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Rockhurst College
Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019.
History
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, in
Kansas City
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,
Missouri
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, United States. It moved away from the College in 1962 to a campus on State Line Road in Kansas City.
Rockhurst is
accredited
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by the North Central Education Association and is a member of the North Central Education Association of Independent College Preparatory Schools, the
Jesuit Secondary Education Association The Jesuit Schools Network (JSN) is the umbrella association for secondary schools run by the Society of Jesus in North America. It is affiliated with the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the network ser ...
, and the
National Association for College Admission Counseling
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(and its regional affiliates).
History
In 1908, the Michael P. Dowling, S.J., selected the site for a Jesuit school at 52nd and Troost Street in Kansas City. The name "Rockhurst" was chosen because large rocks found on the grounds resembled those at the Jesuit
Stonyhurst College
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and chartered by the State of Missouri as part of
Rockhurst College
Rockhurst University is a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College, Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It enrolled 2,980 students in 2019.
History
In 1909, F ...
in August 1910. Classes began in the fall of 1914, and the school changed its name to Rockhurst High School in 1923. The high school shared a
campus
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and corporate umbrella with the College until 1962, when it moved to the Greenlease Campus (named for its principal benefactor, Robert C. Greenlease).
In 2017 Fr. Terrence Baum, S.J., concluded 12 years as president of the high school. He had overseen a $41.3 million fund-raising campaign which allowed capital improvements including Loyola Center athletic complex, a dining commons, and interactive classrooms. In 2018, former Rockhurst High School principal David J. Laughlin returned to be the school's first lay president.
Academics
Fifty-six semester credits are required for graduation. This includes four years of English, of mathematics and computer programming, and of theology; three years of social studies and of physical science; two years of modern and classical languages; one semester of communication arts and another of communications arts or visual and performing arts; and a semester of computer education and of physical education. To this are added 12 semesters of college-preparatory electives.
Beginning in 2017 Rockhurst has pioneered the STEAM tech-savvy, more active learning method in the sciences.
Spiritual retreat program
All freshmen participate in a two-and-a-half day retreat experience focused on community and love of God, with the diverse members of the Rockhurst community as presenters. All sophomores participate in a day of reflection on how they are realizing God's hopes for them, followed by a conversation on the same topic with their parents, a member of the Rockhurst staff being present as facilitator. All juniors make one of the three and a half-day Kairos retreats. Focus is on Christ working in their lives; Talks by Rockhurst student leaders and adults stimulate group discussions and private reflection. Seniors are offered options of making three-day retreats based on Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises and two-day camping retreats with a focus on finding God in nature. Neither is required but both may be made more than once.
Service to others
All students participate in the school's voluntary service program throughout their four years. Freshmen are introduced to voluntary service during freshman orientation days, again during their retreat, and at one of the special freshman service days. In sophomore and junior years each student puts in at least 40 hours performing some corporal work of mercy. Seniors spend three weeks on a senior project of their choice, working with people who have special needs.
Beyond the required service hours, Rockhurst has additional projects which students take on in a program named after Jesuit Father General
Pedro Arrupe
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, who called on Jesuit schools to educate men and women for others. This includes the Joseph of Arimathea Society, Snowmen for Others, For the Greater (Morning) Glory,
Hurtado
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*Álvaro Gómez Hurtado (1919–1995), Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist
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’s Mentors, Claver Homeless Ministry, Friends of L'Arche, and Upper Room Tutors.
The Total Ignatian Experience program provides the whole Rockhurst community, including parents, with opportunities for immersion experiences in summers; seniors may also do this during their January service experience. Programs offered are in Kansas City, St. Louis,
Appalachia
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Guatemala
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. Running the Harvest Food Drive and Mission Week are also a part of this program.
The Jesuit Alumni Service Corps (ASC) involves graduates of Jesuit schools in a year of teaching at a Jesuit secondary school. Eleven Rockhurst High School graduates have served in ASC and in 2016 there were 16 former ASC members on the Rockhurst faculty.
Programs and awards
Rockhurst offers to students 61 extracurricular clubs and activities. Primary among these are the drama, choral, and instrumental music programs which are meant to supplement the required semester in a fine or performing arts class. The school choir has performed in concert at the Jesuit parish in town.
From the student government organization, one of the more prominent student body presidents was
Tim Kaine
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, class of '76,
Hillary Clinton
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's running mate in the US presidential election of 2016. In 2016 eight students in the Mock Trial Club took second place in the state.
Prior to admittance, the
Alberto Hurtado
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Scholars Program offers a year-round educational enrichment program for boys in grades 6-8 who are very capable but have not had the educational opportunities to prepare them for the Rockhurst admissions test.
Recognition given for student achievement includes the following annual awards. There are awards in each academic discipline. Students are inducted into the
National Honor Society
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. The Environmental Leadership Award is given to students who have excelled in this area. Perfect and exemplary attendance awards are given. There are numerous awards of distinction: Advanced Placement Scholars; National Merit Commended, Semi-Finalists and Finalists; National Achievement Scholarship Program; National Hispanic Recognition; and book awards sponsored by universities. R Awards are conferred on students who show exemplary generosity in building up the RHS community. And 28 students in 2016 had put in over 100 hours of service and received the President's Volunteer Service Award. One senior is voted by classmates to receive the Senior Class Award, for service to the school. On the same basis the Carl G. Kloster, S.J., “Special R” Award is voted on by faculty and staff, who also bestow the Jesuit Secondary Education Association Award on the basis of Christian and Ignatian ideals.
In 2013 the school initiated a drug testing program. Only a few students tested positive, and their parents were informed. Upon a second instance the school becomes involved.
Athletics
Rockhurst is classified as a Class 6A school by the
Missouri State High School Activities Association
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The MSHSAA conducts championship-level activi ...
, meaning that it competes against the largest high schools in Missouri during state competition.
State championships
MSHSAA's classification nomenclature has changed over time and often has varied by sport, so many of the titles listed below were won in divisions known by different names, i.e. Class 3, Class 5A, etc.; however, each title falls under the Class 6A designation either by name or by the criteria outlined by MSHSAA at the time the title was won. Rockhurst has won 75 titles as of 2017.
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Football
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Golf
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Hockey
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Swim and Dive
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Tennis
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Track and field
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: 1976, 1975
Rockhurst won 35 state championships in the decade beginning in 2005, and six state championships in 2008-2009 alone. Its record for placings in a single year is 2007, with seven. Also, in 1987 Rockhurst became the only institution in the history of Missouri high school athletics to win football and basketball state championships in the same year. Rockhurst's athletics program was named by
Sports Illustrated
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as the best in Missouri and one of the top ten in the country in 2009. In 2012 MaxPreps ranked the school's football team as having been the most consistently highly ranked state team since 2004. In 2016 Rockhurst's soccer team reached the number one ranking in the nation.
Rockhurst is not affiliated with any local high school athletic conferences, and because it is not a public school its student make-up is not geographically restricted. Its biggest rivals in the Kansas City area are Shawnee Mission East, Bishop Miege, Blue Springs High School and Blue Springs South High School.
Busch Stadium
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,
Arrowhead Stadium
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, the
University of Missouri
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Edward Jones Dome
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. It also won a championship in a "non-championship" venue: its first championship, in 1971, at
William Chrisman High School
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History
The school was founded in 1888 and was known as Independence High School. The first building was ...
, against St. Louis (MO) Beaumont. Its nine football championships is ranked fourth in Missouri history, behind Jefferson City High School which has 10, Valle Catholic High School, and Webb City High School which both have 12. The team has been to more state championships (14) than any other school, and it is the all-time leader in state playoff appearances and state playoff wins. Five Rockhurst teams have won the state championship with perfect records: 1971, 2000, 2002, 2007, and 2010. The 2000, 2002, 2007, and 2010 teams finished the season nationally ranked 14th, 6th, 20th, and 19th respectively (after finishing 14–0, 13–0, 13–0, and 14–0). The back-to-back state championship teams of 1986 and 1987 also finished nationally ranked, 14th and 13th respectively (after finishing 11–1 and 12–1).
The last three head coaches of Rockhurst's football team, Al Davis Jr., Jerry Culver, and Tony Severino, are all members of Missouri's High School Coaches Hall of Fame, and all won state championships. Davis was a two-time recipient of the Knute Rockne Award and Severino was named ''
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's'' National Coach of the Year in 2000.
Notable alumni
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Jim Bannon
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Early life
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,
actor
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best remembered as the fourth cinema
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Nick Griffin
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comedian
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-winning
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Nick Plott
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Starcraft II
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based in Korea
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Jason Sudeikis
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, writer/performer on ''
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Shawnee Mission West High School
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Spencer Tracy
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, Oscar-winning
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(did not graduate)
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Kevin Wall
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* Tony Blevins, former NFL cornerback for the
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David Cone
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Major League Baseball
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Kansas City Athletics
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Cleveland Indians
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(1936)
Chicago Cubs
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(1939–1940)
Cincinnati Reds
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(1941–1942), coached for the
New York Yankees
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Charlie Heck
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, NFL offensive tackle for the
Houston Texans
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Randers FC
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Ken Klee
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NHL
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New Jersey Devils
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(did not graduate)
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Toronto Blue Jays
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New York Mets
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, former NFL linebacker for the
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Kenyon Rasheed
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, former NFL running back for the
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Ryan Raybould
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, former professional soccer player for the
Kansas City Wizards
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Nathan Scheelhaase
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, former quarterback for
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Seth Sinovic
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, former professional soccer player for
Sporting Kansas City
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and
New England Revolution
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Green Bay Packers
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St. Louis Cardinals
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San Francisco 49ers
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United States Telecom Association
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professor
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author
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Joseph Waeckerle
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, on-field doctor for the Kansas City Chiefs and medical director of the rescue at the
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
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Herbert Harris
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Early life
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harri ...
, former member of the
United States House of Representatives
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Josh Hawley
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, former Missouri Attorney General and United States senator
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Tim Kaine
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, 2016 U.S. Democratic vice-presidential nominee, U.S. Senator and former Governor of
Virginia
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and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
* Sean Pouche, member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
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Joseph P. Teasdale
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Early life and education
Teasdale was born in Kansas City, Missouri to William and ...
, former Governor of
Missouri
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