Duchesne High School (Missouri)

Duchesne High School
Address
2550 Elm Street St. Charles, Missouri, 63301  United States
Coordinates	38°47′52″N 90°30′1″W / 38.79778°N 90.50028°W / 38.79778; -90.50028Coordinates: 38°47′52″N 90°30′1″W / 38.79778°N 90.50028°W / 38.79778; -90.50028
Information
Type	Private, Secondary, Coeducational, College Preparatory School
Motto	Educating mind, body and spirit as one
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1924
President	Terry Gravemann
Principal	Fritz Long
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	510  (2010-11)
Average class size	21
Student to teacher ratio	12:1
Color(s)	Royal Blue and White
Athletics conference	Gateway Athletic Conference (GAC) - North
Mascot	Pioneers
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Newspaper	'The Pioneer'
Yearbook	'Cor Duchesne'
Tuition	$7,645 (2010-11)
Dean of Students	Kurt Clodius
Athletic Director	David Thurmer
Website	http://www.duchesne-hs.org

Duchesne High School is a small private school, Roman Catholic high school in St. Charles, Missouri. 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.

Athletics

Duchesne is a founding member of the Gateway Athletic Conference and a member of the Missouri High School Activities Association.

Varsity teams have earned 76 conference titles, 87 district titles, have made 56 appearances in the state final four (as of 2009) and have captured 10 state championships.^{[citation needed]} The girls soccer team won the tenth state title in school history in 2009 as well as the conference and district titles.^[2]

The following teams are available to Duchesne students:

• 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
• Football (Men) - Freshman, Junior Varsity and 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

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.
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.
Amen.

• This prayer is said every morning to begin the school day. The leader reads the first segment and the whole student body joins in at "Each of us..."

External links

• School Website
• Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA)

References

1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ DCHS. "St. Joe News". http://www.stjoenews.net/news/2009/jun/07/smithville-falls-duchesne-soccer-title-game/?sports. Retrieved 2007-05-11. 
3. ^ DCHS. "Duchesne High School History". Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20071022124029/http://www.duchesne-hs.org/history.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-11.