Archbishop O'Hara High School

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Archbishop O'Hara High School
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Location
Archbishop O'Hara High School
Kansas City
,
(Jackson County)
,
Missouri
64138

United States
Coordinates 38°57′40″N94°29′35″W / 38.96111°N 94.49306°W / 38.96111; -94.49306
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1965
PrincipalJane Schaffer
Faculty39
Grades 9–12
Enrollment360 (2012)
 •  Grade 9 81
 •  Grade 10 81
 •  Grade 11 84
 •  Grade 12 113
Average class size20
Student to teacher ratio14:1
Color(s) Green and Gold   
Athletics conferenceWest Central
Team nameCeltics
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
NewspaperThe Celtic Sword
Tuition7900.00+
Website http://www.oharahs.org

Archbishop O'Hara High School was a Catholic high school in Kansas City, Missouri. 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. [2]

Contents

Background

Archbishop O'Hara High School was established in 1965. It was named after Archbishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara, former Bishop of the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. [3]

O'Hara was a college preparatory high school offering AP courses and university credit through Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri–Kansas City. 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. [4] [5] 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. [6] A new high school, St. Michael the Archangel High School, opened in Lee's Summit in 2017, [7] and some of the faculty moved to the new school. [8] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [9]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ De La Salle Christian Brothers of the Midwest, http://www.cbmidwest.org/midwestministries.html Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  3. ↑ Archbishop O'Hara High School, http://www.oharahs.org/History.html. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ "School fires longtime staff member after photographs appear on computer". 7 November 2013.
  5. ↑ https://fox4kc.com/news/kc-catholic-school-leader-fired-over-suspicious-photos-on-computer/ [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ Troutman, Caitlin (25 May 2017). "Alumni Are Nostalgic As Archbishop O'Hara High School Closes In South Kansas City". KCUR. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "New Catholic high school opens in Lee's Summit". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  8. ↑ Mike Genet (2014-04-24). "New Catholic high school expected to open in fall of 2016". The Examiner. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.

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