Bishop Miege High School

Bishop Miege High School is a Catholic high school, located in Roeland Park, Kansas, United States. The school colors are royal blue and scarlet red and the school mascot is the Stag. The school is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 4A division and are known as the "Stags". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

Bishop Miege High School
Address
5041 Reinhardt Drive

Roeland Park
,
Kansas
66205

United States
Coordinates39°2′8″N 94°37′29″W
Information
TypePrivate high school
MottoExcellence: Our Goal; Success: Our Tradition[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Bishop John Baptist Miège
Established1958 (1958)
PresidentRandy Salisbury
PrincipalMaureen Engen
ChaplainRev. Justin Hamilton
Teaching staff41.4 (FTE) (2017–18)[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment689 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.6 (2017–18)[2]
Color(s)     Royal blue
     Scarlet red
Athletics conferenceEastern Kansas League
MascotStag
NicknameBig Red, The Mighty Stags, Big Red Crew, Little Red
RivalsSt. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas), St. James High School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
PublicationFacets (literary magazine)
NewspaperMiegian
YearbookHart
AffiliationKansas City (KS) Archdiocese
KSHSAA
Websitewww.bishopmiege.com

Campus

Bishop Miege High School is located directly north of the Shawnee Indian Mission.

History

Bishop Miege High School was established in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and was named after Bishop John Baptiste Miege, the first bishop of the Kansas Territory, which eventually became the current Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It is the successor to St. Agnes High School, established in 1949, named for the parish that it was founded by, and the mascot (Stag) retains this heritage (St. Agnes). Bishop Miege was instituted as a co-educational archdiocese school intended to serve northeastern Johnson County.[4]

Academics

Kincaid Media Center

The Media Center was completed in 2003. It features 32 state-of-the-art computer stations and eight new classrooms. A video production studio/classroom equipped with video editing, filming and production was added. The capital campaign included 27 inch televisions with VCRs in each classroom. The acquiring of the Old Mission school to the north of Miege for use as sports practice facilities was also included.

Extracurricular activities

Robotics

The Bishop Miege Robotics team is FRC team number 1997. The team has enjoyed considerable success in the greater Kansas City Regional each March. The team was founded for the 2006 FRC season, in which it won the Regional competition and advanced to the National Competition.

Athletics
Future of Miege athletics

In 2006, Miege unveiled the "Future of Miege Athletics". The plan is Miege's intended renovations of current sports facilities and the replacement of others. The focus of the plan is a new 3,675 seat stadium to replace the current facilities.

The stadium was completed by the Homecoming football game in 2007. Dixon Doll Stadium includes a new gameday entry plaza, visitor, home and official's locker rooms, concessions, restrooms, storage facilities, a press box, new lights and an infill turf regulation soccer and football field. The first two games played on the field were varsity boys' soccer followed by varsity football, both winning their first home game in the new stadium. A cellular tower was placed on the site near the stadium, with Sprint and Verizon Wireless committing to utilize the tower. Bishop Miege has won 100 athletic state championships.

Football

The Miege football program has a long and storied history in Kansas. Bishop Miege has won the state championship in football 10 times, occurring in 1972, 1975, 1977, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019[5]

Former head coach Dan Ritter retired at the conclusion of the 2005 season, and was replaced by former Kansas City Chief Tim Grunhard.

In 2006, Miege went 3-7 and the following year they went 7-3 (and had a playoff appearance beating Shawnee Heights, but lost to Blue Valley West in the second round. In 2008, the Stags went 6-4 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Baldwin. In 2009 Miege went 12-2, finishing with a 10-game winning streak. The Stags played their way through the playoffs and won their first state title in 33 years, beating Topeka Hayden by a score of 28-6.[6]

Volleyball

Miege volleyball has been a Kansas dynasty since coach Gwen Pike took over. Pike has reached 1000 career wins, and she was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006.[7] The Miege volleyball team has won 25 state championships.

Cross country

Miege's cross country have experienced a large amount of success throughout their history. The girls' cross country team won the state championship in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2004. The boys' cross country team won the state championship in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, and 1997. The Miege cross country team is coached by JoAnn Heap.[8]

Soccer

The Miege soccer programs are two of the best in the state of Kansas and highly respected throughout the region. The boys' soccer team won the state championship in 1998, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. They also have 3 Top 50 in the country finishes and seven Top 15 in the Midwest finishes. The Miege girls' soccer team won the state championship in 2003, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. They have also won a National Academic Award for 10 straight years. The soccer programs are led by 2001 Miege alum Nate Huppe.

Basketball

The basketball programs at Bishop Miege have consistently been solid. The girls' basketball team has been very successful in its past, Coach Terry English teams won the state championship 20 times, occurring in 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. [9] Coach Terry English has been coaching girls at Miege for over 40 years. He has a career winning percentage of more than .800. The boys' basketball team also won the state championship in 2001, 2010, 2016, 2017, and 2018.[9]

Wrestling

Head coach David Eller returned for his 18th year of coaching at Miege in 2008. The single season record for the best overall record by any wrestler was 34-0 set by Eric Akin in 1986-87.[10]

In the 1994-95 season, Jason Strohm set the school record for total takedowns at 134.[10] He also set the record for total team points with 240. Pat Cervantes set the school record for escapes with 40 in 2006-07.[10] Glen McFarland set the school record for reversals with 39 in 1982-83. The following year he would set the record for total pins with 25.[10]

Bowling

Although bowling has only been recognized as a varsity sport since 2005 according to the KSHSAA, Bishop Miege has already begun to establish itself as having one of the strongest bowling programs in the state. Head Coach Matthew Eshelbrenner led the boys' bowling team to the state championship in 2007.

State Championships
State championships[11]
SeasonSportNumber of championshipsYear
FallFootball101972, 1975, 1977, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Volleyball251977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Cross country, boys'81982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997
Cross country, girls'121978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004
Soccer, Boys'81998, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
WinterBasketball, boys'52001, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
Bowling, boys'12007
Basketball, girls'211978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Swimming and diving, boys'12014
SpringGolf, boys'12001
Soccer, girls'52003, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Softball12002
Baseball11996
Swimming and diving, girls'12017
Tennis, boys'21986, 1991
Tennis, girls'21991, 1992
Track and field, girls'21990, 2005
Track and field, boys'12016
Total107

Notable alumni

References
  1. Bishop Miege High School. "Bishop Miege - Our History and Philosophy". Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  2. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Bishop Miege High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  4. "School history". bishopmiege.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  5. Bowden, Rick (April 26, 2009). "KSHSAA Football". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  6. Cooke, Colleen (April 26, 2009). "Bishop Miege Football Team". Bishop Miege High School. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  7. "National Awards". Archived from the original (English) on July 18, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  8. Martin, Francine (April 26, 2009). "KSHSAA Cross Country". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Archived from the original on August 20, 2003. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  9. Martin, Francine (April 26, 2009). "KSHSAA Basketball". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Archived from the original on August 13, 2003. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  10. Cooke, Colleen (April 26, 2009). "Wrestling Team". Bishop Miege High School. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
  11. "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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