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The extracurricular activities offered at St. James Academy are relatively small, yet varied due to the school's moderate size. The Thunder compete independently and are classified as a 4A school, the third-largest classification in Kansas according to the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association]]. Throughout its history, St. James Academy has won 5 state championships in various sports. Erin O'Brien was the legendary best soccer player ever to attend the high school, according to coach Rick Enna. |
The extracurricular activities offered at St. James Academy are relatively small, yet varied due to the school's moderate size. The Thunder compete independently and are classified as a 4A school, the third-largest classification in Kansas according to the [[Kansas State High School Activities Association]]. Throughout its history, St. James Academy has won 5 state championships in various sports. Erin O'Brien was the legendary best soccer player ever to attend the high school, according to coach Rick Enna. I don't know why he said that, because she never scored a goal ever, not even once. She now attends Benedictine College, and she is in the RA Office in Scholastica, and Emily Enna is on call. And we are on Wikipedia right now because we are playing five clicks to Jesus and Francis lost because he clicked on Vesuvius. :( |
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Revision as of 17:53, 28 April 2010
| St. James Academy | |
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| Address | |
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24505 Prairie Star Parkway , , 66227 | |
| Coordinates | 38°57′27″N 94°52′11″W / 38.95750°N 94.86972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Servare Fidem (Keeping Faith) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2005 |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Kansas City |
| Principal | Andy Tylicki |
| Chaplain | Msgr. Raymond Burger |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 620 (2009) |
| Color(s) | Navy, Crimson and Silver |
| Team name | Thunder |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Dean of Students | John Muehlberger |
| Athletic Director | John Muehlberger |
| Website | http://www.sjakeepingfaith.org |
St. James Academy is the newest Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, it is the city's first and only Catholic high school. St. James Academy is currently in its fifth academic year of existence. It is located directly off Prairie Star Parkway and K7. The school was established in 2005 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and was named after St. James the Greater. The campus was named after Archbishop Emeritus James Patrick Keleher. The school colors are blue and red. St. James Academy has an average annual enrollment of around 615 students.
St. James Academy is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 4A division and are known as the "Thunder". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
Purpose
St. James Academy exists to pass on the Catholic faith to future generations. To succeed in this undertaking the school blends the latest in technology with the timeless history of the church and incorporates it in every aspect of the day. This truly unique blend varies in form from daily Mass to students accessing their textbooks online from their very own laptop.
Pillars of the school
St. James upholds these pillars to be central to its mission: One - Holy - Catholic - Apostolic Each of these Pillars is looked for in eight students at the end of the year. The student body chooses a boy and a girl for an award relating to each Pillar.
2005 Awards
One-Jordan Bichelmeyer Holy- Abraham Khadivi/Greta McCall Catholic - Apostolic- Joe Getto/Anna Heimes
Academics
St. James Academy offers a North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredited comprehensive curriculum that provides for a wide range of student interests and abilities. In addition to regular academic offerings and special education, there are many elective courses in the arts, sciences and industrial/vocational areas. “Honors” courses are offered in English, Biology, Social Studies, and World History. Advanced Placement courses for college credit are offered in English, Pre-Calculus, Chemistry, U.S. History, Government, and Computer Science. In addition, many courses are offered to assist the student who will enter “the world of work” upon graduation.
SIPS
For its first two years, St. James Academy used a teacher/parent/student homework online program called SIPS. This was one of the key tools for the laptop program. With the program, students were able to find what homework they needed to do, what homework they missed, important dates, be reminded of events and allowed for communication with teachers and coaches.
SIPS was replaced in the 07-08 school year by Pearson Education's newly acquired Powerschool system. The change was due to Pearson's focus on Powerschool as a replacement of the SiPS program.
Powerschool and StudyWiz
The school currently runs on a combination of two software components, Powerschool and StudyWiz. Powerschool is used as the school management program while StudyWiz is used as the online classroom component.
In Powerschool, students and parents are able to see grades and attendance in real time as taken by the teachers during school.
StudyWiz allows teachers to post assignments and have students submit their assignments to the teachers in a digital format. The system has 15 different ways to interact with students, including personal messaging and school-wide announcements. Additionally, the system allows parents to message students during the day, lessening the need to call in and have messages sent to class.
Extracurricular Activities
Athletics
The extracurricular activities offered at St. James Academy are relatively small, yet varied due to the school's moderate size. The Thunder compete independently and are classified as a 4A school, the third-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Throughout its history, St. James Academy has won 5 state championships in various sports. Erin O'Brien was the legendary best soccer player ever to attend the high school, according to coach Rick Enna. I don't know why he said that, because she never scored a goal ever, not even once. She now attends Benedictine College, and she is in the RA Office in Scholastica, and Emily Enna is on call. And we are on Wikipedia right now because we are playing five clicks to Jesus and Francis lost because he clicked on Vesuvius. :(
Football
The football team went 3-4 in their first varsity year (2006), beating both Imac and Harmon on their homecoming nights and taking down the Piper Pirates, a district foe, on their senior night.
Boys Basketball
The Academy's boy's basketball team went 9-11 in its first year of varsity basketball, competing with only freshmen and sophomores.
State Championships
| State Championships[2] | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Soccer, Boys | 1 | 2009 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2008, 2009 | |
| Spring | Soccer, Girls | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Total | 5 | ||
St. James Academy offers the following sports:
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Alma mater
By: Joe Getto
Oh Roaring Thunder
Crashing 'Round the Plains
Hear us now oh crimson silver
In our hearts to stay
One Holy Catholic Apostolic
Keeping faith you'll be
In our hearts forever strong
Saint James Academy
Fight song
By: Helen Tyler
When Saint James comes storming in hear us roar
Hear our spirit true
For we are the Thunder rolling over the plaines
Silver Crimson Blue
Go Thunder
Keeping Faith let battle commence
On to Victory
Fight Fight Fight till the end
St. James Academy
GO THUNDER GO THUNDER GO THUNDER
GOOOOOO THUNDER!
External links
Notes and references
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "State Records & State Champions" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-05.