Awesome photo from over the weekend at the Army vs. Navy football game! Three Rockhurst grads shared in Hawklet camaraderie before cheering on their respective schools.
(L-R) Nick Moussa '19, Cole Smith '17 & Ryan Fitzgerald '18. AMDG
"Sometimes - in the midst of a global pandemic, now perduring these 10+ months - you just need a chance to take a break, unwind, celebrate & wake up easy the next morning, particularly after your hometown heroes play in the Super Bowl"
No school on Monday. Thank you, Fr. G! AMDG
Proud to be recognized as the
#1
Best Catholic High School in Kansas City Area by
@NicheSocial
! This is a testament to the work of our faculty & staff and the commitment to excellence by our students. We are excited to get the 2019-20 year started! AMDG
Congratulations to two recent Rock graduates who were selected in the 2018 MLB Draft! Trey Vickers '14 was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 30th round, and Luke Ritter '15 was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 37th round. Rock State!
Congrats to the RHS Volleyball team for winning the KC High School Boys Volleyball League Championship! This was the inaugural season of the league, which included 20 schools throughout KC. The Hawklets defeated Aquinas in the finals to bring home the title. Rock State! AMDG
Proud to be recognized as the
#1
Best Catholic High School in Kansas City Area by
@NicheSocial
, for the second straight year!
This is a testament to the work of our faculty & staff and the commitment to excellence by our students! AMDG
We are excited to celebrate and induct the seven newest members of the RHS Sports Hall of Fame this weekend! As part of Alumni Reunion Weekend, these seven Hawklet greats will be recognized with Rockhurst's highest athletic honor. They join 135 others in our Hall of Fame. (1/2)
We look forward to seeing all of our students at 8 a.m. tomorrow in white shirts and ties for our all-school Mass celebration. And then we really look forward to not seeing them on Wednesday, as our whole community will enjoy the Super Bowl parade with friends and family. AMDG
The Stanley Cup is at The Rock! Thanks to Paul McGannon '72 and KCIce for making this incredible experience possible for our students and faculty. We also welcomed Ken Morrow, who won 4 Stanley Cups & was a member of the "Miracle on Ice” Olympic Gold Medal team in 1980! AMDG
First day of students Online Learning from home, but Dean Darby still has a job to do...
"Got some intel that kids are gonna try and skip class today." AMDG
Thank you, Coach Dierks!
Michael Dierks ’91 has announced that he will retire from his position as Athletic Director of Rockhurst High School following a 10-year successful tenure as AD and more than 29 total years of service to Rockhurst as an educator and coach.
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We received an awesome update about a group of Class of 2018 graduates working as "men for others" in our community! It was shared by a current parent.
Way to go, Class of 2018 members: Will Kanatzar, Dominic Ammatelli, Will Bartek, JJ Mayer, and KJ Connell! AMDG
We're proud to be selected as the
@kansascitymag
Best of KC 2022 winner for the Best Private School!
This is a testament to our students, faculty, & staff in their striving for excellence for the greater glory of God! Excited to get the new academic year started next week. AMDG
Beautiful new addition to RHS! Kevin Cardenas '18 painted "Segrada Madre" this summer as the class gift of the great Class of 2018. The recent grads wanted to memorialize their class outside of the Learning Commons and showcase the amazing talent of one of their classmates! AMDG
Crocs and all, senior Michael Kuklenski was inspired by Mr. Magee's "Hawklets At Home" to get outside an enjoy this beautiful weather. Despite being a standout offensive lineman and lacrosse goalie, maybe Michael's true calling was in cross country and track... AMDG
Senior Tommy Tietjen is in the Fundamentals of Research course, and last night collected images of the Jupiter/Saturn Conjunction! Tommy set up the equipment on Rockhurst's baseball field and captured these amazing photos - while on his Christmas Break! AMDG
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Please remember
@BishopMiegeHS
in your prayers as they grieve the loss of Sophomore Mackenzie Cowan following her battle with cancer. We trust that she celebrates eternally with God. Our prayers of consolation for her family and friends and the Miege family. AMDG
Congratulations to nine Hawklet greats who have been selected to Rockhurst's Sports Hall of Fame! Traditionally we would induct them in the fall during the Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, but we will instead look forward to celebrating them in a special ceremony this spring. (1/2)
Congrats to senior Mathew Roxas, who performed at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Teatro Studio last week in Rome, Italy! It was part of his award for winning 1st Prize Winner of the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition! AMDG
Special experience for the Class of 2020 last night. They gathered, socially-distanced, on Severino Field for the viewing of their class video, produced by Evan Highfill '20 & Luke Rottinghaus '20. It's worth 46 minutes of your time. Watch here: AMDG
Awesome alumni moment! On Aug 8th, Captain Michael Pernice '05 (right) promoted his RHS classmate, Eugene Bode '05 (left), to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. Thank you for your service! AMDG
May 1 is National College Decision Day. To celebrate, our seniors are wearing shirts of their future colleges and universities. We are enjoying our final days with the Class of 2019 before they become alumni on May 19! AMDG
Senior running back Brady McCanles has been selected as a KMBC/Hy-Vee Scholar Athlete! Along with his on-field accomplishments, Brady boasts a 4.3 GPA and a 35 on his ACT. He is headed to SMU to continue life as a student-athlete. Congrats Brady! AMDG
We are very proud of senior Krishon Harris, who was named the
@fox4kc
“Reaching 4 Excellence” winner. Krishon designed & created a prosthetic arm for a boy in need. More here: AMDG
The Sprague boys (Andrew '24, Bo '21 & Jack '27) meet their dad, Rob, on the basketball court every evening at 5:00 for a game of 21 during the stay-at-home order.
We aren't sure if Jack's cast is due to one of these family matchups...
Have a great weekend, Hawklets! AMDG