Cotter Schools | |
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Address | |
1115 West Broadway Street , , 55987 United States | |
Coordinates | 44°3′11″N 91°39′59″W / 44.05306°N 91.66639°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, 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 Winona, Minnesota, and is the sole Roman Catholic school in the city. Educational opportunities begin in preschool for children 16 months or older and continue through Grade 12. Boarding is available for students in grades 7–12. The school opened its doors on September 5, 1911, as the "Cotter School for Boys" with 11 students. Cotter, named for the diocese’s first bishop, Bishop Joseph Bernard Cotter, was a boys school directed by the Christian Brothers of Saint John Baptist de La Salle. In 1952, the Brothers turned the operation of the school over to the diocese and Cotter became co-educational with the combining of the Cathedral Girls High School. In 1953 a new Cotter building was erected and in 1962 an addition was added. In 1992, with help from an endowment from the Hiawatha Education Foundation, the school moved to its current location on the campus of the former College of Saint Teresa, allowing it to add a boarding school component.