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.
| Incarnate Word Academy | |
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| Address | |
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2788 Normandy Drive , , 63121 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°41′59″N 90°18′44″W / 38.6996°N 90.3123°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Female secondary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word) |
| Established | 1932 |
| President | Sharon L. Gerken '78 |
| Principal | Lauren Cardwell Keeven '02 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 256 (2022) |
| Average class size | 17 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Color(s) | Red and Gold |
| Slogan | Inspired Girls. Empowered Women.[citation needed] |
| Athletics conference | Metro Women's Athletics Association |
| Team name | Red Knights |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | The WORD Magazine |
| Tuition | $15,495 (2021-22) |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 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. In 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
editCheerleading, 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, swimming, and lacrosse. The Red Knights' most recent state championship title was at the 2024 Missouri State High School Basketball Championship game against Springfield Kickapoo on March 16, 2024, in Columbia, Missouri. They won with a score of 53-43 bringing the school their seventh state championship title in a decade. IWA basketball also holds the longest game winning streak in the history of Missouri with 131 wins.
Notable alumni
edit- Shandi Finnessey (1996), Miss USA winner[3]
- Napheesa Collier (2015), WNBA All-Star forward[4]
References
edit- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ IWA. "Incarnate Word Academy History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "2020 Celebrity Shout Out: Shandi Finnessey '96". IWC Academy.
- ^ "Napheesa Collier - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.