Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)

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
Address
2788 Normandy Drive

, ,
63121

United States
Coordinates38.6996°N 90.3123°W / 38.6996; -90.3123
Information
TypePrivate, All-Female secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word)
Established1932
PresidentSharon L. Gerken '78
PrincipalLauren Cardwell Keeven '02
Grades912
Enrollment256 (2022)
Average class size17
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Color(s)Red and Gold    
SloganInspired Girls. Empowered Women.
Athletics conferenceMetro Women's Athletics Association
Team nameRed Knights
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
PublicationThe WORD Magazine
Tuition$15,495 (2021-22)
Websitewww.iwacademy.org%20iwacademy.org

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. 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

Cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, and basketball are sports in which the school has won state championships. 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 title was at the 2021 Missouri State High School Basketball Championship game against Webster Groves on March 20, 2021, at the JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri. They won with a score of 58-37[3] bringing the school their fourth state championship title in a decade.

References

  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. IWA. "Incarnate Word Academy History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. "2015 Missouri High School Girls Basketball Playoff Brackets: MSHSAA (Class 4) - MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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