St. James Academy (Kansas)

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St. James Academy
St. James Academy (Kansas) Logo.png
Address
24505 Prairie Star Parkway

Lenexa
,
Kansas
66227

United States
Coordinates38°57′27″N 94°52′11″W / 38.95750°N 94.86972°W / 38.95750; -94.86972Coordinates: 38°57′27″N 94°52′11″W / 38.95750°N 94.86972°W / 38.95750; -94.86972
Information
TypePrivate
MottoServare Fidem
(Keeping Faith)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established2005 (2005)
OversightArchdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
CEEB code171720
PresidentAndy Tylicki
DeanJohn Muehlberger
PrincipalShane Rapp
ChaplainFr. Mark Ostrowski
Staff16
Teaching staff80
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment907 (2019)
Color(s)Navy, crimson and silver    
AthleticsKSHSAA
MascotThunder
Team nameSt. James Thunder
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Tuition$10,500-$11,700, with financial assistance available
Websitewww.sjakeepingfaith.org
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St. James Academy is a Catholic high school in Lenexa, Kansas, United States that was established in 2005. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and was named after St. James the Greater. It is Lenexa's first and only Catholic high school. The campus was named after Archbishop Emeritus James Patrick Keleher.

Extracurricular activities[]

Athletics and activities[]

St. James Academy offers a variety of sports and activities for its students. They are classified as a 5A school, according to Kansas State High School Activities Association.[2]

State championships[]

State Championships[3]
Season Sport/Activity Number of Championships Year
Fall Volleyball 9 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Soccer, Boys 2 2009, 2016
Cross-Country, Girls 2 2017, 2019
Tennis, Girls 1 2017
Football 2 2020, 2021
Winter Wrestling 1 2014
Science Olympiad 1 2010[4]
Scholars Bowl 2 2019, 2020
Spring Track and Field, Girls 3 2013, 2015, 2019
Soccer, Girls 4 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019
Clay target shooting 4 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Baseball 2 2011, 2012
Total 32

A list of sports offered at St. James are listed below:[2]

St. James Academy also has competitive teams in Debate, Forensics, Scholars Bowl, and Science Olympiad.

Broadcasting[]

A number of St. James Academy sports are broadcast by webcast through the Thunder Broadcasting Network.[5] Also called "TBN", Thunder Broadcasting Network is operated by its student members, who serve as commentators, producers, sideline reporters, camera operators, and sound engineers.[6] Students may also keep statistics during the game to aid the on-air commentary, as well as post to the social media accounts for the Athletics and Activities Department.[7] TBN also broadcasts some school Masses, events of its Community System, student theatre, as well as vocal and instrumental concerts.

St. James Academy also produces a student-run studio journalism project known as the Weekly Storm.[8]

Vocations[]

St. James Academy has produced several religious vocations among its alumni and former teachers.

Women's[]

Two women alumni are members of the Servidoras del Seńor y de la Virgen de Matará; one is a member of the Little Sisters of the Lamb, and another alumnae with the Apostles of the Interior life.[9]

Men's[]

Two men alumni and one former teacher have gone on to be ordained as Catholic Priests for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas[10]

In addition, roughly half of the men in formation for the priesthood for the Archdiocese are SJA graduates,[11] and others are in formation with the Archdiocese of Baltimore and with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ^ a b SJA Sports
  3. ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  4. ^ https://scioly.org/wiki/images/9/90/2010_KS_C_Results.pdf
  5. ^ "St. James Academy - Home".
  6. ^ "Clubs & Activities".
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/SJA_Gameday[bare URL]
  8. ^ "Weekly Storm".
  9. ^ "Religious Vocations".
  10. ^ http://theleaven.org/three-men-join-the-priesthood-at-may-29-ceremony/
  11. ^ "Seminarians – Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas".
  12. ^ "Religious Vocations".

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