St. James Academy (Kansas)

St. James Academy
(Catholic High School)
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
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Servare Fidem; (Keeping Faith)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2005
Oversight	Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
CEEB code	171720
President	Andy Tylicki
Dean	John Muehlberger
Principal	Shane Rapp
Chaplain	Fr. Keith Chadwick
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) Bishop Miege High School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
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

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.

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]

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

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

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

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]

v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Ordinaries	Vicars John Baptist Miège Louis Mary Fink Bishops Louis Mary Fink Thomas Francis Lillis John Chamberlain Ward Francis Johannes Paul Clarence Schulte George Joseph Donnelly Edward Joseph Hunkeler Archbishops Edward Joseph Hunkeler Ignatius Jerome Strecker James Patrick Keleher Joseph Fred Naumann
Auxiliary bishop	Marion Francis Forst
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter Parishes St. Patrick's Church, Atchison St. Benedict's Church, Bendena St. Mary's Church, Purcell Church of the Assumption, Topeka St. Joseph's Church, Topeka Former St. Bridget Church, Axtell St. Mary's Mission, St. Marys
Education	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
Priests	John Francis Cunningham
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