Hogan Preparatory Academy
Bishop Hogan High School is a charter high school at 1221 East Meyer Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.
Although a public school it is not part of the Kansas City, Missouri School District since it is a charter school.
As of March 2011 it had an enrollment of 348 making it the 176th largest high school in Missouri. It has 34 teachers. The school in March 2011 had an enrollment that was 98 percent African American.[1][2]
The school started as a Catholic high school in 1935 and was named for John Joseph Hogan. In 1999 it became a charter school.[2][3]
The school colors are maroon and white and the mascot is the Rams.[4]
Sports
In 2011 the school won its first Missouri state basketball championship (in Division 3) either as a Catholic school or charter school.
Notable alumni
- Joseph Hubert Hart, 1948, Catholic Bishop
- Sly James, 1969, Kansas City mayor
- Dolores Michaels, actress-[5]
- Marcus Denmon, San Antonio Spurs point guard
- Markese Jones, Revolutionary, Activist
References
- ↑ "Hogan Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, MO". High-schools.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- 1 2 Missouri Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education (2011-01-11). "School Directory". Dese.mo.gov. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ "Missouri Valley Special Collections : Item Viewer". Kchistory.org. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ "Hogan Prep Charter High School (Kansas City)". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ↑ Hopper, Hedda (July 14, 1957), "She Sold Hollywood", Chicago Tribune, p. F16
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Coordinates: 39°00′38″N 94°34′19″W / 39.010689°N 94.572029°W