St. Teresa's Academy - 2009-2010 school year
We have 534 students at St. Teresa's:
- Over 121 Seniors
- Over 133 Juniors
- Over 138 Sophomores
- Over 142 Freshmen
We have 478 families:
The Class of 2010 has completed 11,132 hours of service to the greater Kansas City community through their junior/senior projects alone. Way to go seniors!
A STA senior, Celeste Bremen, recently scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT. This phenomenal score is earned by fewer than .0002% of students nationwide.
Eighteen students from the Classes of 2008 and 2009 were recognized in the National Merit Scholarship competition with six named as Finalists.
A 2008 graduate, Kellyn Smith, was named a Presidential Scholar, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. Two scholars per state(per year) are chosen from a pool of over 2.8 million students for this honor.
St. Teresa's has over 50 men and women faculty members; approximately 80% have earned post-graduate degrees.
Among the many talented students that attend St. Teresa's Academy,
listed below are a few facts pertaining to the 2009 graduating class:
- Virtually all of the 2009 graduating class are college bound, entering over 50 different colleges and universities throughout the nation upon graduation.
- 70% of the graduating class of 2009 earned a scholarship to college.
- Each year, a senior girl is selected by the faculty, staff and her peers as an Academy Woman. The Academy Woman exhibits exceptionalism in leadership, responsibility, outstanding school spirit, service to others, respect within the community, moral character and integrity. This past year, Sherie Wallace was named 2009 Academy Woman.