Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)
Incarnate Word Academy | |
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2788 Normandy Drive Bel-Nor, Missouri, (St. Louis County) 63121 United States |
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Type | Private, All-Female |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word) |
Established | 1932 |
President | Sr. Helena Monahan, CCVI |
Principal | Molly Grumich |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 511 (2008) |
Average class size | 20 |
Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
Color(s) | Red and Gold |
Team name | Red Knights |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
Dean of Students | Jim Johnson |
Admissions Director | Patty Senft |
Website | iwacademy.org |
Incarnate Word Academy is a Roman Catholic, private, secondary school for women. The school is sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. The school is located in Bel-Nor, a suburb of St. Louis, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
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History
In 1932, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word opened the all-girls high school in response to a need for the education of young women. The first year, the school enrolled thirty-five students. Three additional buildings and seventy-five years later, the school is now home to about five hundred students.[2]
Athletics
Cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, and basketball are sports in which the school has won state championships.[citation needed] The school also offers a variety of sports including softball, tennis, golf, cross country, track, dance, and swimming. The Red Knights most recent state championship was in the winter 2014-2015 Basketball season. The state championship game took place March 21, 2015 in Columbia, Missouri, at the Mizzou Arena. Incarnate Word beat MICDS 60 - 27,[3] bringing the school their third state championship title in four years for basketball.
References
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External links
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
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- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2007
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in St. Louis County, Missouri
- Educational institutions established in 1932
- Girls' schools in Missouri