St. James Academy
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| Current Grades Offered | 9th through 11th |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Current President | Mike Alex |
| Current Principal | Barb Burgoon |
| 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 | servare fidem 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. St. James Academy is only through its second year of enrollment on May 23, 2007. It is located directly off 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.
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[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[citation needed].
[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.
2005 Awards
One-Jordan Bichelmeyer Holy- Abraham Khadivi/Greta McCall Catholic - Apostolic- Joe Getto/Anna Heimes
[edit] 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
[edit] Fight song
By: Anna Heimes
There's thunder rolling o'er the plains
Oh crimson silver blue
To our Saint James Academy
Forever we'll be true
To guide us in this fight we have
Four pillars we hold dear
The Thunder shall defend them proud
So we sing loud and clear
We've come to fight and come to win
We're here and here we'll stay
There's thunder rolling o'er the plains
And victory today!
[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
They have two state championships, one in wrestling and one in girls soccer.
Boys Basketball, The Academy's Boy's Varsity basketball team went 9-11 in their first year of Varsity basketball as only freshman and sophomores.
[edit] SIPS
St. James Academy is currently using a teacher/parent/student homework online program called SIPS. This is one of the key tools for the laptop program. With the program students are able to find what homework they need to do, what homework they missed, important dates, be reminded of events, their coach can tell them during school that their practice is cancelled or of the sort, and they can email their teachers whenever they want. This is what the students use to get based on what they have to school. Some of the students say that it is like an online planner.
SiPS will be replaced in the 07-08 school year by pearsons newly acquired Powerschool system the change is due to Pearsons focus on Powerschool and abandonment of the SiPS program. Powerschool will better suit the needs of St. James Academy for the future
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