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Christian Brothers College High School (CBC), is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school for young men in St. Louis, Missouri . HISTORY AND EVOLUTION The school was founded in 1850 as "St. Joseph's Academy" by three Christian Brothers from Montreal, Quebec who came to St. Louis in 1849 . In 1851, the school moved from its original location at 16th and Market Streets to 8th and Cerre Streets in downtown St. Louis where the name changed to the "Academy of Christian Brothers." In December of 1855 , the school was granted a college charter becoming the first institution of the Brothers in the United States to operate at the collegiate level. In 1882 , due to lack of space, the school once again relocated to the "Cote Brilliante" campus in north St. Louis City on the northeast corner of Easton Ave. and N. Kingshighway where it would serve as a primary, secondary, and college boarding school for boys. At one point in the 1890's, over half of St. Louis' clergy was a graduate of CBC. Tragedy hit CBC on October 5 , 1916 when a fire destroyed the school. Six men were killed from the fire. Picture Washington University allowed CBC to use the former Smith Academy building to finish out the remainder of the academic year. For several years, the brothers taught in parish schools until a new "Christian Brothers College High School" was built at University Ln. and Clayton Rd. in Clayton's Hi-Pointe neighborhood. The school building was annexed several times due to constantly increasing enrollment. The Hi-Pointe campus opened in 1922 and served CBC students for 82 years. Picture In 1998 , the CBC Board of Directors announced that the school would once again relocate to a new campus in west St. Louis County, eight miles west of the Clayton campus. The property is located at the northwest corner at the intersection of Highway 40 and I-270 . It was donated by CBC alumnus Tony Novelly .The first academic year at the current campus was 2003 - 2004 . In January 2006 , CBC announced plans to begin random drug testing of all of their students. The school would be the first private school in the St. Louis area to implement such testing, and the proposal received widespread press coverage. It is now official that CBC will begin drug testing in the 2007-2008 academic year [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/13730098.htm [http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Jan/20060128News012.asp ATHLETICS For most the school's existence, the school has had success in many of its athletic programs. CBC's football program went undefeated from 1961 to 1963 . This streak is still a Missouri state record. From 2002 through 2006, the hockey team went undefeated. The 132-game streak is a national high school record. St. Louis University High School (SLUH) is CBC's ever-archrival. It is the oldest and one of the most popular rivalries in St. Louis dating back to the 19th century. Every year, Spirit Week falls the same week at both schools and is concluded with the CBC vs. SLUH matchup, almost always a sellout. Still today, the highest attendance for a football game in Missouri was the annual CBC vs. SLUH matchup in 1966 at Busch Stadium with attendance at 33,000. 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 . The MCC is considered to be the toughest all-around conference in Missouri and the toughest conference in the nation for soccer. Team State Championships
Championships (Collegiate Level)
1904 Summer Olympic Games In St. Louis
PERFORMING ARTS CBC is known throughout St. Louis for their outstanding performing arts department. The Cerre Players , headed by Thomas Murray, Ed Goetz, and Joel Hackbarth, are noted for performance-challenging plays. The music program, directed by Gerald Arana, have always strived for excellence in all of the divisions of the band program. The Jazz band in particular has achieved great success each year at the concerts, at both public and private events. FAMOUS ALUMNI
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