St. Michael's High School

For other schools named after St. Michael, see St. Michael's School (disambiguation).

St. Michael's High School
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Address
100 Siringo Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 United States
Information
Type	Private, coeducational high school
Established	1859 (chartered 1874)
President	Taylor Gantt
Principal	Sam Govea
Enrollment	600 (7-12)
Campus	Suburban, 25 acres
Color(s)	Light Navy and White
Athletics conference	NMAA, AAA Dist. 5
Mascot	Horsemen
Rival	St. Pius X High School Santa Fe Indian School Santa Fe High School
Website	www.stmichaelssf.org

St. Michael's High School is a private Catholic junior/senior high school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is privately run under the auspices of the international Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, better known as the De La Salle Christian Brothers.

St. Michael's teaches grades 7 through 12 and has an enrollment of approximately 600 students. The school has a president/principal structure and is overseen by a Board of Trustees. The school operates on a trimester schedule.

History

St. Michael's High School was founded in 1859 as El Colegio de San Miguel in an adobe hut next to the San Miguel Mission on Old Santa Fe Trail, just east of the current state capitol building. In 1968 it moved to its current location at 100 Siringo Road in Santa Fe and became co-educational upon the closing of the Loretto Academy for Girls. Prior to the construction of the school at its Siringo Road location, the high school took on boarders from New Mexico and other states.

Jean-Baptiste Lamy, the first bishop and archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, recruited four Christian Brothers from his native France to establish the school. Brothers Hilarien, Gondulph, Geramius and Galmier Joseph arrived on October 27, 1859, after two and a half months of travel by ship, train and covered wagon. In 1870, the school nearly closed due to financial hardship and falling morale of the Brothers and students. Brother Peter J. Schneider, known as Brother Botulph, arrived to open a novitiate to train local student Brothers and recruit more Brothers to Santa Fe. In 1874, the territorial legislature granted the school a charter as the College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico. In 1876, St. Michael's conferred diplomas on its first graduates.

In the early decades of the twentieth century, the school's science labs were remodeled, the school's first gymnasium, financed by alumni donations, was constructed, and athletic teams began competing in New Mexico's interscholastic sports program. After World War I, the college program was dropped due to financial concerns.

Since 1967 there has been a gradual but steady increase in the number of lay teachers at St. Michael's, as the Brothers grow older and retire. In 1988, St. Michael's admitted its first lay person to the Board of Trustees and soon after hired its first lay, and first female, principal.

Facilities

The school's campus covers 25 acres, and includes two gymnasiums, athletics fields, and other facilities. St. Michael's is the owner of the San Miguel Mission, reputed to be the oldest church west of the Mississippi River, as well as the "Oldest House" across the alleyway, said to be the remnants of an Indian pueblo.

Athletics

St. Michael's athletic nickname is the Horsemen. The school has won over 69 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events. St. Michael's competes in AAA, District 5, along with Hope Christian School, Sandia Preparatory School and Santa Fe Indian School.

State Championships	Class	Year:
Boys Cross Country	3A	2006, 2008
Girls Cross Country	3A	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Football	3A	1937, 1964, 1972, 2003, 2007, 2012
Volleyball	3A	2002
Girls Soccer	3A	1997, 2001, 2007, 2009
Wrestling	3A	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2010, 2012, 2013
Boys Basketball	1A-3A	1940, 1942, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007,2012
Baseball	3A	2003, 2004
Boys Tennis	3A	1974, 1982, 1985
Boys Golf	3A	2009, 2010
Girls Golf	3A	2004, 2005, 2006
Girls Track & Field	3A	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Spirit-Dance Team	3A	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Cheer	3A	1982, 1986
Chess	3A	2012, 2014

Notable alumni

• Ron Porterfield (1983), MLB athletic trainer
• Tom Ford, Fashion Designer and Film Director

External links

• Official website