St. Teresa's Academy (Kansas City, Missouri)

St. Teresa's Academy
Address
5600 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri, (Jackson County), 64113
United States
Coordinates 39°1′33″N 94°35′21″W / 39.02583°N 94.58917°WCoordinates: 39°1′33″N 94°35′21″W / 39.02583°N 94.58917°W
Information
Type Private, All-Girls
Motto Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum
(With the help of God, we need not fear.)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1866
President Nan Tiehen Bone
Principal Barbara McCormick,
Mary Beth Compton
Faculty 50
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 605 (2013) (2009)
Average class size 18
Student to teacher ratio 12:1
Campus Urban
Color(s) Gold, White and Black             
Team name Stars
Rival Notre Dame de Sion High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Average SAT scores Critical Reading: 597;
Math: 566;
Writing: 609
Average ACT scores 26
Publication Windmoor
Newspaper The Dart
Yearbook The Teresian
Admissions Director Roseann Hudnall
Athletic Director Mark Hough
Website stteresasacademy.org

St. Teresa's Academy is a Catholic, independent college preparatory secondary school for young women in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1866 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, and accredited in 1923.

History

St. Teresa's Academy was founded in 1866 at 12th and Washington in Kansas City's Quality Hill area and is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It is the oldest school in Kansas City.

In 1909 the Sisters relocated St. Teresa's to a 20-acre (81,000 m2) site at 5600 Main. On the cornerstone of the first campus building the Sisters inscribed the words of St. Teresa of Avila and the motto of the Academy, "Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum" (Latin: With the help of God, we need not fear). They named the campus "Windmoor" because of the constant wind blowing across the open prairie.

In 1941 the Sisters added a second building, Donnelly Hall, which housed the city's first college for women. In 1962 the college moved to the south part of Kansas City and became Avila College, later Avila University. In 1982 a gymnasium, the Goppert Center, was completed for the school's women's athletic program. A fourth building, the Windmoor Center, was completed after 300 of day of construction on February 2, 2012.

Academics

Over 100 different course selections are available. The school's rigorous college preparatory curriculum includes numerous Advanced Placement classes and Advanced College Credit classes in conjunction with Rockhurst University. The school's math team has been known to excel, as well. St. Teresa's has had a number of National Merit semifinalists, commended, finalists, and National Merit Scholars. The Academy also offers a variety of highly acclaimed classes in visual and performing arts. Students from STA have been known to excel both academically and in the arts. St. Teresa's Academy's student newspaper, the Dart, has received numerous awards, as well as the school's yearbook, Teresian. DartNewsOnline, the website corresponding with the newspaper, received the title of "Pacemaker", the highest award from the National Scholastic Press Association, for the 2009-2010 school year, the same year the website was launched.

Athletics

The Academy fields athletic teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, golf, track, softball, swimming, tennis, dance and lacrosse. The school recently built a new track and field facility on campus that is highlighted by an 8-lane Mondo surface track and field that is set up for girls soccer, lacrosse and softball. The Stars compete in the largest class of MSHSAA sports; most recently playing for district championships in soccer, basketball, golf, tennis, cross country and volleyball.

Notable alumnae

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.