Bishop Ward High School

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Bishop Ward High School
Bishop Ward HS Seal.png
Address
Bishop Ward High School
708 North 18th Street [1]

Kansas City
,
Kansas
66102

United States
Coordinates 39°6′47″N94°39′2″W / 39.11306°N 94.65056°W / 39.11306; -94.65056
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Francis of Assisi
Established1908
PresidentJay Dunlap
PrincipalGreg Duggins
Grades 9 to 12
Color(s) White and Black   
Athletics conferenceCrossroads League
MascotCyclone
Team nameCyclones
Rival Piper High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
NewspaperOutburst
Website wardhigh.org

Bishop Ward High School is a private, coed, Roman Catholic high school in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

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History

Bishop Ward High School was established in 1908 as Catholic High School at 1236 Sandusky, Kansas City, Kansas. In 1931, during the Great Depression, the current building was built at 708 North 18th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, and the school was renamed Bishop Ward High School. It is named after Bishop John Ward.

Currently Bishop Ward is a Catholic college preparatory high school. [3]

Athletics

Bishop Ward High School has a long history of success in athletics especially on the baseball diamond. The boys' baseball team has claimed 13 state titles, six of which came consecutively from 2003 to 2008. [4] The football team won two state titles in 1971 and 1973. [5] The boys' basketball team won a state title in 1938. [6]

State championships

State Championships [7]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Fall Football 21971, 1973
Cross Country, Boys 11981
Winter Basketball, Boys 11938
Basketball, Girls 11989
Spring Baseball 131958, 1960, 1983, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014
Golf, Boys 11986
Total19

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ GNIS for Bishop Ward High School; USGS; October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  3. ↑ Sister Maureen Craig. "The History of Bishop Ward High School". Archived from the original on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  4. ↑ KSHAA Baseball History
  5. ↑ KSHAA Football History
  6. ↑ KSHAA Basketball History
  7. ↑ "KSHSAA". KSHSAA. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "He Used to Soar with Eagles, but Now Sculptor ed Dwight Has Landed on His Feet".
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