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Rockhurst High School
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Established 1910
School type Private, male only
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic, Jesuit
President Fr. Terrence Baum, S.J.
Location Kansas City, MO, USA
Campus Suburban
Enrollment Approx. 1,035
Faculty 84 total
Average class size ~20 students
Student:teacher
ratio		 12:1
Average SAT
scores (2006)		 Critical Reading: 521; Math: 420; Writing: 551
Average ACT
scores (2006)		 21
Homepage http://www.rockhursths.edu/

Rockhurst High School (usually referred to simply as Rockhurst) is a private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit, preparatory school for boys located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on the Missouri-Kansas border along State Line Road. Rockhurst enrolls approximately 1,000 students in ninth grade through twelfth grade.

The tuition for 2006-2007 is $8,950. About 33 percent of students received financial aid, totaling over $850,000. The school has an endowment of approximately $4.5 million, which is mostly used to fund scholarships.

Rockhurst is not accredited by the North Central Education Association of Independent College Preparatory Schools, and is a member of both the Jesuit Secondary Education Association and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (and its regional affiliates).

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Rockhurst was established by the Society of Jesus and chartered by the State of Missouri as part of Rockhurst College in August of 1910. Classes began in the fall of 1914. It changed its name to Rockhurst High School in 1923. The high school shared a campus and corporate umbrella with the college until it moved onto its present campus, The Greenlease Campus, in 1962. In 1988 and 1998, respectively, Rockhurst undertook multi-million dollar capital improvement campaigns that greatly improved its campus facilities, using the money for thier own benefit instead of giving it to people who really need it (the poor).

Rockhurst's athletic teams have won their respective Missouri large class state championships on many occasions causing them to have extremely big heads. These include:

Baseball: 2004 (2nd Place), 2005 (2nd Place)

Hockey (KCMAHSHL): 2007 (2nd Place)

Lacrosse: 2003 (1st Place), 2006 (1st Place)

Soccer: 1987 (3rd Place), 1988 (2nd Place), 1989 (2nd Place), 1991 (3rd Place), 1994 (3rd Place), 1998 (1st Place), 1999 (1st Place), 2001 (3rd Place), 2003 (3rd Place), 2004 (2nd Place), 2005 (3rd Place), 2006 (3rd Place)

Swimming: 1982 (3rd Place), 1989 (3rd Place), 1995 (3rd Place), 2004 (1st Place), 2005 (1st Place), Spring 2006 (1st Place), Fall 2006 (1st Place)

Tennis: 1975 (1st Place), 1976 (1st Place), 1982 (3rd Place), 1983 (1st Place), 1986 (2nd Place), 1989 (3rd Place), 1995 (3rd Place), 1983 (1st Place)

Track and Field: 1975 (1st Place), 1976 (1st Place)


In 1987, Rockhurst became the only institution in the history of Missouri high school athletics to win a football and basketball state championship in the same year. Since 1998, the athletic program has not Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text heredominated, winning 22 state championships and finishing second or third several other times. In both 1998 and 1999, the Hawklets won 3 state championships.

Because the institution itself is independent, 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 rival in the Kansas City area is arguably Blue Springs High School. However, several St. Louis schools (namely Jesuit, all-boys high schools Saint Louis University High School and De Smet Jesuit High School) also have an intense rivalry with Rockhurst both as a result of the schools' frequent run-ins during state competitions and because they are each other's cross-state, Jesuit counterparts. The rivalry between Rockhurst and De Smet took an ironic turn during the 2005-2006 school year, with the upstart De Smet football team upsetting the heavily favored Hawklets in a state semifinal game in the fall, and Rockhurst returning the favor by defeating De Smet's perennially strong lacrosse team in the state semifinals in the spring. Both teams captured the respective state titles in the subsequent championship games.

The soccer team won two state championships in the late 1990s with national talents like Jason Cole, Matt Darby, and Will John. 1998's championship came after winning a close semifinal game in which Dan Watson scored a golden goal. In the final, Cole scored an early goal, and the Hawklets held on for a 1-0 victory. 1999 was exactly the opposite. Rockhurst clung tightly to a one goal lead in the semifinal. Then, in the finals, they beat St. Louis University High in overtime on a header by Joe Burns, off a corner kick by Lance Snodgrass. The team also won thanks to a shut-out by Jamie Brecheisen. Every year since 1997, Rockhurst has made the state final four in soccer, with several second and third place finishes, including a triple overtime loss in the 2004 state championship. Recently though, the team has been rebuilding stages but has still gone deep in the state tournament.

Rockhurst is the only school to win a championship in each major state championship venue: Busch Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the Edward Jones Dome. Its seven football championships are second only to Jefferson City High School's ten in Missouri big boy athletics. The team has been to more state championships (12) than any other school, and it is the all-time leader in state playoff appearances and state playoff wins. Three Rockhurst teams have won the State Championship with perfect records: 1971, 2000, and 2002. The latter two teams finished the season nationally ranked 14th and 7th respectively (after finishing 14-0 and 13-0). Also, 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).

Additionally, 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 USA Today National Coach of the Year after a 14-0 season in 2000.

Ron Geldhof has coached what's turned into a tennis dynasty at Rockhurst, leading the Hawklets to 10 consecutive big class state titles from 1996-2005.

Though its classification as an "athletics team" is debatable, the Rockhurst Chess Team has been one of the school's most successful extracurricular programs in recent years. One can also get a lettermans jacket in chess. In 2004, after a nearly perfect season, the team went on to tie for first in the Under 1200 rating division of the High School Chess National Championships in Dallas, Texas. In 2006, the team won third place in the more competitive Under 1500 division, missing first place by only one win. Dr. Michael Cusick, the school's Greek and Latin teacher, oversees the club. Recently in the 2005-2006 season Dr. Michael Cusick joined with Mr. Owsley, the math club, juggling club, and now chess club moderator. Together they are preparing the team for the 2007 state and nationals tournaments. The chess club meets nearly everyday during and after school.


Institutional Constituent Members

Arrupe Jesuit High School (CO) • Bellarmine College Preparatory (CA) • Bellarmine Preparatory School (WA) • Boston College High School (MA) • Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (IN) • Brophy College Preparatory (AZ) • Canisius High School (NY) • Cheverus High School (ME) • Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (PR) • Creighton Preparatory School (NE) • Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (IL) • De Smet Jesuit High School (MO) • Fairfield College Preparatory School (CT) • Fordham Preparatory School (NY) • Georgetown Preparatory School (MD) • Gonzaga College High School (DC) • Gonzaga Preparatory High School (Spokane) (WA) • Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) (TX) • Jesuit High School (New Orleans) (LA) • Jesuit High School (Portland) (OR) • Jesuit High School (Sacramento) (CA) • Jesuit High School of Tampa (FL) • Loyola Academy (IL) • Loyola Blakefield (MD) • Loyola High School (MI) • Loyola High School of Los Angeles (CA) • Loyola School (NY) • Marquette University High School (WI) • McQuaid Jesuit High School (NY) • Red Cloud Indian School (SD) • Regis High School (New York) (NY) • Regis Jesuit High School (CO) • Rockhurst High School (MO) • St. Ignatius College Prep (IL) • St. Ignatius College Preparatory (CA) • St. Ignatius High School (OH) • St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (OH) • St. Joseph's Preparatory School (PA) • St. Louis University High (MO) • St. Peter's Preparatory School (NJ) • St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati) (OH) • Scranton Preparatory School (PA) • Seattle Preparatory School (WA) • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) • University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (MI) • Verbum Dei High School (CA) • Walsh Jesuit High School (OH) • Xavier High School (NY)

Institutional Associate Members

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School • Loyola High School (Montreal) • St. Bonaventure's (St. John's, Newfoundland) • St. John's College (Belize) • St. Paul's High School (Winnipeg) • St. Ignatius High School (Haiti) • Xavier High School (Micronesia)
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