Bishop Ward High School

Bishop Ward High School

Address
708 North 18th Street ^[1] Kansas City, Kansas, 66102 United States
Coordinates	39°6′47″N 94°39′2″W / 39.11306°N 94.65056°W / 39.11306; -94.65056Coordinates: 39°6′47″N 94°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
Established	1908
President	Thomas Schrader
Principal	Karen Hopson
Grades	9 to 12
Color(s)	White and Black
Athletics conference	Kaw Valley League
Mascot	Cyclone
Team name	Cyclones
Rival	Piper High School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ^[2]
Newspaper	Outburst
Website	www.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.

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 boy's baseball team has claimed 12 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 boy's basketball team won a state title in 1938.^[6]

Notable alumni

Neil Allen, Former MLB player (New York Mets, Saint Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians)
Ray Sadecki, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers)
David Segui, Former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians)
Diego Segui, Former MLB player (Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators, Seattle Pilots, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox)

References

↑ GNIS for Bishop Ward High School; USGS; October 13, 1978.
↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
↑ Sister Maureen Craig. "The History of Bishop Ward High School". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
↑ KSHAA Baseball History
↑ KSHAA Football History
↑ KSHAA Basketball History

External links

School Website

High Schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Catholic High Schools not operated by the Archdiocese

Maur Hill - Mount Academy

Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

Ordinaries	Vicars John Baptiste Miège Louis Mary Fink Bishops Louis Mary Fink Thomas Francis Lillis John Chamberlain Ward Francis Johannes Paul Clarence Schulte George Joseph Donnelly Edward Joseph Hunkeler Archbishops Edward Joseph Hunkeler Ignatius Jerome Strecker James Patrick Keleher Joseph Fred Naumann

Auxiliary Bishop	Marion Francis Forst

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter Parishes St. Patrick's Church, Atchison St. Benedict's Church, Bendena St. Mary's Church, Purcell Church of the Assumption, Topeka St. Joseph's Church, Topeka Former St. Bridget Church, Axtell St. Mary's Mission, St. Marys

Education	Higher Education Benedictine College Donnelly College St. Mary's College, St. Marys University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth High Schools Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City Hayden High School, Topeka Immaculata High School, Leavenworth Maur Hill – Mount Academy, Atchison St. James Academy, Lenexa St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park

Priests	John Francis Cunningham

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