Christian Brothers College High School

Last updated
Christian Brothers College High School
CBC HS Logo.svg
Address
Christian Brothers College High School
1850 De La Salle Drive

Town and Country (St. Louis address)
,
Missouri

United States
Coordinates 38°38′23″N90°27′31″W / 38.6397°N 90.4587°W / 38.6397; -90.4587
Information
Type Private
MottoReligio ∙ Mores ∙ Cultura
(Religion ∙ Morals ∙ Culture)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1850;174 years ago (1850)
FounderInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
PresidentMichael Jordan
DeanJeff Myer
PrincipalTimothy Seymour
Grades 9–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment840 (2017)
Color(s)   Purple and Vegas Gold
Athletics conference Metro Catholic Conference
Team name Cadets
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
NewspaperThe Turret
YearbookThe Guidon
Tuition$17,985 (2020-2021)
Affiliation Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Website www.cbchs.org
Christian Brothers College (St Louis, Missouri).jpg
Christian Brothers College in the early 20th century

Christian Brothers College High School (CBC High School) is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school for young men in Town and Country, Missouri, [2] a suburb of St. Louis. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis and is owned and operated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers Midwest District and is the second oldest Lasallian school in the United States.

Contents

History

Early years (1850–1916)

The school was founded in 1850 under the name St. Joseph's Academy by three French-speaking Christian Brothers who had come to St. Louis the previous year from Montreal, Quebec. In 1851, the school moved from its original location at 16th and Market Streets to 8th and Cerre Streets in downtown St. Louis, and the name changed to the "Academy of the Christian Brothers." In December 1855, the school was granted a college charter, becoming the Brothers' first U.S. institution to operate at the collegiate level. [3]

In 1882, due to lack of space, the school moved to the "Cote Brilliante" campus in north St. Louis on the northeast corner of Easton Ave. and N. Kingshighway, where it served as a primary, secondary, and college boarding school for boys. At one point in the 1890s, more than half of St. Louis' clergy were graduates of CBC.[ citation needed ]

The Summer Olympic Games were held in St. Louis in 1904, the first Olympics to feature a competitive soccer (association football) tournament and to award medals in the sport. Concerns regarding team travel from Europe, and a lack of amateur players of the sport, were addressed when the Cadets of Christian Brothers College (along with the Raiders, a soccer team made up from members of St. Rose Parish Church Athletics Association) were invited to represent the United States in the association football tournament of the 1904 Summer Olympic Games. The only other entrant in the competition were the then-champions of Canada, from Galt, Ontario. The tournament was held in Francis Field in mid-November. The Canadians easily won the gold medal, but Christian Brothers College came second, and each member of the team was awarded a silver medal. Those remain the only Olympic medals awarded to a school or college. The second-place finish remains the best result achieved by a United States men's soccer team at the Olympic Games. The 11 members of the school team included three brothers, John, Thomas, and Charles January, and the youngest of the siblings was just 16 years old at the time. Charles, the last surviving member of the team, died in 1970.

On October 5, 1916, a fire destroyed the school, [4] killing seven firefighters, two sick Brothers, and a nurse. Washington University in St. Louis allowed CBC to use the former Smith Academy building for the rest of the academic year.

Clayton Campus (1922–2003)

For several years, the brothers taught in parochial schools until a new "Christian Brothers College High School" was built at University Lane and Clayton Road in Clayton, Missouri. The school building was opened in 1922 and expanded several times over the following decades to accommodate increasing enrollment.

CBC long hosted an Army JROTC program; students were required to participate. Later, it became a voluntary program, and was disbanded in 1993.

In 1998, the CBC Board of Directors announced the school would move eight miles westward to a new campus in West St. Louis County.

West County Campus (2003–present)

The current campus is located at the northwest corner at the intersection of I-64 and I-270, close to Missouri Baptist University. The first academic year at the new location was 2003–04. [ citation needed ] In January 2006, CBC announced plans to begin drug testing all students during the 2007-08 academic year. The school became the first private school in the West St. Louis area to implement such testing, and the proposal received widespread press coverage. [5] [6]

Athletics

School mascot

The mascot from the inception of inter-collegiate athletics at CBC until 1916 was the Collegians. The team was known as the Hi-Pointers during the early years on Clayton Road through the 1950s; the name derives from the Hi-Pointe neighborhood in Clayton where CBC was located from 1922 to 2003. The team was unofficially renamed the Cadets after the students when CBC began mandatory JROTC training in the 1930s. The name became official in 1958 and the Cadets logo was created in 1993 by Jason Buford (class of 1994). An alternative nickname that was deemed from the students of CBC, called it “bub”. They use this term as a chant and a general nickname for there school. Such chants include Roll BuB or alternatives.

Athletic grounds

A. Spinelli 86' Field at W. Michael Ross '66 Stadium Prominently viewed off of I-64 on the Town and Country campus is W. Michael Ross Stadium, a 3,000 seat Multi-Purpose stadium hosting Football, Soccer, Lacrosse and Ultimate. Carved into the southern hill of the campus, Ross Stadium is known for its dusk time shadows and sun rays during early season football games. It also prominently features a rock "CBC" on the grandstand hillside, similar to the University of Missouri "M". Spinelli Field in 2012 became a "Championship Field". The turf that was used to replace the original surface is from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and hosted the BCS National Championship and several Bowl Games.

Cadet Park

CBC's practice fields are called "Cadet Park"; it has enough room for about 2 football fields. CBC's baseball field and tennis courts are also here.

Mike Shannon Stadium at Cadet Park

Mike Shannon Stadium is CBC's baseball stadium. The team began playing games there for 2013. Before, the project began CBC's varsity team played at Missouri Baptist University.

Metro Catholic Conference

CBC is a chartered member of the Metro Catholic Conference (MCC). The MCC, sometimes known as "The Big 5," was formed in 1992 and includes Chaminade College Preparatory School, De Smet Jesuit High School, St. John Vianney High School, and SLUH.

Championships

National collegiate championships
Team state championships

The CBC Hockey team won 130 straight games from 2002–03 to the 2006 season final.

CBC Football has had 3 consecutive undefeated seasons in 1961, 1962 and 1963, before the state title in Missouri was established.

Collegiate Level
The soccer team that won the silver medal at the 1904 Summer Olympics St. Louis team CBC won the Silver Medal.jpg
The soccer team that won the silver medal at the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympic Games

Performing arts

The Cerre Players, headed by Thomas Murray and Ed Goetz, are noted for performance- plays and musicals that have included High School Musical On Stage! , A Few Good Men , Urinetown , Les Miserables , Footloose , Jesus Christ Superstar , Beauty and the Beast , Crazy for You , How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying , Oklahoma! , and Sweeney Todd . Murray completed his 100th production at CBC with Little Shop of Horrors . The new theatre, Gundaker Theater, opened in 2003 when CBC moved to the West County campus.

The CBC Music Program, informally called the "Band of Brothers", primarily plays jazz and rock-style music. The choral groups include "The Cadet Chorus" and the premier group "Brothers in Harmony". The CBC Drum-line is noted for novelty cadences like "Canosaurus" and "High Voltage". The Band of Brothers, Brothers in Harmony, and the Drum-line are CBC's primary performing and touring groups. CBC also offers classes in Piano, Guitar, Music Practicum and a Beginning Band.

Notable alumni

Arts

Politics

Athletics

Professional soccer

Other

Related Research Articles

Men's association football (soccer) was contested at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A total of three club teams competed, two representing the United States, both from host city St. Louis, and one representing Canada, from Galt, Ontario. Originally, two other Canadian teams had also been entered in the competition, Berlin Rangers and the University of Toronto, but both withdrew before the draw.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Louis University High School</span> American high school in Missouri

St. Louis University High School (SLUH) is an all-male Jesuit high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest secondary educational institution in the United States west of the Mississippi River, and one of the largest private high schools in Missouri. It is located in the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northwest Missouri State University</span> Public university in Maryville, Missouri, US

Northwest Missouri State University is a public university in Maryville, Missouri. It has an enrollment of about 8,505 students. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, its campus is based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and is the official Missouri State Arboretum. The school is governed by a state-appointed Board of Regents and headed by President Dr. Lance Tatum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri)</span> Private, all-boys school in Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States

Chaminade College Preparatory School is an independent, Catholic school, administered by the Marianist Order for boys in grades six through twelve in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The school is located in Creve Coeur, Missouri.

The Syracuse Orange are the athletic teams that represent Syracuse University. The school is a member of NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Until 2013, Syracuse was a member of the Big East Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis Olympic Field</span> Stadium at St. Louis, Missouri

Francis Olympic Field is a stadium at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main venue for the 1904 Summer Olympics. It is currently used by the university's track and field, cross country, football, and soccer teams. It is located in St. Louis County, Missouri on the far western edge of the university's Danforth Campus. Built in time for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the stadium once had a 19,000-person seating capacity, but stadium renovations in 1984 reduced the capacity to 3,300 people. It is one of the oldest sports venues west of the Mississippi River that is still in use. Francis Olympic Field now uses artificial turf that can be configured for both soccer and football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.

Missouri Baptist University (MBU) is a private Southern Baptist university in Creve Coeur, Missouri. It is one of three universities of the Missouri Baptist Convention. The main campus is located on a 68-acre site near Creve Coeur and Town and County in West St Louis County, off highway 64-40. There are currently 12 MBU locations including its regional learning centers throughout the St. Louis region and Illinois. The school enrolled 5,309 students in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Illinois State Redbirds</span> Collegiate sports club in the United States

The Illinois State Redbirds are the athletic teams that represent Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Teams play at the NCAA Division I level. The football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference while most other teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The fight song is Go, You Redbirds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. John Vianney High School (Kirkwood, Missouri)</span> Private, all-boys school in Kirkwood, , Missouri, United States

St. John Vianney High School is a Marianist private, all-boys Catholic college preparatory school in Kirkwood, Missouri. The school was opened in 1960 by the Society of Mary, a religious order of priests and brothers who continue to run the school, and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis, along with the Marianists' Chaminade College Preparatory School and St. Mary's High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary's High School (St. Louis)</span> Private, all-boys school in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

St. Mary's High School is a Catholic, archdiocesan, all-boys high school rooted in the Marianist tradition. It has a comprehensive college prep curriculum and offers an honors program along with college credit courses. It is situated on a 27-acre campus in the Dutchtown neighborhood of South St. Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">De Smet Jesuit High School</span> Catholic school in Missouri, United States

De Smet Jesuit High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benedictine College Preparatory</span> Military, day, college-prep school in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Benedictine College Preparatory is a private Roman Catholic military high school in Goochland, Virginia. It is owned and operated by the Benedictine Society of Virginia, part of the American-Cassinese Congregation. Benedictine offers education through a private military institute model, which has long been a traditional form of education for young men in Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Jose State Spartans</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of San Jose State University

The San Jose State Spartans are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San José State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Mountain West Conference at the NCAA Division I level, with football competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Peter Joseph Ratican was an American soccer midfielder who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saint Louis Billikens</span>

The Saint Louis Billikens are the collegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Louis University, located in St. Louis, Missouri. The Billikens compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The school has nationally recognized soccer programs for men and women. The school has heavily invested in its on-campus athletic facilities since the 1990s with the creation of Hermann Stadium and Chaifetz Arena. Chris May is the current director of athletics of the St. Louis Billikens.

Harry Jay Ratican was an American soccer forward, coach and team owner. He began and ended his career in the St. Louis Soccer League with several years in both the National Association Football League and American Soccer League. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sports in St. Louis</span>

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States is home to more than a dozen professional, semi-professional, and collegiate sports teams. The Sporting News rated St. Louis the nation's "Best Sports City" in 2000 and the Wall Street Journal named it the best sports city in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas</span>

The Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas are the athletic teams that represent Texas A&M University–Kingsville (TAMUK) in Kingsville, Texas, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) since the 1954–55 academic year.

American football was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1904 and 1932. College football was played at the 1904 Olympics, which was played at Francis Field, but was, in reality, college teams playing each other as part of their regular seasons. The sport was eventually played officially as a demonstration sport only once, in 1932. Though American football has not been played in the Olympics since then, various American football players have participated in the Olympics. The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) oversees the IFAF World Championship, which is an international tournament, which itself is held every four years.

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Subdivision Map". Town and Country, Missouri . Retrieved 2022-07-23. - Indicated as "CBC High School"
  3. ↑ "History - CBC". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29.
  4. ↑ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/kempland/2cbc-fire22.jpg [ bare URL image file ]
  5. ↑ "CBC Parents Voice Overwhelming Support For Student Drug Testing". ksdk.com. 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Schools consider drug tests". February 20, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-02-20.
  7. ↑ Smith, Melvin. "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". sover.net. American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "St. Louis Mayors". Exhibits.slpl.org. 1905-06-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Jimmy Dunn - Class of 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  10. ↑ "Henry Ratican - Class of 1950". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  11. ↑ "Jimmy Roe - Class of 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  12. ↑ Harold Moise, The Moise Family of South Carolina (1961), pp. 35-37.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.