Maur Hill – Mount Academy

Maur Hill - Mount Academy
Address
1000 Green Street
Atchison, Kansas, (Atchison County), 66002
 United States
Information
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Benedictine
Established 1919 (Maur Hill)
1863 (Mount)
Opened 2003
President Phil Baniewicz
Principal Monika King
Grades 912
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

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.

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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

Accomplishments

External links

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

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