Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)

Incarnate Word Academy
Information
School typePrivate, secondary
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Established1932
Grades9–12
AccreditationNCA[1]
Websiteiwacademy.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.

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]

Incarnate Word set the national record in girls high school basketball by winning 141 consecutive games from 2020 to 2025.[3][4]

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. ^ Williams, Aaron (January 20, 2025). "High school girls basketball: National record 141-game win streak comes to an end as Etiwanda beats Incarnate Word Academy at Hoophall Classic". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  4. ^ Nelson, Jack (January 20, 2025). "Grace Knox, Etiwanda bring end to opponent's 141-game winning streak at Hoophall Classic". MassLive. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  5. ^ "Napheesa Collier - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics.
  6. ^ "2020 Celebrity Shout Out: Shandi Finnessey '96". IWC Academy.
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