St. Joseph Hall: Grades 9-12
St. Joseph Hall: Grades 9-12
welcome to
St. Joseph Hall for grades 9-12
At Cotter Schools, our mission is to challenge students to achieve their full potential and use their lives in service of others. Our interdisciplinary, liberal arts education helps students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity, preparing them to meet the needs of an ever-changing world.
More than 98 percent of our students go on to college and attend some of the best schools in the country. Our curriculum includes numerous honors and Advanced Placement courses that offer a more rigorous curriculum and the potential for earning college credit.
Campus News
![Cotter Concert Choir Shines at "Winona Sings!" Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728081709/cotter/v0jfxtgxny1fbh5hmf9q/Screenshot2024-10-04at53421PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728081709/cotter/v0jfxtgxny1fbh5hmf9q/Screenshot2024-10-04at53421PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728081709/cotter/v0jfxtgxny1fbh5hmf9q/Screenshot2024-10-04at53421PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728081709/cotter/v0jfxtgxny1fbh5hmf9q/Screenshot2024-10-04at53421PM.png","width":922}])
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![Cotter Senior Francis Koll Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727968080/cotter/o9jombjibz5vhvklmx2d/FrancisKoll-MeritScholarship1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727968080/cotter/o9jombjibz5vhvklmx2d/FrancisKoll-MeritScholarship1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727968080/cotter/o9jombjibz5vhvklmx2d/FrancisKoll-MeritScholarship1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727968080/cotter/o9jombjibz5vhvklmx2d/FrancisKoll-MeritScholarship1.png","width":940}])
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![Cotter Marching Band Selected to Represent Minnesota in National Independence Day Parade in 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727807233/cotter/nq0wyr9gxhhiqfhvansp/IMG_7890.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727807233/cotter/nq0wyr9gxhhiqfhvansp/IMG_7890.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727807233/cotter/nq0wyr9gxhhiqfhvansp/IMG_7890.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727807233/cotter/nq0wyr9gxhhiqfhvansp/IMG_7890.jpg","width":1024}])
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![Cotter Receives Major Gift from The Ronald & Joyce Wanek Foundation for New Engineering Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727183222/cotter/xk2nkbvznfktsczdzhwe/DSC_78592.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727183222/cotter/xk2nkbvznfktsczdzhwe/DSC_78592.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727183222/cotter/xk2nkbvznfktsczdzhwe/DSC_78592.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727183222/cotter/xk2nkbvznfktsczdzhwe/DSC_78592.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727183222/cotter/xk2nkbvznfktsczdzhwe/DSC_78592.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727183222/cotter/xk2nkbvznfktsczdzhwe/DSC_78592.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Theater Naming and Major Theater Facility Improvements]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724078609/cotter/ygie38u5nnlel2qizanr/venue.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724078609/cotter/ygie38u5nnlel2qizanr/venue.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724078609/cotter/ygie38u5nnlel2qizanr/venue.jpg","width":570}])
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![Summer Successes and Achievements at Cotter Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723645685/cotter/h09pzy1y4mxbbukyaixa/449691585_981551333971319_1921968450628563090_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723645685/cotter/h09pzy1y4mxbbukyaixa/449691585_981551333971319_1921968450628563090_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723645685/cotter/h09pzy1y4mxbbukyaixa/449691585_981551333971319_1921968450628563090_n.jpg","width":700}])
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![Cotter Schools Dedicates St. Nicholas Hall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723060239/cotter/a3h8au2clr8x1zvfhu0o/Screenshot2024-08-07at25027PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723060239/cotter/a3h8au2clr8x1zvfhu0o/Screenshot2024-08-07at25027PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723060239/cotter/a3h8au2clr8x1zvfhu0o/Screenshot2024-08-07at25027PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723060239/cotter/a3h8au2clr8x1zvfhu0o/Screenshot2024-08-07at25027PM.png","width":1188}])
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![Transformative Service: Cotter's Journey to Jerusalem Farm]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722881901/cotter/aoerh8nld0mz51ev2jsf/IMG_8538.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722881901/cotter/aoerh8nld0mz51ev2jsf/IMG_8538.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722881901/cotter/aoerh8nld0mz51ev2jsf/IMG_8538.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1722881901/cotter/aoerh8nld0mz51ev2jsf/IMG_8538.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1722881901/cotter/aoerh8nld0mz51ev2jsf/IMG_8538.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1722881901/cotter/aoerh8nld0mz51ev2jsf/IMG_8538.jpg","width":2200}])
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!["Believe and Read" Program to Enhance Early Literacy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718812695/cotter/slu6ez3r5jkletqu3yrz/BRWeloveBR1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718812695/cotter/slu6ez3r5jkletqu3yrz/BRWeloveBR1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718812695/cotter/slu6ez3r5jkletqu3yrz/BRWeloveBR1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718812695/cotter/slu6ez3r5jkletqu3yrz/BRWeloveBR1.png","width":940}])
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![St. Nicholas Hall Now Open]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718301326/cotter/jtyikshrcxgbglhxbpk6/DSC_7038_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718301326/cotter/jtyikshrcxgbglhxbpk6/DSC_7038_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718301326/cotter/jtyikshrcxgbglhxbpk6/DSC_7038_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718301326/cotter/jtyikshrcxgbglhxbpk6/DSC_7038_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718301326/cotter/jtyikshrcxgbglhxbpk6/DSC_7038_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1718301326/cotter/jtyikshrcxgbglhxbpk6/DSC_7038_1.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Cotter Schools Celebrates the Achievements of the Graduating Class of 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717092120/cotter/hhzeij5fiyfdmifdqplm/DSC_65031.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717092120/cotter/hhzeij5fiyfdmifdqplm/DSC_65031.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717092120/cotter/hhzeij5fiyfdmifdqplm/DSC_65031.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717092120/cotter/hhzeij5fiyfdmifdqplm/DSC_65031.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717092120/cotter/hhzeij5fiyfdmifdqplm/DSC_65031.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717092120/cotter/hhzeij5fiyfdmifdqplm/DSC_65031.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Cotter High School Marching Band 2024 Summer Show: "Dad Rock!"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716312976/cotter/xydschf7hc11p2kzhwql/Screenshot2024-05-21at122439PM1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716312976/cotter/xydschf7hc11p2kzhwql/Screenshot2024-05-21at122439PM1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716312976/cotter/xydschf7hc11p2kzhwql/Screenshot2024-05-21at122439PM1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716312976/cotter/xydschf7hc11p2kzhwql/Screenshot2024-05-21at122439PM1.png","width":1140}])
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![Intercultural Language Exchange Program at Arcadia and Cotter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715952524/cotter/pqgg7dokunwo2xiyndei/Screenshot2024-05-17at82822AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715952524/cotter/pqgg7dokunwo2xiyndei/Screenshot2024-05-17at82822AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715952524/cotter/pqgg7dokunwo2xiyndei/Screenshot2024-05-17at82822AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715952524/cotter/pqgg7dokunwo2xiyndei/Screenshot2024-05-17at82822AM.png","width":1162}])
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![Support Cotter Band at Upcoming Chicken Q]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715878530/cotter/cybmsm5lltuikqmi1bqn/CotterBandLogowithLettering.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715878530/cotter/cybmsm5lltuikqmi1bqn/CotterBandLogowithLettering.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715878530/cotter/cybmsm5lltuikqmi1bqn/CotterBandLogowithLettering.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715878530/cotter/cybmsm5lltuikqmi1bqn/CotterBandLogowithLettering.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715878530/cotter/cybmsm5lltuikqmi1bqn/CotterBandLogowithLettering.png","width":1252}])
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![Engineering Team Clinches Grand Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713981021/cotter/dkoeooiomhavhn0gmvxc/436540887_932012595591860_4415577240391979917_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713981021/cotter/dkoeooiomhavhn0gmvxc/436540887_932012595591860_4415577240391979917_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713981021/cotter/dkoeooiomhavhn0gmvxc/436540887_932012595591860_4415577240391979917_n.jpg","width":768}])
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