Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)

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Incarnate Word Academy
Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)
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School type Private, secondary
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1932
Grades 9–12
Accreditation NCA [1]
Website iwacademy.org

Incarnate Word Academy is a Roman Catholic, private, secondary school for girls. The school is sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.

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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]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ IWA. "Incarnate Word Academy History". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Napheesa Collier - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.
  4. ↑ "2020 Celebrity Shout Out: Shandi Finnessey '96". IWC Academy.
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