Archbishop O'Hara High School was a

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high school in

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. It was located in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The school was also associated with the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and was one of the ministries of the Midwest District of the Brothers.

Background

Archbishop O'Hara High School was established in 1965. It was named after Archbishop

Edwin Vincent O'Hara Edwin Vincent O'Hara (September 6, 1881 – September 11, 1956) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls in Montana from 1930 to 1939 and bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City in Mi ...

, former Bishop of the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. O'Hara was a college preparatory high school offering AP courses and university credit through

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and the

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. 100% of its students attended post secondary education with approximately 75% enrolling in four year colleges and universities. O'Hara had great success in sports since its beginnings with state championships in a variety of sports. Sports offered included football, basketball, swimming, soccer, tennis, golf, wrestling, track, cross country.

History

November 2013 saw a Catholic brother at Kansas City's O'Hara High School fired after police confirmed an investigation of suspicious photographs on a school computer that he used. Investigators said that a student had borrowed the brother's computer to print a document. When the student was finished, they closed the application and a suspicious file popped up. The student reported what they saw to the principal and the brother was placed on administrative leave. The school was closed following the 2016–2017 school year. A new high school, St. Michael the Archangel High School, opened in Lee's Summit in 2017, and some of the faculty moved to the new school. The building was listed on the

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in 2021.

External links

School Website

Notes and references

{{authority control Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Missouri High schools in Kansas City, Missouri Catholic secondary schools in Missouri Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Missouri