St. James Academy (Kansas)

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.

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.

A list of sports offered at St. James are listed below:
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. Also called "TBN", Thunder Broadcasting Network is operated by its student members, who serve as commentators, producers, sideline reporters, camera operators, and sound engineers. 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. 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.