Bishop Luers High School

Bishop Luers High School
Bishop Luers High School in 2008. "We Are the Light of the World"
Address
333 East Paulding Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46819 United States
Coordinates	41°01′54″N 85°08′03″W / 41.031626°N 85.134281°W / 41.031626; -85.134281Coordinates: 41°01′54″N 85°08′03″W / 41.031626°N 85.134281°W / 41.031626; -85.134281
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1958
Oversight	Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Principal	Tiffany Albertson
Teaching staff	39.8 FTE ^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	597^[1] (2013–14)
Student to teacher ratio	15:1 ^[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Summit Athletic Conference
Nickname	Knights
Rival	Bishop Dwenger High School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[2]
Newspaper	KnightTimes
Yearbook	Accolade
Tuition	$4,175
Website	www.bishopluers.org

Bishop Luers High School is a small Catholic high school located in the southside of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Bishop Luers is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.^[3] The school was founded in 1958 by the Franciscan Fathers of the Saint John the Baptist Province in Cincinnati, Ohio, along with the Sisters of Saint Francis Province in Mishawaka, Indiana. The first bishop of the diocese, John Henry Luers, is the namesake of the school.^[3]

Enrollment

As of the 2013–2014 school year, Bishop Luers High School had an enrollment of 597 students; 166 freshmen, 175 sophomores, 139 juniors, and 117 seniors.^[1]

Academics

Bishop Luers' education departments consist of art, business, religion, English, foreign language, mathematics, and social studies.^[4] In 2004 and in 2005, Bishop Luers was placed on the Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50 Secondary Schools in America.^[5]^[6]

Extra-curricular activities

Bishop Luers offers an array of activities for students. Activities include Academic Super Bowl, National Honor Society (NHS), Key Club, Student Council, Drama Club, The Bishop Luers Minstrels Show Choir, Pep Band, Speech and Debate, Newspaper, Yearbook, World Culture Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions or S.A.D.D., Future Business Leaders of America, Freshmen Mentoring, and Student Ambassadors.^[7]

Athletics

The Bishop Luers Knights field teams in 19 sanctioned sports and 6 non-sanctioned (club) sports. All sanctioned sports are governed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). The lacrosse team is a member of the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association.^[8]

All sanctioned Bishop Luers teams compete in the Summit Athletic Conference (SAC).

In 2008, Bishop Luers became the first team in Indiana high school athletic history to win and hold the three major male sports titles (football, basketball, baseball) in one year since 1973, the first year all three were recognized by the Indiana High School Athletic Association.^[9]

Programs Offered

Sport	Sanctioned Boys'	Sanctioned Girls'	Non-sanctioned
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Bowling			Y
Cheerleading			Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Dance			Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Lacrosse			Y
Rifle			Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming and Diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and field	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y	Y (Boys')
Wrestling	Y

Luers' main rival is Bishop Dwenger High School, a Catholic school on the north side of Fort Wayne. Luers also has a spirited neighborhood rivalry with South Side High School, which is often termed "The Battle for Calhoun Street."

State Championships

The Knights' athletic program has produced 20 team state champions in their history.

Year	Sport	Class	Coach	Opponent
1985-86	Football	2A	Steve Keefer	Lawrenceburg
1989-90	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Tri-West Hendricks
1992-93	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Westfield
1998-99	Basketball - Girls'	2A	Gary Andrews	Austin
1999-00	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Danville
1999-00	Basketball - Girls'	2A	Gary Andrews	Forest Park
2000-01	Basketball - Girls'	2A	Gary Andrews	Shenandoah
2001-02	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Evansville Mater Dei
2001-02	Basketball - Girls'	3A	Teri Rosinski	Gibson Southern
2002-03	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Southridge
2005-06	Basketball - Girls'	3A	Teri Rosinski	Evansville Memorial
2007-08	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Heritage Christian
2007-08	Basketball - Boys'	2A	James Blackmon Sr.	Winchester
2007-08	Baseball	2A	Gary Rogers	Elwood
2008-09	Basketball - Boys'	2A	James Blackmon Sr.	Brownstown Central
2009-10	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Monrovia
2010-11	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	North Putnam
2010-11	Basketball - Girls'	2A	Denny Renier	Brownstown Central
2011-12	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Evansville Mater Dei
2012-13	Football	2A	Steve Keefer	Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter

Football

Bishop Luers has been to the Indiana state finals for football fifteen times, including 4 consecutive years 1999–2002. Eleven of those fifteen trips have resulted in football championships, all in Class 2A, including 4 consecutive wins in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.^[10]^[11] The fifteen championship appearances are the most of any team in Indiana football history, and the eleven championships also tie the state record.^[12] The Knights' roster has included many accomplished players who have gone on to play successfully at the professional and NCAA Division I levels. Among the most notable are Jack Johnston star quarterback who led the Knights to their best regular season record to date. Anthony Spencer of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Jaylon Smith, winner of the 2012 high school Butkus Award and the 2012 Indiana Mr. Football award.

Boys' basketball

Coinciding with the 2004 hiring of head coach James Blackmon, Sr., recent seasons have seen championship success for the boys' basketball team. For the four seasons 2006/07 – 2009/10, the Knights' roster featured Deshaun Thomas, recipient of the 2010 Indiana Mr. Basketball award.^[13] The Knights won two consecutive boys' basketball Class 2A state championships, 2008 and 2009.

On May 21, 2010, in a ceremony at Bishop Luers, Thomas' jersey (#1) was retired by the school. This was the first time in school history a jersey of any of its athletes had been retired.^[14]

Girls' basketball

The girls' basketball team won three consecutive Indiana State Class 2A Championship games, in the 1998/99, 1999/2000, and 2000/01 seasons. The following season the team moved up a class, winning a fourth consecutive state title, in Class 3A, in 2001/02. The Knights also won the 2005/06 Class 3A championship.

The Knights' six state championships currently stand as the most all-time by one school in Indiana girls' basketball history, as do the nine championship game appearances.^[15]

Baseball

In 2008, the boys' baseball team competed for the first time in the state baseball championship winning that 2A title.

The namesake of the school, Bishop John Henry Luers.

Notable alumni

Angie Akers (Harris), professional beach volleyball player, (Association of Volleyball Professionals) University of Notre Dame^[16]
Kevin Kiermaier, professional baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays of MLB^[17]
Zach Klein, co-founder of video social networking site Vimeo^[18]
Anthony Spencer, American football outside linebacker
Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
Jaylon Smith, American football outside linebacker

References

1 2 3 4 "Bishop Luers High School". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
1 2 "Bishop Luers: Development". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
↑ "Bishop Luers Academics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005.
↑ "Bishop Luers: Our Past and Present". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.
↑ Catholic High School Honor Roll.
↑ "Bishop Luers Activities". Bishop Luers High School.
↑ "Bishop Luers Athletics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.
↑ "Luers baseball team makes history". The Journal Gazette.
↑ "Bishop Luers Football". Bishop Luers High School.
↑ Summit Athletic Conference Football
↑ IHSAA Boys Football State Championship Appearances
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185430/http://www.indystar.com/article/20100404/SPORTS0203/4040348/. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090820043544/http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Sports/Girls/Basketball/TournamentMosts/tabid/353/Default.aspx. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ AVP.com. Angie Akers, AVP.com. Retrieved on 2009-4-25. Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Kevin Kiermaier Talks About MLB Debut. Wane.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14. Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ (2006-04-07). Luers grad has hand in college humor book. The News Sentinel. Retrieved on 2009-10-18.

External links

Allen County High Schools

East Allen	East Allen University Heritage High School Leo Junior/Senior High School New Haven High School Woodlan Junior/Senior High School

Fort Wayne Community Schools	North Side High School Northrop High School R. Nelson Snider High School South Side High School Wayne High School

Northwest Allen	Carroll High School

Southwest Allen	Homestead High School

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend	Bishop Dwenger High School Bishop Luers High School

Other private schools	Blackhawk Christian School Canterbury School Concordia Lutheran High School Keystone High School

Closed	Elmhurst High School Paul Harding High School

Indiana's Summit Athletic Conference (SAC)

Current membership	Bishop Dwenger (Saints) Bishop Luers (Knights) Concordia Lutheran (Cadets) North Side (Redskins) Northrop (Bruins) Snider (Panthers) South Side (Archers) Wayne (Generals)

Former membership	Central Central Catholic Elmhurst Harding

Catholic high schools in Indiana

Evansville & Vincennes	Open: Evansville Mater Dei • Evansville Reitz Memorial • Vincennes Rivet • Washington Catholic Closed: Jasper John Paul

Fort Wayne & South Bend	Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger • Fort Wayne Bishop Luers • Mishawaka Marian • South Bend St. Joseph's

Gary	Hammond Bishop Noll • Michigan City Marquette • Merrillville Andrean

Indianapolis	Indianapolis Bishop Chatard • Indianapolis Brebeuf • Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter • Indianapolis Cathedral • Indianapolis Cristo Rey • Indianapolis Roncalli • Indianapolis Scecina • Oldenburg Academy • Clarksville Providence • Richmond Seton • Madison Shawe

Lafayette	Lafayette Central Catholic • Noblesville Guerin Catholic

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Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend

Bishops	Ordinaries John Henry Luers Joseph Gregory Dwenger Joseph Rademacher Herman Joseph Alerding John F. Noll Leo Aloysius Pursley William Edward McManus John Michael D'Arcy Kevin C. Rhoades Auxiliary bishops Joseph Robert Crowley John Richard Sheets Daniel R. Jenky

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame Parishes St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Avilla St. Mary's Catholic Church, Huntington St. Adalbert Church, South Bend St. Casimir Church, South Bend

Education	Higher education Ancilla Domini College, Donaldson Holy Cross College, Notre Dame Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne High schools Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne Marian High School, Mishawaka St. Joseph High School, South Bend

Priests	John George Bennett Andrew Gregory Grutka

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