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

Bel-Nor
,
(St. Louis County)
,
Missouri
63121

United States
Coordinates38.6996°N 90.3123°W / 38.6996; -90.3123
Information
TypePrivate, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word)
Established1932
PresidentRandy Mikolas
PrincipalKatie Van Deven Wilson '01
Grades9–12
Enrollment341 (2020)
Average class size17
Student to teacher ratio10:1
Color(s)Red and Gold   
SloganInspired Girls. Empowered Women.
Team nameRed Knights
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Websiteiwacademy.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. 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 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
  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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