With the move to our new campus, we continue to uphold the Lasallian tradition. That is evident to visitors who walk through the main doors of the school building. The chapel on the new campus occupies a central place of importance. As students enter through the Gothic arch between the towering turrets of the main entrance, the chapel is straight ahead — a daily reminder of CBC’s spiritual life. The sacred chapel space creates a sense of reverence and awe. Brother William Woeger, FSC of Omaha was the artist-consultant on this project. The chapel was named by Mr. and Mrs. William Almon ’50 and Family.

The CBC community felt it was important to set aside a special place unlike any other within the school, a place of spiritual nourishment and renewal. This theme is evident in the bas-relief sculptures by St. Louis artist Rudolph Torrini located in the lobby of the school at the chapel entrance. They tell the history of the Christian Brothers in St. Louis, and depict the canonized Saints of the Christian Brothers order. On the left side of the chapel is depicted Our Lady of the Star. The mosaic on the right recognizes Saint John Baptist de La Salle as the Patron Saint of Teachers.

Natural light radiates from the stained glass windows of the cupola, four new stained glass windows on each of the chapel’s two levels, and the original rose window relocated from the Clayton Road campus. A dramatic ceiling pattern and color — a starburst of shades of blue — serves as a visual reminder of the chapel’s patron, the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Our Lady of the Star.” The 300-seat chapel remains intimate with no one more than 25-feet from the altar. Oak pews add to the aura of warmth and intimacy. The balcony has 67 additional seats, an ideal space for musicians and choir members. The chapel’s shape reinforces the acoustics of the Mass.

Cadet Park’s facilities include: Three full practice fields that can be used for soccer, football and lacrosse. The park also has a mulched and paved walking trail for cross country and track; a baseball field and batting cages; tennis courts; sand volleyball courts; storage

rooms and public restrooms; a playground; and a picnic pavilion.

The fields are used for varsity and lower level games, as well as intramural sports competitions for CBC students and other youth athletic tournaments.

The Performing Arts Center occupies the northwest corner of the main school building. The lobby contains the box office and reception space with an adjoining patio.

The Gundaker Theater (named in memory of the late Mrs. Donna Gundaker, wife of CBC alumnus Gordon

Gundaker ’53) has seating for 358, and an 18-foot high by 48-foot wide proscenium with a 38 foot by 71 foot thrust stage. The front edge of the stage surface can be removed to increase exposure of the musicians in the orchestra pit. The theater features a fly loft that is more than 60-foot high. Acoustical treatment includes absorptive wood panels, suspended reflector panels, and diffusion blocks.

Special acoustic design elements, coupled with the digital sound system, bring the stage to life. A catwalk system allows production assistants the ability to move about the facility during production.

Theater support facilities include:
• A Green Room
• Dressing rooms
• Sound and lighting booths
• Catwalks for theatrical lighting requirements
• Operating bridge
• A loading bridge
• A full-service workshop, where students build sets for the play under the supervision of a teacher

Additional facilities include a black-box theater, a band rehearsal room, a TV studio, and a video editing center.

For many years, CBC has been credited as one of the top drama programs in the state of Missouri. With the debut of the Gundaker Theater, that reputation is further solidified.

Ross Hall provides a spacious area for students, parents, alumni and friends to gather for special events such as the annual CBC Auction, as well as all-school Masses and prayer services. The space offers area for students to gather for assemblies, guest speaker presentations and events.

Ross Hall also serves as the dining hall for students, where they can have breakfast before school, eat their midday lunch or purchase an after-school snack.

The area also serves as a tremendous gathering space for students during special activity periods that are offered twice a week.

The hall was named in memory of Mr. Dillon Ross by his son, Michael J. Ross, a 1959 CBC alumnus and a chief executive in the banking industry.

Readily visible from the main lobby is the Dunne Library.

The 9,827 gross square foot library on the second floor has a barrel-vault ceiling, four clerestory windows, and a large, decorative chandelier at its entrance. The librarian’s control desk gives way to the stacks of books,

current periodicals and reference materials. The library is also equipped with an electronic card catalog.

The Dunne Library was a gift of Mr. Thomas Dunne, Sr. ’61, chief executive of Fred Weber Inc. of St. Louis.

A spacious seating area that is furnished with lounge furniture and library tables and chairs overlooks the campus’ east lawn.

The Dunne Library includes:

• Librarian’s office
• Computer-training classrooms
• Conference room available to all students
• Audio/visual and photocopy rooms
• An archive room for storage and display of
CBC’s historic artifacts
• Storage
• Library work rooms

Outdoor athletic facilities include a 3,000-seat stadium for football, soccer, lacrosse, and track and field, Prestige FieldTurf System artificial turf, and a Mondo rubber track surface. The press box has one room for media, two rooms for team statisticians and coaches, and a rooftop plaza for film crews.

CBC’s magnificent indoor athletic

facilities include a 13,400-square-foot gym with a maple wood floor; competition basketball court that can be converted to a pair of cross-courts for practice; volleyball nets; a competition wrestling mat that is retractable to the ceiling; and window shades for natural light control. Retractable bleachers seat 1,236 on the main level and 500 on the mezzanine. The mezzanine also has a retractable baseball batting cage.

Other support facilities include: a state-of-the art fitness center that rivals many commercial health and fitness centers. There are two inter-connected locker rooms with 720 lockers; a training room with three whirlpools and four treatment beds; a 3,400-square-foot weight training room; a 3,900-square-foot wrestling practice room; and a 1,500-square-foot room for PE instruction that can be separated into two classrooms.

All are connected to the school’s wireless technology system. It also includes an athletic director’s office suite with a conference room and coaches office suite, each of which contains locker rooms and uniform laundry and storage.

At Cadet Field at Preservation Park located west of the main campus, CBC has built eight tennis courts (four of which are lighted); a multi-purpose practice field that can accommodate five soccer practice fields or three regulation soccer fields and a baseball diamond. Other amenities include public restrooms, equipment storage, a sand volleyball court, a picnic area and a sheltered porch. The park facilities are shared with Town and Country residents.

The new high school was built with technology in mind. The campus features wireless Internet access from within the main school building, as well as in the athletic stadium and other outdoor areas.

CBC’s wireless environment includes:

• Laptop computers for every student;
• A state-of-the-art television and video production studio;
• A server room and laptop repair center;
• A complement of multimedia presentation devices in
every classroom.

The teaching stations are integrated with several media devices.
They include:
• DVD
• VCR
• Document cameras
• SMART® boards
• Equipment specific to the subject covered in the curriculum.

Teaching stations are designed for use both as a desk and as a presentation location.

One of the challenges in building the new campus was to ensure that the long, proud CBC tradition in St. Louis continued at the new facility. To that end, many of the class pictures, old stained glass windows and other items that represent CBC’s history have been placed around the new school.

The main floor of the academic wing is a favorite stopping point for alumni and friends alike. Class pictures dating back to the Class of 1926 through the most current class hang on the wall. These photographs serve as a constant reminder to students that the sacrifices of previous generations have made the CBC experience a reality for today’s students. They also see the faces of those men who are proud to call themselves CBC alumni.

Each year, CBC hosts several events and affinity programs that are targeted toward graduates from all eras. The annual CBC Alumni Banquet and the CBC Auction both draw large crowds of alumni and friends. The annual Summer Alumni Luncheon program is also well-attended by alumni, whose association with CBC dates back several decades in many cases.