merit Semifinalists. There are 16,000 semifinalists nationwide annually.
Eighteen Cathedral High School seniors in the past sixteen years have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Cathedral High School students surpassed state of Minnesota students and students in the USA in all four areas of the ACT test - English, Math, Reading, and Science. The national ACT average composite score was 21.1; the average state of Minnesota score was 22.6; the average Cathedral High School score was 23.9. This is 2.8 points above the national and 1.3 points above the state scores.
Sports
New Ulm Cathedral High School is a part of the Tomahawk Conference| Sport | Section Championships | State Championships |
|---|---|---|
| Football | 1974, 1985, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 | 2010 |
| Volleyball | - | - |
| Dance Team | 2005, 2007 | 2000 |
| Boys' Basketball | 1946, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1999 | - |
| Girls' Basketball | - | - |
| Baseball | 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 2005, 2008, 2009 | 1964, 2005 |
| Softball | 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007 |