News & Events

Senior exams begin on Wednesday, May 9 for periods 1, 3, 6 & 8. Thursday senior exams periods 2, 4, 5 & 7. May 14 is Baccalaureate and May 17 is Graduation.

The girls 4x800 meter Relay team set a new school record running a time of 9:39.6. The 28 year old record of 9:43.5 was set in 1984. Read More

Rain changes for today

Enjoy an enjoyable evening at Duchesne at 6PM - it's free! Read more.

Congratulations to senior Chris Pestka, who qualified for the 2012 Missouri Class 3 boys state golf championship. He also played in last year's state tournament, placing 45th overall.

Freshman baseball has been rained out! Freshman soccer has also cancelled for today.

Be sure to stop by DHS tomorrow to support the Duchesne Athletic Boosters and the Class of 2012! Starting at 10 a.m., they'll be hosting the Ford Drive One 4 UR School event with free BBQ and car washes for all who participate!

Sarah Goetges has been selected by Duchesne High School to be our Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete. The selection was based on Sarah's high academic achievements and excellent athletic accomplishments.

The Boys and Girls Track teams competed in the Warrenton Invitational held Friday at Warrenton High School. Read More for complete results.

Enjoy two hours of fun washing cars at Duchesne this Saturday, May 5 and you'll be entered in a drawing to win a gas card. Simply complete the form under "Read More".

As a result of the weather, there are several sporting events that have changed.

Congratulations to the 20 winners of this year's Dream Home Sweepstakes! More than 3,100 tickets were sold. The grand prize winners are Joe and Sally Glosier of St. Peters. Please click "Read More" for a full list of winners.

Any incoming freshman girl or current Duchesne student, that would like to try-out for hockey cheerleading, try-outs will be held April 30th, May 1st and May 2nd in the PAC from 3:30-5:00pm. If you have any questions, please call Lori Euper (Coach) at 314-315-5415.

On April 25 three Duchesne Varsity Golfers shot under 85 to qualify for state sectional golf.

The Pioneer Chapter of the National Honor Society is proud to to introduce the new members that were inducted on April 24, 2012.

Congratulations to the boys and girls track teams whom earned medals for their efforts on April 24.

Congratulations to Cecilia Deken '12 and Todd Pieper '12, who were reocognized at the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival as exceptional soloists.

The results for the Duchesne individual teams have been posted.

Prom is May 4 at the Columns Banquet Center.

Duchesne's boys and girls trackk team competed on April 17 at the All Catholic Invitational at Chaminade and earned several medals for their performances.

Congratulations for an outstanding performance at the Warrenton Invitational.

This busy world needs more laughter. Tonight, Friday and Saturday, the Pioneer Players will bring more laughter into your life with "A Night of One Acts."

Congratulations to the Science Olympians whom placed in the top ten at their state competition this weekend.

Cheer try-outs begin this week.

Saturday, April 14 between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. when you eat at Chevy's in St. Charles (2911 Veterans Parkway), they will donate 15% to the Senior Finale.

The rain has put a damper on sporting events for today.

Huge clearance sale Tuesday to the Trading Post!

New times for Ritenour matches: JV at 4:00 and varsity at 5:00

Congratulations to sophomore Alison Swearingen, who has been selected to attend the 2012 Missouri Scholars Academy.

The Duchesne Community will celebrate our Easter Mass on Friday, April 14 at 9:15. It will be a dress-up day.

Try-out will be held in the gym.

At Duchesne's Apr. 4 Dream Home rally, five Early Bird ticket buyers won $1,000 each!

Easter Break begins the afternoon of Apr. 5, Holy Thursday. Students will be dismissed at 12:05 p.m.

Thanks to the Duchesne Community for their generous support of the Heifer International Project. We were able to purchase an Ark. Many thanks to all who contributed.

Congratulations to the medal winners from the FZW Invitational and the JV Relays held on April 3 and April 4.

It has been our custom and our rule for several years that no activities may be scheduled (extra curricular, clubs, teams, practices, games) from 4:00 pm on Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday.

Congratulations to the members of the DHS track and field team who earned medals at the AAA Conference Relays last Saturday.

DHS students will have a dress-down day Wednesday, Apr. 4, to benefit our Heifer International collection.

The April 2012 Parent Newsletter is now available online.

Members of the Class of 2016: Today is the deadline for scholarship applications!

A special tee shirt (long and short sleeve) has been designed to honor the historical achievements of the mens basketball team. The tee shirt order is offered to the Duchesne Community.

Congratulations to seniors Alex Rohlfing and Trevor Tune who have been selected by the Missouri Basketball Coaches State Teams in Class 4.

Want to earn some service hours?

On Wednesday, March 14th, the Duchesne Mathletes attended the Archdiocesan Math League Contest at Bishop DuBourg High School. There are six schools in the League. Duchesne won more than 50% of all the awards.

When we return from spring break we will allow the students to wear the warm weather dress code found on page 34 of the Parent - Student Handbook. The section from the handbook is found below. I ask that you please read it and make sure the boys shorts are not cut-off or frayed, etc.

There is no school on Monday, March 19 thru Friday, March 23. Classes resume an 7:45 a.m. on Monday, March 26.

Third Quarter Report Cards will be distributed during Advisory Period on Friday, March 16.

If you saw fire trucks this morning when you dropped off your students today, it was a false alarm.

The Duchesne student body experienced an inspirational morning with Justin Fatica from Hard As Nails Ministries. This is a Catholic organization which is rooted in the Gospel and the teaching of the Faith.

Congratulations to the members of the Duchesne Key Club, who earned the organization's most prestigious honor at last weekend's district conference.

Congratulations to Instrument Trio members: Todd Pieper, Carolyn Wappelhorst and Maggie Michalak who received an "Excellent" rating at competition over the weekend!

Congratulations to soloist Sarah Wappelhorst & Monica Clemens who received "Excellent" ratings. Receiving "Superior" ratings and a trip to state, Cecilia Deken, Franny Hogan & Rose Lintner.

Congratulations to the following female swimmers who received the GAC All Academic and Sportmanship Awards.

Please mark your calendar for our “Spring Sports Festival” & Meeting which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 14.

Thanks to all the actors who auditioned for the spring one acts - everyone did a great job.

During the Fox 2 News broadcast this morning, our cheerleaders will be cheering on St. Peters Elementary School in St. Charles as they are competing in the Buffalo Wild Wings fundraising event. Mrs. Johnson, our band director will be directing the St. Peter band on Fox 2 News.

Senior, Michael Frisella was recently recognized by the Partners of Progress of Greater St. Charles as a Science Technology Engineer Math Honoree.

Using the gas produced from Alka Seltzer and water or baking soda and vinegar students built a Rube Goldberg contraption that needed to pop a balloon, put out a candle, lift a weight, change color, turn a light on or light a match.

Senior basketball player Trevor Tune is nominated as St. Charles Patch's athlete of the week for St. Charles County. Pioneer fans can follow the link below to vote for Trevor and read about his awesome accomplishments in last weekend's state quarterfinal game. Voting runs through Thursday, Mar. 8. http://stpeters.patch.com/articles/vote-now-for-st-charles-county-athlete-of-the-week-1750316a

Senior Michael Busche has been selected for the 2012 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the class of 2012.

Several Duchesne Science Olympiads have been awarded scholarship to Lindenwood University as a result of their outstanding performance in the Regional Science Olympiad Competition on February 4, 2012.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Little Woman for a wonderful production! Your hard work and dedication was apparent.

The Lady Pioneer basketball team earned several top honors in the Gateway North Conference.

Congratulations to Trevor Tune, Sam Briscoe & Drew Moore for being selected to the first and second teams on the GAC North Division.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence for all Catholics over age 14. Fast as well as abstinence is obligatory for those from the ages of 18 to 59.

The Pioneer basketball season ended on Saturday with a loss in the quarterfinals.

Thursday, March 1, 2012 will be a late start at 9:30 a.m.

Congratulations to the following Duchesne Hockey players: Kevin Lammert, Chris Pestka, & Nick Thornton have all been chosen to play in the North Conference Senior All-Star Game this Saturday March 3rd @ St Peters Rec Plex at 7:00 pm.

Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in the PAC from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. T-shirts for all donors!

Lady Pioneers faced the Kirksville Tigers at Moberly on Wednesday night for sectional play. The Tigers started the evening with a record of 22-3 and unfortunately gained another win. We are proud of the hard work and dedication of our Pioneers, thanks for a great season ladies!

Congratulations to the award winners from the 2011-2012 Speech Team: Emmitt Wright, Carolyn Wappelhorst, Matt Baker & Cecilia Deken Special awards for outstanding performances were awarded to: Michael Pashos, Hailey Richter & Jessie Keary

On Wednesday both of our basketball teams head to Moberly for basketball playoffs. A completed permission form must be returned by Tuesday, February 28. Click on headline for more information and the form.

Duchesne High School is thrilled to present the literary classic “Little Women” as our 50th annual musical! This award-winning Broadway production is based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel of the same name.

Congratulations to the women's and men's basketball team on their victories on Friday!

Spring Sports try-outs start on February 27. Remember a current physical (dated after Feb. 1, 2011) must be on file in the Athletic Office.

Our annual school Lenten project is to send a Ark of Animals to impoverished countries through Heifer International

During Ash Wednesday Mass, the students, faculty and staff were challenged to buy an ark. For the past several years the Duchesne Community donated money to Heifer International, an organization that assist people in impoverished countries to become self-sufficient by providing them animals and the knowledge to eventually be self-sustaining. We've donated over $5000 a year, enough money to fill an ark!

We will have an all-school Mass (regular uniform dress code) during which ashes will be imposed. Wednesday is a "B" day. The schedule will be the regular Mass schedule. We will begin with period 8 and 1 and then proceed to advisory and then be dismissed to Mass. Period 2 after Mass, period 4 lunch, then period 3, 5 & 6 after lunch.

All are invited to Applebees for a yummy breakfast of eggs, pancakes, sausage and a beverage. This is the perfect way to fuel up before a busy Saturday of errands and sporting events and it will benefit the Duchesne Choirs.

Churchill School in Town and Country is hosting its 7th Annual College Opportunities Fair on March 5th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at their Town & Country campus.

The recent toilet paper drive coordinator by Outreach for the Sts. Joachim & Ann Care was a huge Success

Both of our ladies and men's basketball teams are in contention for the title of district champs. Your Duchesne Pioneers face the Crusaders of St. Dominic in both contest.

Are you looking for money for college? Use your Duchesne resources!

Pioneer fans: Fox Sports Midwest will be live streaming Friday’s varsity boys basketball home game vs. Ft. Zumwalt East! Gametime is 7:30 p.m. Let's pack the bleachers for this AWESOME opportunity to showcase our Pioneer Pride – and remember to wear your blue! If you can’t make it to the game, click here to catch the action: http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/pages/prepzone/0

First Place Trophy to DHS Hockey Club Cheerleaders earned over the weekend.

Michael Busche has been selected as this year's recipient of the Archbishop May Service Award. He will represent all the students who give service at Duchesne at two events.

Please don't call the school to check on early dismissal, please check the sites listed below. However, if you child needs to leave early, please do NOT text them, call the main office and we will dismiss them between classes. If your child drives a carpool, EVERYONE in the carpool must have their parent call for dismissal.

Congratulations for the speech team for a great job at the meet on Sunday.

Athletic Boosters presents "Parents All School Social Dance". Saturday, February 11, 2012

Click the headline to purchase tickets to the Dream Home Sweepstakes!

Outreach Service Project

Marie was honored at a special Archdiocesan Mass and awards presentation at the Cathedral Basilica recently.

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad Team in qualifying for state competition!

Registration for the Class of 2016 will be held on February 9.

Congratulations to the varsity girl swimmers who have advanced to the finals in the Gateway Athletic Conference on Thursday evening at the St. Peter's Rec Plex.

Duchesne High School is excited to host the first-ever Pioneer Basketball Bash – and YOU’RE invited! All grade school students will receive FREE admission to the varsity girls game vs. Wentzville Holt on Wed., Feb. 8.

Students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades are invited to join us for a tropical trivia night on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.

2/1/2012 8:40am Columbia College in School Cafeteria 2/14/2012 9:55am University of Central Missouri in School Cafeteria 2/21/2012 7:45am Southern Illinois University in School Cafeteria