| Archbishop O'Hara High School | |
| City: | Kansas City |
| State: | Missouri |
| County: | (Jackson County) |
| Zipcode: | 64138 |
| Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 38.9611°N -94.4931°W |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Principal: | Jane Schaffer |
| Faculty: | 39 |
| Avg Class Size: | 20 |
| Ratio: | 14:1 |
| Type: | Private, Coeducational |
| Tuition: | 7900.00+ |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Conference: | West Central |
| Accreditation: | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Team Name: | Celtics |
| Newspaper: | The Celtic Sword |
| Established: | 1965 |
| Enrollment: | 360 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2012 |
| Grade9: | 81 |
| Grade10: | 81 |
| Grade11: | 84 |
| Grade12: | 113 |
| Free Label3: | Activities Director |
| Homepage: | http://www.oharahs.org |
Archbishop O'Hara High School was a Catholic high school in Kansas City, Missouri. It was located in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The school was also associated with the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and was one of the ministries of the Midwest District of the Brothers.[2]
Archbishop O'Hara High School was established in 1965. It was named after Archbishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara, former Bishop of the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.[3]
O'Hara was a college preparatory high school offering AP courses and university credit through Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri–Kansas City. 100% of its students attended post secondary education with approximately 75% enrolling in four year colleges and universities. O'Hara had great success in sports since its beginnings with state championships in a variety of sports. Sports offered included football, basketball, swimming, soccer, tennis, golf, wrestling, track, cross country.
November 2013 saw a Catholic brother at Kansas City's O'Hara High School fired after police confirmed an investigation of suspicious photographs on a school computer that he used.[4] [5] Investigators said that a student had borrowed the brother's computer to print a document. When the student was finished, they closed the application and a suspicious file popped up. The student reported what they saw to the principal and the brother was placed on administrative leave.
The school was closed following the 2016–2017 school year.[6] A new high school, St. Michael the Archangel High School, opened in Lee's Summit in 2017,[7] and some of the faculty moved to the new school.[8] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.