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St. Peter's Church (Kansas City, Missouri)
St. Peter's Catholic Parish' was founded in 1925 by Catholic families in the then suburb of Brookside, Kansas City. The community has a K-8 school. History The church was founded by James McKay in 1925 for the families of Brookside. Later in the 90's, a new part of the building was dubbed "The McKay Center" which contains a gymnasium, office, several classrooms, a cafeteria and a basement. Most people attending the parish were of Irish descent. The church grew quickly and in 1929 the school was founded for the families. Today the church and school are still thriving and in 2017 a major renovation was made to the building. Education Details The education at St. Peters contains six main subjects: language arts, literature, science, math, social studies, and religion. Other subjects include: physical education, computer, art, Spanish, music, and several elective classes for grades 7 and 8. Notable alumni Bill O'Connor (basketball) William Martin O'Connor or Bill O'Connor is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookside, Kansas City
Brookside is a collection of neighborhoods located in Kansas City, Missouri, bounded by 55th Street on the North, Gregory on the South, Ward Parkway on the West, and Troost on the East. The neighborhood contains the Brookside Shopping District. Brookside makes up one portion of the Country Club District, the largest contiguous master-planned community in the United States. Brookside, and the Country Club District, was designed by J.C. Nichols. The John Wornall House is a local landmark on the National Register of Historic Places located in Brookside. See also *Armour Hills, Kansas City, Missouri Armour Hills is a neighborhood located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is bounded on the west by Brookside Road, on the north by 65th Street, on the east by Oak Street and the south by Gregory Boulevard. The name of this area derives from the fact t ... * Neighborhoods of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas References Brookside Map External links Brookside Kansas City Websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Descent
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern Irish or some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill O'Connor (basketball)
William Martin O'Connor or Bill O'Connor is a former basketball coach at Rockhurst University Early life William Martin O'Connor was born on January 13, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, to John Joseph O'Connor and Martha Fetters O'Connor. Bill attended Rockhurst High School where he played varsity basketball. He continued to play at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Career O'Connor started his career at Colby Community College as an assistant coach. He later was hired as an assistant coach at University of Texas-Pan American where he stayed for a short time before finding Rockhurst. In 1994 Bill was named head coach of the Rockhurst team, and led Rockhurst to multiple Great Lakes Valley Conference and Heartland Conference champions. He was named coach of the year multiple times in both the GLVC and the Heartland conference. O'Connor retired in 2015 as the winningest head coach in Rockhurst basketball history. He was inducted into the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Churches Completed In 1925
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