Bishop
LeBlond Taps Drew Shinn as New Football Coach
Janet Wilcox, principal at Bishop LeBlond High School, today
introduced Drew Shinn as the school’s new varsity
football and track coach. Shinn comes to Bishop LeBlond
High School with more than 16 years of Catholic high school
teaching experience and more than 21 years football coaching
experience.
Shinn currently is a physical education/health and science
teacher at St. James Academy in Lenexa, Kan. He also is
an assistant football coach and the head track and field
coach for the Catholic high school which opened in 2005.
Prior to his tenure at St. James Academy, Shinn taught and
coached for 11 years at DeSmet Jesuit High School in St.
Louis, Mo. While at DeSmet, Shinn taught physical education
and science, and served in the athletic department as an
assistant varsity football coach, assistant wrestling coach
and track coach. As a football coach, he coached running
backs, quarterbacks, receivers and defensive backs. For
two years he coordinated the offense, helping lead DeSmet
to their first District Championship in more than 15 years
during the 2000 season when DeSmet advanced to the state
quarterfinals in Missouri’s Class 6. (DeSmet also
advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2004 and won the
Class 6 football state championship in 2005)
In track, Shinn’s expertise is with sprinters, hurdlers,
and jumpers. During his ten years as track coach at DeSmet,
the track and field team won three conference championships.
The sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers broke eight school records
and DeSmet track and field athletes brought home more than
20 medals from the Missouri Class 6 State Track meet.
Wilcox said she and the search committee were delighted
to be able to hire someone with Shinn’s experience
and qualifications. “It takes a special commitment
to work in Catholic education and we were all impressed
with Drew’s passion and long-term dedication to working
with student-athletes at St. James Academy, DeSmet Jesuit
and Bishop Ward,” she said. “We were impressed
with his energy and his experience working in a variety
of Catholic schools.
Before teaching and coaching at DeSmet Jesuit High School,
Shinn coached running backs and quarterbacks at Benedictine
College in Atchison, Kan., from 1987-1993. During his six
years at Benedictine, Mr. Shinn coached two NAIA All-America
running backs and one Academic All-America running back.
Prior to his professional time at Benedictine, Mr. Shinn
taught PE and health at Bishop Ward High School in Kansas
City, Kan. He also assisted in coaching the Cyclone varsity
football team to two KCK Championships and served as freshman
wrestling coach and an assistant track coach.
Drew Shinn is a native of Kansas City, Mo., and graduated
from Archbishop O’Hara High School in 1979 after lettering
in four varsity sports. He received an athletic and academic
scholarship to attend Benedictine College where he lettered
in football for three years. After graduating from Benedictine
College, he went on to earn a master’s degree in exercise
physiology and athletic management from the University of
Kansas.
Adam
Harris chosen for Arts Academy
Adam Harris, a junior at Bishop LeBlond High School, has
been selected to participate in the 2007 Missouri Fine Arts
Academy to be held on the Missouri State University Campus
in Springfield in June. Adam is one of only 180 students
statewide chosen to participate in the prestigious Academy.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
administers the Fine Arts Academy in cooperation with Missouri
State University. The academy is a three-week opportunity
to participate in arts enrichment opportunities which may
differ significantly from those provided in traditional
high school arts programs. Adam is the son of David and
Teresa Harris. Adam’s art teacher at Bishop LeBlond
is Pat Clark. |
