St. James Academy (Kansas)

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.[2]

A list of sports offered at St. James are listed below:[2]

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.[5] Also called "TBN", Thunder Broadcasting Network is operated by its student members, who serve as commentators, producers, sideline reporters, camera operators, and sound engineers.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Two women alumni are members of the Servidoras del Seńor y de la Virgen de Matará; one is a member of the Little Sisters of the Lamb, and another alumnae with the Apostles of the Interior life.[9]

Two men alumni and one former teacher have gone on to be ordained as Catholic Priests for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas[10]

In addition, roughly half of the men in formation for the priesthood for the Archdiocese are SJA graduates,[11] and others are in formation with the Archdiocese of Baltimore and with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.[12]