St. James Academy

St. James Academy

St. James Academy

Current Grades Offered9th through 12th
Grades9th through 12th
Current PresidentMike Alex
Current PrincipalAndy Tyliki
School typePrivate
Religious affiliationCatholic
Established2005
Accredited2006
LocationLenexa, Kansas
EnrollmentAlmost 600
Mascot Thunder
School colorsNavy, Crimson and Silver
Motto"servare fidem" Keeping Faith
Website [http://www.sjakeepingfaith.org 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 city's first Catholic high school. St. James Academy is currently in it's third academic year of existence. 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. The campus was named after Archbishop Emeritus James Patrick Keleher.

Purpose

St. James Academy exists to pass on the Catholic faith to future generations.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.

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

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

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!

Activities

St. James Academy has won a total of three state championships: one in wrestling, one in track & field, and one in girls soccer.

Activities that St. James students partake in over the school year are:
*Scholars Bowl
*Debate
*Science Olympiad
*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

The football team went 3-4 in their first varsity year (2006), beating both Imac and Harmon on their homecoming nights and taking down the Piper Pirates, a district foe, on their senior night.

Boys Basketball,The Academy's boy's varsity basketball team went 9-11 in their first year of varsity basketball, competing with only freshmen and sophomores.

IPS

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 systemthe 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

External links

* [http://www.sjakeepingfaith.org School home page]

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