Maur Hill

Maur Hill - Mount Academy
Address
1000 Green Street Atchison, Kansas, (Atchison County), 66002  United States
Coordinates	39°32′44.4″N 95°7′37″W / 39.545667°N 95.12694°W / 39.545667; -95.12694Coordinates: 39°32′44.4″N 95°7′37″W / 39.545667°N 95.12694°W / 39.545667; -95.12694
Information
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Benedictine
Established	1919 (Maur Hill) 1863 (Mount)
Opened	2003
President	Phil Baniewicz
Principal	Monika King
Grades	9–12
Average class size	18
Student to teacher ratio	9:1
Color(s)	Black, Navy Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	Delaware Valley League
Mascot	Raven
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Admissions Director	Deke Nolan
A.P./Athletic Director	Dick Hunninghake
Website	http://www.mh-ma.com

Maur Hill Mount Academy is a coed Catholic, boarding high school in Atchison, Kansas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. The school was formed in 2003 with the merger of Maur Hill Prep School, an all boys school, and Mount St. Scholastica Academy, an all girls school, belonging to the Delaware Valley League.

It is sponsored by St. Benedict's Abbey (monastery) and Mount St. Scholastica (convent) in Atchison, KS and is a Benedictine school. Its school mascot is a Raven, representing Benedictine symbolism. It is also affiliated with Benedictine College (BC) in Atchison Kansas. Its colors are blue, black and gold. The student population is around 150-250 students (about 80-100 boarding and 75-150 day students from the surrounding area) around 30-60 of those students are international students from several countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, China, Russia, Sweden, and various other nations. Tuition costs of the school is around $4,000 for day students and $15,000-20,000 (depending on international status or 5 and 7 day boarding) for boarding students.

History

Mount St. Schlastica Academy was established in 1863. It was named for Saint Benedict's twin sister, Saint Scholastica. Maur Hill Prep was founded in 1919. The schools merged into Maur Hill - Mount Academy in 2003.

Campus

• Admissions Building
• Old Gym
• New Gym
• St. Michaels Cafeteria
• Howard Hall (Girls Dorms)
• St. Leos (Boys Dorms)
• Football Field
• Soccer Field
• Three newly refurbished tennis courts
• Centrally Located Chapel on campus

Accomplishments

• 1979 Kansas 4A Football State Champions
• 1980 Kansas 4A Boys Golf Team State Champions
• 1981 Kansas 4A Boys Golf Team State Champions
• 1982 Kansas 4A Boys Golf Team State Champions
• 1982 Kansas 4A Boys Golf Individual State Champion, Purslow
• 1984 Kansas 4A Football State Runners-Up
• 1988 Kansas 3-2-1A Girls Tennis Individual State Champion, Lomshek
• 1991 Kansas 4A Boys Golf Team State Champions
• 1992 Kansas 4A Football State Champions
• 1992 Kansas 4A Boys Basketball 4th Place State Tournament
• 1996 Kansas 4A All-Kansas Yearbook
• 1996 Kansas 4A All-Kansas Newspaper
• 2003 Kansas 3A Girls Cross Country Individual State Champion, Kentzler
• 2006 Kansas 3A Boys Basketball State Champions
• 2006 Kansas 3A Boys Baseball State Runners-Up
• 2006 Kansas 3A Girls Cross Country Individual State Champion, Jylian Jaloma
• 2008 Kansas 3A Chemathon Oral Competition Champions: Megan Klebba, Chris Lund, Amy Lutz, Laura Prohaska

External links

Website: http://www.mh-ma.com

Notes and references

1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23. ^{[dead link]}