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

Infobox Private School
background = #f0f6fa
border = #ccd2d9
name = St. Teresa's Academy
motto = "Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum"
school colors = White and gold
established = 1866
type = Private, College Prep, female only
religion = Roman Catholic
head_name = President
head = Nan Tiehen Bone, Ed. Spec., M.A.
accreditation = North Central Association/AdvancED since 1923
city = Kansas City
state = MO
country = USA
campus = Urban
enrollment = Approx. 537
faculty = 50 total
class = ~18 students
ratio = 12:1
year = 2007
SAT = Critical Reading: 597; Math: 566; Writing: 609| ACT = 26
homepage = http://www.staSTARS.org/|www.staSTARS.org

St. Teresa's Academy is a Catholic, independent and accredited college preparatory secondary school for young women. Founded in 1866 by the Sister’s of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Teresa’s promotes excellence in education through a rigorous curriculum, personal responsibility and participation in extra-curricular activities.

Located on a beautiful, college-like campus south of the Country Club Plaza, St. Teresa’s Academy is committed to the education of young women through a foundation rooted in Christian values and embracing a diverse student body. Accredited continuously since 1923, St. Teresa’s fosters, nurtures and guides young women to be successful in college life and beyond.

History

St. Teresa's Academy is the oldest school, women's and Catholic institution in Kansas City.fact|date=January 2008 The school was founded and is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

Beginning in 1866 at 12th and Washington in Kansas City's Quality Hill area, the Academy rapidly grew in enrollment and prestige.fact|date=January 2008

In 1909 the Sisters relocated St. Teresa's to a twenty-acre site at 5600 Main. They named the campus "Windmoor" because of the constant wind blowing across the open prairie.

On the cornerstone of the first of what would become three campus buildings the Sisters inscribed the words of St. Teresa of Avila and the motto of the Academy, "Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum"... "With the help of God, we need not fear."

In 1941 the Sisters added a second building, Donnelly Hall, which housed the city's first and only 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 state of the art gymnasium, the Goppert Center, was completed for the school's women's athletic program.

Academics

Students choose from a broad-based curriculum with over 115 different courses selections available, ranging from calculus and chemistry to language, graphic design and theater. The individualized modular scheduling, modeled after colleges and universities, and one of the smallest student-to-teacher ratios in the city, prepares 99% of Academy graduates who go on to college.fact|date=January 2008

St. Teresa students routinely appear on the rolls of National Merit Scholarship Program, and that each year a majority of the graduates receive merit-based scholarships to many of the country's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.fact|date=January 2008

Athletics

The Academy's athletic teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, golf, track, softball, swimming, tennis and dance team commomly are top competitors at district, sectional and state finals. The school ranks among the top ten nonpublic schools in the number of times it has made it to the final four Missouri state championships.fact|date=January 2008

The mascot of St. Teresa's is "Twinks" the Star.

Varsity Athletic Teams

*Basketball
*Soccer
*Volleyball
*Cross Country
*Golf
*Track
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Dance

Notable Alumnae

*Kate Spade, fashion designer

External links

* [http://www.stteresasacademy.org/ School Website]