Cotter High School (Winona, Minnesota)
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.
- Grace Ping (class of 2020) – Runner at Oklahoma State University.
References
- ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
- ^ "A Perfect Fit". Winona Daily News. June 26, 1998. p. 11. Retrieved September 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.