Duchesne High School (Missouri)
| Duchesne High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2550 Elm Street St. Charles, Missouri 63301 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, secondary, coeducational, college preparatory school |
| Motto | Educating mind, body and spirit as one |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1924 |
| President | Charles Nolan |
| Principal | Fritz Long |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 510 (2010-11) |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Archdiocesan Athletic Association (AAA) |
| Mascot | Pioneers |
| Rival | St. Dominic High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Pioneer |
| Yearbook | Cor Duchesne |
| Tuition | $9,250 (2014-15) |
| Dean of students | Kurt Clodius |
| Athletic director | Debi Westhues Turner |
| Website | http://www.duchesne-hs.org |
Duchesne High School is a small private school, Roman Catholic high school in St. Charles, Missouri, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The name commemorates St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, whose pioneering spirit was the driving force behind her missionary work throughout the region. Duchesne is classified as a regional high school by the Archdiocese of St. Louis, which means that certain parishes are "assigned" to this school as the primary areas served.
Duchesne High School was established as St. Peter High School in 1924. It was originally a two-year commercial high school, but became a four-year school in 1929. The school moved to its current location in 1956 and was renamed Duchesne Catholic High School.
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Athletics
Duchesne is a member of the Archdiocesan Athletic Association (AAA) and a member of the Missouri High School Activities Association (MHSAA).
Varsity teams have earned 76 conference titles, 87 district titles, have made 56 appearances in the state final four (up to 2009) and have won 10 state championships.[citation needed] The girls' soccer team won the 12 state title in 2014 for the second year in a row as well as the conference and district titles.[2]
The following teams are available to Duchesne students:
- American football (men) - freshman, junior varsity and varsity
- Baseball (men) - freshman, junior varsity and varsity
- Basketball (men & women) - freshman, junior varsity and varsity
- Cheerleading (women) - junior varsity and varsity
- Cross Country (men & women) - junior varsity and varsity
- Danceline (women) - varsity
- Golf (men & women) - junior varsity and varsity
- Soccer (men & women) - freshman, junior varsity and varsity
- Softball (women) - junior varsity and varsity
- Swimming (women) - varsity
- Tennis (men & women) - junior varsity and varsity
- Track & Field (men & women) - junior varsity and varsity
- Volleyball (women) - freshman, junior varsity and varsity
- Volleyball (men) - junior varsity and varsity
- Ultimate frisbee (men & women) - varsity
Duchesne also has a championship hockey team but it is operated separately from the other interscholastic sports offered. [3]
Prayer to St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
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Philippine Duchesne,
You were a pioneer woman, called to join a pioneer endeavor - to explore, to begin, to expand the educational frontiers of a new world.
Amen.
Each of us, as a Duchesne Pioneer, asks that, through your intercession, we be able to face our 'frontiers' and meet the challenge of being 'pioneers.' As boundaries appear before us, help us to step gently over despair and fashion a resurrection realm, a hope-hallowed world.
Help us follow your model, as we strive for a world which we cannot explain, risk our lives to find new life, challenge social patterns which give false comfort, enter the Heart of the One who is Beginning and End, share in the restlessness of the Spirit, and become instruments of peace.
This prayer is said every Monday morning to begin the school week. The leader reads the first segment and the whole student body joins in at "Each of us..."
Notable alumni
- Tom Heintzelman, former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants)
- Brandon Joyce, former UFL and CFL player
- Tara Osseck, Miss Missouri 2009, and Miss America 2010 contestant
- Scott T. Rupp, Missouri State Senator since 2006 and Missouri State Representative from 2003-2006.
