Maur Hill–Mount Academy is a coed

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, college prep, boarding high school in

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. It is located in the

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and sponsored by the St. Benedict's Abbey (monastery) and Mount St. Scholastica (convent) in Atchison, KS. It became Maur Hill–Mount Academy with the merger of the two long established schools: Maur Hill Prep School (1919) was an all-boys school and Mount St. Scholastica Academy (1863), an all-girls school. The student population is around 190-220 students (about 80-90 boarding and 100-120 day students from the surrounding area. Boarding students attend from many states across the US and approximately 50 of the boarding students are international students.

Academics

Regular high school courses, honors courses, college courses and AP courses are all available. Upper-level students also are able to take college courses at Benedictine College. The school accepts all students, regardless of gender or sexual identity.

Accreditation and association memberships

It is accredited by AdvancED and maintains memberships or association in the

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, Catholic Boarding School Association, Small Boarding School Association, the Cardinal Newman Society, and the National Catholic Education Association. Although an independent school with primary sponsorship from St. Benedict's Abbey and the Mount St. Scholastica Monastery, it is recognized and maintains connection with

. The school competes athletically and academically as a member of the nine-school Northeast Kansas League.

Notable alumni

Mike Haverty Mike Haverty (born June 11, 1944) is a fourth generation railroader who began his career as a switchman/brakeman in 1963 for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in his hometown of Atchison, Kansas. In 1970 he went to work for the Atchison, Topeka & S ...

(Maur Hill Prep School, 1962) – former president and CEO of

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Mike Kuckelman Mike Kuckelman is an American lawyer and politician from Kansas. He served as the chairman of the Kansas Republican Party from February 2019 to February 2023. Early life A Catholic, Kuckelman attended the private Maur Hill Prep School. Kuckelm ...

(Maur Hill Prep School, ????) - Chairman of the

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(Maur Hill Prep School, 1975) – television producer and director, involved in CSI,

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References

External links

School Website
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