Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)

Incarnate Word Academy
Incarnate Word Academy
Address
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	2788 Normandy Drive; Bel-Nor, (St. Louis County), Missouri 63121; United States
Coordinates	38°41′59″N 90°18′44″W / 38.6996°N 90.3123°WCoordinates: 38°41′59″N 90°18′44″W / 38.6996°N 90.3123°W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; (Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word)
Established	1932
President	Randy Mikolas
Principal	Katie Van Deven Wilson '01
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	341 (2020)
Average class size	17
Student to teacher ratio	12:1
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Slogan	Inspired Girls. Empowered Women.[citation needed]
Team name	Red Knights
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Tuition	$15,495 (2021-22)
Website	iwacademy.org

Incarnate Word Academy is a Roman Catholic, private, secondary school for women. The school is sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. The school is located in Bel-Nor, a suburb of St. Louis, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

History[]

In 1932, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word opened the all-girls high school in response to a need for the education of young women. The first year, the school enrolled thirty-five students. Three additional buildings and seventy-five years later, the school is now home to about five hundred students.^[2]

Athletics[]

Cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, and basketball are sports in which the school has won state championships.^{[citation needed]} The school also offers a variety of sports including softball, tennis, golf, cross country, track, dance, and swimming. The Red Knights' most recent state championship title was at the 2021 Missouri State High School Basketball Championship game against Webster Groves on March 20, 2021 at the JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri. They won with a score of 58-37^[3] bringing the school their fourth state championship title in a decade.

References[]

^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
^ IWA. "Incarnate Word Academy History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
^ "2015 Missouri High School Girls Basketball Playoff Brackets: MSHSAA (Class 4) - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links[]

Incarnate Word Academy School Home Page

[NCA-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-1] NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

[Incarnate_Word_Academy_History-2] IWA. "Incarnate Word Academy History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

[3] "2015 Missouri High School Girls Basketball Playoff Brackets: MSHSAA (Class 4) - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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Incarnate Word Academy
Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
2788 Normandy Drive Bel-Nor , (St. Louis County) , Missouri 63121 United States
Coordinates	38°41′59″N 90°18′44″W / 38.6996°N 90.3123°W / 38.6996; -90.3123Coordinates: 38°41′59″N 90°18′44″W / 38.6996°N 90.3123°W / 38.6996; -90.3123
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word)
Established	1932
President	Randy Mikolas
Principal	Katie Van Deven Wilson '01
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	341 (2020)
Average class size	17
Student to teacher ratio	12:1
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Slogan	Inspired Girls. Empowered Women.^{[citation needed]}
Team name	Red Knights
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Tuition	$15,495 (2021-22)
Website	iwacademy.org