Rockhurst High School
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Rockhurst High School is a private, Roman Catholic college preparatory high school located in Kansas City, on the Missouri-Kansas border.
History
Rockhurst was established by brothers and priests of the Society of Jesus and chartered by the state as part of Rockhurst College in August 1910. It was originally known as the Academy of Rockhurst College; it became Rockhurst High School in 1923. The high school shared a campus and corporate umbrella with the college until it moved onto its own campus in 1962.
Noted alumni
- David Cone, All-Star Major League Baseball player
- Robert Altman, filmmaker
External links
- Rockhurst High School website (http://www.rockhursths.edu/),
- school history (http://www.rockhursths.edu/rockhurst.aspx?pgID=872)Template:US-school-stub