Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)

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Incarnate Word Academy
Address
Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)
2788 Normandy Drive

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

United States
Coordinates 38°41′59″N90°18′44″W / 38.6996°N 90.3123°W / 38.6996; -90.3123
Information
Type Private, 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
Grades 9–12
Enrollment256 (2022)
Average class size17
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Color(s) Red and Gold   
SloganInspired Girls. Empowered Women.[ citation needed ]
Athletics conference Metro Women's Athletics Association
Team nameRed Knights
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
PublicationThe WORD Magazine
Tuition$15,495 (2021-22)
Website www.iwacademy.org%20iwacademy.org

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.

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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]

Athletics

Cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, and basketball are sports in which the school has won state championships.[ citation needed ] The school also offers a variety of sports including softball, tennis, golf, cross country, track, dance, swimming, and lacrosse. The Red Knights' most recent state championship title was at the 2024 Missouri State High School Basketball Championship game against Springfield Kickapoo on March 16, 2024,in Columbia, Missouri. They won with a score of 53-43 bringing the school their seventh state championship title in a decade. IWA basketball also holds the longest game winning streak in the history of Missouri with 131 wins.

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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.
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