Hayden Catholic High School is in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.
| Hayden Catholic High School | |
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 The Seal of Hayden Catholic High School | |
| Address | |
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401 SW Gage Boulevard , 66606 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°3′42.1″N 95°43′34.74″W / 39.061694°N 95.7263167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Motto | Deus Scientia et Caritas (God is Knowledge and Love) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1911 |
| Authority | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas |
| President | Shelly Buhler |
| Principal | James Sandstrom |
| Chaplain | Fr. Thomas Maddock |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Navy, White, and Gold |
| Slogan | Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve |
| Fight song | Hayden Fight Song |
| Athletics conference | Centennial League |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Rival | Seaman High School Washburn Rural High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Newspaper | The Capitolite[2] |
| Affiliation | Kansas State High School Activities Association |
| Website | haydencatholic |
Extracurricular activities
editAthletics
editAthletic teams are called "Wildcats." Hayden won state championships in volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf and football in 2008.[citation needed] In the 2008–09 school year, the Wildcats were state champions in volleyball and girls' golf.[citation needed] The Wildcats, who had been runners-up in the previous year, defeated Perry-Lecompton High School 42–21 in football, winning their third state championship (two undefeated teams in 1998 and 2004).[3]
Boys' basketball
editHayden has had much success in boys' basketball, winning eight state titles in the Kansas 4A classification. State titles were won in 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2008, and 2018.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Margaret Thompson Murdock, member of the U.S. Shooting Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame; first woman to win a medal in shooting at the Summer Olympics
- Mark Turgeon, former head basketball coach of The University of Maryland
References
edit- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ HaydenBroadcasting[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.kshsaa.org/FOOTBALL[permanent dead link] /fbchmp.html
- ^ http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/PDF/CompleteHistory.pdf [bare URL PDF]