Bishop Luers High School

Bishop Luers High School

Bishop Luers High School in 2008.
"We Are the Light of the World"
Address
333 East Paulding Road
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46819
United States
Coordinates 41°01′54″N 85°08′03″W / 41.031626°N 85.134281°W / 41.031626; -85.134281Coordinates: 41°01′54″N 85°08′03″W / 41.031626°N 85.134281°W / 41.031626; -85.134281
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1958
Oversight Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Principal Tiffany Albertson
Faculty 41
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 567 (2010–2011)
Student to teacher ratio 20:1
Color(s)         
Athletics conference Summit Athletic Conference
Nickname Knights
Rival Bishop Dwenger High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper KnightTimes
Yearbook Accolade
Tuition $4,175
Website www.bishopluers.org

Bishop Luers High School is a small Catholic high school located in the southside of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Bishop Luers is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.[2] The school was founded in 1958 by the Franciscan Fathers of the Saint John the Baptist Province in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with the Sisters of Saint Francis Province in Mishawaka, Indiana. The first bishop of the diocese, John Henry Luers, is the namesake of the school.[2]

Enrollment

As of the 2009–2010 school year, Bishop Luers High School had an enrollment of 540 students; 156 freshmen, 134 sophomores, 137 juniors, and 113 seniors.[3]

Academics

Bishop Luers' education departments consist of art, business, religion, English, foreign language, mathematics, and social studies.[4] In 2004 and in 2005, Bishop Luers was placed on the Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50 Secondary Schools in America.[5][6]

Extra-curricular activities

Bishop Luers offers an array of activities for students. Activities include Academic Super Bowl, National Honor Society (NHS), Key Club, Student Council, Drama Club, The Bishop Luers Minstrels Show Choir, Pep Band, Speech and Debate, Newspaper, Yearbook, World Culture Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions or S.A.D.D., Future Business Leaders of America, Freshmen Mentoring, and Student Ambassadors.[7]

Bishop Luers' Minstrels Show Choir holds the distinction as the first show choir to have a competition in America.[8] In 1975, The Minstrels, directed by Father Fred Link, hosted the first competitive show choir invitational, with seven show choirs competing. The following year more than 15 show choirs competed. From 1979 to 1982 local PBS television network WFWA broadcast the competition, and in 1983, PBS aired the show choir competition nationally. Today, there are over 250 invitations sent out across the country.[8] The Minstrels have been named Grand Champions at Findlay Fest, Charisma Classique, and Mooresville Spotlighter Show Choir Invitationals in addition to many other notable awards, and they frequently make the trip to Orlando, Florida to compete with other high school show choirs from around the nation.

Athletics

The Bishop Luers Knights field teams in 19 sanctioned sports and 6 non-sanctioned (club) sports. All sanctioned sports are governed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). The lacrosse team is a member of the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association.[9]

All sanctioned Bishop Luers teams compete in the Summit Athletic Conference (SAC).

In 2008, Bishop Luers became the first team in Indiana high school athletic history to win and hold the three major male sports titles (football, basketball, baseball) in one year since 1973, the first year all three were recognized by the Indiana High School Athletic Association.[10]

Programs Offered

SportSanctioned Boys'Sanctioned Girls'Non-sanctioned
Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Dance
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Football
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Rifle
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming and Diving
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Tennis
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Track and field
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Volleyball
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Green tick (Boys')
Wrestling
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Luers' main rival is Bishop Dwenger High School, a Catholic school on the north side of Fort Wayne. Luers also has a spirited neighborhood rivalry with South Side High School, which is often termed "The Battle for Calhoun Street."

State Championships

The Knights' athletic program has produced 20 team state champions in their history.

Year Sport Class Coach Opponent
1985-86Football2ASteve KeeferLawrenceburg
1989-90Football2AMatt LindsayTri-West Hendricks
1992-93Football2AMatt LindsayWestfield
1998-99Basketball - Girls'2AGary AndrewsAustin
1999-00Football2AMatt LindsayDanville
1999-00Basketball - Girls'2AGary AndrewsForest Park
2000-01Basketball - Girls'2AGary AndrewsShenandoah
2001-02Football2AMatt LindsayEvansville Mater Dei
2001-02Basketball - Girls'3ATeri RosinskiGibson Southern
2002-03Football2AMatt LindsaySouthridge
2005-06Basketball - Girls'3ATeri Rosinski Evansville Memorial
2007-08Football2AMatt LindsayHeritage Christian
2007-08Basketball - Boys'2AJames Blackmon Sr.Winchester
2007-08Baseball2AGary RogersElwood
2008-09Basketball - Boys'2AJames Blackmon Sr.Brownstown Central
2009-10Football2AMatt LindsayMonrovia
2010-11Football2AMatt LindsayNorth Putnam
2010-11Basketball - Girls'2ADenny Renier Brownstown Central
2011-12Football2AMatt LindsayEvansville Mater Dei
2012-13Football2ASteve KeeferIndianapolis Cardinal Ritter

Football

Bishop Luers has been to the Indiana state finals for football fifteen times, including 4 consecutive years 1999–2002. Eleven of those fifteen trips have resulted in football championships, all in Class 2A, including 4 consecutive wins in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.[11][12] The fifteen championship appearances are the most of any team in Indiana football history, and the eleven championships also tie the state record.[13] The Knights' roster has included many accomplished players who have gone on to play successfully at the professional and NCAA Division I levels. Among the most notable are Jack Johnston star quarterback who led the Knights to their best regular season record to date. Anthony Spencer of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Jaylon Smith, winner of the 2012 high school Butkus Award and the 2012 Indiana Mr. Football award.

Boys' basketball

Coinciding with the 2004 hiring of head coach James Blackmon, Sr., recent seasons have seen championship success for the boys' basketball team. For the four seasons 2006/07 – 2009/10, the Knights' roster featured Deshaun Thomas, recipient of the 2010 Indiana Mr. Basketball award.[14] The Knights won two consecutive boys' basketball Class 2A state championships, 2008 and 2009.

On May 21, 2010, in a ceremony at Bishop Luers, Thomas' jersey (#1) was retired by the school. This was the first time in school history a jersey of any of its athletes had been retired.[15]

Girls' basketball

The girls' basketball team won three consecutive Indiana State Class 2A Championship games, in the 1998/99, 1999/2000, and 2000/01 seasons. The following season the team moved up a class, winning a fourth consecutive state title, in Class 3A, in 2001/02. The Knights also won the 2005/06 Class 3A championship.

The Knights' six state championships currently stand as the most all-time by one school in Indiana girls' basketball history, as do the nine championship game appearances.[16]

Baseball

In 2008, the boys' baseball team competed for the first time in the state baseball championship winning that 2A title.

The namesake of the school, Bishop John Henry Luers.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. 1 2 "Bishop Luers: Development". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
  3. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Luers Academics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Bishop Luers: Our Past and Present". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ Catholic High School Honor Roll.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Luers Activities". Bishop Luers High School.
  8. 1 2 "Bishop Luers Show Choir History". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007.
  9. ↑ "Bishop Luers Athletics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.
  10. ↑ "Luers baseball team makes history". The Journal Gazette.
  11. ↑ "Bishop Luers Football". Bishop Luers High School.
  12. ↑ Summit Athletic Conference Football
  13. ↑ IHSAA Boys Football State Championship Appearances
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20110606185430/http://www.indystar.com/article/20100404/SPORTS0203/4040348/. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20090820043544/http://www.ihsaa.org:80/dnn/Sports/Girls/Basketball/TournamentMosts/tabid/353/Default.aspx. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ AVP.com. Angie Akers, AVP.com. Retrieved on 2009-4-25. Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ Kevin Kiermaier Talks About MLB Debut. Wane.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14. Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ (2006-04-07). Luers grad has hand in college humor book. The News Sentinel. Retrieved on 2009-10-18.

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