On Saturday, May 11th, Peter Miller '09 was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at Coe College.  Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor society with chapters at 276 colleges and universities.  Students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa have demonstrated intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views and a broad range of academic interests.

Miller is majoring in religion and mathematics, and minoring in classical studies.  

Nate Schmidt '10 became the first Cathedral grad ever to sign an NHL contract when he inked a deal with the Washington Capitals yesterday (4/2).  Nate will practice with the Caps today and could make his NHL debut this week or weekend.  Nate played four seasons for the Crusaders from 8th thru 11th grade before playing with Fargo in the USHL his senior year.  In three years at the U of M, he became one of the top defense-men in the country - and is an All-America candidate this year. Nate is the son of Tom and JoAnn Schmidt.  You can read more about his signing here: Nate                

From March 16th-April 3rd, students from CHS are on an African trip of a life time.  

The Tanzanian trip is an expression of faith, where this year 20 Cathedral students will spend nearly three weeks in service to the poorest of the poor.  The students will work at Upendo Children’s Center, an orphanage run by the Precious Blood Sisters.  They will also work at St. Louis Primary School, a Diocese of Moshi English-medium primary school.  Finally, each day the students will do manual labor with a women’s group on the outskirts of Moshi.  These students will also experience a new culture including wildlife safari, a drum and dance evening, and a visit to a rural village.  

This is Cathedral’s fifth trip to Africa, the first being in 2008.   89 Cathedral students and 25 chaperon's have participated in this unique opportunity.  Students learn that awareness, compassion and action can create a better world.

The students will blog about their experiences throughout their trip.  Follow their blog at http://chsafrica.blogspot.com.

The IMAX Award is given to someone who exhibits the ability to take audiences on an adventure through exploration in film making. This years winner of the award and $25,000 is Cathedral graduate Peter Marshall '00.  Peter's winning trailer for his upcoming documentary 2600 Above 60details the 2600 mile canoe expedition that he and three other CHS graduates took from the Pacific Ocean to the Hudson Bay.

Winchell Delano '03, Matt Harren '06, Steve Keaveny '00, were along side Marshall during the 130 day Trans-Territorial Canoe Expedition. The trip took them through the mountains of the Alaskan coast, across Canada's northern territories, and over the Rockies.

Marshall captured on camera a journey that was incredibly challenging and breathtakingly beautiful.  His quest was to "take audiences on an expedition into an unspoiled wilderness with a story of four friends so intrigued by unknown that fear couldn't prevent them form conquering the unimaginable on the adventure of a lifetime".

Visit www.canoe2012.com to see the award winning trailer and to learn more about the expedition.

Cathedral is grateful to be hosting five international students this school year, all of them coincidentally Spanish-speaking but from three different countries and four different regions.  Two girls are from Spain, two girls from Colombia, and one boy from Chile.  These students are eager to have a variety of different experiences while they are here in the United States.  

Our Cathedral families are urged to invite one or more of the international students for something as simple as a family meal or for something as elaborate as a short family trip or vacation -- and everything in-between. We hope families will welcome these students in the same way as you might include your son's or daughter's other friends and classmates.  Our international students all live with host families but are free to consider any and all social and recreational invitations just like the U.S. kids.  

Please get involved and get to know these world ambassadors.  They each enrich the Cathedral community and we are lucky to have them with us. Won't you please take a moment to get to know each of them better?  Ann Brown is our Coordinator for International Student Experiences.  She will assist you in making contact with one or more of the students, or feel free to simply have your own kids do the arranging; they're already skilled and practiced.  

You can contact Ann here at school via email or phone 320-257-2317.

Congratulations to the Crusaders for a very successful winter season!

Boy's Basketball:
Finished 22-7
All Conference - Brindley Theisen '15, Brady Schmit '14 and Brady Yoerg '14
All Conference Honorable Mention - Conor Voss '13

Girl's Basketball:
Finished 19-9
2nd in Conference
All time career rebounds with 661 - Jenna Januschka '13
Single game free throw record 16/17 - Jenna Januschka '13
Scores 1,000th point on 2/3/13 - Jenna Januschka '13
All Conference:  Jenna Januschka '13 and Sophie Harris '13
Conference player of the year - Jenna Januschka '13
St. Cloud Times All Area Team - Jenna Januschka '13
All Conference Honorable Mention - Erin Stocker '13

Boy's Hockey:
Finished 20-8
Conference Co-Champions
2nd in Sections
Academic Conference Champions
St. Cloud Times All Area Team - Austin Poganski '14 and Austin Swingle '13
St. Cloud Times Player of the Year - Austin Poganski '14

Girl's Hockey:
Finished 14-11-1
3rd in Central Lakes Conference
4th in Sections

Dance Team:
Conference Champions
2nd in Sections
6th place at State in both High Kick and Jazz
All tournament team High Kick - Abby Dehler '13 and Becca Brannen '13
All tournament team Jazz - Abby Dehler '13 and Cassandra Roeder '13

Girl's Nordic Ski:
3rd in Conference
4th in Sections
75th in State - Elena Danielson '13
94th in State - Rachel Eickhoff '15

Boy's Nordic Ski:
3rd in Conference
10th in Sections

Gymnastics:
Section Champions
3rd in State
Mariah Miller '13 -12th in uneven bars, 5th in floor exercise, 14th in All Around
Paige Beuning '14 - 17th in Vault
Margaux Schmid '15 - 20th in uneven bars, 21st in balance beam

Math League:
5th in State
43rd/3,000 in State - Patrick Blee '14

Cathedral High School has named assistant coach Andy Auger as its new head football coach.

Auger replaces Dean Taylor, who resigned because of health reasons, after four season leading the Crusaders.

Auger has worked with the team for eight seasons over the course of two stints. Since 2009 he has served as a defensive coordinator assistant.

Auger played football and baseball at St. John’s University, where he was a punter and a tight end on a team that made the national semifinals.

On Saturday, February 9 several alums from the Washington D.C. area gathered for dinner of alum David '59 and Meridel Turch. The evening began with a social, accompanied by harp music. David and Meridel shared their home, art collection and wonderful stories of their life in D.C. Alums from '58, '59, '63, '77, '00, '06 and '07 attended. The dinner and conversation connected this group of CHS alums and they look forward to getting together again soon.  To view the photos from the evening, click here.

Sixty six alumni, coaches and members of the Cathedral staff recently participated in the 21st annual Alumni Basketball Tournament.  The tournament is traditionally held the first Saturday in February. Eight teams, made up of alums from 1977-2012, competed in an eleven game bracket throughout the day.  

Friends and families, filled the stands to cheer on their alumni!  Many of the players also stayed for the Cathedral boy's basketball game that evening where they were announced at halftime. Congratulations to team Meyer, for being this years winning team!

After a long day on Saturday, January 26th, the group "The Ratio" headed back to St. Cloud from Chicago, where they completed the first round of auditions to be on the television show America's Got Talent Season Eight. 

The group that consists of CHS students, Bryce Johnson 13, Chris Hornung '14, Tom Imholte '14, and Joe Weir '13, performed three times during their audition.  The third performance was for the shows executive producer.  

Friends, family and fans gave the foursome bracelets to wear during the audition, so they knew that they had support from home, and many left messages of encouragement on their Facebook page.  All of which, they are grateful for.

Now, it's a waiting game.  It could be two weeks to two months before the boys hear if they will move on and have a chance to perform for celebrity judges Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel.

Check back for updates on their journey.

Four Cathedral students, Bryce Johnson 13, Chris Hornung '14, Tom Imholte '14, and Joe Weir '13 are headed to Chicago January 26th, to audition for the television show America's Got Talent.  A talent scout for the show contacted the foursome after seeing their acappella group "The Ratio" on YouTube.  

The group plans on performing the song, "Beautiful Girls" by singer Sean Kingston.  If they move on in the competition, they will have the opportunity to perform for celebrity judges; Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel.

Click here to learn more about The Ratio

Gary Fasching has been named the new head coach for the St. John's University football team.  Gary was head football coach for Cathedral from 1986-1995 and lead Cathedral to back to back state championships in '92 and '93.  He has been part of the St. John's football program for the past 17 seasons.

Read the full article courtesy of St. John's University.

Congratulations Gary!

The dream of playing college hockey, just became closer to a reality for CHS Junior Austin Poganski. Last week he verbally committed to play for the University of North Dakota.  A decision that did not come easy.  Poganski was also looking at the University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University.  After attending a UND game at Ralph Englestad Arena, he was sold. Stating "It felt like home."  

Poganski has 10 goals and 7 assists in eight games for the Crusaders, and is also playing for the USA under 17 team.  As far as next year, the decision has not been made whether he will play for Cathedral or play junior hockey.  "I'm playing it year by year."

Congratulations Austin!