Hayden High School is a private

Private school

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, Catholic

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 high school

High school

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 in Topeka

Topeka, Kansas

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, Kansas

Kansas

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. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

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Athletics

Hayden is home to one of the two undefeated men's basketball teams in the state of Kansas. Hayden won state championships in volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf, and in football, all occurring in 2008. In the '08-'09 school year, the Wildcats were state champions in volleyball, and girls golf. The Wildcats, who were noted as being runner-ups in the previous year, defeated Perry-Lecompton High School 42-21 in football, winning their third state championship (two undefeated teams in 1998 and 2004).

Notable alumni

• Jerad Head
  Jerad Head
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  , Minor league baseball player
• Tommy Meier, led Topeka's Washburn University
  Washburn University
  Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...
  
   to the 1987 NAIA National basketball championship game victory.
• Juan Sepulveda, Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
• Mark Turgeon
  Mark Turgeon
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  , head basketball coach of The University of Maryland