St. James Academy

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**St. James Academy**

Current Grades Offered	9th and 10th
Grades	9th through 12th
Current President	Mike Alex
Current Principal	Barb Bargoon
School type	Private
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Established	2005
Accredited	2006
Location	Lenexa, Kansas
Enrollment	About 300
Mascot	Thunder
School colors	Navy, Crimson and Silver
Motto	Keeping Faith
Website	St.James Academy

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 Cities first. It is located directly off of Prairie Star Parkway and K7 . It was established in 2005 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and was named after St. James the Greater. Its campus was named after Archbishop Emeritus James Patrick Keleher.

1 Purpose
2 Pillars of the school
3 Alma Mater
4 Fight Song
5 Activities
6 External link

[edit] Purpose

St. James Academy exists to pass on the Catholic faith to the next generation. 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. It truly sets a new standard for Catholic Education.

[edit] Pillars of the school

St. James upholds these pillars to be central to its mission One - Holy - Catholic - Apostolic Each of these Pillars are seen 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.

[edit] Alma Mater

[edit] Fight Song

[edit] Activities

Activities that St. James students partake in over the school year are: Scholars Bowl, Debate, Forensics, Newspaper, Fine Arts, Cross Country, Girls Tennis, Boys Soccer, Football, Volleyball, Wrestling, Boys Swimming, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Girls Swimming, Boys Tennis, Track and field, Girls Soccer, Softball, Baseball