Cotter High School (Winona, Minnesota)
| Cotter Schools | |
|---|---|
Coeducational | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1911 |
| Founder | Bishop Patrick Heffron |
| President | Mary Eileen Fitch |
| Principal | Dave Forney |
| Teaching staff | 32 |
| Grades | Preschool–12 |
| Enrollment | 414 (2023) |
| • Grade 7 | 60 |
| • Grade 8 | 80 |
| • Grade 9 | 75 |
| • Grade 10 | 67 |
| • Grade 11 | 57 |
| • Grade 12 | 75 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Slogan | "Veritatem Vereantur" (Let Them Respect the Truth) |
| Fight song | Illinois Loyalty |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers Conference |
| Mascot | Rowdy |
| Team name | Ramblers |
| Rival | Rochester Lourdes High School, Caledonia High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Website | http://www.cotterschools.org/ |
Cotter Schools is located in
Cotter Family
The term "Cotter Family" refers to all the students, teachers, parents, administrators, alumni, volunteers and church members affiliated with the school. Many of these members are in several groups. Roughly 50% of the faculty are alumni. Roughly 25-50%, depending on the year, of the student body are children of alumni, some third and fourth generations. In 1993, local businessmen, headed by Bob Kierlin of Fastenal, started an endowment fund of several million dollars granting the school a technological make-over and allowing it to move to the Saint Teresa campus.
2021 Expansion
On July 1, 2021, Cotter Schools began offering educational opportunities for students from ages 16 months through 12th grade. In 2023 Cotter relocated the elementary school from St. Stans to the brand new St Lukes Elementary serving grades K-6 on the St Teresa Campus , putting grades K-12 on one campus.
Campuses include:
- Main Square Campus: Montessori 16 months – 6 years
- St. Mary’s Campus: 6 months – Kindergarten
- St. Teresa's Campus K-12 Includes the following Buildings
- St. Lukes Elementary: Grades K-6
- St. Teresa’s Hall : Grades 7-8
- St. Joseph Hall : Grades 9-12
Notable alumni
- Mike Leaf (class of 1979) – College basketball coach at Winona State University.[2]
- Oklahoma State University.
References
- ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
- Newspapers.com.
