Rockhurst Provides Experiences for Students and Families

Our students, and our faculty and staff, are some of the most intellectually-gifted persons in the region if not beyond, and we are grateful to God for the ongoing Catholic, Jesuit tradition of careful introspection, critical thinking, curiously asking of ultimate and other important questions, and mutually discerning God’s will for the present and future of humanity, starting at our school and moving outward into the world in which we are called by God to fearlessly engage with holy boldness toward God’s good ends.

Indeed, Rockhurst is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit school that strives for intellectual competency for God’s greater glory and for the progress of human persons in God’s Kingdom, and we are beyond grateful for God’s goodness to us!

For Rockhurst, to the greater glory of God,

Throughout the year, Rockhurst High School offers events for Hawklets and their families. On the first or second Tuesday of every month during the academic year, students and their Dads are invited for a Father/Son Mass before the school day.

In the fall, Rockhurst hosted the inaugural Father/Son Bags Tournament on October 29, 2022. More than 70 dad-andson duos competed in the tournament, with Tim Gaarder and Connor Gaarder ’23 winning the championship.

One of Rockhurst’s most treasured traditions, the Mother/Son Dinner

Dance (also known as Mom Prom), continued on February 5, 2023. This year it was held at Municipal Auditorium and more than 1,100 Hawkletts and Rock Moms joined for the fun.

During the night, Patrick O’Farrell ’23 offered a reflection on the unmatched love of mothers and remarked: “Thank you to the Moms involved with Rockhurst High School, because you are so important to our community. And Rockhurst students, remember to give your Mom a hug tonight, because she deserves it.”

To kick off spring, 684 students and Grandparents attended the annual

Grandparents Mass & Brunch at Rockhurst on March 5. The morning started with a celebration of Mass in the performance gym followed by brunch.

The senior class spent its final day on campus on May 12 for the Senior Day of Reflection. Parents and Guardians were invited for Mass in the Rose Theater prior to the seniors spending the morning reflecting on their four years at Rockhurst and how they can carry on the qualities of the grad at graduation (committed to justice, religious, open to growth, intellectually competent, and loving) into college life and beyond.

More than 1,100 Hawklets and moms attended this year’s Mother/Son Dinner Dance.

Rev. Vincent A. Giacabazi, SJ Principal