CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES STAND OUT AMONG COMPETITION

Rockhurst High School offers more than 45 co-curricular clubs and activities. While many are simply social hobbies, others also involve competition. In those competitions, Hawklets rose to the occasion.

The Speech & Debate Team had six students qualify for and compete in the MSHSAA Speech, Debate & Theatre Championships, and five students earned event placings. Maddux Radosevic ’23 placed 2nd in Radio Speaking, the team of Caleb Dawson ’24 and Aidan O’Donnell ’24 placed 4tth in Public Forum Debate, and Patrick Sanders ’25 placed 6th in Humorous Interpretation. Seven team members also qualified for the NSDA National Speech & Debate Tournament in Phoenix in June.

Rockhurst’s Robotics Team, the Jesubots, had a historic season. Following the team winning its first Regional Tournament Championship in program history, the Jesubots qualified for the FIRST Robotics World

Championships in Houston in April. Seventeen Rockhurst students competed among 624 teams representing 59 countries, which was a great experience for the student team responsible for the entire design, build, and fabrication of the robot under the guidance - but not action - of adult mentors.

The Rockhurst Scholar Bowl Team won the Class 5 District 7 Championship after defeating both Center and Warrensburg. Sam Grilliot ’23 and Charlie Lundstrom ’23 were named to the All-District Team, with Lundstrom being the top scorer for the tournament. Rockhurst eventually lost in the State Quarterfinals, but had a great season after reactivating the program two years ago.

Members of the Software Engineering Club competed in the Kansas State University High School Programming Contest. Among 30 teams, Rockhurst placed 3rd in the Advanced Division and 2nd in the Beginner Division.

Two of Rockhurst’s most popular cocurricular programs are choir and instrumental music. Students from both competed in the Missouri State Solo and Ensemble Festival at the University of Missouri. Maddux Radosevic ’23, Jabari Cambridge ’25, Kingston Del Cid ’25, Ian Kennedy ’25, and Soren Ursick ’25 earned Gold Ratings. Joshua Brown Hays ’26 and George Kennedy ’26 earned Silver Ratings. Radosevic was also awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2022 National YoungArts Foundation Competition, placing him in the top 18 high school classical singers in the country.

Rockhurst’s choir program also had the opportunity to perform its Spring Concert at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, while the Jazz Band had the privilege of playing a show at the historic Gem Theatre in the 18th & Vine Jazz Festival.

The Scholar Bowl Team won Districts and made a run to the State Quarterfinals.

THE SCHOLAR BOWL TEAM WON DISTRICTS AND MADE A RUN TO THE STATE QUARTERFINALS.

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Rockhurst’s Robotics Team earned a spot in the FIRST Robotics World Championships.

Five students earned top-6 placings at the MSHSAA Speech, Debate, & Theatre Championships.