St. James Academy (Kansas)

Private school in Lenexa, Kansas, United States

St. James Academy
(Catholic High School)

Address

24505 Prairie Star Parkway

Lenexa

Kansas

66227

United States

Coordinates| 38°57′27″N 94°52′11″W﻿ / ﻿38.95750°N 94.86972°W﻿ / 38.95750; -94.86972
Information
Type| Private
Motto| Servare Fidem
(Keeping Faith)
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Established| 2005 (2005)
Oversight| Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
CEEB code| 171720
President| Andy Tylicki
Dean| John Muehlberger
Principal| Shane Rapp
Chaplain| Fr. Daniel Mauro
Staff| 16
Teaching staff| 80
Grades| 9–12
Gender| Co-educational
Enrollment| 923 (2022)
Campus| Emeritus James Patrick Keleher
Color(s)| Navy, crimson and silver
Athletics| KSHSAA
Mascot| Thunder
Nickname| Thunder
Team name| St. James Thunder
Rival| St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Kansas)
Accreditation| North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Tuition| $12,200-$13,400, with financial assistance available
Website| www.sjathunder.org

St. James Academy is a Catholic high school in Lenexa, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It is the only high school located in the city of Lenexa, but there are three public school districts that serve the city.[2]

## History

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The school was established in 2005. The school was named after St. James the Greater. The campus was named after Archbishop Emeritus James Patrick Keleher.

## Extracurricular activities

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### Athletics and activities

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St. James Academy offers a variety of sports and activities for its students. They are classified as a 5A school, according to Kansas State High School Activities Association.[3]

### State championships

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State Championships[4]

Season | Sport/Activity | Number of Championships | Year
Fall | Volleyball | 9 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Soccer, Boys | 2 | 2009, 2016
Cross-Country, Girls | 3 | 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
Tennis, Girls | 1 | 2017
Football | 2 | 2020, 2021
Winter | Wrestling | 1 | 2014
Science Olympiad | 1 | 2010[5]
Scholars Bowl | 2 | 2019, 2020, 2023
Spring | Track and Field, Girls | 4 | 2013, 2015, 2019, 2025
Soccer, Girls | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019
Clay target shooting | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Baseball | 2 | 2011, 2012
Golf, Boys | 1 | 2025
Total | 36 |

A list of sports offered at St. James are listed below:[3]

Fall Sports

* Cross country running
* Clay target shooting
* Dance and Cheer
* Football
* Golf (Girls)
* Soccer (Boys)
* Tennis (Girls)
* Volleyball

Winter Sports

* Basketball
* Bowling
* Swimming & Diving (Boys)
* Wrestling

Spring Sports

* Baseball
* Clay target shooting
* Boys Golf
* Soccer (Girls)
* Softball
* Swimming & Diving (Girls)
* Track & Field
* Tennis (Boys)

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St. James Academy also has competitive teams in Debate, Forensics, Scholars Bowl, and Science Olympiad.

### Broadcasting

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A number of St. James Academy sports are broadcast by webcast through the Thunder Broadcasting Network.[6] Also called "TBN", Thunder Broadcasting Network is operated by its student members, who serve as commentators, producers, sideline reporters, camera operators, and sound engineers.[7] Students may also keep statistics during the game to aid the on-air commentary, as well as post to the social media accounts for the Athletics and Activities Department.[8] TBN also broadcasts some school Masses, events of its Community System, student theatre, as well as vocal and instrumental concerts.

St. James Academy also produces a student-run studio journalism project known as the Weekly Storm.[9]

## See also

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* List of unified school districts in Kansas

## References

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1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
2. ^ "Schools - City of Lenexa". www.lenexa.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
3. ^ a b SJA Sports
4. ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
5. ^ "2010 Kansas Science Olympiad - Division C Results" (PDF). Science Olympiad Student Center. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
6. ^ "St. James Academy - Home".
7. ^ "Clubs & Activities".
8. ^ "@SJA_Gameday" on Twitter
9. ^ "Weekly Storm".

## External links

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* Official website

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Louis Mary Fink

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Francis Johannes
Paul Clarence Schulte
George Joseph Donnelly
Edward Joseph Hunkeler

Archbishops
Edward Joseph Hunkeler
Ignatius Jerome Strecker
James Patrick Keleher
Joseph Fred Naumann
William Shawn McKnight

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Marion Francis Forst

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St. Benedict's Church, Bendena
St. Mary's Church, Purcell
Church of the Assumption, Topeka
St. Joseph's Church, Topeka

Former
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St. Mary's Mission, St. Marys

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Higher education
Benedictine College
Donnelly College
University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth

High schools
Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park
Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City
Hayden High School, Topeka
Immaculata High School, Leavenworth
Maur Hill – Mount Academy, Atchison
St. James Academy, Lenexa
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park

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John Francis Cunningham

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