Thomas More Prep-Marian (TMP-M), TMP, is a co-educational Catholic college preparatory high school located in
Hays, Kansas in the United States. The original school was founded by the
Capuchin Franciscan order. Although now governed by the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina, the order still maintains a presence in the school.
History
Thomas More Prep Marian traces its roots back to 1908 when Hays Catholic College was founded by the Capuchin Franciscans to educate local boys. It was renamed St. Joseph's College in 1931 after moving into a new school building. The following year, it began offering the
ROTC
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Overview
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program. In 1952 the
junior college
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program was dropped and it became solely a high school. The school name became St. Joseph's Military Academy to reflect this change.
The Girls' Catholic High School was founded in 1918 by the
Sisters of St. Agnes and was subsequently renamed Marian High School in 1961.
St. Francis Seminary was founded in 1948 in
Victoria, a town approximately 10 miles outside of Hays. It incorporated a high school program to prepare young men for the priesthood.
Marian High, St. Francis Seminary, and St. Joseph's Military Academy all consolidated into Thomas More Prep-Marian between 1970 and 1981.
In 2003, the Diocese took over governance of the school. From the 2012–13 academic year, grades 7 and 8 were added.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Men's Basketball
The TMP Marian basketball team won the 3A state championship in 2005 and the 4A state championship in 2007.
Football
The TMP Marian Football team went 5–4 in the 2011–2012 school year.
Girls' Basketball
The Lady Monarchs basketball won the 3A state championship in 2010.
Girls' Track & Field
The Lady Monarchs finished runner-up at the 3A KSHSAA 2012 Track & Field State Championships.
Baseball
The TMP Marian baseball team made three straight state appearances in 3A in the years 2010-2012 and had a combined record of 66-9 those three years. They finished state runners-up in 2010 and 2011, and were eliminated in the first round in 2012.
Girls' Soccer
The Lady Monarch soccer team finished runner-up at the 4-1A state championship in 2017.
Notable alumni
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John L. Allen, Jr.
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, American Journalist
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Jeff Colyer,
Governor of Kansas
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David J. Tholen, Astronomer
References
External links
Thomas More Prep-Marian school website
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina
Catholic secondary schools in Kansas
Boarding schools in Kansas
Catholic boarding schools in the United States
Schools in Ellis County, Kansas
Educational institutions established in 1908
1908 establishments in Kansas