St. Teresa's Academy

St. Teresa's Academy
Address
5600 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64113
United States
Coordinates 39°1′33″N 94°35′21″W / 39.02583°N 94.58917°W / 39.02583; -94.58917Coordinates: 39°1′33″N 94°35′21″W / 39.02583°N 94.58917°W / 39.02583; -94.58917
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,
Christian Elmore
Teaching staff 46.5 (on a FTE basis)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 605 (2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 13.0
Campus Urban
Color(s) Gold, White and Black             
Nickname Stars
Rival Notre Dame de Sion High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Publication Windmoor
Newspaper The Dart
Yearbook The Teresian
Website www.stteresasacademy.org
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St. Teresa's Academy is a Catholic, independent secondary school for girls 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 days of construction on February 2, 2012.

Academics

The school's curriculum includes Advanced Placement classes and Advanced College Credit classes in conjunction with Rockhurst University.

St. Teresa's Academy's student newspaper, the Dart, has received numerous awards, as well as the school's yearbook, Teresian. DartNewsOnline.com, 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

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Search for Private Schools - School Details for St. Teresa's Academy". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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