Cathedral High School (New Ulm, Minnesota)
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New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm ( ) is a city and the county seat of Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,120 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located on the triangle of land formed by the confluence of the Minnesota River a ...
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History

Cathedral High School is part of New Ulm Area Catholic Schools and traces its roots back to 1872, and opened in 1919 after the local parochial school added a secondary school class. A new school building was constructed in 1920. Throughout its history, the school has undergone three name changes; Catholic High School of New Ulm in 1919, Holy Trinity High School in 1937, and renamed Cathedral High School in 1963. In the 1960s, the school had about 400 students. The school worked with the local school district to have students take some courses in the New Ulm public school system.In 2022 Brody Kirschtine graduated from CHS.


Athletics

The school baseball team is known for winning the 1951 Catholic state championship. They also earned a trip to the Minnesota State Tournament in 2021, and winning 3rd place at state in 2022. The school Robotics program has managed to send teams the world championship three times. The curling world champ in the 2022 Winter Olympics had no members that Attended CHS


Notable alumni

* David Rysdahl, actor.


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* {{authority control Schools in Brown County, Minnesota New Ulm, Minnesota Catholic secondary schools in Minnesota Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm Educational institutions established in 1919 1919 establishments in Minnesota